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TikTok to comply with 'upsetting' Australian under-16 ban
AFP - 2h ago
TikTok said Friday it will comply with Australia's imminent ban on under-16s joining social media on the day it comes …
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Softbank's Son says super AI could make humans like fish, win Nobel Prize
AFP - 2h ago
SoftBank CEO and AI investor Masayoshi Son said Friday that advanced artificial intelligence could surpass humans to the …
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OpenAI strikes deal on US$4.6 bn AI centre in Australia
AFP - 5h ago
ChatGPT maker OpenAI and an Australian data centre operator have agreed to develop a multibillion-dollar AI centre in …
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Facebook 'supreme court' admits 'frustrations' in 5 years of work
Dec 04 2025
An oversight board created by Facebook to review content-moderation decisions trumpeted improved transparency and …
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EU hits Meta with antitrust probe over WhatsApp AI features
Dec 04 2025
The EU said Thursday it had opened an antitrust probe to determine if the way Meta is rolling out AI features in …
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Nintendo launches long-awaited 'Metroid Prime 4' sci-fi blaster
Dec 04 2025
Fans of Nintendo's "Metroid" science-fiction saga have reason to celebrate Thursday as the latest instalment in the …
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Meta starts removing under-16s from social media in Australia
Dec 04 2025
Tech giant Meta said Thursday it is starting to remove under-16s in Australia from Instagram, Threads and Facebook ahead …
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Meta says starting to remove under-16s from social media in Australia
Dec 04 2025
Tech giant Meta said Thursday it is starting to remove under-16s in Australia from Instagram, Threads and Facebook ahead …
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Russia blocks popular game-creator Roblox over child 'harassment'
Dec 03 2025
Russia has blocked access to US-owned online gaming platform Roblox, accusing it of distributing extremist materials and …
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YouTube attacks Australia's world-first social media ban
Dec 03 2025
YouTube on Wednesday attacked Australia's looming social media ban for under-16s as rushed, but the government called …
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How anti-China disinformation shaped South Korea's year of crisis
Dec 03 2025
Yoon Suk Yeol's botched attempt to impose martial law last year plunged South Korea into its worst political crisis in …
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YouTube says Australia social media ban makes children 'less safe'
Dec 03 2025
YouTube on Wednesday attacked Australia's looming social media ban for under-16s, denouncing the world-first laws as …
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Chinese smart glasses firms eye overseas conquest
Dec 03 2025
In China, AI glasses let the wearer pay in shops with just a glance at a QR code and a voice command, as a growing …
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In Data Center Alley, AI sows building boom, doubts
Dec 03 2025
As planes make their final approach to Washington DC's Dulles Airport, just below lies Ashburn, a town otherwise known …
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Women don fake mustaches in LinkedIn 'gender bias' fight
Dec 03 2025
Flipping their gender setting to "male" and even posting photos with fake mustaches, a growing number of women on …
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YouTube says children to be 'less safe' under Australia social media ban
Dec 02 2025
Video streaming giant YouTube on Wednesday attacked Australia's looming social media ban for under-16s, denouncing the …
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Amazon unveils new AI chip in battle against Nvidia
Dec 02 2025
Amazon Web Services launched its in-house-built Trainium3 AI chip on Tuesday, marking a significant push to compete with …
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Apple AI chief leaving as iPhone maker plays catch-up
Dec 02 2025
Apple on Monday said the head of its artificial intelligence team is stepping down, and the effort is to be led by a …
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Concern as India orders phone manufacturers to preload govt app
Dec 02 2025
India has ordered smartphone makers to pre-install a government-run cyber security app that cannot be removed, a move …
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Samsung unveils first 'special edition' triple-folding phone
Dec 02 2025
Samsung launched its first triple-folding phone on Tuesday, a special-edition product with an eyewatering price tag …
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South Korean leader calls for penalties over e-commerce data leak
Dec 02 2025
South Korea's president ordered on Tuesday swift action to penalise those responsible for a major data leak at …
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VR headsets take war-scarred children to world away from Gaza
Dec 02 2025
Children scarred by the war in Gaza are undergoing a therapy programme using virtual reality headsets that transport the …
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US Supreme Court hears major online music piracy case
Dec 01 2025
The US Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday on whether internet service providers should be held liable for the …
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Australia ban offers test on social media harm
Dec 01 2025
Australia's under-16 social media ban will make the nation a real-life laboratory on how best to tackle the technology's …
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How Australia plans to ban under-16s from social media
Dec 01 2025
Australia will soon ban under-16s from the likes of Facebook and TikTok, a world-first move of huge interest to all …
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'For him': Australia mum channels grief into social media limits
Dec 01 2025
Mia Bannister's skin is inked with a eulogy to her teenage son Ollie, whose suicide after a battle with anorexia and …
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'Dinosaur tartare' and holograms: Dubai AI chef sparks awe and ire
Nov 30 2025
A Dubai restaurant has opened that prides itself on having the world's "first AI chef", the latest ostentatious dive …
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'I don't trust it: Russians sceptical about state-backed messenger
Nov 29 2025
A new Russian messaging platform that authorities hope will replace WhatsApp and Telegram is getting rave reviews from …
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Driven by TikTok trends, new beauty brands target children
Nov 28 2025
Should children be using beauty face masks? Dermatologists say no, but a growing number of companies are targeting a new …
