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Technology People use their smartphones on a street in Shanghai, China, 20 November 2025. (EPA)

Study: One-Week Social Media Break Reduces Symptoms of Depression, Anxiety  

Dialing down the use of social media for a week reduced symptoms of anxiety, depression and insomnia in young adults, revealed a study published on Monday in…

Technology AI (artificial intelligence) letters and a robot hand are placed on computer motherboard in this illustration created on June 23, 2023. (Reuters)

UN Rights Chief Warns over Generative AI

The UN on Monday warned that generative AI could become "a modern-day Frankenstein's monster", with human rights the first casualty, as powerful tech giants…

Technology An AgiBot humanoid robot stands at a China Yongda Automobiles Services Holdings Ltd. car dealership, in Shanghai, China, April 8, 2025. (Reuters

Chinese Humanoid Robot’s Three-Day Walk Sets World Record

A Chinese robot has stepped into the Guinness World Records after completing a three-day, 100-kilometre trek, the longest reported distance ever walked by a…

Technology SDAIA President Abdullah Alghamdi and other officials during his visit of the IBM headquarters. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia’s SDAIA, IBM Discuss Advancing National AI and Digital Innovation

Saudi Data and AI Authority (SDAIA) President Abdullah Alghamdi visited on Sunday the IBM headquarters in Armonk, New York, where he was received by IBM…

Technology Meta and Facebook logos are seen in this illustration taken February 15, 2022. (Reuters)

Meta Buried ‘Causal’ Evidence of Social Media Harm, US Court Filings Allege

Meta shut down internal research into the mental health effects of Facebook after finding causal evidence that its products harmed users’ mental health,…

Technology Finnish technology and telecommunication company Nokia's headquarters in Espoo, Finland, October 28, 2025. Lehtikuva/Seppo Samuli via REUTERS

Nokia Plans $4 billion AI Investment in the United States

Finland's Nokia said on Friday it plans to invest $4 billion in research, development and production in the United States to accelerate innovation in…

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Technology The agreements seek to accelerate the Kingdom's digital transformation - SPA

SDAIA Inks Seven Strategic AI Agreements with US Tech Giants

The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) signed seven strategic agreements with leading US companies specializing in data and artificial…

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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 and Taiwan's Foxconn to Partner in AI Hardware Design, Manufacturing in the US

OpenAI and Taiwan electronics giant Foxconn have agreed to a partnership to design and manufacture key equipment for artificial intelligence data centers in…

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Technology The eSafety Commission said Friday Twitch met its criteria of platforms to be banned. Martin BUREAU / AFP

Livestream Giant Twitch to Ban Under-16s in Australia

Livestream giant Twitch will be forced to remove all users under the age of 16 when Australia's strict social media laws take effect next month, Canberra's…

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Technology 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

AI Boom Brings Fresh Risks to US Markets, and More Money to M&A

The AI boom is bringing new risks to the financial markets as investors flock to tech stocks and executives pay steep premiums to buy AI technology they can't…

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Technology Nvidia logo is seen on graphic card package in this illustration created on August 19, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Global Tech Shares Surge as Nvidia's AI Boom Powers Market Rally

Global technology shares rallied on Thursday after Nvidia's blow-out quarterly results signaled that demand for artificial intelligence hardware remains strong…

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Technology While AI-led demand is surging, chip-makers are also winding back spending on capacity, which is keeping prices elevated. STR / AFP

Memory Chip Crunch Set to Drive Up Smartphone Prices

Shoppers could face higher prices for phones, laptops and other gadgets next year, manufacturers and analysts warn, as AI data centers hoover up memory chips…

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Technology Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang has stressed the need for the company to compete in the China market, where sales of its chips have stalled as a result of US President Donald Trump's trade war. Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP

Nvidia Reports 'Off the Charts' Demand for AI Chips

Nvidia shares climbed Wednesday after it beat quarterly earnings expectations on fierce demand for its sophisticated chips that power artificial intelligence. …

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Technology Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meet in Washington in April. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia, US Sign Strategic Artificial Intelligence Partnership

Saudi Arabia and the United States signed a Strategic Artificial Intelligence (AI) Partnership in what their foreign ministers hailed as a “historic step that…

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Microsoft Completes Three Azure Availability Zones in Saudi Arabia to Power Generative AI

Microsoft has confirmed the completion of three "availability zones" within its Azure data center region in Saudi Arabia. This development is critical to…

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Technology Illustrative image of a man typing coded symbols on a computer (File photo: Reuters)

New Sanctions Target Russian Web Hosting Service over Suspected Ransomware Operations

The United States, Britain and Australia announced sanctions Wednesday against a Russia-based web hosting service for allegedly running ransomware operations…

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Technology Larry Summers, Former United States Secretary of the Treasury, attends the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley Media Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, US, July 8, 2022. REUTERS

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers Quits OpenAI Board

Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers is resigning from OpenAI’s board of directors, the ChatGPT maker and his office said Wednesday. His departure comes…

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Technology This picture taken on November 5, 2025 shows Hiro Yamamoto, CEO of company Enactic, tele-operating an OpenArm humanoid robotic arm at his office during an interview with AFP, in Tokyo. (AFP)

Rise of the Robots: The Promise of Physical AI 

A pair of swiveling, human-like robotic arms, built for physical artificial intelligence research, mirror the motions of an operator in a VR headset twirling…

Technology The gaming platform Roblox is displayed on a tablet, Oct. 30, 2021, in New York. (AP)

Roblox Game Platform Launches Age Checks for Chat 

Gaming giant Roblox Corp says it will roll out compulsory facial recognition or ID checks from next month for players wanting to access its chat features. …

Technology The Smart Command Center in Qiddiya. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Qiddiya Unveils Smart Command Center to Boost Decision-Making, Cut Operating Costs

The Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC) has launched its new Smart Command Center, a digital hub designed to provide real-time analytics, integrated automation,…

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Technology FILE PHOTO: A Google logo is seen at a company research facility in Mountain View, California, US, May 13, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

Google Boss Warns No Company Immune If AI Bubble Bursts

The head of Google's parent company Alphabet warned that every company would be impacted if the AI bubble were to burst, in an interview to the BBC. Sundai…

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Technology The Qwen logo is seen in this illustration taken, January 29, 2025. (Reuters)

Alibaba Unveils Major Consumer AI Upgrade with New Qwen Chatbot 

China's Alibaba has launched a major upgrade to its AI chatbot, marking an aggressive push into the consumer artificial intelligence market where it has lagged…

Technology KAUST unveils ‘Shaheen III,’ the most powerful supercomputer in Middle East. (SPA)

KAUST Unveils ‘Shaheen III,’ the Most Powerful Supercomputer in Middle East

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) unveiled “Shaheen III,” the most powerful supercomputer in the Middle East, designed by US-based…

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Technology 22-year-old British citizen Joseph James O'Connor is lead by Spanish police officers as he leaves a court after being arrested in connection with an alleged July 2020 Twitter hack which compromised the accounts of high-profile politicians and celebrities, according to the US Justice Department, in Estepona, Spain, July 22, 2021. REUTERS/Jon Nazca

UK Twitter Hacker Who Breached Obama's Account Ordered to Repay $5.4 Million in Bitcoin

A man convicted over a 2020 Twitter hack that compromised accounts of high-profile figures including former US President Barack Obama has been ordered to repay…

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