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Technology FILE PHOTO: Google's logo during the CERAWeek energy conference 2026 in Houston, Texas, US, March 24, 2026. REUTERS/Danielle Villasana/File Photo

EU: Google Should Allow Third-party Search Engines Access to Data

The European Commission has sent preliminary findings to Google on proposed measures to comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act, which would allow third-party…

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Technology A South Korean national flag (L) and a Samsung flag (R) flutter outside the company's Seocho building in Seoul on April 7, 2026. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)

Samsung Asks Court to Block Illegal Strike Activities by Unions

Samsung Electronics asked a court on Thursday to block its South Korean labour unions engaging in illegal activities during a planned strike, a spokesperson…

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Technology FILE PHOTO: The logo of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is displayed outside of TSMC Museum of Innovation in Hsinchu, Taiwan April 9, 2026. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo

AI Demand Drives Chipmaker TSMC's Net Profit to Fresh Record

Taiwanese chip manufacturer TSMC said Thursday that net profit for January-March leaped to a fresh quarterly record, boosted by the race to develop artificial…

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Technology FILED - 27 May 2025, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Schwerin: The Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp apps are shown on a smartphone display that reflects the logo of the AI application Meta AI. Photo: Jens Büttner/dpa

EU Warns Meta WhatsApp AI Fee Breaches Antitrust Rules, Orders Rollback

The European Commission said on Wednesday it intended to order Meta Platforms to reinstate rival artificial intelligence assistants on its WhatsApp messaging…

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Technology FILE PHOTO: OpenAI logo is seen in this illustration taken May 20, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

OpenAI to Open First Permanent London Office in 2027

OpenAI said on Monday it has secured its first permanent office in London, expanding capacity to meet growing demand in the UK and building on the ChatGPT…

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Technology FILE PHOTO: AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters and robot hand are placed on computer motherboard in this illustration created on June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Canada's Cohere, Germany's Aleph Alpha Reportedly in Merger Talks

Artificial intelligence companies Cohere of Canada and Aleph Alpha of Germany are in talks to merge and have Berlin's support for a potential deal, newspaper…

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Technology FILE PHOTO: The Apple logo is seen during the preview of the redesigned and reimagined Apple Fifth Avenue store in New York, US, September 19, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

Apple Reportedly Leads Global Smartphone Shipments in 1st Quarter

iPhone-maker Apple led smartphone shipments in the first quarter, growing 5% year-on-year, ⁠even as overall ⁠global shipments remained ⁠under pressure due to a…

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Technology The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) and the Digital Government Authority, in cooperation with the World Bank Group, organized the “Saudi Day of Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence. (SPA)

Saudi Day of Digital Transformation and AI at World Bank Focuses on Global AI Governance

The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) and the Digital Government Authority, in cooperation with the World Bank Group, organized the …

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Technology FILE PHOTO: Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks during an Amazon Devices launch event in New York City, US, February 26, 2025. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

CEO: Amazon Cloud Unit's AI Revenue Run Rate Exceeds $15 Billion

Amazon.com said on Thursday its cloud business's AI revenue run rate was more than $15 billion in the first quarter of 2026, the company's first disclosure of…

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Technology (FILES) Floor signage for the offices of DeepSeek (C) is seen in Beijing on January 28, 2025. (Photo by PETER CATTERALL / AFP)

Waiting for DeepSeek: New Model to Test China's AI Ambitions

For weeks now, the global tech industry has been waiting for a major artificial intelligence launch from DeepSeek, seen as a benchmark for China's progress in…

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Technology People visit a Samsung Electronics store gallery in Seoul, South Korea, 07 April 2026. (EPA)

Samsung Electronics Expects Record Quarterly Profit on AI Boom

Tech giant Samsung Electronics estimated on Tuesday that its first quarter profit had soared 755 percent annually to a record high of 57.2 trillion won ($37.9…

Technology Samsung unveils its latest Galaxy smartphones during a showcase in San Francisco, Feb. 25, 2026. (AP)

Samsung Is Discontinuing Its Texting App, Tells Impacted Users to Switch to Google Messages

Samsung is saying goodbye its namesake texting app. According to an end of service announcement published on the tech giant's US support website, Samsung…

