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Spain blocks more than 65,000 Airbnb holiday rental listings
MADRID (Reuters) - Spain has ordered Airbnb to withdraw more than 65,000 listings for holiday rentals that violated existing rules from its platform as part of a general crackdown on a business blamed for contributing to the housing crisis in the country.
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Technology
Nvidia software aims to create marketplace for AI computing power
SAN FRANCISCO/TAIPEI (Reuters) -Nvidia announced a new software platform on Monday that will create a marketplace for cloud-based artificial intelligence chips.
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Technology
Nvidia's Huang sparks 'Jensanity' in Taiwan with AI hero's welcome
(This story has been refiled to correct the name to Han-yun, not Han-yuan, in paragraph 9)
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Technology
Qualcomm to make data center processors that connect to Nvidia chips
SAN FRANCISCO/TAIPEI (Reuters) -Qualcomm on Monday said it will make custom data center central processing units, or CPUs, that use technology from Nvidia to connect to Nvidia's artificial intelligence chips.
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Technology
Crypto high-rollers go big on bodyguards to deter kidnappers
The industry's massive investments in protecting online systems may even be fueling the offline risks.
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Video games
'Fortnite' unavailable on Apple devices worldwide
Hit game 'Fortnite' was unavailable on Apple's digital App Store around the world on Friday, in the latest episode of a battle between the tech titan and publisher Epic Games.
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Technology
Xiaomi to invest at least $6.9 billion in chip design, founder says
(This story has been corrected to fix the attribution of investment timeline to company representative, not Xiaomi founder. The timeline has also been corrected to show that the investment is from 2025, not 2021)
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Technology
Amazon claims warehouses are getting safer. Critics say progress is too slow
Injury rates in Amazon warehouses fell in 2024 for the third year in a row, but a coalition of labour unions that tracks the data said Amazon isn't making improvements fast enough.
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Technology
Nvidia in advanced talks to invest in PsiQuantum, The Information reports
(Reuters) -Nvidia is in advanced talks to invest in quantum computing startup PsiQuantum, The Information reported on Sunday.
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Social media
Here's a story about the history of the Like button that you might like
The Internet wouldn't be the same without the Like button, the thumbs-up icon that Facebook and other online services turned into digital catnip.
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Technology
Samsung SDI cuts pricing of new shares by 17% amid tariff-driven sell-off
SEOUL (Reuters) -Samsung SDI on Monday slashed the pricing of its new share issue by 17% after its stock declined in a broad market sell-off sparked by concerns over potential U.S. tariffs.
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Technology
Microsoft wants AI 'agents' to work together and remember things
REDMOND, Washington (Reuters) -Microsoft envisions a future where any company's artificial intelligence agents can work together with agents from other firms and have better memories of their interactions, its chief technologist said on Sunday ahead of the company's annual software developer conference.
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Technology
Nvidia plans to sell tech to speed AI chip communication
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Nvidia said on Monday it plans to sell a technology to others that will tie chips together in order to speed up the chip-to-chip communication needed to build and deploy artificial intelligence tools.
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Cybersecurity
Think before you click: That tempting offer might be your employer testing your awareness of scams
Simulated phishing exercises are being deployed by some companies in Malaysia to test their employees' cybersecurity alertness amidst an onslaught of increasingly convincing AI-created scams. Can staff keep up?
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Technology
Telegram founder says he rejected a Western request to silence conservative voices in Romania
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The founder of the Telegram messaging app said on Sunday he had refused a request by a Western government, which he did not name but appeared to imply was France, to silence conservative voices in Romania ahead of a presidential election run-off there.
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Technology
'Criminal': Elton John condemns UK's AI copyright plans
LONDON (Reuters) -Elton John on Sunday accused the British government of "committing theft" by proposing that tech firms could train artificial intelligence models on the UK's music and creative output without guaranteeing proper recompense.
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Mobile apps
Airbnb now wants to sell you haircuts, museum visits and massages
Airbnb is expanding its business beyond accommodation to include experiences like museum visits, horse-riding and cooking classes, as well as services from people like masseurs, hair stylists and professional chefs.
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Technology
Opinion: A dock can help connect a bare hard drive to your computer
This week I got an email from a reader who asks, "I have a stand-alone hard drive that cannot be accessed anymore. I've tried different laptops and different cables, but to no avail. The light is still on it (it is a Seagate Free Agent hard drive, probably 10 years old or so), but it no longer makes any noise.
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Streaming
Netflix is about to look a lot different for viewers. Here's how
Netflix has announced it is rolling out a new look and a series of additional features to its TV homepage, as the streamer continues to build its stable of film and TV programming, live events and games.
