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Technology A BYD Song Pro electric vehicle is displayed during the launch event of Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD in Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 8, 2025. REUTERS/Alessia Maccioni/File Photo

China Excludes EVs in Latest Five-year Plan as Industry Grapples with Oversupply

China has omitted electric vehicles from its list of strategic industries in its five-year development plan for 2026-2030, marking their first exclusion in…

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This Sept. 6, 2012, file photo, shows the Amazon logo. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)

Amazon Cuts 14,000 Corporate Jobs as Spending on Artificial Intelligence Accelerates

Amazon will cut about 14,000 corporate jobs as the online retail giant ramps up spending on artificial intelligence while cutting costs elsewhere. In June CEO…

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Technology TikTok said Australia's looming social media ban could force children into darker corners of the internet. Patrick T. Fallon / AFP

Meta and TikTok to Obey Australia Under-16 Social Media Ban

Tech giants Meta and TikTok said Tuesday they will obey Australia's under-16 social media ban but warned the landmark laws could prove difficult to enforce. …

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Technology Meta Threads app logo is seen in this illustration taken, July 6, 2023. (Reuters)

Meta Launches ‘Ghost Posts’ That Disappear After 24 Hours on Threads

Social media giant Meta launched on Monday posts that are automatically archived 24 hours after being uploaded, dubbed "ghost posts," on its Threads app,…

Technology A Qualcomm logo and a computer motherboard appear in this illustration taken August 25, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Qualcomm Accelerates Data Center Push with New AI Chips Launching Next Year

Qualcomm on Monday unveiled two artificial intelligence chips for data centers, with commercial availability from next year, as it pushes to diversify beyond…

Technology A drone view shows cityscape in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, June 1, 2025. (Reuters)

Saudi Startup HUMAIN to Launch New AI-Based Operating System

Saudi-based AI startup HUMAIN, set up by the Kingdom's sovereign wealth fund, plans to launch a computer operating system this week that enables users to speak…

Technology Saudi Arabia’s HUMAIN, FII Institute Join Forces to Accelerate Global AI Leadership Ahead of FII9

Saudi Arabia’s HUMAIN, FII Institute Join Forces to Accelerate Global AI Leadership Ahead of FII9

The Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute signed a strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia’s HUMAIN, the global artificial intelligence company backed…

Technology National Cybersecurity Authority Governor Eng. Majed bin Mohammed Al-Mazyed signs the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime in Hanoi. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia Signs UN Convention Against Cybercrime

Saudi Arabia, represented by National Cybersecurity Authority Governor Eng. Majed bin Mohammed Al-Mazyed, signed on Sunday the United Nations Convention…

Technology Riyadh to Host 3rd Saudi Forum for 4IR 2025 with Global Participation to Shape the Future of Technology

Riyadh to Host 3rd Saudi Forum for 4IR 2025 with Global Participation to Shape the Future of Technology

Riyadh is gearing up to host the 3rd Saudi Forum for 4IR, organized by the Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Saudi Arabia (C4IR Saudi Arabia), in…

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Technology FILE PHOTO: Meta logo is seen in this illustration taken February 16, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

EU Accuses Meta, TikTok of Breaking Digital Content Rules

The EU accused Meta and TikTok on Friday of breaking the bloc's digital content rules, putting the companies at risk of hefty fines. The European Commission…

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Technology An Intel logo appears in this illustration created on August 25, 2025. (Reuters)

Intel Shares Jump as Investments, Cost Cuts Catapult Turnaround Efforts 

Intel shares surged nearly 9% in premarket trading on Friday as investors rallied behind CEO Lip-Bu Tan's aggressive cost-cutting measures that helped the…

Technology (L_R) China's Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao, Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission Zheng Shanjie, Director of the Policy Research Office of the CPC Central Committee Jiang Jinquan, Director of the Office of the Central Rural Work Leading Group Han Wenxiu, Minister of Science and Technology Yin Hejun and Minister of the National Health Commission Lei Haichao attend a press conference of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Beijing on October 24, 2025. (Photo by Pedro Pardo / AFP)

