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A proposed Australian internet law could force Google to block under-18s from using its Gmail service, an Australia-based company ​policy head said on Monday, underscoring an industry warning that ‌the draft regulation risks overreach. Under the Digital Duty of Care legislation, which has already passed Australia’s House of Representatives but …

Samsung Electronics Co. is poised to become the first Korean company with cash assets of over 200 trillion won (US$146.6 billion), helped by the artificial intelligence-led (AI) chip supercycle, industry data showed Sunday. Cash and cash equivalents at the chip giant are estimated to have reached 214.8 trillion won as …

TikTok has launched a standalone TikTok Shop app in select markets as it continues to expand its e-commerce ambitions and compete more directly with established e-commerce platforms like Amazon and Temu, beyond its main platform. According to technology news website TechCrunch, the app, which was first spotted by social media …

H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has met with Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, to explore opportunities for advancing cooperation in artificial intelligence (AI). The meeting focused on leveraging advanced AI technologies to accelerate …

The Artificial Intelligence Office in the UAE has launched UAE Vibe Codes, as part of UAE Codes Day, celebrated annually on 29th October. Held this year under the theme “Vibe Coding”, the initiative empowers individuals across society to transform their ideas into websites and digital applications using artificial intelligence in …

Meta Platforms said on Monday it plans to raise up to $95 billion in its largest-ever equity fundraising, as ‌the social media giant spends aggressively on its AI infrastructure expansion. The Facebook parent has launched public offerings worth about $35 billion in common and preferred stock, and said it also …

Microsoft researchers said an AI tool that diagnoses patients step by step, as doctors do, was more than twice as accurate as general physicians at solving complex medical cases, according to a study published on Thursday in Science. The model identifies and coordinates the questions that should be asked of …

Eng. Majed Sultan Al Mesmar, Director-General of the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA), affirmed taht the future of telecommunications will be shaped not by entities that wait for technological developments, but by those that prepare for them, invest in them and contribute to defining their direction. He noted …

 A federal appeals court on Wednesday allowed Florida to enforce ​a state law barring children under 14 from accessing social media platforms like Instagram, TikTok or Snapchat, rejecting ‌tech industry groups’ claims that the law violates the US Constitution’s free speech protections, according to Reuters. In a unanimous ruling, a …

Meta has announced the rollout of a new feature on Facebook that allows users to control suggested posts and videos by selecting topics they want to see more or less of. Called “Your Algorithm”, the feature enables users to express their interests in their own words, rather than relying solely …