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The costly AI bet: Why a $400bn chip boom may be wearing thin
After pouring roughly $400 billion into AI chips and data centres, the tech industry is confronting growing fears that rapid obsolescence and hardware failures could turn today’s boom into a costly reckoning.
Dec 14, 2025
Meta buys AI wearables startup Limitless
Meta buys AI wearables startup Limitless
Dec 06, 2025
Will EU give ground on 2035 combustion-engine ban?
Will EU give ground on 2035 combustion-engine ban?
Dec 06, 2025
Concern grows as India orders phone manufacturers to pr...
Concern grows as India orders phone manufacturers to pr...
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Bad loans of BFIs surge to 5.03 percent after Gen Z protests
World Bank flags federalism barriers hindering Nepal’s human capital
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5UML 11th General Convention: Vote counting to begin shortly, results expected within three hours
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TECHNOLOGY
Twitter appoints grievance officer in India to comply with new rules
Twitter appoints grievance officer in India to comply with n...
MUMBAI, July 11: Twitter Inc's (TWTR.N) India unit appointed a resident grievance officer, days after designating a chief compliance officer, to meet new IT rules in the country, amid tensions with the government.
Jul 11, 2021
TECHNOLOGY
India police summon Twitter chief over viral video
India police summon Twitter chief over viral video
LUCKNOW, India June 18: Police in India have summoned Twitter’s top official in the country to answer allegations that the U.S. firm did not stop the spread of a video that allegedly spread “hate and enmity”, according to an official police notice seen by Reuters.
Jun 18, 2021
WORLD, TECHNOLOGY
Nigeria says it suspends Twitter days after president’s post removed
Nigeria says it suspends Twitter days after president’s post...
NIGERIA, June 5: Nigeria said on Friday it had indefinitely suspended Twitter’s activities, two days after the social media giant removed a post from President Muhammadu Buhari that threatened to punish regional secessionists.
Jun 05, 2021
WORLD, TECHNOLOGY
Facebook suspends Trump until 2023, shifts rules for world leaders
Facebook suspends Trump until 2023, shifts rules for world l...
CALIFORNIA, June 5: Facebook Inc on Friday suspended former U.S. President Donald Trump until at least January 2023 and announced changes to how it will treat world leaders who break the rules on its site.
Jun 05, 2021
WORLD, TECHNOLOGY
Facebook to label all posts about COVID-19 vaccines
Facebook to label all posts about COVID-19 vaccines
CALIFORNIA, March 15: Facebook Inc, which has been criticized by lawmakers and researchers for allowing vaccine misinformation to spread on its platforms, said on Monday it has started adding labels to posts that discuss the safety of the shots and will soon label all posts about the vaccines.
Mar 15, 2021
WORLD, TECHNOLOGY
Google pledges changes to research oversight after internal revolt
Google pledges changes to research oversight after internal...
CALIFORNIA, Feb 25: Alphabet Inc’s Google will change procedures before July for reviewing its scientists’ work, according to a town hall recording heard by Reuters, part of an effort to quell internal tumult over the integrity of its artificial intelligence (AI) research.
Feb 25, 2021
WORLD, TECHNOLOGY
Suzuki Motor says 91-year-old chairman to retire
Suzuki Motor says 91-year-old chairman to retire
TOKYO, Feb 24: Suzuki Motor Corp’s 91-year old chairman, Osamu Suzuki, announced he will retire in June, stepping aside for a new leader to navigate the shift to electric cars and fight off competition from tech giants such as Tesla and Apple.
Feb 24, 2021
WORLD, TECHNOLOGY
Facebook 'refriends' Australia after changes to media laws
Facebook 'refriends' Australia after changes to media laws
CANBERRA, Feb 23: Facebook said on Tuesday it will restore Australian news pages after negotiating changes with the government to a proposed law that forces tech giants to pay for media content displayed on their platforms.
Feb 23, 2021
WORLD, TECHNOLOGY
Facebook has 'tentatively friended' us again, Australia says
Facebook has 'tentatively friended' us again, Australia says
CANBERRA, Feb 20: Facebook Inc is back at the negotiating table, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday after the tech giant this week blocked news on its site in the country.
Feb 20, 2021
TECHNOLOGY
Google fires second AI ethics leader as dispute over research, diversity grows
Google fires second AI ethics leader as dispute over researc...
CALIFORNIA, Feb 20: Alphabet Inc’s Google fired staff scientist Margaret Mitchell on Friday, they both said, a move that fanned company divisions on academic freedom and diversity that were on display since its December dismissal of AI ethics researcher Timnit Gebru.
Feb 20, 2021