Menlo Park, United States (AFP) Sept 18, 2025 - Meta showed off new smart glasses on Wednesday as it continued to bank on a lifestyle shift toward blending reality and virtual space despite the efforts inflicting heavy financial losses.
Paris (AFP) Sept 19, 2024 - A group of companies including Meta and Spotify blasted the European Union Thursday for its fragmented and inconsistent decision-making on data privacy and artificial intelligence (AI).
Paris (AFP) Sept 17, 2024 - Ray-Ban maker EssilorLuxottica said Tuesday that it extended a partnership with Facebook and Instagram owner Meta to develop smart-eyewear products after producing glasses that let users make calls, capture images and listen to music.
Washington (AFP) Sept 24, 2019 - Kik, a popular messaging app for young smartphone users, is shutting down as the company focuses on a legal battle over its cryptocurrency funding round.
Berlin (AFP) Sept 7, 2021 - No German leader's diary would be complete without a visit to the venerable IAA motor show, which welcomes Angela Merkel on Tuesday for the last time in her chancellorship.
Berlin (AFP) Sept 4, 2016 - Always wanted to know what it would be like to watch a TV talkshow in the studio? Or zoom in on a particular player in a Bundesliga game rather than see a wideshot of the field?
Washington (AFP) Sept 16, 2014 - The Internet is no longer draining profits from media and entertainment companies, which have learned to make online services pay, a new study shows.
Shanghai (AFP) Sept 12, 2013 - Britain's McLaren opened its first car dealership in mainland China on Thursday, hoping to sell the country's wealthy elite its Formula One-inspired vehicles for up to $2.1 million apiece.
San Francisco (AFP) Sept 6, 2011 - Cars made smarter with Internet technology are zooming into perilous hacker territory, according to a report by US computer security giant McAfee.
Washington (AFP) Sept 23, 2016 - The huge Yahoo hack deals a fresh blow to the internet pioneer which has been struggling to reinvent itself, potentially impacting the pending sale aiming at giving it a new start.
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 9, 2012 - Tens of thousands of people rallied on Japan's southern island of Okinawa Sunday against the deployment of US Osprey military aircraft after a series of accidents elsewhere involving the planes.
Shanghai (AFP) Sept 16, 2008 - General Motors marked its 100th anniversary Tuesday, saying its future lay in China as it broke ground on a research facility that will develop hybrid and electric cars for the Chinese market.
Washington (AFP) Sept 14, 2011 - With tablet computer sales soaring - led by Apple's iPad - a market research company boosted its forecast on Wednesday for shipments of the devices.
Washington (AFP) Sept 21, 2012 - Melting bridges, misplaced landmarks, and major cities disappearing: Apple's glitch-ridden maps program released in its new mobile software has customers fuming and analysts puzzled.
Frankfurt (AFP) Sept 12, 2007 - The world's biggest automakers, GM and Toyota, have taken different paths to building cleaner cars but agree there is no one route to lower fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
Ottawa (AFP) Sept 18, 2020 - A driver who allegedly set his car to autopilot and then took a nap as it broke the speed limit on a rural Canadian highway has been charged with dangerous driving, police said.
