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US judge rejects bid to break up Google's ad business
Sep 02, 2026 (AFP)
A US federal judge on Wednesday refused to force Google to sell a division of its digital advertising business, rejecting the government's push to break up part...
Europe, US closer than they look on tech rules, says EU tech chief
Sep 02, 2026 (AFP)
EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen on Wednesday played down the regulatory gulf between Brussels and Washington, arguing that US courts end up policing the same comp...
Taiwan chip industry sees revenue soaring 40% in 2026 despite headwinds
Sep 02, 2026 (AFP)
Revenue from Taiwan's semiconductor chip sector is expected to soar 40 percent this year, a top industry official said Wednesday, driven by skyrocketing demand ...
US judge rejects bid to break up Google's ad business
Sep 02, 2026 (AFP)
A US judge on Wednesday refused to force Google to sell a division of its digital advertising business, rejecting the government's push to break up part of the ...
EU questions dozens of companies using new AI powers
Sep 01, 2026 (AFP)
The European Union said Tuesday it had begun to use new powers to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) by sending information requests to dozens of companies a...
OpenAI to launch new model with 'stronger safeguards' after hack
Sep 01, 2026 (AFP)
ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Tuesday it was preparing to release its newest powerful model, known as Astra, after implementing "stronger safeguards" following a ro...
Musk defends AI data centers, slams EU rules at G20
Sep 01, 2026 (AFP)
Elon Musk on Tuesday urged the G20 to tread softly on regulating tech and AI, saying European-style rules inhibit innovation.
John Ternus takes over as Apple enters era of AI, foldable phones
Sep 01, 2026 (AFP)
John Ternus took over as Apple's chief executive on Tuesday, inheriting a company that towers over the smartphone market but trails its rivals in artificial int...
OpenAI to launch new model with 'stronger safeguards' after hack
Sep 01, 2026 (AFP)
ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Tuesday it was preparing to release its newest powerful model, known as Astra, after implementing "stronger safeguards" following a ro...
Anthropic signs $35B computing deal with startup backed by Nvidia
Sep 01, 2026 (AFP)
Anthropic signed a $35 billion deal for access to cloud computing power from a US-based startup backed by Nvidia, adding to a string of such deals clinched by t...
Textile federation seeks 10 euro fee on EU fast-fashion imports
Sep 01, 2026 (AFP)
A federation of European textile associations called Tuesday for an import fee of 10 euros ($11.60) on fashion imports, the latest effort to stem the flood of u...
US to press G20 on light-touch AI regulation
Sep 01, 2026 (AFP)
Tech bosses including Elon Musk, Nvidia's Jensen Huang and OpenAI's Sam Altman are participating in a G20 meeting in North Carolina this week amid a global deba...
Zuckerberg, Musk make plea at G20 for more AI data centers
Sep 01, 2026 (AFP)
Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk on Tuesday stressed the need for more AI data centers and the electric power needed to support them at a meeting of G20 technology...
US regulator, 22 states accuse Amazon of 'manipulating' ad auctions: lawsuit
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 22 states sued Amazon on Monday for allegedly "manipulating" online auctions for digital advertising, resulting in mor...
John Ternus to lead Apple into the age of AI
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
John Ternus takes over as Apple's chief executive on Tuesday, inheriting a company that towers over the smartphone market but trails its rivals in artificial in...
Trump blasts US backlash against data centers
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump on Monday attacked opponents of the data centers powering the artificial intelligence boom, saying superpower rival China "could not b...
Trump says AI data center opponents want to be 'backwards and poor'
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump on Monday attacked opponents of artificial intelligence data centers, saying they would end up "backwards and poor" and were helping r...
John Ternus to lead Apple into the age of AI
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
John Ternus takes over as Apple's chief executive on Tuesday, inheriting a company that towers over the smartphone market but trails its rivals in artificial in...
Apple CEO Tim Cook gives nod to founder Steve Jobs in final memo
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
Apple's chief executive Tim Cook bid farewell to the tech giant on Monday, paying tribute to founder Steve Jobs and praising staff as "extraordinary," as he pas...
US regulator, 22 states accuse Amazon of 'manipulating' ad auctions: lawsuit
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 22 states sued Amazon on Monday for allegedly "manipulating" online auctions for digital advertising, resulting in mor...
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