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Big dreams for Palestinian teens at Singapore robot fest
Nov 28 2025
Palestinian student Razan Shawar has travelled for 24 hours to showcase her team's AI-powered invention at World Robot …
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Macron urges legislation change over 'false information' on internet
Nov 28 2025
President Emmanuel Macron called on Friday for changes to French legislation that would allow "false information" online …
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China says humanoid robot buzz carries bubble risk
Nov 28 2025
More than 150 Chinese companies are making humanoid robots but a market bubble risks forming in the rapidly growing …
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Singapore AI teddy back on sale after recall over sex chat scare
Nov 27 2025
A plushy, AI-enabled teddy bear recalled after its chatbot was found to engage in sexually explicit conversations and …
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Beer giant Asahi not engaging with hackers after cyberattack
Nov 27 2025
Japanese beer giant Asahi said on Thursday it had not received any specific demand from the hackers behind a …
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High-flying tech hits potholes in India's Silicon Valley
Nov 27 2025
In India's tech capital Bengaluru, the morning "rush hour" lasts so long it devours half the workday, throttling …
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Beer giant Asahi not engaging with ransomware hackers
Nov 27 2025
Japanese beer giant Asahi said Thursday it was not negotiating with the hackers behind a "sophisticated and cunning" …
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Japan town retracts latest AI bear image
Nov 27 2025
A Japanese town deleted a social media post warning of a bear sighting after discovering that a picture it had received …
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Japan beer giant Asahi delays earnings due to cyberattack
Nov 27 2025
Japanese beer giant Asahi said Thursday it has delayed the release of full-year financial results due to a major ongoing …
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Shein under EU pressure over childlike sex dolls
Nov 26 2025
The European Union stepped up its pressure on Shein on Wednesday after the online retail giant faced an uproar in France …
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Robots take centre stage at Singapore 'Olympiad'
Nov 26 2025
The World Robot Olympiad opened in Singapore on Wednesday with hundreds of international students, some as young as …
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Internet rights group challenges Australia under-16 social media ban
Nov 26 2025
An internet rights group launched a legal challenge Wednesday to halt world-first Australian laws that will soon ban …
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As Ukraine battles for key city, pro-Russian accounts wage AI war
Nov 26 2025
Fighting for control of Pokrovsk in Ukraine's east is raging on, but in pro-Russian social media circles, Moscow has …
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The AI boom hits a crossroads in 2026
Nov 26 2025
After three years of breakneck growth and soaring valuations, the AI industry enters 2026 with some of the euphoria …
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Pianist behind Paris 'Bohemian Rhapsody' flash mob aims higher
Nov 25 2025
The man behind a recent viral video featuring musicians playing Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" to stunned bystanders in a …
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Based in US or Nigeria? Musk's X erupts over location feature
Nov 25 2025
Elon Musk's X erupted in uproar after the rollout of a feature revealing an account's location, exposing what users …
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AI delay may affect Europe's future, says ECB chief
Nov 24 2025
European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde warned Monday that a delay in embracing artificial intelligence could …
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Snapchat begins age checks in Australia ahead of social media ban
Nov 24 2025
Snapchat has begun asking teenage Australians to verify their ages, a company spokesperson said Monday, just weeks …
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Fake AI Trump audio clip on 'Epstein files' gains traction
Nov 21 2025
Left-leaning social media users have amplified an AI-generated audio clip purporting to show President Donald Trump …
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Ubisoft shares surge as trading resumes after results 'restatement'
Nov 21 2025
Shares in Ubisoft rose sharply as they resumed trading on the Paris stock exchange Friday, a week after the French video …
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Livestream giant Twitch to ban under-16s in Australia
Nov 21 2025
Livestream giant Twitch will be forced to remove all users under the age of 16 when Australia's strict social media laws …
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AI's blind spot: tools fail to detect their own fakes
Nov 20 2025
When outraged Filipinos turned to an AI-powered chatbot to verify a viral photograph of a lawmaker embroiled in a …
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Memory chip crunch set to drive up smartphone prices
Nov 20 2025
Shoppers could face higher prices for phones, laptops and other gadgets next year, manufacturers and analysts warn, as …
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Grieving family blames false US shooting accusations for death of NFL fan
Nov 20 2025
Denton Loudermill Jr. watched every Kansas City Chiefs game at his sister's house with his family. The Kansas native and …
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Meta to remove under-16 Australians from Facebook, Instagram on December 4
Nov 20 2025
Australians younger than 16 will be removed from Facebook and Instagram on December 4, tech giant Meta said Thursday, as …
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Nvidia reports 'off the charts' demand for AI chips
Nov 20 2025
Nvidia shares climbed Wednesday after it beat quarterly earnings expectations on fierce demand for its sophisticated …
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Nvidia reports record earnings on hot AI chip demand
Nov 19 2025
Nvidia shares climbed Wednesday after it beat quarterly earnings expectations on fierce demand for its sophisticated …
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EU moves to delay 'high-risk' AI rules, cut cookie banners
Nov 19 2025
The EU executive proposed rolling back key AI and data privacy rules on Wednesday as part of a push to slash red tape …
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Roblox game platform launches age checks for chat
Nov 19 2025
Gaming giant Roblox Corp says it will roll out compulsory facial recognition or ID checks from next month for players …
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Why is bitcoin plunging?
