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Instagram users given new algorithm controls
Instagram users given new algorithm controls
by  AFP

Instagram on Wednesday unveiled a new AI-powered feature that lets users view and adjust the algorithm shaping their Reels feed, calling it a pioneering move toward greater user control.

EU seeks better Spain-France energy links after blackout
EU seeks better Spain-France energy links after blackout
by  AFP

The EU said Wednesday it wants to boost energy links between France and Spain as part of a bloc-wide push to secure power supplies, months after a massive outage hit the Iberian Peninsula. The construction of two new interconnections linking France and Spain across the Pyrenees topped a list of eight "energy highways" Brussels wants to fast track.

Greek govt in emergency meeting as farmers block central port
Greek govt in emergency meeting as farmers block central port
by  AFP

Greece's government held emergency meetings Wednesday to address a growing farm protest movement, as demonstrators temporarily blocked the central port of Volos. Volos, one of Greece's main ports, is a key gateway into Thessaly, the country's agricultural heartland.

China consumer prices pick up pace but demand still slack
China consumer prices pick up pace but demand still slack
by  AFP

Rising food costs pushed consumer inflation in China last month to its fastest pace in nearly two years, data showed Wednesday, but lower factory-gate prices suggested demand in the world's second-largest economy remains weak.

France's 'Battery Valley' makes use of Asian experts
France's 'Battery Valley' makes use of Asian experts
by  AFP

France is developing domestic production of electric vehicle batteries with an eye on industrial independence but Asian experts are proving key in launching operations. Vincent said the Chinese have learned an enormous amount in two decades of manufacturing electric vehicle batteries, while France began from zero five years ago.

Oil-rich UAE turns to AI to grease economy
Oil-rich UAE turns to AI to grease economy
by  AFP

Deep in the Abu Dhabi desert, a vast AI campus a quarter the size of Paris is starting to emerge, the oil-rich UAE's boldest bet yet on technology it hopes will help transform its economy. Now, the UAE is hoping that AI can help fill the gap when oil demand inevitably wanes.