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Chinese social media company TikTok plans to open two more data centres in Europe, according to a senior executive, a move that could mitigate concerns over the security of users’ data and ease regulatory pressure on the company. TikTok has been seeking to assure governments and regulators that users’ personal …

After years selling its controversial Full-Self Driving software upgrade for thousands of dollars, Tesla today issued a recall for every one of the nearly 363,000 vehicles using the feature. The move was prompted by a US government agency saying the software had in “rare circumstances” put drivers in danger and could …

As far as many residents of Sri Lanka’s capital are concerned, the last thing their island nation needs in the midst of its worst-ever economic crisis is another beach – the island nation’s 1,340km coastline is blessed with some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Yet, Port City …

Microsoft has formally approved a way to run Windows 11 on ARM-based Macs, if not in the way you might hope. In a new support article, the company has “authorized” using Parallels Desktop 18 to run the ARM versions of Windows 11 Pro and Enterprise on M1- and M2-based Macs. …

RM62.8 million or roughly US$14.3 million was spent by the Malaysian government in rebranding exercises between March 2020 and January 30, 2023. Malaysia saw changes in government three times during that period following a political crisis that eventually culminated in a Pakatan Harapan alliance coming into power following the Southeast …

Several employees at a United States Tesla factory in Buffalo, New York were fired a day after launching union-organising efforts, according to the local labour group Tesla Workers United (TWU). The workers received an email Wednesday evening updating them on a new policy that prohibits them from recording workplace meetings …

It is a bloody trail: Avian flu has killed 15 million domestic birds and led to the culling of an unprecedented 193 million more since October 2021. The rampant virus has jumped from Europe and Asia to North America — spreading shortly afterwards to bird populations in South and Central …

What a distinction seven days makes on this planet of generative AI. Last week Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s CEO, was gleefully telling the world that the brand new AI-infused Bing search engine would “make Google dance” by difficult its long-standing dominance in internet search. The new Bing makes use of a bit …

The influential Ethiopian Orthodox Church said late on Wednesday that it had reached an agreement with a breakaway synod from the Oromia region following deadly violence that killed dozens and led to partial internet shutdowns. The rift threatened to bring fresh instability to Africa’s second most populous nation, just as …

Paramount+ will get a bit more expensive later this year as it folds in Showtime’s streaming service. The Premium tier of Paramount+, which will be renamed to Paramount+ With Showtime, will soon cost $12 per month, up from the current $10, as Variety reports. The ad-supported tier, which will not include …