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Byline: KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer

30 May

What’s new in robots? An AI-powered humanoid machine that writes poems

published on May 30, 2023 - 2:21 PM

(AP) — Ameca can speak French, Chinese or dozens of other languages, instantly compose a poem or sketch a cat

16 Jan

As Davos opens, Oxfam urges windfall tax on food companies

published on January 16, 2023 - 11:09 AM

(AP) — Food companies making big profits as inflation has surged should face windfall taxes to help cut global inequality,

08 Jun

Global glitch: Swaths of internet go down after cloud outage

published on June 8, 2021 - 2:44 PM

(AP) — Dozens of websites went down briefly around the globe Tuesday, including CNN, The New York Times and Britain’s

08 Jan

UK investigates Google’s plan to revamp Chrome browser

published on January 8, 2021 - 12:25 PM

(AP) — Britain’s competition watchdog said Friday it launched an investigation into Google’s plan to overhaul its ad data system

01 Oct

Google to pay $1 billion over 3 years for news content

published on October 1, 2020 - 2:27 PM

(AP) — Google will pay publishers $1 billion over the next three years for their content, the company’s latest effort

01 Jul

UK regulator urges reforms to curb Google, Facebook ad power

published on July 1, 2020 - 12:43 PM

(AP) — British regulators want new rules to foster competition in digital advertising markets and rein in the industry’s dominant

07 Apr

Online grocery services struggle to meet spike in demand

published on April 7, 2020 - 12:38 PM

(AP) — A pandemic forcing everyone to stay home could be the perfect moment for online grocery services. In practice,

07 Jan

Facebook bans deepfakes in fight against online manipulation

published on January 7, 2020 - 12:47 PM

(AP) — Facebook says it is banning “deepfake” videos, the false but realistic clips created with artificial intelligence and sophisticated