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Video games
Sweden’s small game studios punching above their weight
Minecraft, Valheim, and Raft, just to name a few: Small or even one-man teams from Sweden have produced more video game hits than one would expect from a small country.
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AI
Some AI companies face a new accusation: ‘Openwashing’
There’s a big debate in the tech world over whether artificial intelligence models should be “open source”.
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Smartphones
Companies are trying to attract more smartphone users across Africa. But there are risks
Anita Akpeere prepared fried rice in her kitchen in Ghana's capital as a flurry of notifications for restaurant orders lit up apps on her phone. "I don’t think I could work without a phone in my line of business,” she said, as requests came in for her signature dish, a traditional fermented dumpling.
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Internet
US man who sought revenge for a stolen phone pleads guilty to fire that killed a Senegalese family of five
A Colorado man pleaded guilty to murder charges on May 17 for starting a 2020 house fire that killed five members of a Senegalese family out of misplaced revenge for a stolen iPhone that he mistakenly tracked to the house.
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Technology
Indonesia minister says Musk to consider offer to build EV battery plant in country
DENPASAR, Indonesia (Reuters) -Indonesia's coordinating minister of investment said that Elon Musk will consider an offer to build an electric vehicle battery plant in the country, after the CEO of Tesla met with President Joko Widodo on Monday.
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Technology
Venture capital funding in crypto rises to $2.4 billion, Pitchbook says
(Reuters) - Crypto startup funding rose for a second straight quarter to hit $2.4 billion in the first three months of 2024, Pitchbook data showed, as expectations of lower interest rates and the debut of the first U.S. bitcoin spot ETF whetted investor appetite.
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Internet
Elon Musk launches Starlink in Indonesia, eyes future investment
Elon Musk inaugurated SpaceX’s Starlink Internet services in Indonesia on May 19 as the world’s largest archipelago seeks to boost connectivity to its most remote areas.
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AI
Can we rid artificial intelligence of bias?
Artificial intelligence built on mountains of potentially biased information has created a real risk of automating discrimination, but is there any way to re-educate the machines?
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Smartphones
How Google and Apple are protecting smartphones against theft
To protect smartphones and, above all, the sensitive personal data stored on them, Google will be launching a new series of anti-theft features.
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Mobile apps
US high school students devise app that detects scam calls
Midland High School students pitched a product that could detect pesky scam calls, placing them in second at the annual A.H. Nickless competition.
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Social media
Study: Children who spend more time on social media ‘more likely to vape’
Youngsters who spend a lot of time on social media are more likely to vape and smoke cigarettes, new British research suggests.
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Social media
High-flying hobby: Inside the fascinating world of plane spotting
Explore the world of plane spotting, where enthusiasts engage in the captivating hobby of photographing a diverse range of aircraft and sharing their passion with the world.
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AI
AI echo chambers: Chatbots feed our own bias back to us, study finds
Artificial intelligence chatbots are increasingly inclined to echo the views of people who use them, according to US researchers who found that platforms limit what information they share depending on who is asking.
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Technology
Musk, Indonesian health minister, launch Starlink for health sector
DENPASAR (Reuters) -Elon Musk and Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin launched SpaceX's satellite internet service for the nation's health sector on Sunday, aiming to improve access in remote parts of the sprawling archipelago.
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Tablets
Apple brings eye tracking to iPhone and iPad in accessibility update
Apple is to enable eye tracking on the iPhone and iPad as part of a new range of accessibility tools aimed at helping those with physical disabilities to more easily use their devices.
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AI
What do Google’s AI updates mean for everyday users?
Google has pledged to make AI “accessible and beneficial to everyone” as it announced a string of new tools powered by the in vogue technology.
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Video games
Preview: ‘MechWarrior 5: Clans’ takes a more cinematic approach to its giant robot campaign
Giant robot games are having a moment. FromSoftware revived its mech franchise with Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon. Mecha Break, a futuristic multiplayer game, turned heads during The Game Awards. Now, Piranha Games is entering the mix with a follow-up to its solid title MechWarriors 5: Mercenaries.
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Technology
Britain's M&S apologises after website and app hit by 'technical issue'
LONDON (Reuters) -British retailer Marks & Spencer apologised to customers on Saturday after its website and app went offline for several hours because of a "technical issue".
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Internet
Honey, I love you. Didn’t you see my Slack about it?
Ben Lang didn’t expect to get so much hate just for being organised.
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Video games
The architects of ‘Hades’ strive to bewitch gamers again
When Supergiant Games was wrapping up Hades, a mythologically rich hack-and-slash dungeon crawler it had spent more than three years developing, the studio concluded it was not quite done.