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Pope Leo calls for an ethical AI framework in a message to tech execs gathering at the Vatican

CNN — Pope Leo XIV says tech companies developing artificial intelligence should abide by an “ethical criterion” that respects human dignity. AI must take “into account the well-being of the human person not only materially, but also intellectually and spiritually,” the pope said in a message sent Friday to a gathering on AI attended by …

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Egypt Independent June 22, 2025

Trump threatens 25% tariff on Apple and says Samsung and other tech companies could be next

CNN — President Donald Trump on Friday demanded Apple and other smartphone makers like Samsung make their phones in the United States or face a 25 percent tariff. “I have long ago informed Tim Cook of Apple that I expect their iPhone’s that will be sold in the United States of America will be manufactured …

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Egypt Independent May 25, 2025

Europe whacks American Big Tech with $797 million fine. Meta cries ‘tariff’

London CNN — The European Union has fined Apple and Meta a combined €700 million ($797 million) in the first enforcement of its landmark digital competition law. The penalties for breaching the Digital Markets Act come amid attacks on the EU by the Trump administration for what it sees as the bloc’s unfair targeting of …

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Egypt Independent April 23, 2025

These tech leaders donated to Trump. Now they’re out billions of dollars

New York CNN — Silicon Valley leaders donated to President Donald Trump’s campaign or inaugural fund. They visited him at Mar-a-Lago and sat front-and-center as he was sworn into office. But in the first three months of his presidency, their wallets have taken a hit from his policies. The companies founded or run by Meta …

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Egypt Independent April 10, 2025

The world’s most valuable tech company has a problem it can’t easily solve

New York CNN — When Apple unveiled its revamped Siri last June, the company called it “the start of a new era” for the 13-year-old digital helper. It demonstrated how the virtual assistant would be able to cross-reference a user’s emails, texts and real-time flight data to answer complex questions, such as “When is my …

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Egypt Independent March 23, 2025

Prize-winning pictures: Images from this photo contests how tech changing the world

How many ways can you photograph a screen? “So many ways,” says Munira Mutaher, a Sri Lanka-based photo editor for

NPR NEWS February 16, 2025

DeepSeek hasn’t just disrupted OpenAI. Chinese tech giants are being upended too

Hong Kong CNN — DeepSeek’s advances have roiled global stock markets and AI players. Now, its influence is spreading quickly at home, with some of China’s biggest tech companies, many of which had been developing their own chatbots, racing to incorporate the open-source model into their own services. In early February telecoms giant Huawei said …

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Egypt Independent February 13, 2025

What is DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup that shook the tech world?

CNN — A surprisingly efficient and powerful Chinese AI model has taken the technology industry by storm. It’s called DeepSeek R1, and it’s rattling nerves on Wall Street. The new AI model was developed by DeepSeek, a startup that was born just a year ago and has somehow managed a breakthrough that famed tech investor …

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Egypt Independent January 29, 2025

5 big questions about how tech will look under Trump

New York CNN — The incoming Trump administration could mean big changes in the government’s relationship with tech companies in ways that could affect users, ranging from the content they might see online to whether they could be confronted with discriminatory AI systems. President-elect Donald Trump and many of his allies have had a combative …

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Egypt Independent December 1, 2024