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Fake AI videos have a new generation loving 1980s life
New York (AFP) Nov 25, 2025 "The 1980s are calling," a teenager with a throwback hairstyle tells viewers as "Everybody Wants to Rule the World," the Tears for Fears rock anthem from that decade, plays in the background. The fake montage - entirely generated using artificial intelligence - has racked up more than 600,000 "likes" on Instagram and is part of an internet fad known as "AI nostalgia," which can be confounding to those who actually lived through the decade. Maximal Nostalgia, the Instagram account that regularl ... read more |
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Alibaba revenue grows as new AI app drives up sharesBeijing (AFP) Nov 25, 2025 Chinese tech giant Alibaba reported a quarterly revenue bump on Tuesday, after shares rose on the blockbuster launch of a new artificial intelligence app downloaded more than 10 million times in a week. ... more 
Selfie-based age checks boom as govts push for online controlsLondon (AFP) Nov 29, 2025 As governments crack down on online platforms from social networks to porn sites, business is booming for one sector offering AI age checks based on selfies. ... more 
Governments worldwide sideline tech giants as voters demand crackdowns on kids' social media accessGerroa, Australia (SPX) Nov 27, 2025 Governments around the world are racing to lock children out of mainstream social media, turning age limits and access bans into a new frontline of digital regulation. Australia's under-16 ban has b ... more 
Manufacturing the world's tiniest light-emitting diodesZurich, Switzerland (SPX) Nov 25, 2025 Miniaturisation ranks as the driving force behind the semiconductor industry. The tremendous gains in computer performance since the 1950s are largely due to the fact that ever smaller structures ca ... more |
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'Splinternets' threat to be avoided, says web address controllerLisbon (AFP) Nov 11, 2025 The risk of the internet fragmenting into national "splinternets" will likely be averted in a UN vote next month, the head of the authority that manages web addresses told AFP on Tuesday. ... more 
'Soap opera on cocaine': how vertical dramas flipped HollywoodLos Angeles, United States (AFP) Nov 7, 2025 In a faux castle atop a Los Angeles hill, a small film crew with their cameras flipped sideways squeeze into a bedroom and shoot a raunchy affair scene, under the gaze of their Chinese producer. ... more
Perplexity shopping bot not welcome at Amazon shopSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Nov 5, 2025 Amazon is demanding that artificial intelligence startup Perplexity put a stop to its bot shopping for people at the e-commerce giant's retail platform, the companies said on Tuesday. ... more 
Advancing Interplanetary Internet Technology through ISS National Lab ResearchLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 1, 2025 Spatiam Corporation has developed a commercial platform for space communications based on Delay and Disruption Tolerant Networking (DTN), designed to manage data transmission delays and signal disru ... more 
Xi jokes about spying with Chinese phone gift for South Korea's LeeSeoul (AFP) Nov 3, 2025 Xi Jinping joked about spying on South Korea's president as he gifted him a pair of smartphones, telling him to "check if there is a backdoor" in a rare jest from the Chinese leader that made headlines in Seoul. ... more |
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Sales of 'services' help Apple beat earnings forecasts
San Francisco, United States (AFP) Oct 30, 2025 Apple on Thursday reported profit of $27.5 billion in the recently ended quarter, powered by iPhone and services revenue. The net income, along with revenue of $102.5 billion, beat market expectations, despite a hefty financial hit from US tariffs and a slight ebbing of revenue in China when compared with the same period a year earlier. "Apple is very proud to report a September quarter revenue record," chief executive Tim Cook said in a release. Apple shares were up more than 2 percent in a ... read more 
Microsoft beats expectations with 18% revenue jump, but shares slideSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Oct 29, 2025 Microsoft reported stronger-than-expected quarterly results Wednesday, with revenue jumping 18 percent to $77.7 billion as demand for artificial intelligence services boosted its cloud computing business. ... more |
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Google parent Alphabet posts first $100 bn quarter as AI fuels growthSan Francisco, United States Oct 29, 2025 Google parent Alphabet reported its first-ever $100 billion quarterly revenue on Wednesday, powered by strong growth across its core search business and rapidly expanding cloud division that was buoyed by artificial intelligence. ... more 
Amazon to cut 30,000 office jobs: media reportsSan Francisco, United States Oct 28, 2025 Amazon will lay off tens of thousands of office workers as the e-commerce and tech giant trims costs amid ramped-up investments in artificial intelligence, according to US media reports. ... more 
EU accuses Meta, TikTok of breaking digital content rulesBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Oct 24, 2025 The EU accused Meta and TikTok on Friday of breaking the bloc's digital content rules, putting the companies at risk of hefty fines. ... more
Cambodian police arrest 57 South Koreans accused of cyberscamsPhnom Penh (AFP) Oct 23, 2025 Cambodian authorities arrested 57 South Koreans for alleged involvement in transnational cyberscams, a government commission said Thursday, days after dozens accused of working in the illicit networks were repatriated. ... more 
Online search a battleground for AI titansNew York (AFP) Oct 23, 2025 Tech firms battling for supremacy in artificial intelligence are out to transform how people search the web, challenging the dominance of the Chrome browser at the heart of Google's empire. ... more |
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