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Tech firms fight to stem deepfake deluge Las Vegas (AFP) Mar 19, 2025  Tech firms are fighting the scourge of deepfakes, those deceptively realistic voices or videos used by scammers that are more available than ever thanks to artificial intelligence. ... more |
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Five charged, new raids in Huawei graft probe at EU parliament Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Mar 18, 2025  Five people have been charged in a probe into suspected corruption in the European Parliament involving Chinese tech giant Huawei, Belgian prosecutors said on Tuesday, adding that new raids were carried out. ... more |
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Apple loses German appeal, paving way for strict control Frankfurt, Germany (AFP) Mar 18, 2025  Apple lost an appeal on Tuesday as Germany's top court sided with competition regulators, opening the door for the US tech giant to face stricter controls in the country. ... more |
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Former Meta employee barred from promoting explosive memoir San Francisco (AFP) Mar 15, 2025  Facebook parent company Meta is seeking to silence a former employee who has made scandalous allegations in a new tell-all book, obtaining a ruling to temporarily bar her from promoting the memoir or bad-mouthing the tech giant. ... more |
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EU parliament bars Huawei lobbyists over graft probe Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Mar 14, 2025 The European Parliament said Friday it has barred Huawei representatives from its premises, a day after police made a series of arrests in a probe into suspected corruption on behalf of the Chinese tech giant. ... more |
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Taiwan tech giant Foxconn's 2024 profit misses forecasts Taipei (AFP) Mar 14, 2025  Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn reported on Friday a lower-than-expected net profit for 2024 as consumer electronic gadgets underperformed, although demand for its artificial intelligence servers remained robust. ... more |
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EU parliament roiled by graft probe linked to China's Huawei Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Mar 14, 2025 A new graft scandal rocked the European Parliament after police carried out raids Thursday in Belgium and Portugal, detaining multiple suspects in a probe into suspicions of corruption under the guise of lobbying for the benefit of Chinese tech giant Huawei. ... more |
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Meta tests 'Community Notes' to replace fact-checkers San Francisco (AFP) Mar 14, 2025 Social media giant Meta on Thursday announced it would begin testing its new "Community Notes" feature across its platforms in the United States next week, as it shifts away from third-party fact-checking toward a crowd-sourced approach to content moderation. ... more |
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Albania ban only latest setback for TikTok Washington (AFP) Mar 12, 2025  TikTok may boast more than one billion users worldwide, but a ban set to be enforced in Albania this week is only the latest setback for the social network that has been in the sights of regulators from Washington to Bucharest. ... more |
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Bluesky wants 'a world without Caesars' for social media Austin (AFP) Mar 12, 2025  "A world without Caesars." With this message emblazoned in Latin on her black T-shirt, Bluesky CEO Jay Graber greeted a standing-room-only audience at the South by Southwest festival. ... more |