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Apple to appeal US watch ban
AFP, Published on 27/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - Apple said on Tuesday it will appeal a US ban on its latest smartwatch models after the Joe Biden administration opted to not veto a ruling on patent infringements.
Online search to make up lost time with AI
AFP, Published on 16/05/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO: Online search, dominated by Google for 25 years, has become as banal as making a phone call, but it could finally be getting a profound reset thanks to artificial intelligence.
Clones, noseprints, flying taxis: Sci-fi meets reality at expo
AFP, Published on 02/03/2023
» BARCELONA: The Mobile World Congress (MWC) is primarily a pow-wow for the big-wigs of the telecom industry, but far from the main thoroughfares of the vast conference there are always hidden tech gems.
How the tide turned on data centres in Europe
AFP, Published on 15/09/2022
» PARIS: Every time we make a call on Zoom, upload a document to the cloud or stream a video, our computers connect to vast warehouses filled with servers to store or access data.
TikTok stars boycott Amazon in activism push
AFP, Published on 24/08/2022
» PARIS: TikTok influencers boasting collectively more than 51 million followers say they won't work with Amazon until the e-commerce colossus delivers key concessions to workers and halts anti-union efforts.
Has blockchain found a use beyond crypto trading?
AFP, Published on 15/08/2022
» PARIS: The bitcoin boom spawned new billionaires and videos of beach parties and Lamborghinis. The crypto crash brought devastation for small investors and bankruptcy for many companies.
RIP Explorer: Microsoft's web browser retired
AFP, Published on 16/06/2022
» WASHINGTON: Internet Explorer, Microsoft's once dominant web browser that some users love to hate, was retired Wednesday after 27 years on the world's computer screens.
iPod RIP: How Apple's music player transformed an industry
AFP, Published on 12/05/2022
» PARIS: At the height of its powers the pocket-sized music player known as the iPod shifted tens of millions of units each year, helping Apple to conquer the globe and transforming the music industry.
The 1997 chess game that thrust AI into the spotlight
AFP, Published on 11/05/2022
» PARIS - With his hand pushed firmly into his cheek and his eyes fixed on the table, Garry Kasparov shot a final dark glance at the chessboard before storming out of the room: the king of chess had just been beaten by a computer.
Final refrain for iPod as Apple stops production
AFP, Published on 11/05/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: Apple on Tuesday put out word it is no longer making iPods, the trend-setting MP3 players that transformed how people get music and gave rise to the iPhone.