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A Sri Lanka court sentenced former police chief Pujith Jayasundara to death on Friday for failing to prevent the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, which killed…
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How global AI boom is intensifying US-China undersea stand-off
The US-China tech rivalry has escalated into a deeper battle over undersea fibre-optic cables powering the global AI boom.
As demand for cross-border data to power…
Hungary braces for first nuclear plant shutdown as Danube hits record lows
Hungary’s only nuclear power plant will shut down for the first time in its history due to record-low water levels on the Danube River, Prime…
OpenAI blinks in face-off with Chinese rivals, drops pricing for some models up to 80%
In a bid to defend its market share against rapidly advancing, lower-cost Chinese rivals, US artificial intelligence firm OpenAI has launched an aggressive price war,…
But at what cost? The Economist draws backlash over ‘eco-authoritarian’ China label
British publication The Economist has come under fire across social media for calling China an “eco-authoritarian” state over its Yangtze River fishing ban, with some…
New EU team to crack down on AI deepfakes, illicit images and hacking
The European Union rolled out a new team on Friday to rein in AI companies across the world, in one of the most aggressive regulations…