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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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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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