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OpenAI launches free AI training course
OpenAI and Common Sense Media launched a free teacher training course aimed at demystifying artificial intelligence and rapid engineering. The move comes as OpenAI steps
Apple urges judge to end smartphone monopoly case
Apple asked a federal judge to dismiss the US Justice Department’s case accusing the technology company of illegally dominating the smartphone market. The judge is
Bitcoin surpasses $94,000 for the first time
Bitcoin surged to an all-time high above $94,000 after news that Donald Trump’s social media company was in talks to buy cryptocurrency trading firm Bakkt.
Germany suspects submarine cable cut was sabotage
A 1,170-kilometre telecommunications cable between Finland and Germany was severed in the early hours of Monday, while an internet link between Lithuania and the Swedish
Minecraft gets $110 million theme park deal
Minecraft hits the real world with a $110 million global deal to open theme parks, hotels and shops, starting in the UK and US. The
US Justice Department plans to press Google to sell Chrome
US Justice Department officials plan to ask a judge to force Google to sell its Chrome browser to dismantle its monopoly on the internet search
Russian court imposes $38,000 fine on Google
A Russian district court fined Google 3.8 million roubles ($38,057) for failing to remove banned content. Russia has been ordering foreign technology platforms to remove
Xiaomi’s third-quarter revenue rises 30.5%
Chinese electronics maker Xiaomi posted a 30.5 per cent rise in third-quarter revenue as consumers clamoured for its first electric vehicle, the SU7 sedan. Xiaomi
China’s Huawei begins accepting pre-orders for Mate 70 phone
China’s Huawei Technologies announced that it began accepting pre-orders for its Mate 70 smartphone model. It will also hold an event for the Mate brand
Netflix is back up and running for most users in the United States after an outage
Video streaming platform Netflix is back up and running after an outage that lasted about six hours in the United States, according to outage-tracking website