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Artemis astronauts preparing for historic lunar flyby
AFP, Published on 05/04/2026
» HOUSTON - The Artemis astronauts were gearing up Saturday for their long-anticipated lunar flyby, including reviewing the surface features they must analyze and photograph during their time circling the Moon.
French-owned container ship passes through Hormuz
AFP, Published on 03/04/2026
» PARIS - A container ship declaring itself to have a French owner has passed through the Strait of Hormuz, according to data analysed by AFP on Friday.
AI-generated 'Fruit Love Island' takes TikTok by storm
AFP, Published on 03/04/2026
» TOKYO - Millions of people have been gripped by the juicy twists of an AI-generated TikTok micro-series based on the television hit "Love Island" -- except all the participants are sexy human-like fruit.
What's real anymore? AI warps truth of Mideast war
AFP, Published on 02/04/2026
» WASHINGTON - “Is Netanyahu real or AI?” an internet headline blared, pointing to a video that supposedly showed the Israeli prime minister with six fingers.
SpaceX files to go public, paving way for record stock offering
AFP, Published on 02/04/2026
» NEW YORK - Elon Musk's SpaceX has filed papers with US regulators that set the stage for what could be the largest-ever public stock offering, a source familiar with the matter told AFP on Wednesday.
AI giant Anthropic says 'exploring' Australia data centre investments
AFP, Published on 01/04/2026
» SYDNEY — Artificial intelligence (AI) giant Anthropic is eyeing data centre investments in Australia, saying Wednesday the nation was a "natural partner" for work in the booming sector.
At gas stations, Americans say they're 'paying the price' of Iran war
AFP, Published on 01/04/2026
» FALLS CHURCH (UNITED STATES) - At a gas station in the Washington suburbs, drivers confronted the harsh domestic repercussions of the war on Iran, as spiking fuel prices hit household budgets hard.
Mind games: How football stars are fuelling chess boom
AFP, Published on 31/03/2026
» LONDON — Erling Haaland and Mohamed Salah are among the Premier League stars "addicted" to chess, helping to spark a surge in the game's popularity among younger people.
Australian regulator probes Facebook, YouTube over teen social media ban
AFP, Published on 31/03/2026
» SYDNEY - A host of tech giants including Facebook and YouTube are under investigation for potentially breaching Australia's world-leading social media ban for under-16s, the nation's online watchdog said on Tuesday.
Dubious AI detectors drive 'pay-to-humanize' scam
AFP, Published on 30/03/2026
» WASHINGTON - Feed an Iranian news dispatch or a literary classic into some text detectors, and they return the same verdict: AI-generated. Then comes the pitch: pay to "humanize" the writing, a pattern experts say bears the hallmarks of a scam.