Nov 19 2025
The value of bitcoin has fallen sharply since reaching record heights last month, briefly falling below $90,000 on …
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Ireland's data centres power digital age, drain the grid
Nov 19 2025
Ireland hosts one of the world's fast-growing clusters of data centres, but is running headlong into the difficult …
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Under pressure, EU to scale back digital rules
Nov 19 2025
The EU will unveil plans on Wednesday to overhaul its AI and data privacy rules after coming under pressure from …
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Cloudflare bug takes chunk of web offline
Nov 18 2025
Major websites including social network X and AI chatbot ChatGPT were disrupted on Tuesday after US online services …
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Nvidia, Microsoft invest $15 billion in AI startup Anthropic
Nov 18 2025
Nvidia and Microsoft announced Tuesday investments totaling $15 billion in AI startup Anthropic, creator of the Claude …
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Meta wins major antitrust case as US judge rules no monopoly
Nov 18 2025
A US judge dismissed the federal government's antitrust lawsuit against Meta on Tuesday, ruling that the tech giant's …
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Europe looks to catch up with US in AI race at German digital summit
Nov 18 2025
Europe must strive to lead in the AI race, top officials urged Tuesday at a summit focused on propelling the region to …
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Shares in 'Baby Shark' studio jump on market debut
Nov 18 2025
Shares in the South Korean studio behind the ultra-catchy "Baby Shark" -- YouTube's most-viewed video -- surged as much …
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McCartney to release silent AI protest song
Nov 17 2025
Pop legend Paul McCartney will release a silent music track next month as part of a silent album to protest UK copyright …
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Samsung plans $310 bn investment to power AI expansion
Nov 16 2025
South Korean conglomerate Samsung unveiled on Sunday a plan to invest $310 billion over the next five years mostly in …
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Gambling ads target Indonesian Meta users despite ban
Nov 16 2025
Gambling promoters are using deceptive marketing tactics to reach Indonesian users across Meta platforms, despite the …
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EU bows to pressure on loosening AI, privacy rules
Nov 15 2025
The European Union is set next week to kickstart a rollback of landmark rules on artificial intelligence and data …
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Musk's Grokipedia leans on 'questionable' sources, study says
Nov 14 2025
Elon Musk's Grokipedia carries thousands of citations to "questionable" and "problematic" sources, US researchers said …
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As AI data scrapers sap websites' revenues, some fight back
Nov 14 2025
A swarm of AI "crawlers" is running rampant on the internet, scouring billions of websites for data to feed algorithms …
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Rise of the robots: the promise of physical AI
Nov 14 2025
A pair of swivelling, human-like robotic arms, built for physical artificial intelligence research, mirror the motions …
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Video podcasts become next streaming battleground
Nov 14 2025
Big tech platforms, including TikTok and Netflix, are all looking to add video podcasts to their content, a rapidly …
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Starlink, utilised by Myanmar scam centres, sees usage fall nationwide
Nov 13 2025
Elon Musk's Starlink, whose internet services have been utilised by Myanmar scam centres, has seen its use across the …
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YouTube superstar MrBeast opens pop-up park in Saudi Arabia
Nov 13 2025
MrBeast, the world's most followed YouTuber with over 450 million subscribers, opened a temporary amusement park in …
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France lifts travel ban on Telegram founder Durov
Nov 13 2025
France has lifted its travel ban on Telegram founder Pavel Durov, who is under investigation over illegal content on his …
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Google to pay millions to South African news outlets: watchdog
Nov 13 2025
Google will pay more than $40 million to support South African news media, many of them floundering in a digital age, …
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EU probes Google over news site rankings despite Trump threats
Nov 13 2025
The EU launched a fresh investigation into Google Thursday over suspicions the US giant is pushing down news outlets in …
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Humans can no longer tell AI music from the real thing: survey
Nov 12 2025
It has become nearly impossible for people to tell the difference between music generated by artificial intelligence and …
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Google unveils $6.4 bn investment in Germany
Nov 11 2025
