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Study finds Google AI system could improve breast cancer detection

A new study by researchers in the US and UK shows that artificial intelligence has the potential to improve the accuracy of screening for breast cancer cutting the number of false negatives by 9.4% in the US group, and by 2.7% in the British group.

The battle to tax big tech is getting real

Italy joins France in defying the US as countries try to make big tech firms pay a fair share of their income in taxes.

Google co-founders step down as execs of Alphabet Inc

Google CEO Sundar Pichai will stay in his role and also become CEO of Alphabet Inc.

US threatens 100% tariffs on French goods over digital tax

A report from the US Trade Representative's office found the tax penalises American tech companies like Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon.

Ukraine slams Apple for putting Crimea in Russia on apps

Russian lawmakers said Apple complied with a demand from Moscow for Crimea to appear as part of Russia on maps and weather apps.

French Laicite and the battle against Muslim women

The French secularism that has marginalised many in the Jewish community is now working overtime to do the same to French Muslims.

Amnesty calls out Facebook, Google on human rights abuse

A 60-page report by the London-based rights group says the so-called “Surveillance Giants” have business models that are incompatible with the right to privacy, freedom of expression and the right to equality and non-discrimination.

Google to offer checking accounts for consumers - WSJ

Project, named Cache, will have accounts by Citigroup Inc and a credit union at Stanford University, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

How Al Arabiya and Al Jazeera converged for Turkey’s operation in Syria

Despite the strong enmity between the Qatari owners of Al Jazeera and the Saudi owners of Al Arabiya, their English coverage took a largely similar tone, and both failed to present Turkish ground realities in an accurate or fair manner.

Why militants have widened attacks in Kashmir

Recent violence targeted outsiders from mainland India entering the disputed Kashmir, a significant shift triggered by India's decision to reduce the semi-autonomous region into a New Delhi-ruled territory.

Google claims breakthrough in blazingly fast computing

The feat could open the door someday to machines so blazingly fast that they could revolutionise such tasks as finding new medicines, developing vastly smarter artificial intelligence systems and cracking encryptions.

Huawei says nine-month revenue up despite US pressure

Huawei's revenues jumped 24.4 percent on-year to $86.2 billion and its profit margin increased 8.7 percent, despite what it called a US campaign to isolate the company globally.