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Electric boat goes airborne for cleaner ocean voyage 17 Feb 2023 - 03:19 pm

Sausalito, United States: Appearing at a glance to be just a simple pleasure boat floating on the San Francisco Bay, as the hydrofoil-equipped...

Facebook ran ads in Moldova for oligarch sanctioned by US 17 Feb 2023 - 01:15 pm

Washington: Facebook allowed an exiled Moldovan oligarch with ties to the Kremlin to run ads calling for protests and uprisings against the pro-Western...

YouTube boss Susan Wojcicki stepping down 17 Feb 2023 - 12:24 pm

San Francisco: YouTube chief Susan Wojcicki said Thursday that she is stepping down after nearly a decade as CEO of the world's most...

Tesla recalls 'Full Self-Driving' to fix flaws in behavior 16 Feb 2023 - 10:07 pm

Detroit: Tesla is recalling nearly 363,000 vehicles with its "Full Self-Driving” system to fix problems with the way it behaves around intersections and...

Countries urge action for rules on AI use in war 16 Feb 2023 - 09:02 pm

The Hague: Countries including the United States and China called on Thursday for urgent action to regulate the development and growing use of...

Elon Musk reinvents Twitter for the benefit of a power user: Himself 16 Feb 2023 - 03:11 pm

San Francisco: Nearly four months into Elon Musk's ownership of Twitter, one of the most influential social media websites has been transformed into...

Hundreds of Google staff in Zurich stage walkout over job cuts 15 Feb 2023 - 07:26 pm

About 250 employees from Alphabet Inc. subsidiaryGooglein Zurich walked out Wednesday to protest the company’s decision last month to cut about 6% of...

Elon Musk hopes to have Twitter CEO toward the end of year 15 Feb 2023 - 03:16 pm

Dubai: Billionaire ElonMusksaid Wednesday that he anticipates finding a CEO for Twitter "probably toward the end of this year." Speaking via a video...

Elon Musk hopes to have Twitter CEO toward the end of year 15 Feb 2023 - 09:01 am

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Billionaire Elon Musk said Wednesday that he anticipates finding a CEO for Twitter "probably toward the end of this...

Twitter's plan to charge for crucial tool prompts outcry 13 Feb 2023 - 09:44 pm

California: In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, thousands of volunteer software developers have been using a crucial Twitter...

Google to expand misinformation "prebunking" in Europe 13 Feb 2023 - 10:34 am

WASHINGTON: After seeing promising results in Eastern Europe, Google will initiate a new campaign in Germany that aims to make people more resilient...

Disney lays off 7,000 as streaming subscribers decline 09 Feb 2023 - 11:01 am

San Francisco: Entertainment giant Disney said Wednesday it was laying off 7,000 employees, as CEO Bob Iger announced a reorganization of the company...

Microsoft says 'new day' for search as AI-powered Bing challenges Google 07 Feb 2023 - 11:05 pm

Redmond: Microsoft's long-struggling Bing search engine will integrate the powerful capabilities of language-based artificial intelligence, CEO Satya Nadella said on Tuesday, declaring what...

Microsoft unveils Bing search engine using OpenAI technology 07 Feb 2023 - 09:52 pm

New York: Microsoft Corp. unveiled a version of its Bing internet-search engine powered by the newest technology from ChatGPT maker OpenAI, seeking to...

Sara, Saudi Arabia's first interactive robot, speaks local dialects 07 Feb 2023 - 07:10 pm

Saudi Arabia's pavilion at the ongoing LEAP 2023 conference in Riyadh has attracted many visitors because of its special host: an interactive robot...

Nintendo cuts net profit forecast as chip shortage hits console sales 07 Feb 2023 - 10:44 am

Tokyo: Nintendo cut its full-year net profit forecast on Tuesday, saying the global chip shortage and other supply chain problems had hit console...

Microsoft schedules mystery event as company accelerates AI investments 07 Feb 2023 - 12:42 am

Microsoft Corp. unveiled plans for an event on Tuesday at its headquarters, leaving the subject open to speculation as the company steps up...

Google releases ChatGPT rival AI ‘Bard’ to early testers 06 Feb 2023 - 10:31 pm

California: Alphabet Inc.’s Google is getting its ChatGPT competitor ready for primetime. The company said on Monday that its new conversational AI service,...