Google unveiled its biggest-ever investment in Germany on Tuesday, pledging 5.5 billion euros ($6.4 billion) for a new …
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'Splinternets' threat to be avoided, says web address controller
Nov 11 2025
The risk of the internet fragmenting into national "splinternets" will likely be averted in a UN vote next month, the …
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China's 'Singles Day' shopping fest loses its shine for weary consumers
Nov 11 2025
Chinese shoppers worried about the economy and overwhelmed by near-constant retail promotions are growing weary of the …
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'Western tech dominance fading' at Lisbon's Web Summit
Nov 11 2025
Global tech leaders will pack Lisbon's annual Web Summit from Tuesday to talk Artificial Intelligence, robots and …
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Concentration of corporate power a 'huge' concern: UN rights chief
Nov 11 2025
A few tech giants accumulating massive power coupled with artificial intelligence is posing huge global rights …
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AI agents open door to new hacking threats
Nov 11 2025
Cybersecurity experts are warning that artificial intelligence agents, widely considered the next frontier in the …
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The AI revolution has a power problem
Nov 10 2025
In the race for AI dominance, American tech giants have the money and the chips, but their ambitions have hit a new …
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Faker's T1 win third back-to-back League of Legends world crown
Nov 10 2025
South Korean giants T1, headlined by star player Faker, made history on Sunday winning their third consecutive League of …
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Shein bans sex dolls after France outrage over 'childlike' ones
Nov 07 2025
Asian e-commerce giant Shein said Monday it was banning sex dolls from sale on its sites globally after French …
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Nexperia chip exports resuming: German auto supplier
Nov 07 2025
A leading German auto supplier said Friday that it had received permission to export Nexperia chips from China again as …
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Global tech tensions overshadow Web Summit's AI and robots
Nov 07 2025
Flashy AI, robotics and self-driving cars will be on show at the annual Web Summit in Lisbon from Monday, but global …
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Chinese microdrama creators turn to AI despite job loss concerns
Nov 07 2025
Ultra-short video series "Strange Mirror of Mountains and Seas" is filled with dragon-like monsters, handsome …
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US influencers falsely associate Mamdani with extremist group
Nov 07 2025
US right-wing influencers falsely linked New York's mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani to the Islamic State group, amplifying a …
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Tesla shareholders approve Musk's $1 trillion pay package
Nov 06 2025
Tesla shareholders on Thursday overwhelmingly endorsed a massive pay package for CEO Elon Musk that could reach $1 …
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'Grand Theft Auto VI' video game delayed again until Nov. 2026
Nov 06 2025
The newest installment to the blockbuster "Grand Theft Auto" video game franchise has been delayed again, this time …
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Zuckerbergs put AI at heart of pledge to cure diseases
Nov 06 2025
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, a nonprofit launched by Mark Zuckerberg and his wife aimed at curing all disease, on …
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Rally outside Rockstar against GTA studio's 'union busting'
Nov 06 2025
Dozens of people protested Thursday outside Rockstar Games' offices in Edinburgh, accusing the multi-billion dollar …
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Musk's $1 trillion pay package to face Tesla shareholder vote
Nov 06 2025
Tesla shareholders will determine on Thursday the fate of a massive pay package meant to retain Elon Musk long enough to …
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'AI president': Trump deepfakes glorify himself, trash rivals
Nov 06 2025
In a parallel reality, Donald Trump reigns as king, fighter pilot, and Superman, and his political opponents are cast as …
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Eyes turn to space to feed power-hungry data centers
Nov 06 2025
Tech firms are floating the idea of building data centers in space and tapping into the sun's energy to meet …
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Reddit, Kick to be included in Australia's social media ban
Nov 05 2025
Popular social media website Reddit and streaming giant Kick will be added to a list of websites banned for under-16s in …
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Iraq's social media mercenaries dying for Russia
Nov 05 2025
Smiling broadly and clad in military fatigues, young Iraqi Mohammed Imad's last TikTok post was in a field carved up …
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