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‘It’s the most empathetic voice in my life’: How AI is transforming the lives of neurodivergent people
-For Cape Town-based filmmaker Kate D'hotman, connecting with movie audiences comes naturally. Far more daunting is speaking with others. "I've never understood how people [decipher] social cues," the 40-year-old director of horror films says.
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Driverless vehicle
Opinion: Has Musk lied about self-driving Teslas? California says so
A suspension of car sales in California would be a serious problem for Tesla, given that the state has generally accounted for some 30% of its US domestic sales; the US has accounted for roughly half of worldwide sales.
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AI
People are starting to talk more like ChatGPT
A new study found that ChatGPT is changing our speech patterns, with its favourite words popping up more frequently in our conversations.
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Technology
Meta names ChatGPT co-creator as chief scientist of Superintelligence Lab
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Meta Platforms has appointed Shengjia Zhao, co-creator of ChatGPT, as chief scientist of its Superintelligence Lab, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Friday, as the company accelerates its push into advanced AI.
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AI
Opinion: Here’s what happened when I asked AI if my job as a humour columnist is in jeopardy
This is a humour column. Unless it doesn't make you laugh.. then it's just a column.
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Technology
Opinion: Hiding weather data harms more than hurricane forecasts
This is an obvious threat to the lives and properties of people in the paths of hurricanes, especially in an era when a hotter climate is making rapid storm intensification more common.
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Technology
Intel to separate networking unit as new CEO Tan overhauls business
(Reuters) -Intel is planning to separate its networking and communications unit into a stand-alone company and has begun the process of identifying investors, the chipmaker said on Friday, as new CEO Lip-Bu Tan looks to streamline its operations.
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Technology
Tesla gets multiple shareholder proposals related to investment in xAI
(Reuters) -Tesla said on Friday it had received a number of shareholder proposals regarding the company's plan to invest in CEO Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI.
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Technology
Spear AI raises first round of funding to apply AI to submarine data
(Corrects paragraph 4 to reflect that Michael Hunter was an advisor to Navy SEALs but was not a SEAL)
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Technology
US closes probe into Waymo self-driving collisions, unexpected behavior
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Friday it has closed a 14-month investigation into a series of minor collisions and unexpected behavior from Alphabet's Waymo self-driving vehicles without taking further action.
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Technology
Telefonica in exclusive talks to sell its Mexican unit to Beyond ONE, sources say
LONDON (Reuters) -Spanish telecom giant Telefonica is in exclusive talks to sell its Mexican business to Beyond ONE, the owner of Virgin Mobile Mexico, three sources with knowledge of the negotiations said.
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Technology
Tesla to roll out human-driven chauffeur service in Bay Area, California regulator says
(Reuters) -Tesla plans to offer a chauffeur-style service operated by human drivers to a limited number of people in the San Francisco Bay Area, a California regulator said on Friday, contrary to a media report that the EV maker would offer a robotaxi service.
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Technology
Google partners with Italy's Energy Dome on zero-emission power supply
MILAN (Reuters) -Italian energy storage firm Energy Dome said on Friday it had entered a commercial partnership with Google to supply carbon-free energy to the grids that power the operations of the U.S. tech giant.
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Technology
Meta to halt political advertising in EU from October, blames EU rules
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Meta Platforms will end political, election and social issue advertising on its platform in the EU in early October, blaming legal uncertainties due to new EU rules on political advertising, the U.S. social media company said on Friday.
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Technology
Dutch watchdog postpones ruling on Apple fees on dating apps, awaits EU action
PARIS (Reuters) -Dutch antitrust regulator ACM said in a statement on Friday it has postponed a ruling on Apple over fees the iPhone maker charges dating app providers as it awaits the outcome of ongoing discussions between Apple and the European Commission over a similar issue.
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Technology
Intel slumps as potential foundry exit deepens investor gloom
(Reuters) -Intel shares sank 8% on Friday after the company warned of exiting chip manufacturing if it fails to secure a major customer, a potentially drastic move by the new CEO to cut spending and revive the struggling American icon.
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Mobile apps
Uber's new 'senior accounts' aimed at helping elderly people travel
Uber is launching a feature for relatives to remotely book and track trips for their elderly parents or grandparents.
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AI
Amazon shuts down Shanghai AI lab, says source
US tech giant Amazon has shut down its artificial intelligence research lab in Shanghai, a source with direct knowledge of the matter confirmed to AFP.
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Social media
Irish watchdog threatens X over adult content controls
Ireland's media watchdog, acting on behalf of the EU, has warned Elon Musk's social network X that it must enact rules to restrict children's access to adult content by Friday or "face action".
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Mobile apps
US officials: US$17mil lost in ATM scam that spread on TikTok
Payment cards for a New York City youth jobs program were used to withdraw millions of dollars over less than three days, officials said.
