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Vaccines do not cause autism: WHO
AFP, Published on 12/12/2025
» GENEVA - A new analysis by the World Health Organization reaffirmed there is no link between vaccines and autism -- contrary to theories being propagated in the United States.
SoftBank CEO set to announce $100 bn US investment
AFP, Published on 16/12/2024
» WASHINGTON - The head of Japan's SoftBank is set to announce plans on Monday to invest $100 billion in the United States over the next four years, a spokesperson for US President-elect Donald Trump's transition team told AFP.
Chip war and censorship hobble Chinese tech giants in chatbot race
AFP, Published on 22/03/2023
» BEIJING - Search giant Baidu's lacklustre unveiling of its chatbot exposed gaps in China's race to rival ChatGPT, as censorship and a US squeeze on chip imports have hamstrung the country's artificial intelligence ambitions.
Machine magic or art menace? Japan's first AI manga
AFP, Published on 06/03/2023
» TOKYO - The author of a sci-fi manga about to hit shelves in Japan admits he has "absolutely zero" drawing talent, so turned to artificial intelligence to create the dystopian saga.
Clickbait or creativity? The art world wrestles with AI
AFP, Published on 01/02/2023
» PARIS - Online tools that can create wonderful, absurd and sometimes horrifying images using artificial intelligence (AI) have exploded in popularity, sparking soul-searching over the nature of art.
Can the French embrace cuisine sans booze?
AFP, Published on 02/01/2023
» PARIS - It remains an uncomfortably foreign idea for some, but even the wine-loving French are experimenting with non-alcoholic drinks these days.
US judge rejects bid for patent by AI 'inventor'
AFP, Published on 04/09/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: A US judge has ruled that artificial intelligence can't get a patent for its creations, ruling that such a privilege is reserved for people.
Mother of invention: Study highlights gender gap in health innovations
AFP, Published on 18/06/2021
» WASHINGTON - Harvard business professor Rem Koning studies how bias hurts innovation. But three years ago, his research hit too close to home when his wife, suffering from a rare post childbirth condition, couldn't find treatments designed with new moms in mind.
Fantastic beasts take over London's Natural History Museum
AFP, Published on 09/12/2020
» LONDON: Fans of J.K. Rowling's "Fantastic Beasts" will already be familiar with nifflers, occamy and demiguise while unicorns, dragons and mermaids have been the stuff of legends for centuries.
Apple becomes 1st US company to hit $2tn in market value
AFP, Published on 20/08/2020
» NEW YORK: Apple on Wednesday became the first US company to reach US$2 trillion in market value in the latest demonstration of how tech giants have benefited from the upheaval of the coronavirus.