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Emirates flies out of Middle East aviation hub Dubai 

Dubai CommerCity Teams Up With AI Leaders To Drive Digital Trade

The partnerships align with Dubai's push to become a global leader in AI-driven commerce. Dubai CommerCity and qeen.ai are combining their expertise - DCC's digital commerce infrastructure with qeen.ai's AI solutions - to create a smarter e-commerce ecosystem.
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Mark Zuckerberg (C), seen here attending the inauguration of US President Donald Trump, is expected to take the stand as Meta goes to trial over antitrust claims

US Takes Aim At Zuckerberg's Social Media Kingdom

Barring any eleventh-hour intervention, social media juggernaut Meta will stand trial next week facing serious US government allegations that it abused its market power to acquire Instagram and WhatsApp before they could become competitors.
Artificial intelligence could one day replace Japanese anime artists, Studio Ghibli's Goro Miyazaki predicted

AI Coming For Anime But Ghibli's Miyazaki Irreplaceable, Son Says

Artificial intelligence risks taking Japanese anime artists' jobs but nothing can replicate Hayao Miyazaki, the creative lifeblood of the studio behind classics such as "Spirited Away", his son said. Thanks to ChatGPT's new image generator, the internet is awash with pictures imitating Studio Ghibli's whimsical style, raising fresh debate over potential copyright infringements.
Tech giants have been loathe to discuss the potential for new uses of AI to destroy jobs

AI's Impact On Jobs, Tech's Touchy Topic

"Stop Hiring Humans" read a provocative sign at an AI conference in Las Vegas, where the impact of new artificial intelligence models on the world of work had sparked some unease.
Ever-improving generative artificial intelligence tools have become weapons in the hands of bad actors

Tech Firms Fight To Stem Deepfake Deluge

Tech firms are fighting the scourge of deepfakes, those deceptively realistic voices or videos used by scammers that are more available than ever thanks to artificial intelligence.
Ubisoft, maker of the 'Assassin's Creed' series of video games, mixes historical accuracy with artistic licence in its latest offering, 'Shadows'

Historic Fantasy 'Assassin's Creed' Sparks Bitter Battles

The "Assassin's Creed" series of video games is adored for painstaking historic accuracy, but also sparks controversy with heavy use of artistic license -- most recently with a black samurai in the latest instalment, "Shadows".
Although women accounted for around half of gamers worldwide in 2023, they made up only around one-quarter of studio staff according to the Women in Games collective

Games Industry Still A Hostile Environment For Many Women

Five years on from a first wave of harassment scandals that rocked the world of gaming, multiple women working in the industry tell AFP they have seen or experienced sexism in the workplace, fearing economic hardship in the sector will lead to backsliding.
DeepSeek has prompted some experts to advise tech entrepreneurs to make sure they are in position to change which artificial intelligence model they rely on as costs and capabilities evolve rapidly

DeepSeek Dims Shine Of AI Stars

China-based DeepSeek shook up the world of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) early this year with a low-cost but high-performance model that challenges the hegemony of OpenAI and other big-spending behemoths.
Chinese AI tool Manus can perform tasks such as booking tickets and sorting resumes

What To Know About Manus, China's Latest AI Assistant

A powerful new AI tool Manus is making waves in China, fuelling hopes that it could replicate the success of DeepSeek, which earlier this year rattled the global tech industry with its state-of-the-art chatbot.
After Elon Musk bought Twitter in late 2022 he gutted the staff, raising concerns about the safety and stability of the platform he has renamed X

Musk Says X Hit By Major Cyberattack

Elon Musk said X was hit Monday by a major cyberattack, raising questions as to whether the politically divisive billionaire is being targeted or his decision to gut staff at what was once Twitter is haunting the social network.

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