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Italy's data protection agency on Saturday fined Meta Platforms 805 million euros (about $887 million) after finding that the company accessed Android users' photos and videos without their consent or notice.

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China has ushered artificial intelligence into its cinemas, but the country’s first fully AI-generated feature film has flopped at the box office. Made with no human actors or camera crew, Sanxingdui: Future Past brought in just around 1.8 million yuan (US$270,000) after three weeks in theatres, according to Chinese box office data tracker Beacon Pro. The figure was well below the film’s reported budget of tens of millions of yuan. The 100-minute sci-fi film is set in a world decades in the...

Starship achieves first catch by mechanical arms in 15th flight test

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SpaceX's Starship spacecraft returned to its launch site on Saturday and was successfully caught by the launch tower's giant mechanical arms for the first time, marking a major milestone in the company's efforts to develop a fully reusable rocket system.

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Can Chinese AI companies curb cyber risks from open-weight models without losing their edge?

Nov 15, 2026

Can Chinese AI companies curb cyber risks from open-weight models without losing their edge?

China’s leading artificial intelligence model companies are beginning to curb the cybersecurity capabilities of their most advanced open-weight models, following a string of high-profile AI hacking incidents involving both US and Chinese companies. Earlier this month, Chinese technology giant Tencent Holdings said it had stripped its latest Hy4 model of its cyber-hacking capabilities while retaining its cyber defence capabilities, following a similar move by Moonshot AI with its Kimi K3.1 Pro...

Highlights From the Starship Landing

Nov 15, 2026

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The Starship spacecraft safely landed back at the Starbase launch facility, a major step in SpaceX’s quest to build fully reusable rockets.

Microsoft announces service 'restored,' global outage over

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Microsoft announces service 'restored,' global outage over

Tech giant Microsoft said on Saturday it had "restored service" to customers, effectively bringing to a close a massive outage that caused chaos and disrupted public services and businesses around the world.

SpaceX Makes History With Successful Rocket Catch in Texas

Nov 15, 2026

SpaceX Makes History With Successful Rocket Catch in Texas

The Starship spacecraft returned from orbit to the same spot where it lifted off, marking a key milestone in SpaceX’s vision of building fully reusable rockets.

Jensen Huang Carried a Secret for More Than a Year. It Led to His Downfall.

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Jensen Huang Carried a Secret for More Than a Year. It Led to His Downfall.

Nvidia’s leader said his relationship with a female customer was just about business. But what he was concealing eventually led to his resignation from the company he created.

SpaceX catches part of its Starship rocket on return to Earth

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SpaceX has performed the historic catch using mechanical arms nicknamed "chopsticks".

SpaceX successfully catches top of huge Starship rocket for first time

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The rocket stage was caught mid air using huge mechanical arms nicknamed "chopsticks".

'Can you believe it?': SpaceX catches part of its Starship rocket on return to Earth

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SpaceX has performed the historic catch using mechanical arms nicknamed "chopsticks".

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