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Musk sees aliens, tunnels in a candlelit G20 vision of the future
AFP, Published on 14/11/2022
» NUSA DUA, Indonesia: Sitting in the dark, wearing a traditional Indonesian batik shirt and surrounded by candles, Elon Musk offered a vision for the future that includes aliens, deep tunnels and rocket tourism.
Robots, big data as Gulf nations bet on AI
AFP, Published on 17/11/2021
» DUBAI: Robots puttering around Dubai's hi-tech Expo site could be a sign of things to come for the Gulf, where new cities are being built from scratch with artificial intelligence at their core.
Amid tech turmoil, celebration at global electronics show
AFP, Published on 05/01/2020
» LAS VEGAS - The Consumer Electronics Show opening Tuesday offers a chance to showcase the newest and shiniest gadgetry, looking past the turmoil engulfing the global technology industry.
Court deals blow to Berlin's Airbnb ban
AFP, Published on 09/08/2016
» BERLIN - An attempt by Berlin to clamp down on properties being rented out as holiday homes on internet platforms like Airbnb suffered a setback on Tuesday as a court ruled in landlords' favour.
Uber raises $3.5 billion from Saudi investment fund
AFP, Published on 02/06/2016
» SAN FRANCISCO - Uber announced Wednesday it raised $3.5 billion from the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia to help fuel global expansion plans for the ride-sharing giant.
Sweden: Art on the internet breaks copyright law
AFP, Published on 05/04/2016
» STOCKHOLM - Sweden's highest court on Monday found Wikimedia Sweden guilty of violating copyright laws by providing free access to its database of artwork photographs without the artists' consent.
PayPal withdraws project over US state's 'anti-LGBT' law
AFP, Published on 06/04/2016
» MIAMI - US online payment giant PayPal dropped plans Tuesday to invest millions of dollars in North Carolina, joining a growing chorus of protests by major companies against recently passed state legislation targeting transgender people.
Residents of posh Paris island rake in cash on Airbnb
AFP, Published on 11/12/2015
» PARIS - Homeowners on the Ile Saint-Louis in central Paris, which has some of the city's most expensive real estate, are being kept in style by Airbnb rentals, a survey showed Thursday.
Tech for tuskers: protecting Africa's elephants with Google
AFP, Published on 20/09/2015
» SAMBURU (KENYA) - As elephant poaching in Africa by organised crime gangs using high-tech equipment rises, those working to stop their extinction in the wild have turned to technology too.
Thousands of sites tout Brazil as sex-tourism destination
AFP, Published on 29/06/2015
» RIO DE JANEIRO - More than 3,000 websites have emerged since 2013 touting Brazil as a sex-tourism destination, and the situation has worsened with major events such as the 2014 World Cup, a survey found.