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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 plans to launch Robotaxis in San Francisco this weekend, Business Insider reports
(Reuters) -Tesla is preparing to launch its robotaxi service in San Francisco as soon as this weekend, Business Insider reported on Friday, citing an internal staff memo.
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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, electoral, social issue advertising on its platform in the European Union in early October because of the legal uncertainties due to EU rules targeting 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 shares slide on quarterly loss, foundry business exit risk
(Reuters) -Intel shares fell 5% in premarket trading on Friday after the chipmaker forecast steeper-than-expected quarterly losses and warned of a potential exit from its foundry business despite new CEO Lip-Bu Tan's turnaround plans.
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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.
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AI
Samsung in talks to expand smartphone AI beyond Google’s Gemini
Samsung Electronics Co is in talks with the likes of OpenAI Inc and Perplexity AI Inc. to integrate more AI services in upcoming Galaxy devices, seeking a wider range of offerings beyond Google's Gemini.
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Internet
Fake water leak alert lures Hongkonger, 70, into HK$4mil online love scam
Victim is among nearly 20 people who lost HK$10mil in online romance scams over past two weeks.
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AI
Trump's order to block 'woke' AI in government encourages tech giants to censor their chatbots
Tech companies looking to sell their artificial intelligence technology to the US federal government must now contend with a new regulatory hurdle: prove their chatbots aren't "woke."
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Internet
Google ordered to pay Argentine pictured naked in his yard
An Argentine captured naked in his yard by a Google Street View camera has been awarded compensation by a court after his bare behind was splashed over the Internet for all to see.
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Technology
Intel's foundry future depends on securing a customer for next-gen chipmaking tech
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Intel warned investors on Thursday that it may have to get out of the chip manufacturing business if it does not land external customers to make chips in its factories.
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Internet
Why are data nerds racing to save US government statistics?
After watching data sets be altered or disappear from US government websites in unprecedented ways after President Donald Trump began his second term, an army of outside statisticians, demographers and computer scientists have joined forces to capture, preserve and share data sets, sometimes clandestinely.
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Technology
STMicro to buy part of NXP Semiconductors' sensor business for up to $950 million
(Reuters) -French-Italian chipmaker STMicroelectronics said on Thursday it would acquire part of NXP Semiconductors' sensor unit for up to $950 million in cash.
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Technology
Elon Musk's Starlink network suffers rare global outage
(Reuters) -SpaceX's Starlink suffered one of its biggest international outages on Thursday when an internal software failure knocked tens of thousands of users offline, a rare disruption for Elon Musk's powerful satellite internet system.
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Technology
Intel is cutting more jobs as CEO Tan tries to fix manufacturing missteps
(Reuters) -Intel is going to end the year with a workforce that is over a fifth smaller than last year, it said on Thursday, and new CEO Lip Bu Tan presented a blueprint for a more cost-disciplined, streamlined chipmaker that would issue "no more blank checks."
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Technology
In earnings season, it's AI good, everything else, not so much
(Reuters) -Businesses focused on artificial intelligence are raking it in so far this earnings season. Those catering to actual people, less so.