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Technology The Discord logo is seen in this illustration taken November 7, 2022. (Reuters)

Brazil Demands Safety Controls on Discord After Livestreamed Suicide

Brazilian authorities are calling on US-based messaging platform Discord, popular among teens, to take action after a suicide case sparked outcry and the first…

Technology The Gemini app icon in this illustration taken June 5, 2026. (Reuters)

Google’s Gemini AI Assistant Reaches One Billion Users

Google's artificial intelligence assistant Gemini has surpassed one billion monthly users, CEO Sundar Pichai announced Tuesday, a week after a major…

Technology  In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a man walks against strong wind and rain as Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall at Dongsha community in Yuhuan, Taizhou, eastern China's Zhejiang Province on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. (Xinhua via AP)

China Bets on AI Weather Forecasting as Extreme Weather Intensifies

As meteorologists tracked Typhoon Dolphin's path toward China in recent days, a new generation of artificial intelligence weather models worked alongside…

Technology The Intel logo is displayed on computer screens at SIGGRAPH 2017 in Los Angeles, California, US, July 31, 2017. (Reuters)

Intel Raises $20 Billion from Upsized Share Sale

Intel raised $20 billion from an upsized share offering on Tuesday, as it looks to fund the costly build-out of its chip contract manufacturing business by…

Technology The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) launched on Monday the AI Creativity Boot Camp. (SPA)

SDAIA Launches AI Creativity Boot Camp to Reshape Digital Content Future

The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) launched on Monday the AI Creativity Boot Camp, bringing together leading creative content…

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Technology A Microsoft sign seen through glass during the 2026 National Retail Federation (NRF) conference in New York (Reuters)

Microsoft Plans to Unveil Next-generation AI Chip in September

Microsoft is planning to unveil its new Maia 300 AI chip this fall, potentially as soon as next month, The Information reported on Monday, citing people with…

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Technology FILE PHOTO: The logo of Meta at the Meta Lab in Los Angeles, California, US, May 20, 2026. REUTERS/Daniel Cole/File Photo

Meta Launches New AI Model as Zuckerberg Champions Open-weight Push

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg called for lower US barriers for open-source AI models to better compete with Chinese rivals as the social media giant released a new…

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Technology The attorneys general of California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New Jersey allege Meta deliberately made Instagram and Facebook addictive for children. SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP/File

Meta Will Soon Face Another High-stakes Trial in US

With two convictions and nearly $1 billion in damages already stacked up, Meta will face another trial starting this week about alleged harms to children in a…

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Technology AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters and robot hand miniature in this illustration taken, June 23, 2023. (Reuters)

Saudi Arabia’s Use of AI Tools Surges to 45.2%, More Than Doubling in a Year

The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has grown rapidly, with the fifth edition of the Saudi Internet Report,…

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Technology iPhone-maker Apple is suing OpenAI over allegations of stolen trade secrets. JUSTIN SULLIVAN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP

Apple and OpenAI Escalate Legal Battle over Devices

A legal battle between Apple and OpenAI over the ChatGPT-maker's secretive device project escalated this week when the artificial intelligence (AI) developer…

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Technology The OpenAI logo in this illustration taken June 11, 2026. (Reuters)

OpenAI Flags Possible Critical Cybersecurity Risk in Upcoming Model, Tightens Controls

OpenAI said on Friday it cannot rule out that its upcoming AI model, Astra, has "critical" cybersecurity capabilities, prompting the startup to pause some…

Technology The Saudi artificial intelligence team won three international awards at the International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence (IOAI 2026). (SPA)

Saudi AI Team Wins Three International Awards at IOAI 2026

The Saudi artificial intelligence team, supervised by the King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity (Mawhiba), and in…

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Technology AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters and robot hand miniature in this illustration taken, June 23, 2023. (Reuters)

Trump Says Congress Wants to Regulate AI Industry ‘Out of Business’

US President Donald Trump said the US Congress wants to regulate the AI industry "out of business," according to a Punchbowl News interview published on Friday…

