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Samsung to buy French medical AI firm Sonio
South Korean tech giant Samsung said Wednesday it will buy French artificial intelligence company Sonio to boost its cutting-edge medical diagnostic systems.
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Apple's biggest announcements from its iPad event: brighter screen, faster chips and the Pencil Pro
Apple on Tuesday unveiled its next generation of iPad Pros and Airs—models that will boast faster processors, new sizes and a new display system as part of the company's first update to its tablet lineup in more than a ...
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Nintendo to announce Switch successor in this fiscal year as profits rise
Japanese video-game maker Nintendo said Tuesday that it will make an announcement about a successor to its Switch home console sometime before March 2025.
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TikTok challenges potential US ban in court
TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance filed a legal challenge against the United States on Tuesday, taking aim at a law that would force the app to be sold or face a US ban.
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Amazon says will invest $9 billion in Singapore
Amazon said Tuesday it would invest US$9 billion in Singapore over the next four years to expand its cloud computing capabilities in the city.
May 7, 2024
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The scaling back of Saudi Arabia's proposed urban mega-project sends a clear warning to other would-be utopias
There is a long history of planned city building by both governments and the private sector from Brasilia to Islamabad.
May 6, 2024
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Can I take your order—and your data? The hidden reason retailers are replacing staff with AI bots
You might have seen viral videos of Wendy's drive-thru customers in the United States ordering their fast food from the firm's generative AI bot Wendy's FreshAI. Most show a very human-like transaction punctuated with cries ...
May 6, 2024
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Since Tesla recalled its vehicles in 2023, there have been 20 accidents and investigators are asking why
Tesla is yet again undergoing scrutiny from federal regulators in the United States. The issue at hand now is whether the automotive company did enough in response to the 2023 recalls by the U.S. National Highway Traffic ...
May 6, 2024
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Commercial jet maker Airbus is staying humble even as Boeing flounders. There's a reason for that
In the latest round of their decades-long battle for dominance in commercial aircraft, Europe's Airbus established a clear sales lead over Boeing even before the American company encountered more fallout from manufacturing ...
May 6, 2024
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Europe's auto suppliers reach the end of the road
Emrullah Karaca has made brakes for the past 20 years, but he is now learning to assemble heat pumps instead, as the Continental factory where he works in northern Germany is slated to close.
May 6, 2024
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How the EU transformed tech
As millions of voters prepare for next month's European Parliament elections, AFP explores some of the deep transformations the 27-member bloc has made in the field of technology.
May 6, 2024
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Apple profit ebbs as iPhone sales under pressure
Apple on Thursday said its quarterly profit ebbed but topped market forecasts as it announced an unprecedented $110 billion share buyback.
May 3, 2024
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US judge grills both sides in landmark Google antitrust trial
A US judge on Thursday pushed against the central pleas of both US government and Google lawyers as he heard their closing arguments at a landmark antitrust trial in Washington.
May 2, 2024
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Can AI-powered drive-throughs save the day for fast food operators?
It didn't take long for Harshraj Ghai to respond to the impact of California's new $20 an hour minimum wage for his 3,700 fast-food employees.
May 2, 2024
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Twitch app is redefining journalism as it moves into news coverage, says study
The popular app Twitch, created to livestream video game action, is redefining journalism as it becomes a source for news, University of Oregon research found.
May 2, 2024
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AI use by businesses is small but growing rapidly, led by IT sector and firms in Colorado and DC
The rate of businesses in the U.S. using AI is still relatively small but growing rapidly, with firms in information technology, and in locations like Colorado and the District of Columbia, leading the way, according to a ...
May 2, 2024
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Microsoft will invest $2.2 billion in cloud and AI services in Malaysia
Microsoft is investing $2.2 billion over the next four years in Malaysia's new cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure as well as partnering with the government to establish a national AI center, its CEO Satya Nadella ...
May 2, 2024
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