Technology Microsoft's Vice Chair and President Brad Smith (4th L) and (L-R) Sakura Internet Inc President and CEO Kunihiro Tanaka, SoftBank Corp. President and CEO Junichi Miyakawa, Microsoft Japan President Miki Tsusaka, hold a meeitng with Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd R) and Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Toshiro Ino (R) at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on April 3, 2026. Kazuhiro NOGI / POOL/AFP

Microsoft to Invest $10 bn for Japan AI Data Centers

Microsoft said Friday it will invest $10 billion in Japan over the next four years to build artificial intelligence data centers and related infrastructure. …

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Technology A KIA logo on an electric vehicle is seen on display at the Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, February 13, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

Kia to Sell Lower-priced Electric Vehicle in US

Kia said Wednesday it will begin selling a lower-priced electric vehicle in the United States later this year as automakers work to recharge EV sales. The…

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Technology This file photo taken on August 1, 2024 shows a general view of a driverless robotaxi autonomous vehicle developed as part of tech giant Baidu's Apollo Go self-driving project, in Wuhan, in central China's Hubei province. (Photo by PEDRO PARDO / AFP)

Passengers Stranded in Moving Traffic after Robotaxi Outage in China

Some robotaxi passengers were left stranded in the middle of fast-moving traffic in a major Chinese city after their driverless vehicles stopped running,…

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Technology FILE PHOTO: A Microsoft logo is seen next to a cloud in Los Angeles, California, US June 14, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo

Microsoft Reportedly on Track to Invest $5.5 Billion in Singapore by 2029

Microsoft is on track to invest $5.5 billion in cloud and artificial ⁠intelligence infrastructure in Singapore ⁠through 2029, the ⁠Wall Street Journal reported…

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Technology FILE PHOTO: A sign of Huawei is displayed at the company's booth at the expo of the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen town of Tongxiang city, Zhejiang province, China November 8, 2025. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo

Huawei Posts 2.2% Growth in Annual Revenue

China's Huawei Technologies reported on Tuesday 2.2% growth in 2025 revenue, as its core businesses of infrastructure network and consumer devices reported…

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Technology (FILES) This picture taken in Istanbul on August 2, 2024, shows the logo of the social network Instagram on a smartphone. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP)

Meta Says Testing Subscription Tier for Instagram

Instagram is testing a pay tier that offers features including letting subscribers discretely view "Story" posts that normally vanish after 24 hours, Meta told…

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Technology FILE - A Microsoft sign and logo are displayed at the company's headquarters April 4, 2025, in Redmond, Wash. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond, File)

Microsoft Plans $1 Billion Investment in Thailand

Microsoft plans to invest $1 billion in Thailand over the next two years in cloud services and AI infrastructure, ⁠the Thai government ⁠said in a statement. …

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Technology The Taipei 101 skyscraper is seen lit up before the Earth Hour in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/ Chiang Ying-ying)

Taiwan Probes 11 Chinese Firms for Illegal Poaching of Tech Talent

Taiwan said on Monday 11 Chinese firms are being investigated for alleged illegal poaching of semiconductor and other high-tech talent, stepping up efforts to…

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Technology DeepSeek app logo (Reuters)

China's DeepSeek AI Chatbot Suffers Longest Outage since Viral Rise in Early 2025

China's ‌popular DeepSeek artificial intelligence chatbot suffered on Monday its longest outage since the viral rise of its flagship R1 and V3 models…

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Technology FILE PHOTO: Figurines with computers and smartphones are seen in front of the words "Artificial Intelligence AI" in this illustration created on February 19, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Life With AI Causing Human Brain 'Fry'

Heavy users of artificial intelligence report being overwhelmed by trying to keep up with and on top of the technology designed to make their lives easier. …

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Technology A fan takes photos at an event in London to mark the 50th birthday of US tech giant Apple. JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP

Five Apple Anecdotes as iPhone Maker Marks 50 Years

iPhone maker Apple celebrates its 50th anniversary on April 1, having marked pop culture and the tech industry like few other firms since its beginnings in…

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Technology FILE PHOTO: The logo of Huawei is seen at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France, June 12, 2025. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

Huawei's New AI Chip Finds Favor with ByteDance, Alibaba Which Plan to Place Orders

Customer testing of Huawei's new AI chip, designed to challenge Nvidia in the China market, has gone well and big tech giants including ByteDance and Alibaba…

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