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The artificial intelligence industry is scrambling to reduce its massive energy consumption through better cooling systems, more efficient computer chips, and smarter programming -- all while AI usage ...

Elon Musk's xAI, which features a large language model that has spewed Hitler-supporting rhetoric and antisemitic tropes, said Monday it has signed a deal to provide its services to the US Department ...

A drone packed with explosives was shot down near Arbil airport on Monday, with two more later hitting an oil field in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, Kurdish security forces said. "At 02:20 (1120 ...

Five EU countries including France will test an app aimed at preventing children from accessing harmful content online by checking users' ages, the European Commission said Monday. Several European ...

Hundreds of rowdy spectators, many heavily tattooed, roared Monday at a Tokyo arena usually reserved for boxing -- except the contestants were not athletes, but barbers. A dozen Japanese and foreign ...

A real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on data centres made a lukewarm debut on the Singapore exchange Monday, in the city-state's biggest listing in eight years. Valued at US$773 million, the ...

A drone packed with explosives was shot down Monday near Arbil airport, which hosts US troops from the international anti-jihadist coalition in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, Kurdish security ...

After years in a Syrian detention camp, Ibrahim Darwish was relieved to be allowed to return home to Iraq, but his joy was quickly punctured by the harsh reality that he had to disown his sons accused ...

Cameroon's President Paul Biya said Sunday that he would be seeking an eighth term in office in October's elections in a bid to extend his nearly 43 years in power. Biya, 92, posted the announcement ...

A small plane has crashed at a London regional airport, the police and Southend London airport announced Sunday, forcing its closure. Video footage showed a 12-metre plane in flames with a plume of ...

Syria signed a $800 million deal with UAE-based company DP World on Sunday to develop the port of Tartus, state media reported, as the new authorities continue their efforts to support post-war ...