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OpenAI slows advanced AI development after cyberattack
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
ChatGPT creator OpenAI said Tuesday that it was tapping the brakes on development of its most advanced AI model and tightening internal controls, a month after ...
OpenAI introduces 'ChatGPT for Teens' amid legal pressure
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
OpenAI introduced a new version of its marquee ChatGPT chatbot Tuesday designed exclusively for teens, with stronger safeguards and monitoring, after facing cri...
EU 'welcomes' Apple steps to comply with digital rules
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
The European Commission on Tuesday welcomed changes made by Apple to its rules for app developers to address charges of breaking the bloc's competition rules --...
Meta hooked children and misled public: prosecutors
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Meta knowingly hooked and exploited children, a US federal court heard Tuesday in a trial against the social media giant on charges that it deliberately made In...
Meta in court over child social media addiction
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Opening arguments begin Tuesday in the federal trial of Meta, the social media titan accused of deliberately making Instagram and Facebook platforms addictive t...
AI creates new jobs in over half of UK firms: study
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Artificial intelligence has created new jobs in more than half of UK firms, according to a study by British bank Lloyds released Tuesday, even as fears about it...
Meta hooked children and misled public: prosecutors
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Meta knowingly hooked and exploited children, a federal court heard Tuesday in the trial of the social media giant on charges that it deliberately made Instagra...
OpenAI slows advanced AI development after cyberattack
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
ChatGPT creator OpenAI said Tuesday that it was tapping the brakes on development of its most advanced AI model and tightening internal controls, a month after ...
Meta hooked children and misled public: prosecutors
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Meta hooked and exploited children, a federal court heard Tuesday in the trial of the social media giant on charges that it deliberately made Instagram and Face...
Major Meta trial begins as lawyers spar over witnesses, damages
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Facebook-parent Meta will defend itself in a landmark social media trial that begins Tuesday in California, where attorneys have sparred over witnesses and fina...
OpenAI to lease massive new AI data center in US, backed by Nvidia
Aug 17, 2026 (AFP)
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI will lease a massive new data center in the United States for 20 years, backed by a $105 billion financing commitment from Nvidia, accordin...
US takes risky bet on private 'pirates' to combat cybercrime
Aug 15, 2026 (AFP)
The United States will allow private companies to hack foreign cybercriminal groups, a seemingly unprecedented measure that is dividing experts who say it has p...
PayPal in talks with Stripe and private equity firm over sale: report
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
After rejecting a previous offer, payments giant PayPal is considering a new deal to sell itself to a group of investors that includes private financial company...
US states seek $200 bn penalty in blockbuster Meta lawsuit
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
A coalition of US states will seek around $200 billion in damages against Meta, which they accuse of intentionally designing Facebook and Instagram to be addict...
US judge approves HPE's $14 bn takeover of Juniper despite concerns
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
A US federal judge has approved a settlement allowing Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to acquire a competitor, Juniper Networks, while finding that both HPE an...
Singapore criminalises AI-generated abuse images
Aug 14, 2026 (AFP)
Singapore authorities prepare to enforce legislation that goes into effect on Monday, protecting citizens from online sexual abuse including banning the use of ...
SpaceX drops special roaming rules for Polish Starlink users: Warsaw
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
Elon Musk's SpaceX has reversed plans to exclude Poland from Starlink's Europe roaming zone after protests from Warsaw, the country's digital affairs minister s...
US judge approves HPE's $14 bn takeover of Juniper despite concerns
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
A US federal judge on Wednesday approved a settlement allowing Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to acquire a competitor, Juniper Networks, while finding that bo...
Afghan students divided over smartphone ban at universities
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
Forced to leave their smartphones off campus, Afghan university students are divided over whether the new anti-tech rule has disrupted their studies or done won...
Outflanked by AI, stars fade for South Korea's blind fortune-tellers
Aug 13, 2026 (AFP)
Clients have drifted away from Song Oh-soon's fortune-telling village on the edge of Seoul, preferring online AI-powered divination to the centuries-old prophes...
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