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Brussels: Meta Platform' Facebook ​and Instagram were charged on Wednesday with ‌breaching landmark ​EU tech rules and must do more to prevent children under 13 from accessing both social networks, EU regulators said on Wednesday. The charges under the Digital Services Act, which requires Big ⁠Tech

Oakland, California: A trial that could help shape the future of artificial intelligence begins on Tuesday, as billionaires Elon Musk and Sam Altman face off over the evolution of ChatGPT maker OpenAI from a nonprofit into a profit-seeking giant valued at hundreds of billions of dollars. Opening st

Beijing: Market reaction to DeepSeek’s preview of its long‑awaited next‑generation artificial intelligence model has so far been subdued, sharply contrasting with the Chinese startup’s outsized global breakthrough last year following the launch of its low‑cost AI models. The release and overseas re

Dubai: In a major boost to digital transformation and artificial intelligence (AI), Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has further reduced the time required to refund security deposits — without human intervention — to just eight minutes, down from 30 minutes previously. This applies to a

Beijing: DeepSeek, the Chinese startup whose low-cost AI model stunned ‌the world last year, on Friday launched a preview of a highly awaited new model adapted for Huawei chip technology, underlining China's growing self-sufficiency in the sector. The Pro version of the new model outperforms other

France has chosen domestic cloud provider Scaleway, a subsidiary of Iliad, to host the country’s Health Data Hub, replacing Microsoft Azure in a long‑contested arrangement, Scaleway said on Thursday. The decision fits into a broader shift as Europe seeks cloud sovereignty independent of U.S.-based

Dubai: The Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority (DIEZ) has announced a joint venture with VOLT UAE, the regional platform established by Dutch data centre and AI factory developer VOLT, to develop an advanced, AI‑ready data centre in Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO). The initiative supports DIEZ’s st

For digital nomads, logging on to work from a cafe, co-working space, hotel lobby or airport lounge is a way of life. Remote working has been made possible by reliable high speed internet and turbocharged by the pandemic. For some remote workers, that includes working from somewhere other than thei

London: Apple’s next CEO, John Ternus, is a company veteran who rose through the iPhone maker’s hardware engineering ranks but has until now maintained a relatively low profile. Ternus will take over as chief executive in September from Tim Cook, who turned Apple into a $4 trillion tech colossus du

London: Microsoft must face a mass lawsuit alleging it overcharged thousands of British businesses to use Windows Server software on cloud computing services provided by Amazon, Google and Alibaba, a London tribunal ruled on Tuesday. Competition lawyer Maria Luisa Stasi is bringing the case on beha

The ‌Nvidia supplier set to invest in a new South Korea plant to meet rising global demand Seoul: SK Hynix said on Wednesday ‌it plans to invest 19 trillion won ($12.85 billion) in a new manufacturing plant in South Korea for advanced ⁠packaging, to meet rising global demand for AI memory, with con

Jeff ​Bezos ' artificial intelligence lab is ‌close ​to raising $10 billion in a new funding round, valuing the new startup called Project Prometheus at $38 billion, the Financial Times reported ⁠on Monday, citing sources. The fundraising comes amid strong investor enthusiasm for AI companies as he