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AI
Adobe is buying videos for RM13 per minute to build AI model
Adobe Inc has begun to procure videos to build its artificial intelligence text-to-video generator, trying to catch up to competitors after OpenAI demonstrated a similar technology.
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TECH
Sam Bankman-Fried appeals fraud conviction, 25-year jail term
Fallen cryptocurrency wunderkind Sam Bankman-Fried has appealed his federal conviction and 25-year jail sentence in a sweeping fraud case, according to a legal filing made public Thursday.
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Technology
Epic Games proposes Google app store reforms after antitrust win
(Reuters) - “Fortnite” video game maker Epic Games on Thursday asked a U.S. judge in California to force Google to make some changes to its Play Store.
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Mobile apps
Beeper messaging app that irked Apple is acquired by WordPress.com owner
Automattic Inc, the Internet company behind popular online blogging service WordPress.com, acquired the messaging app at the heart of a recent dispute with Apple Inc.
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Mobile apps
Meta under fire for ‘tone deaf’ minimum age change on WhatsApp
Social media giant Meta has been urged to reverse the lowering of the minimum age to use WhatsApp.
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Technology
Australian prosecutors drop billionaire Forrest's case against Meta
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian prosecutors have discontinued mining magnate Andrew Forrest's criminal prosecution of Meta over what he said were thousands of scam cryptocurrency advertisements on Facebook that feature his face.
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Internet
US college students are flocking to the Marriage Pact, mostly for fun, but some find lasting love
Nearly half a million students have participated since the pact first rolled out at Stanford University in 2017. Born of an economics project by two students there, the pact involves an algorithm that rates matches based on such statements as “I prefer politically incorrect humor” and “I pride myself on telling hard truths”.
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Mobile apps
Amazon to stop paying developers to create apps for Alexa
Amazon.com Inc will no longer pay developers to create applications for Alexa, scrapping a key element of the company’s effort to build a flourishing app store for its voice-activated digital assistant.
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Technology
Toddler was able to start ‘defective’ Tesla and crashed into pregnant mom, US lawsuit says
A woman bought a new Tesla Model X in 2018, believing it was the “safest SUV on the market” as the company had advertised, while pregnant with her second child, according to a lawsuit.
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e-Hailing
Woman falls asleep in Lyft and wakes up to driver sexually assaulting her, US cops say
A Lyft driver is accused of sexually assaulting a passenger during her ride home, California officials said.
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Smartphones
Woman texts employer to say she can’t come to work because she was kidnapped, US cops say
When a woman texted her employer saying she couldn’t come to work because of a dire situation, a tip by that employer led to an arrest in North Dakota, police said.
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Video games
‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ slays rivals at UK’s video game BAFTAs
Role-playing hit Baldur’s Gate 3, based in the world of Dungeons And Dragons, slayed its video game rivals to win a flurry of top prizes April 11 at Britain’s annual BAFTA Games Awards.
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Social media
Too little, too late? Instagram begins blurring nudity in messages to protect teens and fight sexual extortion
Instagram says it’s deploying new tools to protect young people and combat sexual extortion, including a feature that will automatically blur nudity in direct messages.
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AI
Premier League to use semi-automated offside technology from next season
The Premier League will use AI-based player tracking technology to make offside calls from next season in a move that should reduce the time it takes officials to reach their decisions.
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Internet
The real battle for data privacy begins when you die
In a new book, Swedish academic Carl Öhman argues that tech companies have no incentive to be responsible caretakers of our posthumous digital footprint.
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AI
Chill out: AI won't steal jobs, says consortium of AI-building tech giants
Scanning through the all the technology news headlines focused on artificial intelligence, it's hard to know what to think. Some people may warm to the ideas espoused by an MIT professor who thinks AI will boost the labor market, though at heart, they may have a sneaky suspicion that AI really will steal plenty. of people's jobs – just like the International Monetary Fund warned. Skeptics may find a jolt of support when considering recent statements from a new consortium formed by top tech companies and consulting firms to tackle the impact of AI in the workplace.
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Technology
Cathie Wood's Ark announces OpenAI stake, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) - Cathie Wood's Ark Investment Management said it holds a stake in Microsoft-backed OpenAI, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing the company's mail to its clients.
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Technology
Vietnam EV maker VinFast's challenges escalate risk for parent Vingroup
HANOI (Reuters) - As Vietnam's biggest conglomerate Vingroup doubles down on its electric vehicle business with ambitious global expansion plans, it faces growing financial risks stemming from loss-making unit VinFast Auto.
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Technology
US quarterly earnings to feature big growth in tech-related companies
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Big technology-related company earnings are expected to again lead S&P 500 profit growth in the upcoming U.S. reporting period, which could refuel optimism for stocks after a weak start to April.
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Technology
US cyber agency says Russian hackers use Microsoft access to steal government emails
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said Russian government-backed hackers have used their access to Microsoft's email system to steal correspondence between officials and the tech giant, an emergency directive by the U.S. watchdog released on Thursday showed.