Technology FILE PHOTO: The Google logo is seen on the Google house at CES 2024, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, US January 10, 2024. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo

Google to Invest $2 Billion in Malaysian Data Center, Cloud Hub

Google plans to invest $2 billion in Malaysia, developing its first data center and a Google Cloud hub in the latest big foray by a US tech giant in the…

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Technology FILE PHOTO: The Geely logo is seen at a car dealership in Shanghai, China August 17, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

China's Geely to Launch Hybrids with More Fuel-efficient Engines

China's Geely Holding Group on Wednesday said it would launch a series of hybrid models in the first half of next year equipped with its next-generation, more…

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Technology The Tencent Games logo is seen on its game on a mobile phone in this illustration picture taken March 19, 2024. (Reuters) 

Tencent Finds New Hit in ‘Dungeon and Fighter’ Mobile Game After Dry Spell 

Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings' mobile game "Dungeon and Fighter" was the top-selling app on Apple's App Store in China this week, surpassing the…

Technology People walk past the Samsung logo displayed on a glass door at the company's Seocho building in Seoul on April 30, 2024. (AFP)

Samsung Electronics’ Union Threatens First Ever Walkout Next Week 

Samsung Electronics' union in South Korea will begin escalating strike action next week by staging the first ever walkout over demands for higher wages, union…

Technology The Saudi Ministry of Media and Microsoft Arabia signed in Riyadh on Tuesday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate in several fields, including artificial intelligence. (SPA)

Saudi Ministry of Media Signs MoU with Microsoft Arabia on Artificial Intelligence in Media

The Saudi Ministry of Media and Microsoft Arabia signed in Riyadh on Tuesday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate in several fields, including…

Technology SAMI-AEC Signs Cooperation Agreement with NUPCO

SAMI-AEC Signs Cooperation Agreement with NUPCO

SAMI Advanced Electronics Company (SAMI-AEC), a wholly owned subsidiary of SAMI, said in a press release that it signed a cooperation agreement with the…

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Technology Arab League foreign ministers meet during an annual meeting in Cairo, Egypt. File/AP

Arab League to Hold Regional Meeting on Intellectual Property, AI on Wednesday

The Arab League's Intellectual Property and Competitiveness Unit is scheduled to hold a regional meeting on intellectual property and artificial intelligence …

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Technology FILE - The OpenAI logo is seen displayed on a cell phone with an image on a computer monitor generated by ChatGPT’s Dall-E text-to-image model, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Boston. OpenAI says it’s setting up a new safety and security committee and has begun training a new artificial intelligence model to supplant the GPT-4 system that underpins its ChatGPT chatbot. The San Francisco startup said in a blog post Tuesday May 28, 2024 that the committee will advise the full board on “critical safety and security decisions” for its projects and operations. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

OpenAI Forms Safety Committee as it Starts Training Latest Artificial Intelligence Model

OpenAI says it's setting up a safety and security committee and has begun training a new AI model to supplant the GPT-4 system that underpins its ChatGPT…

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Technology FILE - The Apple logo is illuminated at a store in Munich, Germany, Nov. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

Apple's iPhone Sales in China Jump 52% in April, Data Shows

Apple's smartphone shipments in China were 52% higher in April than a year ago, extending a rebound seen in the previous month, according to data from a…

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Technology Elon Musk, chief executive officer of SpaceX and Tesla, speaks to the media during the launch of SpaceX's Starlink internet service in Indonesia at a sub district community health center in Denpasar, Bali, May 19, 2024. (Reuters)

Elon Musk's xAI Valued at $24 Bln after Fresh Funding 

Elon Musk's AI startup xAI raised $6 billion in series B funding, reaching a post-money valuation of $24 billion as investors bet big on challengers to…

Technology This picture taken on March 19, 2024 shows Atsuko Sato (L) with her Japanese Shiba Inu dog Kabosu, best known as the logo of cryptocurrency Dogecoin, playing with students at a kindergarten in Narita, Chiba prefecture, east of Tokyo. (AFP)

Kabosu, the Face of Cryptocurrency Dogecoin, Dies at 18, Owner Says

Kabosu, the Japanese dog that became a global meme and the face of alternative cryptocurrency Dogecoin has died at 18, her owner announced in a blog post on…

