Technology

Alphabet shares hit record after Berkshire makes rare tech bet with $4.9 billion stake

(Reuters) -Alphabet shares rallied nearly 6% to a record high on Monday after Berkshire Hathaway's new stake provided an endorsement of the tech giant's artificial intelligence efforts amid heightened worries over a looming bubble.

Technology

Singapore Exchange to launch bitcoin and ether perpetual futures

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The derivatives arm of Singapore Exchange (SGX) said on Monday that it would launch bitcoin and ether cryptocurrency perpetual futures trading on its platform.

AI

US cities and states are turning to AI to improve road safety

As America's ageing roads fall further behind on much-needed repairs, cities and states are turning to artificial intelligence to spot the worst hazards and decide which fixes should come first.

Smartphones

Confused by the iPhone Pocket? That’s by design.

Decades after their founders connected, Apple and Issey Miyake released a collection of phone pouches that have some people baffled. They hope it will inspire creativity.

Cybersecurity

Anthropic says Chinese hackers used its AI in online attack, a claim refuted by China

The company claimed that AI did most of the hacking with limited human input and said it was a rapid escalation of the technology's use in cybercrime.

Smartphones

Apple’s US$230 cloth iPhone pouch is already sold out - here’s what it’s like

Early on Nov 14, a crowd of people lined up outside Apple Inc's SoHo location in New York to be among the first to get their hands on a new, limited-edition product: an up to US$230 iPhone pouch the company said is "inspired by the concept of a piece of cloth".

Social media

Musk's Grokipedia leans on 'questionable' sources, study says

Musk's company xAI launched Grokipedia last month to compete with Wikipedia – a crowdsourced information repository authored by humans that the billionaire and others on the American right have repeatedly accused of ideological bias.

AI

Big tech’s climate strategists feeling strain of AI power needs

Weeks after ChatGPT was unleashed on the world in November 2022, sustainability executives at Microsoft Corp realised they had a big problem.

Social media

How AI and social media contribute to ‘brain rot’

A.I. search tools, chatbots and social media are associated with lower cognitive performance, studies say. What to do?

Video games

The 'f' is for frightening: How Silent Hill f masters the art of survival horror

Let's jump into the J-horror world of Silent Hill f and dissect the mechanics of a spooky survival horror game.

Technology

Bitcoin falls nearly 2% to $93,684

(Reuters) -Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency by market value, was down by 1.59% at $93,684 at 4:21 p.m. ET (2121 GMT) on Sunday.

Technology

Samsung, Hyundai announce domestic investments after US-South Korea trade deal

SEOUL (Reuters) -Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motor and other major South Korean manufacturers on Sunday unveiled domestic investment plans, as a U.S. trade deal raised concern investment in the U.S. could weaken manufacturing at home.

Mobile apps

This app combines X rivals Bluesky, Mastodon and Threads into one

With the former Twitter community now splintered across several platforms – including X (the successor to Twitter), Threads, Bluesky and Mastodon – it's easy to feel like you're missing out if you only pick one.

AI

In Germany, AI-powered rubbish trucks scan for waste in the wrong bin

Throwing out your rubbish in Germany can feel overwhelming. It's not rocket science, most Germans will tell you. But it's not far off, confused foreigners will answer.

Video games

Review: ‘Arc Raiders’ may have the secret sauce for the extraction genre

Faced with dozens of choices each week, gamers have an embarrassment of riches this holiday season, and developers face bigger challenges. With so many titles fighting for attention, it's more difficult than ever to break through the noise.

Video games

'Pokémon Legends: Z-A': New battles for the pocket monsters

The latest 'Pokemon' game takes players to a city strongly reminiscent of Paris. At its centre stands a gigantic, illuminated tower.

Technology

US jury says Apple must pay Masimo $634 million in smartwatch patent case

(Reuters) -A federal jury in California said on Friday that Apple owes medical-monitoring technology company Masimo $634 million for infringing a patent covering blood-oxygen reading technology.

AI

Opinion: How to save Wikipedia from AI

The volunteer-run online encyclopaedia just issued a stark warning: AI is exploiting the site's data, siphoning off its traffic, and threatening its future.

Technology

Google ad tech antitrust trial closing arguments moved back

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A final plea by Alphabet's Google to avoid a breakup of its advertising technology business in a U.S. court has been moved to November 21, the court said.

Technology

Apple intensifies succession planning for CEO Tim Cook, FT reports

(Reuters) -Apple is stepping up its succession planning efforts as it prepares for Tim Cook to step down as chief executive of the tech giant as soon as next year, the Financial Times reported on Friday.