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New York (AFP) - In pursuit of the AI dream, the tech industry this year has plunked down about $400 billion on specialized chips and data centers, but questions are...

San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - Shares in business computing giant Oracle fell more than 10 percent on Wednesday on word its revenue missed heady expectations, dampening artificial intelligence euphoria...

New York (AFP) - The US government has moved to drop its case against a former Fox broadcasting executive involved in the FIFA corruption scandal that plunged the world's footballing...

Washington (United States) (AFP) - US lawmakers on Wednesday approved a sweeping defense bill bolstering European security -- a sharp rebuke to President Donald Trump's mounting threats to downgrade Washington's...

Washington (United States) (AFP) - A divided US Federal Reserve lowered interest rates Wednesday for a third consecutive time this year, but signaled that it could hold off further reductions...

(AFP) - The US Supreme Court on Wednesday examined how to determine whether a death row inmate is intellectually disabled and should be spared execution. The top court more than...

Washington (United States) (AFP) - A divided US Federal Reserve lowered interest rates Wednesday for a third consecutive time this year, flagging labor market concerns even as inflation remained elevated...

New York (AFP) - Music powerhouse Beyonce, tennis legend Venus Williams and Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman will co-chair the 2026 Met Gala on May 4 alongside Vogue's Anna Wintour, the...

Kinshasa (AFP) - Streets were empty, shops shuttered and soldiers fled a key eastern DR Congo city Wednesday a day after the Rwanda-backed M23 militia entered the outskirts, in a...

Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - Hollywood A-listers Jon Hamm, Olivia Wilde and Russell Crowe will rub shoulders with some of cinema's best and brightest new talent at the Sundance...