Technology Arati Prabhakar, left photo, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Jennifer Klein, Director of the White House Gender Policy Council, are shown in 2023 file photos. Klein and Prabhakar are co-authors of a Thursday announcement calling on the tech industry and financial institutions to commit to new measures to curb the creation of AI-generated nonconsensual sexual imagery. (AP Photo, file)

White House Pushes Tech Industry to Shut Down Market for Abusive AI Deepfakes

President Joe Biden's administration is pushing the tech industry and financial institutions to shut down a growing market of abusive sexual images made with…

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Technology FILE PHOTO: A Lenovo logo is seen in Kiev, Ukraine April 21, 2016. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File Photo/File Photo

China’s Lenovo Extends Revenue Growth Streak, Beats Expectations

China's Lenovo Group reported a 9% rise in fourth-quarter revenue to $13.8 billion on Thursday, as the world's largest maker of personal computers (PCs) exits…

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Technology  South Korea's Minister of Science and ICT, Lee Jong-ho, speaks during a press briefing following the ministers' session of AI Seoul Summit in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. (AP)

Summit Host South Korea Says World Must Cooperate on AI Technology

South Korea's science and information technology minister said on Wednesday the world must cooperate to ensure the successful development of AI, as a global…

Technology stc Group Announces Launch of 11th Batch to Support Digital Innovation through inspireU

stc Group Announces Launch of 11th Batch to Support Digital Innovation through inspireU

stc Group, the engine of digital transformation, has announced the launch of the 11th intake of the "inspireU: General Program", a program designed to propel…

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Technology FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics center in Boves, France, May 13, 2019. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo

Amazon Plans AI-led Overhaul of Alexa Voice Assistant

Amazon.com is planning an artificial intelligence-driven overhaul of its Alexa voice assistant and plans to charge a monthly subscription fee to offset…

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Technology FILE - A sign indicating MasterCard credit cards are accepted is posted at a New York business, Jan. 21, 2015. Mastercard said Wednesday, May 21, 2024, that it expects to be able to discover that your credit or debit card number has been compromised well before it ends up in the hands of a cybercriminal. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Using AI, Mastercard Expects to Find Compromised Cards Quicker, Before They Get Used by Criminals

Mastercard said Wednesday that it expects to be able to discover that your credit or debit card number has been compromised well before it ends up in the hands…

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Technology The announcement was made at the IBM Think event underway in Boston. (SPA)

Saudi Arabia's ALLaM Model Joins IBM Watsonx as a Top Arabic Language Generator

The Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) announced on Tuesday that its ALLaM model, which generates Arabic text, was included in IBM’s…

Technology Figurines with computers and smartphones are seen in front of the words "Artificial Intelligence AI" in this illustration taken, February 19, 2024. (Reuters)

World Leaders Plan New Agreement on AI at Virtual Summit Co-hosted by South Korea, UK

World leaders are expected to adopt a new agreement on artificial intelligence when they gather virtually Tuesday to discuss AI´s potential risks but also ways…

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Technology OpenAI says its 'Sky' artificial intelligence voice was made in collaboration with a professional actress and is not meant to sound like film star Scarlett Johansson. Noam Galai / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP

OpenAI to 'Pause' Voice Linked to Scarlett Johansson

Movie star Scarlett Johansson said Monday she was "shocked" by an OpenAI synthetic voice that sounds like her, which was released after she declined to work…

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

AI-intensive Sectors are Showing Productivity Surge, PwC says

The types of business which are most likely to use artificial intelligence are seeing growth in workers' productivity that is almost five times faster than…

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Technology A Samsung sign is displayed, during the GSMA's 2023 Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain March 1, 2023. (Reuters)

Samsung Electronics Picks Veteran Executive to Tackle 'Chip Crisis' amid AI Boom

Samsung Electronics has replaced the chief of its semiconductor division to help the group overcome a "chip crisis", amid a booming market for AI chips where…

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Technology A general view of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (SPA)

Arab Leaders Approve Riyadh as Headquarters for Arab Cybersecurity Ministers Council

Arab leaders approved the basic system for the Council of Arab Cybersecurity Ministers during the 33rd Arab Summit being held in Manama, Bahrain. The Arab…

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Technology  A view shows a Microsoft logo at Microsoft offices in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris, France, February 9, 2024. (Reuters)

Microsoft Kicks off Product Event with AI Devices in Focus

Microsoft kicked off a product event on Monday where it is expected to debut hardware and software related to consumer devices and AI. At the event on its…