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Israel strikes Iran's capital as Trump set to address US on war
AFP, Published on 01/04/2026
» TEHRAN — Israel struck Iran's capital on Wednesday ahead of United States President Donald Trump's planned address to the American public on the month-long war he said could end within weeks.
AI capability debated as tech guides Iran strikes
AFP, Published on 07/03/2026
» The latest bout of fighting between the United States, Israel and Iran has featured AI being deployed as never before to sift intelligence and select targets, although the technology’s use in war remains hotly debated.
AI may be both a bubble and a boon
News, Published on 10/11/2025
» Bubble or bonanza? AI could be both.
Trump completes demolition of White House East Wing: satellite images
AFP, Published on 24/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - Demolition workers have finished tearing down the White House's entire East Wing to make way for US President Donald Trump's giant new $300 million ballroom, satellite pictures showed on Thursday.
US immigration agency on a shopping spree
AFP, Published on 23/10/2025
» NEW YORK - The agency overseeing Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration crackdown is spending tens of millions of dollars on guns, ammunition, body armor and surveillance technology, according to procurement records reviewed by AFP.
Trump demolishes part of White House for new ballroom
AFP, Published on 21/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump has often been dubbed a political wrecking ball for his unorthodox style -- and now the US president has literally started demolition work on the White House.
Trump unveils investments to power AI boom
AFP, Published on 16/07/2025
» PITTSBURGH - US President Donald Trump went to Pennsylvania on Tuesday to announce $92 billion in energy and infrastructure deals intended to meet big tech's soaring demand for electricity to fuel the AI boom.
Agent of insurrection Trump's 'Cultural Revolution'
Oped, Published on 21/02/2025
» When US President Donald Trump's factotum, JD Vance, held forth on Europe's "threat from within" at the recent Munich Security Conference, his audience was left struggling to make sense of America's confounding new approach to foreign policy. Chinese President Xi Jinping, for his part, has been relatively silent since Mr Trump's return to the White House -- but that doesn't mean he is any less vexed by what it portends. Nor could he have been reassured by Mr Trump's brazen response to a question last October about what he would do if Mr Xi blockaded Taiwan: "Xi knows I'm f***ing crazy!"
OpenAI rejects $97bn Musk-led takeover bid
Published on 11/02/2025
» OpenAI chief executive officer Sam Altman has rebuffed a reported $97-billion bid by a group of investors led by Elon Musk to buy the nonprofit group that controls the creator of ChatGPT.
Thai Companies Slow to Adopt AI Technologies
Published on 21/05/2024
» Although Thailand ranked nearly top among 21 nations surveyed recently where 'excitement' about artificial intelligence (AI) was rife, the adoption of this game-changing technology, especially by companies in the country, is quite lacklustre. A recent study by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has found that consumers in emerging markets, including Thailand, are generally among those who are particularly open to and excited about AI, particularly Generative AI (GenAI), indicating a higher likelihood of consumers adopting AI more in their daily lives.