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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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Technology FILE PHOTO: Telegram app logo is seen in this illustration taken June 19, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Telegram Says Apple Suspension Followed Content Norms Violation by One User

Telegram was briefly removed from Apple's App Store globally after the iPhone maker reported one user had shared "child sexual abuse material," the messaging…

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Technology Masayoshi Son, Chairman and CEO of SoftBank Group Corp., speaks during the 'SoftBank World 2026 AX for Japan' technology event in Tokyo, Japan, 14 July 2026. EPA/RODRIGO REYES MARIN

SoftBank's AI Funding Plans to Face Reckoning at Earnings

Technology investor SoftBank Group reports first-quarter earnings on Thursday, with analysts focused on how it will fund its ongoing investment in OpenAI and…

Technology The Apple logo is seen in this illustration taken September 24, 2025. (Reuters)

Apple Seeks Preliminary Injunction Against OpenAI in Trade Secrets Case

Apple on Monday asked a ‌US judge for a preliminary injunction barring two former employees and OpenAI from accessing, acquiring, using or disclosing…

Technology FILE PHOTO: Amazon logo outside an Amazon warehouse in Manchester, Britain, October 28, 2025. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo

Amazon Surges to More than $3 tn in Market Value for 1st Time

Amazon reached a valuation of $3 trillion for the first time Monday following, rising for a second straight session after last week's strong earnings report. …

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Technology A DeepSeek AI sign is seen at a building where the Chinese start-up's office is located in Beijing, China, February 19, 2025. (Reuters)

DeepSeek’s New AI Model Is by Far the Cheapest of Well-Known Models to Run, Research Firm Says

A version of Chinese startup DeepSeek's flagship AI model is by far the least expensive to run on benchmark tests among well-known models globally and more…

Technology A general view shows a Google logo on a smartphone screen in front of the European Commission building, Brussels, Belgium, July 23, 2026 (EPA) 

Google: We fixed More Chrome Bugs in June Than Over Past 2 Years, Thanks to AI

Google, the tech giant, said it has patched more security flaws in its Chrome browser in the last month than in the past two years combined, with help from its…

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AI Keeps Consumer Prices High in 'RAMaggedon' Chip Crunch

Print-outs of articles about the global memory chip shortage are pinned beside a price list at a Hong Kong computer shop, offering an explanation to confused…

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

When Rogue AI Launches a Cyberattack, Who Is Legally Responsible?

Recent cyberattacks carried out autonomously by two rogue OpenAI artificial intelligence models raises an untested legal question: who is responsible when AI…

Technology Google corporate headquarters campus stands in Mountain View, California, USA, 23 July 2026. EPA/GODOFREDO A. VASQUEZ

Google Rolls Back New Satellite Image AI Tool after Backlash

Google rolled back Friday a new feature allowing Google Earth users to generate AI visualizations on top of the service's satellite imagery, following a…

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

Google Launches New Satellite Image AI Tool, Alarming Researchers

Google announced a new feature allowing Google Earth users to generate AI visualizations on top of the service's satellite imagery, sparking concerns from…

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Technology General view of the Taipei city skyline during sunrise (Reuters)

Taiwan's Economy Grows by Almost 13 Percent on AI Demand

Taiwan's export-driven economy expanded faster than expected in the second quarter, government data showed on Friday, as soaring demand for artificial…

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

EU Says Necessary to Monitor High Risk AI Systems After OpenAI, Anthropic AI Hacking Incidents

Artificial intelligence developers should have in place tools to monitor their systems for security risks, senior European Commission officials said on Friday,…

Technology  German Minister for Digitization and State Modernization Karsten Wildberger reacts during a Reuters interview at the Federal Ministry for Digital Transformation and Government Modernization (BMDS) in Berlin, Germany, July 30, 2026. (Reuters)

German Minister Urges Faster AI Self-Sufficiency After OpenAI Test Breach

Germany's digital minister urged Europe ‌on Thursday to speed up efforts to build its own AI industry after an OpenAI security test showed an AI agent…

Technology The OpenAI logo is displayed on a cell phone in front of an image generated by ChatGPT's Dall-E text-to-image model, Dec. 8, 2023, in Boston. (AP)

OpenAI Says Rogue AI Agent Attack Hit Other Companies

ChatGPT maker OpenAI has revealed that an autonomous artificial intelligence agent which hacked a popular platform for computer programmers also attempted to…

Technology A variety of robots are displayed at the World AI Conference in Shanghai, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP)

US Bans Foreign-Made Humanoid Robots, Targeting China Over National Security

The Federal Communications Commission in the US said on Tuesday it would ban the import of foreign-made humanoid robots in a move that targets China, arguing…

Technology The X logo is seen in this illustration taken, July 24, 2023. (Reuters)

Musk’s X Says Australia Social Media Ban Crackdown Undermines International Law

Elon Musk's X ‌accused Australia of trying to give its internet regulator unfair information-gathering powers and undermining US law with plans for…

Technology FILE PHOTO: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg attends the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley Media and Technology Conference at the Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho, US, July 9, 2026. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

Meta's Zuckerberg Warns Against Curbs on Chinese AI Models

The US government should not block Chinese models to gain an edge in the AI race, Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg told the Financial Times in an interview…

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Technology FILE PHOTO: Figurines with computers and smartphones are seen in front of Amazon logo in this illustration taken, February 19, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Amazon Winds Down Most Flagship AI Models in Strategy Overhaul

Amazon.com is revamping its AI strategy, winding down many in-house AI models and sharpening focus on a new frontier-model effort, Business Insider reported on…

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Technology European Union flags flutter outside the European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, March 19, 2026. (Reuters)

Made by AI? EU Tells Firms to Stick a Label on It from Sunday

Deepfakes and other AI-generated content must be labelled from Sunday, as the European Union's sweeping artificial intelligence transparency rules kick in. …

Technology A worker on a Volkswagen car assembly line in Wolfsburg (file- Reuters)

Volkswagen in Talks with Chinese Partner on Spanish Battery Plant, Trade Outlet Reports

Volkswagen and its partner Gotion are in advanced talks about a possible stake for the Chinese company in the German carmaker's battery plant in Valencia,…

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Technology Porsche 911 Turbo S is presented during a media preview ahead of the IAA Munich auto show, in Munich, Germany, September 7, 2025. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

German Sports Carmaker Porsche to Cut 5,000 Jobs by 2035

German luxury sports carmaker Porsche, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group, said Monday it would cut 5,000 jobs by 2035 as part of a strategic realignment to…

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Technology FILE PHOTO: A billboard advertising artificial intelligence services is visible by a highway in downtown San Francisco, California, US, July 29, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria//File Photo

China Criticizes US 'Smearing, Sanction Threats' Against Chinese AI Firms

China urged the US to stop "smearing and sanction threats" against Chinese AI firms and said it ⁠will take necessary ⁠measures against US actions that harm…

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