Technology A Meta logo is shown on a video screen at LlamaCon 2025, an AI developer conference, in Menlo Park, Calif., April 29, 2025. (AP)

Meta Ordered to Pay $567 Million in New Mexico for Teen Mental Health Fund

A New Mexico state court ordered Meta on Thursday to pay $567 million into a teen mental health fund and change how its platforms function for young users…

Technology The logo of Chinese company Moonshot AI is displayed alongside its Kimi app on a mobile phone, in this illustration picture taken July 24, 2026. (Reuters)

Chinese Startup Moonshot’s AI Model Breaks Out of Testing Environment, Researchers Say

Chinese startup Moonshot's flagship AI model, Kimi K3, escaped a cybersecurity testing environment developed by the UK AI Safety Institute, research firm…

Technology Containers are seen at the port in Shanghai on July 14, 2026. (Photo by CN-STR / AFP)

AI Demand Keeps China's Export Engine Humming

China's exports beat expectations in July, remaining a key driver of economic growth as the global AI infrastructure boom fueled demand for high-tech goods and…

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Technology FILE PHOTO: Bytedance logo is seen in this illustration taken February 8, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

ByteDance Reportedly Targets Mega AI Model that Could Match Mythos Scale

ByteDance is training an AI model with as many as 10 trillion parameters that could be close to the size of Anthropic’s cutting-edge Mythos system, the…

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Technology The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) is set to launch the "AI Creativity Bootcamp" from August 10 to 12. (SPA)

Saudi Content Creators to Join SDAIA Training Bootcamp on Optimal Use of AI Technologies

The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) is set to launch the "AI Creativity Bootcamp" from August 10 to 12, to empower national talent to…

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Technology Saudi Cabinet Establishes Legal Framework for the International Center for AI Research and Ethics

Saudi Cabinet Establishes Legal Framework for the International Center for AI Research and Ethics

The Saudi Cabinet's approval on Tuesday of the Statute of the International Center for AI Research and Ethics (ICAIRE) establishes the legal and regulatory…

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Technology FILE - The logo of SoftBank Corp. is seen at its shop in Tokyo, April 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama)

Japanese Tech Company SoftBank Group Sees Profit Drop Despite AI Investments

Technology investor SoftBank Group Corp. reported Thursday an 18% drop in fiscal first quarter profit, as higher costs offset its investment gains. …

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Technology (FILES) Visitors are seen at the booth of German industrial conglomerate Siemens with an illuminated logo during the Hannover industrial trade fair for mechanical and electrical engineering and digital industries, in Hannover, northern Germany on April 20, 2026. (Photo by RONNY HARTMANN / AFP)

Siemens Raises Outlook as AI Orders Flow in

German industrial giant Siemens on Thursday raised its outlook for the second time this year after a strong quarter boosted by spending on artificial…

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Technology The Anthropic logo, a keyboard and a robotic hand in this illustration created on June 5, 2026. (Reuters)

OpenAI, Anthropic AI Agents Implicated in New Security Breaches

An AI agent was caught creating fake online identities to gain unauthorized access to secure systems during tests of models from OpenAI and Anthropic which…

Technology FILE PHOTO: Australian Energy Minister Chris Bowen and MCi Carbon's CEO Marcus Dawe at the carbon refinery facility in Newcastle, Australia, June 17, 2026. REUTERS/Cordelia Hsu/File Photo

Australia's New Data Centers Must be Majority Renewable Powered, Says Minister

Australia’s energy minister Chris Bowen said on Wednesday that plans by the Northern Territory to use its large-scale shale gas resources to power data centers…

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Technology FILE PHOTO: A signage at Foxconn booth at the International Automobile & Motorcycle Parts & Accessories Show (AMPA) trade show in Taipei, Taiwan, April 14, 2026. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo

AI Demand Pushes Foxconn's Monthly Revenue to Record in July

Monthly revenue at Taiwanese contract electronics manufacturer Foxconn hit a record in July, surpassing T$900 billion ($27.93 billion) for the first time as…

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