computers

Cheap, abundant renewable energy powers cluster of Quebec data centres

by Anne-Sophie THILL Agence France-Presse BEAUHARNOIS, Canada (AFP) - With vast amounts of cheap and renewable electricity mostly generated from…

General Motors says 2023 car will allow mostly hands-free driving

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - General Motors plans to launch in 2023 a premium model that would enable hands-free…

Musk shows off progress merging brains and machines

  by Glenn CHAPMAN Agence France Presse Futurist entrepreneur Elon Musk late Friday demonstrated progress made by his Neuralink startup…

Road test: Chinese ‘robotaxis’ take riders for a spin

by Dan Martin / Beiyi SEOW Agence France-Presse SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — Chinese entrants in the race to put autonomous…

YouTube hit with discrimination suit by black video artists

  SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- A lawsuit filed this week in federal court accuses YouTube of discriminating against…

‘Selfie app’ to keep track of quarantined Poles

WARSAW, Poland (AFP) -- Poland on Friday launched a smartphone app allowing people under a mandatory 14-day quarantine for coronavirus…

Honeywell unveils plan for ‘most powerful’ quantum computer

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US manufacturing and technology group Honeywell said Tuesday it will bring to market "the world's…

Google HR chief stepping aside as worker activism rises

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Google on Monday confirmed that head of human resources Eileen Naughton was stepping away…

Facebook investigating data exposure of 267 million users

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Facebook on Thursday said it is investigating a report that a database containing names…

Instagram expands fact-checking globally

  SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Instagram on Monday announced it had gone global in its fight against misinformation,…

Mario mugs, Zelda tote bags as Nintendo opens first Tokyo store

  TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Nintendo this week throws open the doors to its first bricks-and-mortar store in Tokyo, offering…

Facebook apologizes after black workers complain of bias

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Facebook apologized on Friday after black employees anonymously shared feelings of workplace bias in…

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