Instagram, under pressure, tightens protection for teens
San Francisco (AFP) - Meta on Tuesday announced the creation of "Teen Accounts," designed to better protect underage users from...
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Germany’s Scholz disappointed by delay to Intel chip plant
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Chancellor Olaf Scholz voiced disappointment Tuesday after US semiconductor giant Intel delayed plans to build a...
Meta bans Russian state media outlets for ‘interference’
San Francisco (AFP) - Meta late Monday said it is banning Russian state media outlets from its apps around the...
Intel delays Germany, Poland chip factories for two years
Washington (AFP) - Chip-making giant Intel on Monday said it was delaying its plans to build two mega chip-making factories...
Microsoft cutting more jobs from its gaming unit
San Francisco (AFP) - Microsoft is cutting about 650 more positions from its gaming unit as it continues to tighten...
US says new Apple AirPods can be hearing aids
San Francisco (AFP) - Apple on Thursday got a green light from US regulators to add a feature that would...
OpenAI releases reasoning AI with eye on safety, accuracy
San Francisco (AFP) - ChatGPT creator OpenAI on Thursday released a new series of artificial intelligence models designed to spend...
Ireland launches EU privacy probe into Google AI development
Dublin (AFP) - An Irish regulator helping to police European Union data privacy launched an investigation Thursday into Google's artificial...
Sony to release PlayStation 5 Pro on November 7
Paris (AFP) - Sony said Tuesday it would launch an upgraded version of its flagship games console with better graphics...
China’s Huawei unveils triple-folding phone with hefty price tag
Beijing (AFP) - Chinese tech giant Huawei on Tuesday unveiled the world's first triple-folding phone at more than three times...
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