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Latin America could see fresh disinformation after Meta changes
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
As Meta moves to scrap fact-checking for Facebook and Instagram posts across Latin America, experts predict the change will lead to sharply degraded public deba...
Latin America fact-check group asks Meta not to replace verification practice
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
A Latin American fact-checking network on Thursday asked Meta not to replace the verification practice with Community Notes after the company said it was testin...
Latin America fact-check group asks Meta not to replace verification practice
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
A Latin American fact-checking network on Thursday asked Meta not to replace the verification practice with Community Notes after the company said it was testin...
EU to unveil child social media 'delay' plans Wednesday
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen said Thursday she will reveal next week how the European Union plans to shield children from social media dangers with a "delay" o...
Kill the cookie banner, digital rights groups urge EU
Sep 10, 2026 (AFP)
It's time for the European Union to kill those pesky cookie banners seeking users' consent on websites, nearly 20 groups and academics demanded on Thursday.
Meta share price surges after personal AI agent release
Sep 09, 2026 (AFP)
Meta shares surged more than six percent on Wednesday, a day after the company unveiled a personal AI agent that it says can book travel, send emails and make p...
Apple unveils its first foldable smartphone iPhone Duo
Sep 09, 2026 (AFP)
Apple unveiled its long-awaited first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, on Wednesday, at the company's first launch event since CEO John Ternus took the rein...
Google unveils 13 bn euro AI expansion in Finland
Sep 09, 2026 (AFP)
Google will invest at least 13 billion euros in data centres and other digital infrastructure to power its AI ambitions in Finland, in what the US tech giant ca...
CORRECTED: 'Gambling with our lives': AI researcher quits Anthropic
Sep 09, 2026 (AFP)
An artificial intelligence researcher who left OpenAI to join Anthropic has decided to leave the industry, accusing both US companies of "gambling with our live...
New Apple CEO to face first test with foldable iPhone launch
Sep 09, 2026 (AFP)
Apple is expected to unveil a slew of new and updated devices, including a long-rumored foldable iPhone, when it holds its annual late-summer hardware event on ...
Generative AI a new tool in Mali's information war: study
Sep 09, 2026 (AFP)
Generative AI is increasingly used for information warfare in Mali, according to a study released Wednesday, with the conflict's factions mastering the technolo...
Meta tests fact-check replacement in Latin America
Sep 09, 2026 (AFP)
Meta said Wednesday it had begun testing Community Notes in 16 Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America, a step toward replacing the professional fact-checki...
Google to invest 13 bn euros in AI infrastructure in Finland
Sep 09, 2026 (AFP)
Google said Wednesday that it would invest at least 13 billion euros ($15 billion) in digital infrastructure, including data centres to power artificial intelli...
'They're playing with our lives': AI researcher quits Anthropic
Sep 09, 2026 (AFP)
An artificial intelligence researcher who left OpenAI to join Anthropic has decided to leave the industry, accusing both US companies of "playing with our lives...
Meta tests fact-check replacement in Latin America
Sep 09, 2026 (AFP)
Meta said Wednesday it had begun testing Community Notes in 16 Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America, a step toward replacing the professional fact-checki...
New CEO unveils Apple's first foldable iPhone
Sep 09, 2026 (AFP)
Apple unveiled its first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo, on Wednesday, kicking off the era of new CEO John Ternus.
EU faces revolt over social media ban for children
Sep 09, 2026 (AFP)
The European Union is poised for a big reveal of its plans to keep minors safe online -- but proposals to restrict their social media access and force age check...
Rein in social media not children, say over 130 groups, experts
Sep 08, 2026 (AFP)
The European Union should force tech giants to make social media safe before children use them instead of banning minors from their platforms, over 130 groups a...
White House pulls Tetris-style 'Build the Wall' game
Sep 08, 2026 (AFP)
The White House on Tuesday pulled a Tetris-style game called "Build the Wall" from its new online arcade, four days after a warning by the classic game maker th...
OpenAI says AI solved one of math's hardest problems in days
Sep 08, 2026 (AFP)
OpenAI said Tuesday that one of its unreleased artificial intelligence models had solved a mathematical puzzle that has defeated humans for generations, in a cl...
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