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Technology FILE PHOTO: File Photo: The logo of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) at the company's second-quarter earnings conference in Taipei, Taiwan, July 16, 2026. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo/File Photo

Taiwan Chip Giant TSMC Says Net Profit Hit Record in 3rd Quarter

Taiwanese chip giant TSMC said Thursday that net profit soared 68.7 percent to a record high in the third quarter, buoyed by massive global demand for AI…

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Technology FILE PHOTO: Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks during her daily conference in Mexico City, Mexico, May 29, 2026. REUTERS/Quetzalli Nicte-Ha/File Photo

Mexico Gives Social Networks One Month to Remove Violent Content

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday ordered Meta, TikTok, X, Apple and Microsoft to remove content inciting violence on their social networks…

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Technology A keyboard is placed in front of a displayed OpenAI logo in this illustration taken February 21, 2023. (Reuters)

Eight US States Sue OpenAI, Claiming ChatGPT Harms Young Users

A bipartisan group of eight states said on Wednesday they had sued OpenAI in courts across the country over harms they say ChatGPT has caused to their…

Technology Sir Demis Hassabis, Co-Founder and Chair of Google DeepMind at the International AI Summit at the Royal Dublin Society (RDS) in Dublin, Ireland, 14 October 2026.  EPA/BRYAN MEADE

Google DeepMind Chair: AI Could Cause 'Major' Incidents Within 2 Years Without Safeguards

Artificial intelligence systems could cause "major" incidents within two years without adequate steps to make them safe as capabilities grow, Google's DeepMind…

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Technology Letters spelling "AI," a keyboard and a robotic hand in this illustration created on September 23, 2026. (Reuters)

Why AI Makes Computer Worms Harder to Stop

Anthropic's warning that AI-powered "worms" could soon spread across smart gadgets is the latest in a series of studies showing how artificial intelligence…

Technology Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith addresses a keynote in Brussels, Belgium April 30, 2025. (Reuters)

Microsoft’s Brad Smith Calls for ‘Real and Effective’ AI Safety Standards

Microsoft president Brad Smith warned Tuesday that industry and governments must "act with urgency" to create "real and effective safety standards" to contain…

Technology  People take pictures of the Apple HomeView, an iPad-like device meant to hang on walls or perch on tabletops that will showcase its AI-upgraded Siri virtual assistant, during a launch of smart home products in New York City, US, October 13, 2026. (Reuters)

Apple's HomeView Brings Personalized Siri to Smart Home, Takes on Amazon and Google

Apple on Tuesday unveiled a smart-home hub that taps iPhone user data to make Siri more personal, but promised privacy safeguards designed to keep that…

Technology FILE PHOTO: The Huawei logo at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China, July 17, 2026. REUTERS/Go Nakamura/File Photo

China Smartphone Shipments Fall for 6th straight quarter - IDC

China's third-quarter smartphone shipments fell 15.4% from a year earlier to 57.9 million units, research firm IDC said on Tuesday. Huawei was the only…

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Technology The Anthropic logo is seen in this illustration taken May 20, 2024. (Reuters)

Anthropic AI Model Submits False Homicide Tip to Police Website

An Anthropic artificial intelligence model submitted a false homicide tip through a Philadelphia police website, the department said in a statement, the latest…

Technology FILE PHOTO: A keyboard is placed in front of a displayed OpenAI logo in this illustration taken February 21, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

OpenAI Says it Has Fired 3 Researchers for Violating Sensitive Information Policy

OpenAI fired three of its researchers last week after an investigation found they violated policies on handling sensitive information, the AI major said in a…

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Technology Illustrative image of hackers carrying out a cyberattack (Reuters)

Chinese AI Tool Pulled to Prevent 'Misuse' after South Korea Hacks

Chinese AI cybersecurity tool Artex said it stopped programmers from accessing its source code, acknowledging misuse by "bad actors" after South Korea linked…

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Technology Anthropic says the question of whether AI models possess a form of consciousness remains unresolved (Reuters)

Anthropic Bans 'Cruel' Behavior Against its Claude AI

Anthropic on Thursday moved to bar users from treating its Claude AI system with needless cruelty, amid a growing philosophical debate over whether artificial…

