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Social media
‘Exotic’ woman of Pakistani descent adopted by Chinese couple as baby amassed huge following on mainland social media, vows to repay parents
Chinese couple work in Pakistan, find baby girl in cardboard box on street. Dubbed ‘Cleopatra’, she posts videos of herself, attracts 750,000 followers.
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Technology
Solar storm crashes GPS systems used by some US farmers, stalling planting
The powerful geomagnetic storm that cast the northern lights’ vivid colours across the Northern Hemisphere over the weekend also caused some navigational systems in tractors and other farming equipment to break down at the height of planting season, suppliers and farmers said.
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Internet
Woman tried to hire hitman on the dark web to kill boyfriend’s lover in Texas, US feds say
A Texas woman was sentenced to prison after officials said she used the dark web to try to hire a hitman.
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Gadgets
Can parrots converse? Polly says that’s the wrong question.
Half a century ago, one of the hottest questions in science was whether humans could teach animals to talk. Scientists tried using sign language to converse with apes and trained parrots to deploy growing English vocabularies.
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Mobile apps
Bumble’s billboard ads sneered at celibacy as an alternative to dating – and the company got stung
The dating app Bumble got stung after running billboard ads that appeared to sneer at celibacy as an alternative to meeting people online.
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Technology
Japan sees need for sharp hike in power output by 2050 to meet demand from AI, chip plants
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan envisages the need for electricity output to rise 35% to 50% by 2050 due to growing demand from semiconductor plants and data centres backing artificial intelligence (AI), the government has forecast.
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Technology
Samsung unveils AI-powered Neo QLED 8K TVs, priced from RM24,999
Samsung Electronics launched its latest lineup of Neo QLED 8K TVs, with artificial intelligence-powered features headlining the range.
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Internet
Woman loses over RM600,000 to non-existent investment scam
A 56-year-old retiree lost RM619,390 after falling victim to a non-existent online investment scheme.
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AI
OpenAI gives ChatGPT new powers to see, hear
OpenAI on May 13 released a higher performing and even more human-like version of the artificial intelligence technology that underpins its popular generative tool ChatGPT, making it free to all users.
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Cybersecurity
How many characters does a password need to be truly secure?
The more characters in your password, the more difficult it is to crack. That’s why most online services now require passwords with at least eight distinctive characters (numbers, letters, special characters, etc). However, it’s even better to add a few more.
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Technology
Sony restructures leadership of key games business
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony announced two company executives would take new leadership roles at its games unit with responsibility for the technology and content sides of the business.
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Internet
Internet use linked to higher wellbeing, study suggests
Using the Internet may be good for your wellbeing, an international study has found.
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Technology
Google-backed Anthropic releases Claude chatbot across Europe
LONDON (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, which is backed by Alphabet's Google and Amazon.com, said it would release its generative AI chatbot Claude across Europe on Tuesday.
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Technology
Rumble sues Google over digital advertising practices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Video sharing platform Rumble said on Monday it has sued Google, arguing the tech giant has engaged in anticompetitive practices across its digital advertising products and sought damages in excess of $1 billion.
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Technology
Artificial intelligence hitting labour forces like a "tsunami" - IMF Chief
ZURICH (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence is hitting the global labour market "like a tsunami" International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Monday.
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Technology
Meta exploring AI-assisted earbuds with cameras, The Information reports
(Reuters) - Meta Platforms is exploring making earphones powered by artificial intelligence with cameras, The Information reported on Monday citing employees familiar with the matter.
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Technology
SoftBank's $184 billion portfolio key to beating AI rivals, says Vision Fund CFO
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese technology investor Softbank Group believes it has an advantage over smaller rivals because it can leverage its entire $183.6 billion portfolio to help it build an ecosystem of firms that can employ artificial intelligence, a top executive said on Monday.
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Technology
Musk's SpaceX is quick to build in Texas, slow to pay its bills
(Reuters) - SpaceX is building launch facilities, office buildings and even a shopping center in rural Texas, as billionaire Elon Musk's space venture rapidly expands its rocket and satellite business across the Lone Star state.
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Technology
Apple defeats union campaign at New Jersey retail store
(Reuters) - Apple employees at a New Jersey retail store have voted against joining a union, potentially stifling momentum for a push to organize the tech giant's workforce nationwide.
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Technology
UAE releases new AI model to compete with big tech
DUBAI (Reuters) - A government research institute in the United Arab Emirates on Monday released a new open source GenAI model, which could rival the ones from big technology companies.