China Vows Huge Development of High-tech Industries in Next Decade

China on Friday vowed that the next decade would see development of high-tech industries on a massive scale in the country, a day after a key gathering…

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Technology The new Google logo is seen in this illustration taken May 13, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Consumers Seek $2.36 billion from Google after Privacy Verdict

US Google users who won a $425 million jury verdict in a consumer privacy class action last month have asked a federal judge to force the Alphabet unit to…

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Technology ChatGPT was touted as 'the heart' of OpenAI's new Atlas browser, as tech firms seek to challenge Google Chrome's supremacy. Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP/File

Online Search a Battleground for AI Titans

Tech firms battling for supremacy in artificial intelligence are out to transform how people search the web, challenging the dominance of the Chrome browser at…

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Technology FILE PHOTO: Amazon logo is seen in this illustration taken February 11, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Amazon Uses AI to Make Robots Better Warehouse Workers

Amazon on Wednesday said it is speeding up the automation of its warehouses with the help of artificial intelligence and robotics, raising questions about the…

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Technology The Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology has met with the US Undersecretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment. SPA

Alswaha Discusses Saudi-US Partnership in Clean Technologies

Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology Eng. Abdullah Alswaha has met with US Undersecretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the…

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Technology A Ford automobile logo is seen during the New York International Auto Show Press Preview in New York City, US, April 16, 2025. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo

Ford Recalls 1.4 million US Vehicles over Faulty Rear-view Cameras

Ford said on Wednesday it is recalling nearly 1.45 million older vehicles in the US due to faulty rear-view cameras and will extend warranty coverage on…

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Technology A Tesla Model Y is parked at a charging station in New Delhi, India, August 11, 2025. REUTERS/Bhawika Chhabra

Tesla Set for Strong Quarter Fueled by Rush to Get Expiring US EV Tax Credits

Tesla is expected to post a surge in third-quarter results later on Wednesday, thanks to US buyers rushing to take advantage of an expiring $7,500 federal…

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Technology A logo of Meta AI sits on a wall with other pictures at the company's House during the 55th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 24, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman

Meta is Cutting Around 600 Roles in AI Unit, Axios Reports

Meta is cutting roughly 600 positions out of the several thousand roles within its Superintelligence Labs artificial intelligence unit, Axios reported on…

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Technology An Apple logo and a computer motherboard appear in this illustration taken August 25, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File

Apple Hit with EU Antitrust Complaint over App Store Terms

Apple was hit with a complaint to EU antitrust regulators by two civil rights groups on Wednesday over the terms and conditions of its App Store and devices…

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Technology The ChatGPT Atlas logo is seen in this illustration taken October 21, 2025. (Reuters)

OpenAI Launches Atlas Browser to Compete with Google Chrome 

OpenAI introduced its own web browser, Atlas, on Tuesday, putting the ChatGPT maker in direct competition with Google as more internet users rely on artificial…

Technology Visitors walk past the Samsung Electronics booth during the Korea Electronics Show 2025 at the COEX convention and exhibition center in Seoul on October 22, 2025. (AFP)

Samsung's Galaxy XR Headset to Take on Apple with Help from Google and Qualcomm 

Samsung Electronics released its Galaxy XR extended reality headset on Tuesday, counting on AI features from Google to propel it into the nascent and uncertain…

Technology Saudi Arabia's Tuwaiq Academy and NVIDIA announced the launch of strategic initiatives and professional programs in Riyadh on Tuesday. (SPA) 

Saudi Arabia’s Tuwaiq Academy and NVIDIA Launch Strategic AI Initiatives 

Saudi Arabia's Tuwaiq Academy and global technology company NVIDIA announced the launch of strategic initiatives and professional programs in Riyadh on Tuesday…

Technology Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology Eng. Abdullah Alswaha meets with US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick. (SPA)

Saudi Communications Minister Meets US Commerce Secretary for Talks on Strengthening Partnerships

Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology Eng. Abdullah Alswaha held talks in Washington on Tuesday with US Secretary of Commerce Howard…