Southwest Airlines unveils electric air taxi venture
New York (AFP) - US carrier Southwest Airlines plans to jointly develop a fleet of electric air taxis to serve...
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AI makes writing easier, but stories sound alike
Washington (AFP) - Books and movies of the future could all start to feel the same if creative industries embrace...
Musk’s X misleads users with blue checks, EU charges
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - Tech billionaire Elon Musk's X platform is deceiving users with its blue checkmarks for certified accounts, and...
Germany to ban Chinese telecom giants from 5G network
Berlin (AFP) - Germany said Thursday it will phase out the use of components from Chinese telecom giants Huawei and...
EU accepts Apple plan to open iPhone tap-to-pay to rivals
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The EU on Thursday approved Apple's offer to allow rivals access to the iPhone's ability to...
Microsoft gives up OpenAI board seat amid regulator scrutiny
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - Microsoft has ditched plans to take up an observer seat on the board of ChatGPT maker...
Eastern religions join call for ethical AI
Tokyo (AFP) - Sect leaders from major Eastern religions on Wednesday signed on to a Vatican-led code for AI ethics...
Meta to pull posts targeting ‘Zionists’ for harm
San Francisco (AFP) - Meta on Tuesday said it will start removing posts that label Jews "Zionists" and target them...
River Seine to have flying taxi landing pad at Paris Olympics
Paris (AFP) - France's government on Tuesday gave the go-ahead for construction of a floating landing pad on the River...
US regulator orders Boeing inspections over oxygen mask issue
Washington (AFP) - US aviation regulators said Monday that thousands of Boeing 737 airplanes would need to be inspected, amid...
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