Science and Tech

UAE sets minimum social media use age at 15, media office says

UAE sets minimum social media use age at 15, media office says

DUBAI, June 18 (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates on Thursday approved a resolution setting the minimum age for social…

June 18, 2026

China announces measures to promote AI integration with consumption

BEIJING, June 18 (Reuters) - China's commerce ministry has announced measures to promote the application of artificial intelligence in the…

June 18, 2026

How India sparred with Telegram days ahead of blocking the app

By Arpan Chaturvedi and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI, June 18 (Reuters) - India privately rebuked Telegram for not proactively removing…

June 18, 2026

China's mid-year shopping festival highlights weak demand, rising role of AI

By Casey Hall and Sophie Yu SHANGHAI, June 18 (Reuters) - China's second-biggest shopping festival is drawing to a subdued…

June 18, 2026

Trump says Apple to partner with Intel on US chip design, production

June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Thursday that Apple has agreed…

June 18, 2026

Drone strikes beyond the battlefield pump up market for technology to repel them

The growing use of drones outside traditional battlefields is driving rapid demand for technologies designed to detect, track and neutralise…

June 18, 2026

JPMorgan blocks Anthropic AI access for Hong Kong staff, FT reports

June 18 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase has stopped its staff in Hong Kong from accessing Anthropic's AI models, in a sign…

June 18, 2026

JPMorgan Chase cuts off Anthropic access for its Hong Kong staff, FT reports

June 18 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase has stopped its staff in Hong Kong from accessing Anthropic’s AI models, in a sign…

June 18, 2026

Vodafone Australia network outage hits thousands, services being restored

June 18 (Reuters) - Vodafone Australia said on Thursday that many customers experienced intermittent network issues after an outage at…

June 18, 2026

Exclusive-Meta head of product for 'AI for work' transformation is leaving company

By Katie Paul NEW YORK, June 17 (Reuters) - A Meta executive overseeing a key piece of its AI-related restructuring…

June 18, 2026