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Technology FILE PHOTO: The logo of Meta is seen at the entrance of the company's temporary stand ahead of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland January 18, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

Manus Raises More Than $500 Million after Meta Exit

Butterfly Effect, the parent company of AI startup Manus, said on Thursday it completed a funding round of more than $500 million as the firm resumed…

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Technology Windows laptops powered by Nvidia's RTX Spark chips are displayed at a Windows event on October 07, 2026 at Dogpatch studios in San Francisco, California. (Getty Images/AFP)

Microsoft Pushes AI Vision with New, Expensive Surface Laptop

Microsoft is pushing a "hybrid intelligence" future with a new Surface Ultra laptop that runs on Nvidia artificial intelligence (AI) chips and will cost more…

Technology US President Donald Trump and SpacexAI Founder and CEO Elon Musk speak to the media at the White House driveway following a luncheon for tech leaders in the East Room, in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2026. (Reuters)

Trump to Give Musk Top US Science Medal

President Donald Trump will present close ally Elon Musk and other tech bosses with the top US scientific award at a ceremony on Thursday, the White House said…

Technology Humanoid and quadruped robots attend a demonstration calling for the regulation of AI development in Warsaw in September. Sergei GAPON / AFP/File

EU Vows AI Rules Will Protect Europeans. Will They?

AI agents going rogue and ever-louder doomsday warnings have led many in Europe to wonder: are the EU's artificial intelligence rules enough to protect against…

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Technology An NVIDIA logo appears in this illustration taken August 25, 2025. (Reuters)

Nvidia-Backed Reflection Unveils First AI Model to Take on Chinese Open Models

Nvidia-backed Reflection ‌AI debuted its first open-weight model named Beam on Monday, as the startup aims to compete with lower-cost Chinese models such…

Technology A display for image sharing and social media service Pinterest is seen at the Collision conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada June 23, 2022. (Reuters)

Pinterest Taps Amazon Veteran James Dibbo as CFO

Pinterest ‌said on Monday it has appointed Amazon executive James Dibbo as its chief financial officer, effective October 26. Dibbo, 56, who will…

Technology FILE PHOTO: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attends an event in Tokyo, Japan February 3, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

OpenAI's Altman Says AI Benefits Warrant Accepting Some Risks

OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman ‌said the benefits of artificial intelligence justify accepting some risks and argued the technology should remain…

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Technology FILE PHOTO: An OpenAI logo is displayed at Moscone Center during the Dreamforce 2026 technology summit in San Francisco, California, US, September 17, 2026. REUTERS/Carlos Barria///File Photo

OpenAI Says 3 Staffers Fired for Mishandling 'Sensitive' Info

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI said Thursday that it has fired three researchers for allegedly mishandling "sensitive information" and violating company policies,…

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Technology Effective Altruism conspicuously connects a number of leaders in American tech and finance. ANDREJ IVANOV / AFP

Effective Altruism: The Philosophy Behind Silicon Valley's AI Fears

Dario Amodei says he is not part of it. But the Anthropic chief's personal and professional circle is entwined with Effective Altruism (EA), a philanthropic…

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Technology FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: A Samsung Electronics logo appears in this illustration taken August 25, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration//File Photo/File Photo

Samsung Electronics Reportedly Raises Galaxy S26 Smartphone Prices

Samsung Electronics has raised the prices of its flagship Galaxy S26 smartphones amid rising memory chip prices, the Yonhap news agency reported on Thursday. …

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Technology COO of Infineon Alexander Gorski speaks during SEMICON Taiwan 2026 in Taipei, Taiwan, 02 September 2026.  EPA/RITCHIE B. TONGO

Infineon Opens $1.4 Billion Thailand Plant as Country Ramps Up Semiconductor Push

German chipmaker Infineon Technologies opened a new facility in Thailand on Thursday, as Southeast Asia's second-largest economy pushes to attract investment…

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Technology The Google logo is displayed during a press conference in Berlin, Germany, November 11, 2025. (Reuters)

Google Announces Gemini 4 Flagship AI Model After Months of Delays

Alphabet's Google on Wednesday announced a new top-tier artificial intelligence model to anchor its Gemini 4 generation of models in a fresh bid to catch up to…