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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

UAE hospital performs first robotic-assisted DIEP flap breast reconstruction
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UAE hospital performs first robotic-assisted DIEP flap breast reconstruction

The surgery offers new reconstruction option for breast cancer survivors

Musk seeks up to $134B from OpenAI, Microsoft in 'wrongful gains'
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Musk seeks up to $134B from OpenAI, Microsoft in 'wrongful gains'

OpenAI calls lawsuit 'baseless' and part of a 'harassment' campaign by Musk

Grok turns off AI image generation for non-payers after nudes backlash
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Grok turns off AI image generation for non-payers after nudes backlash

Musk faces fines as countries push back against the tool’s sexual content

Nvidia CEO praises robots as 'AI immigrants'
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Nvidia CEO praises robots as 'AI immigrants'

Jensen Huang argued automation will help offset aging populations worldwide

France aims to ban under-15s from social media from September 2026
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France aims to ban under-15s from social media from September 2026

Le Monde says he could announce new measures in New Year's Eve address

Pakistan rolls out facial recognition to fix biometric verification failures
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Pakistan rolls out facial recognition to fix biometric verification failures

NADRA introduces facial recognition certificates to help citizens struggling with fingerprint checks

TSMC says started mass production of 'most advanced' 2nm chips
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TSMC says started mass production of 'most advanced' 2nm chips

Taiwan’s TSMC has started volume production of cutting-edge 2-nanometer chips amid booming AI demand

Russia plans a nuclear power plant on the moon within a decade
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Russia plans a nuclear power plant on the moon within a decade

Russia's state space corporation says it planned to build lunar power plant by 2036

Musk wins US court appeal of $56B Tesla pay package
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Musk wins US court appeal of $56B Tesla pay package

Delaware Supreme Court overturned two lower-court rulings, paving the way for another windfall for the world’s richest person

Meta tolerates rampant ad fraud from China to safeguard billions in revenue
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Meta tolerates rampant ad fraud from China to safeguard billions in revenue

Though China’s authoritarian government bans use of Meta social media by its citizens, Beijing lets Chinese companies advertise to foreign consumers on the globe-spanning platforms