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AI
AI weather models have shown promise this hurricane season
When Hurricane Beryl was rushing across the Atlantic basin in July, the weather forecasting tool made by Google Deepmind, the tech company’s artificial intelligence unit, saw something other models missed.
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AI
AI could help scale humanitarian responses. But it could also have big downsides
As the International Rescue Committee copes with dramatic increases in displaced people in recent years, the refugee aid organisation has looked for efficiencies wherever it can – including using artificial intelligence.
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Social media
Australia’s plan to ban children from social media proves popular and problematic
How do you remove children from the harms of social media? Politically the answer appears simple in Australia, but practically the solution could be far more difficult.
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Video games
Blizzard brings back old ‘Warcraft’ games as global franchise turns 30
The video-game publisher Blizzard will release new versions of several old Warcraft strategy games to commemorate the fantasy franchise’s 30th anniversary.
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Internet
Russians say YouTube access ‘restored’ after plea to Putin
Russian media reported Thursday evening that many YouTube users were able to watch normally following months of slow video speeds in the country, after President Vladimir Putin promised to look into the issue.
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AI
Activist: ‘Terrible’ AI has given tech an existential headache
Technology firms are ceaselessly promoting new AI products, but climate activist Sage Lenier says AI is useless, unsustainable and has given the industry an existential problem.
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Technology
Netflix hopes for live sports knockout with Paul-Tyson fight
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A showdown between former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and social media influencer-turned-fighter Jake Paul on Friday is the latest one-two punch from Netflix, as the media giant hopes to cash in on sports' sprint to streaming.
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Social media
Bluesky has added one million users since the US election as people seek alternatives to X
Social media site Bluesky has gained one million new users in the week since the US election, as some X users look for an alternative platform to post their thoughts and engage with others online.
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Technology
South Korean LG Display to invest additional $1 billion in Vietnam, local govt says
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam has awarded a licence to South Korea's LG Display that will see it raise its investment in the northern port city of Haiphong by $1 billion, the city's authorities said late on Thursday.
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Cybersecurity
Opinion: Replace your passwords with passkeys for an easier login experience
If you're tired of memorising passwords, then give passkeys a try.
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Technology
US man sentenced to 5 years over laundering crypto stolen from Bitfinex hack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A New York technology entrepreneur was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday after pleading guilty last year to laundering funds stolen from Bitfinex one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, with the help of his wife.
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Technology
Lenovo Q2 revenue jumps 24% on premium PC sales, AI push
BEIJING (Reuters) -Lenovo posted a 24% revenue rise in its fiscal second quarter from a year earlier, spurred partly by sales growth for computers that can handle artificial intelligence workloads as the global personal computer industry showed signs of recovery.
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Technology
No joke: the Onion parody website buys Alex Jones' Infowars out of bankruptcy
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Like a headline lifted from the Onion, the parody news website is buying conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars in a bankruptcy auction.
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Technology
Blue Origin, AST Spacemobile ink New Glenn rocket launch deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Jeff Bezos' rocket company Blue Origin has signed a multi-launch deal with satellite communication company AST Spacemobile to deploy the company's direct-to-cellular satellites "over a multi-year period" using Blue's New Glenn rocket, the companies announced Thursday.
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Technology
FTC's Holyoak concerned AI collecting children's data
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Trade Commissioner Melissa Holyoak said on Thursday the agency should look into how artificial-intelligence products use the data they gather from younger users, amid privacy and safety concerns.
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Technology
US FTC plans to investigate Microsoft's cloud business
(Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is preparing to launch an investigation into anti-competitive practices at Microsoft's cloud computing business, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday.
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Technology
Bluesky attracts millions as users leave Musk's X after Trump win
(Reuters) -Social media platform Bluesky is adding millions of users as people flee X after Donald Trump was elected U.S. President and as an upcoming change to the terms of service threatens to complicate legal challenges for the Elon Musk-owned platform.
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Technology
TikTok launches AI-powered video platform to advertisers globally
(Reuters) - ByteDance-owned TikTok on Thursday announced the global availability of its generative AI video creation platform, Symphony Creative Studios, to all advertisers, as the short-video app looks to boost its ad business.
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Technology
Google brings AI voice assistant Gemini Live to iPhone
SAN FRANCISCO - Alphabet's Google on Thursday released a smartphone app for its artificial intelligence chatbot on Apple's App Store that introduced the latest generation of its voice assistant to the popular mobile operating system.
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Video games
Rooted in reminiscence: M’sian game designers go big on the nostalgia factor
From charity-driven games to nostalgic school-life simulations, Malaysian indie developers create experiences that entertain, inspire and reflect culture.
