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Apple launches new MacBooks with M5 chips, bigger base storage
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Apple launches new MacBooks with M5 chips, bigger base storage

MacBook Air starts at $1,099 with 512GB storage

Global summit calls for 'secure, trustworthy and robust AI'
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Global summit calls for 'secure, trustworthy and robust AI'

Summit in Delhi urges safe AI and energy-efficient systems while avoiding strict rules

India's Reliance announces $110 bn investment at AI summit
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India's Reliance announces $110 bn investment at AI summit

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani says the firm and its telecoms unit Jio will invest the money over the next seven years

Meta's Zuckerberg denies at LA trial that Instagram targets kids
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Meta's Zuckerberg denies at LA trial that Instagram targets kids

Meta faces potential damages at the jury trial in Los Angeles, part of a wave of litigation against social media companies in the US

Bill Gates cancels keynote address at India AI summit
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Bill Gates cancels keynote address at India AI summit

The event is already marred by organizational lapses, a robot snafu and delegate complaints over VIP traffic disruptions

India tells university to leave AI summit after presenting Chinese robot as its own
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India tells university to leave AI summit after presenting Chinese robot as its own

Orion, the robotic dog, was claimed to have been developed at the Center of Excellence at Galgotias University

YouTube restores service after brief streaming disruption
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YouTube restores service after brief streaming disruption

YouTube says an issue with its recommendation system had prevented videos from appearing across YouTube surfaces

Iraqi-UAE consortium plans $700 million data cable amid AI boom
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Iraqi-UAE consortium plans $700 million data cable amid AI boom

The project, branded WorldLink, would comprise an undersea cable from the UAE to Iraq's Faw peninsula on the Gulf

India's tougher AI social media rules spark censorship fears
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India's tougher AI social media rules spark censorship fears

New regulations are set to take effect on February 20 and will sharply reduce the time platforms have to remove content deemed problematic

India hosts AI summit as safety concerns grow
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India hosts AI summit as safety concerns grow

While frenzied demand for generative AI has turbocharged profits for many tech companies, anxiety is growing over the risks that it poses to society and the environment

UAE authority approves AI-focused strategy at first 2026 board meeting
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UAE authority approves AI-focused strategy at first 2026 board meeting

GPSSA backs artificial intelligence roadmap to boost efficiency and long-term pension stability

WhatsApp says Russia tried to fully block service to push state app
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WhatsApp says Russia tried to fully block service to push state app

The social media platform says block is Russia's efforts to drive users to a 'state-owned surveillance app'

Pakistan pledges $1 billion investment in artificial intelligence by 2030
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Pakistan pledges $1 billion investment in artificial intelligence by 2030

Funding drives Pakistan’s AI push, with AI courses in federal schools and 1,000 fully funded PhD scholarships nationwide by 2030

AI tools fabricate Epstein images 'in seconds,' study says
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AI tools fabricate Epstein images 'in seconds,' study says

Social media users have amplified AI-generated images purporting to show the convicted sex offender socializing with politicians such as New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his mother, award-winning filmmaker Mira Nair

Bitcoin dip brings key $70,000 level into view
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Bitcoin dip brings key $70,000 level into view

Bitcoin has already fallen more than 7% for the week, taking its losses for the year thus far to nearly 20%

Spain to ban social media access for children under 16
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Spain to ban social media access for children under 16

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says social media platforms will be required to implement age verification systems

SpaceX acquires xAI in record-setting deal as Musk looks to unify AI and space ambitions
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SpaceX acquires xAI in record-setting deal as Musk looks to unify AI and space ambitions

The transaction values SpaceX at $1 trillion, and xAI at $250 billion

AI helps doctors spot breast cancer in scans: world-first trial
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AI helps doctors spot breast cancer in scans: world-first trial

Results suggest countries should roll out program taking advantage of AI's scanning power to ease the workload of short-staffed radiologists

Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon in talks to invest up to $60 billion in OpenAI, The Information reports
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Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon in talks to invest up to $60 billion in OpenAI, The Information reports

OpenAI is close to receiving term sheets, or an investment commitment, from these firms, report says

Dubai launches global challenge to build world’s first fully robotic villa
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Dubai launches global challenge to build world’s first fully robotic villa

Dubai Municipality announces a global push to develop the world’s first residential villa built entirely by robots