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Microsoft, Google earnings shine as AI drives revenue

By Glenn CHAPMAN Microsoft and Google on Thursday drubbed quarterly earnings expectations as the tech titans continued investing heavily in…

Bill to ban TikTok in US clears Congress

WASHINGTON, April 24, 2024 (AFP) - The US Senate on Tuesday approved legislation requiring the wildly popular social media app…

Musk says X will appeal Australia injunction on church stabbing videos

SYDNEY, April 23, 2024 (AFP) - Elon Musk said Tuesday his social media platform X will appeal against an Australian…

China unveils new cyber force to ‘fight and win’ wars

BEIJING, April 19, 2024 (AFP) - China announced the creation of a new military cyber corps on Friday, saying it…

Apple drops WhatsApp, Threads from China app store on official order: report

BEIJING, April 19, 2024 (AFP) - Apple has removed the Meta-owned WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China…

Meta releases beefed-up AI models

Meta on Thursday introduced an improved AI assistant built on new versions of its open source Llama large language model…

Astronomers discover largest black hole in Milky Way: study

By Juliette COLLEN PARIS, April 16, 2024 (AFP) - Astronomers identified the largest stellar black hole yet discovered in the…

Microsoft to invest $1.5bn in AI firm in UAE, take board seat

DUBAI, April 16, 2024 (AFP) - Microsoft is to invest $1.5 billion in United Arab Emirates artificial intelligence firm G42,…

NASA seeks faster, cheaper way to bring Mars rocks to Earth

NASA said Monday it was looking for ways to bring Martian rocks collected by the Perseverance rover back to Earth…

Race for AI isn’t zero-sum, says Amazon cloud boss

By Julie JAMMOT SAN FRANCISCO, April 14, 2024 (AFP) - As Google races with Microsoft and OpenAI to create world-changing…

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