Technology

Adidas warns of consumer data breach

BERLIN (Reuters) -German sportswear maker Adidas said on Friday an unauthorised external party had obtained certain consumer data through a third-party customer service provider albeit not passwords or credit card data.

Technology

Tata Consultancy Services carries out internal probe into M&S hack, FT reports

(Reuters) -India's Tata Consultancy Services is conducting an internal investigation to determine whether it was the gateway for a cyberattack on UK's Marks and Spencer that compromised customer data and disrupted the retailer's operations, FT reported on Friday.

Technology

Exclusive-Musk’s DOGE expanding his Grok AI in U.S. government, raising conflict concerns

(Reuters) -Billionaire Elon Musk's DOGE team is expanding use of his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok in the U.S. federal government to analyze data, said three people familiar with the matter, potentially violating conflict-of-interest laws and putting at risk sensitive information on millions of Americans.

Wearables

Apple plans glasses for 2026 as part of AI push, nixes watch with camera

Apple Inc is aiming to release smart glasses at the end of next year as part of a push into AI-enhanced gadgets, but it has shelved plans for a smartwatch that can analyse its surroundings with a built-in camera. 

Technology

Surge pricing and midnight discounts: EV charging rates go dynamic

Nearly 40% of the country's 10,700 or so public fast-charging stations recently started adjusting rates often and aggressively, based on a myriad of factors that skew the supply-demand equation, from weather and events to holiday travel spikes and fluctuating electricity rates.

AI

How AI can help detect dyslexia in children

A team of researchers from the State University of New York at Buffalo has presented an innovative study on the use of artificial intelligence in the early detection of dyslexia and dysgraphia in children.

AI

Google faces antitrust investigation over deal for AI-fuelled chatbots

The US Justice Department is probing whether Alphabet Inc's Google violated antitrust law with an agreement to use the artificial intelligence technology of a popular chatbot maker, according to people with knowledge of the matter. 

Technology

Exclusive-OnlyFans owner in talks to sell to investor group at about $8 billion value, sources say

(Reuters) -OnlyFans owner Fenix International Ltd is in talks to sell the porn-driven company to an investor group at a valuation of around $8 billion, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.The group is led by the Forest Road Company, a Los Angeles-based investment firm, the sources said. Reuters could not identify the investors in the group.

Technology

Vietnam orders messaging app Telegram to be blocked, government document shows

HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnam's technology ministry has instructed telecommunication service providers to block the messaging app Telegram for not cooperating in combating alleged crimes committed by its users, according to a government document reviewed by Reuters.

Mobile apps

One Tech Tip: These are the apps that can now avoid Apple's in-app payment system

Apple users are starting to get ways out of the iPhone maker's so-called "walled garden".

AI

Melania Trump uses AI vocal replica to narrate audiobook

US First Lady Melania Trump warned recently of the danger of AI deepfakes. Now she is releasing an audiobook narrated by an artificial intelligence-generated version of her own voice.

Technology

Protesters yell ‘Shame!’ at guests of Trump’s memecoin dinner

Top holders of Donald Trump's memecoin and other guests were greeted by protesters as they arrived for a dinner with the president at his golf club outside of Washington on May 22, a day which saw Bitcoin extend its record high amid optimism about US government support for the crypto industry. 

Mobile apps

France denies Telegram founder's request to visit US

France has denied a request by Telegram founder Pavel Durov to travel to the United States for talks with investment funds, prosecutors said on May 22.

Video games

Doom: The monster-slaying game you can play almost anywhere

For decades, tech enthusiasts have made the 1993 video game Doom playable on screens of all sizes, including treadmills, calculators and pregnancy tests.

Technology

Some US banks explore venturing into crypto with joint stablecoin, WSJ reports

(Reuters) -Some of the biggest U.S. banks are exploring whether to team up to issue a joint stablecoin, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

Smartphones

Easily distracted? How to improve your attention span

Feel like you can't focus? Like you'll never finish a book again? Like the only way to keep your mind and hands busy is to scroll on social media for hours? You're far from alone.

Technology

3D printing directly inside the human body

For the first time, researchers in the US have succeeded in printing solid hydrogel structures directly inside the human body.

Technology

Disney seeks to stop YouTube from hiring veteran to oversee sports and media

(Reuters) -Walt Disney seeks to stop Alphabet's YouTube, which announced on Thursday that it has appointed long-time executive Justin Connolly as its global head of media and sports.

Technology

Workday forecasts lukewarm quarterly subscription revenue, shares fall

(Reuters) -Workday forecast second-quarter subscription revenue in line with Wall Street expectations on Thursday, anticipating weakening client spending on its human capital management software due to economic uncertainty, sending its shares down 5% in extended trading.

Technology

FTC drops case over Microsoft's $69 billion Activision Blizzard deal

(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission dropped a case that sought to block Microsoft's $69 billion purchase of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard, saying on Thursday that pursuing the case against the long-closed deal was not in the public interest.