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With 'Board of Peace,' Trump tries hand at institution-making, to wide doubt
AFP, Published on 23/01/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - After a year of tearing down global norms and withdrawing from UN bodies, US President Donald Trump is trying his hand at international institution building with his self-styled "Board of Peace" -- to wide skepticism.
Nvidia expects $5.5 bn hit as US targets chips sent to China
AFP, Published on 16/04/2025
» SAN FRANCISCO - Nvidia on Tuesday notified regulators that it expects a $5.5 billion hit this quarter due to a new US licensing requirement on the primary chip it can legally sell in China.
European telecom firms urge EU to make big tech pay
AFP, Published on 02/10/2023
» BRUSSELS - The heads of European telecoms firms, including Orange and Vodafone, on Monday urged the EU to make tech and streaming giants pay for the massive amounts of bandwidth they use.
Netflix to invest $2.5 bn in South Korean content
AFP, Published on 25/04/2023
» SEOUL - Netflix will invest $2.5 billion in South Korean content over the next four years, the streaming giant's CEO Ted Sarandos announced after meeting with the country's President Yoon Suk Yeol in Washington.
Libya capital rocked by battle as rival PM vies for power
AFP, Published on 18/05/2022
» TRIPOLI - Gunfire rocked Libya's capital for several hours on Tuesday as a rival prime minister attempted to oust interim premier Abdulhamid Dbeibah, threatening another escalation in the war-torn country.
US swimmer accuses Russia's Rylov of doping in Olympics row
AFP, Published on 30/07/2021
» TOKYO - American Ryan Murphy accused Evgeny Rylov of doping after he was beaten by the Russian in the Olympic 200m backstroke on Friday, sparking an angry denial from Moscow.
Super fast 5G in the US still a work in progress
AFP, Published on 17/01/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO - Marketing pitches in the US are bullish on superfast 5G telecom networks, but they remain more of a promise than reality.
Boom in demand for friendly hackers as 5G approaches
AFP, Published on 18/11/2020
» HELSINKI: As the number of online devices surges and superfast 5G connections roll out, record numbers of companies are offering handsome rewards to ethical hackers who successfully attack their cybersecurity systems.
Turkey applies strict new social media rules
AFP, Published on 01/10/2020
» ISTANBUL: Turkey on Thursday enters a new era of tight social media restrictions that threaten to erase the local presence of Facebook and Twitter should they fail to take down contentious posts.
Verizon bids big to win US bandwidth for 5G network
AFP, Published on 03/09/2020
» SAN FRANCISCO - Verizon will spend $1.9 billion to speed up its deployment of superfast 5G telecom service as a top bidder for US bandwidth that balances range and data speed.