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Veon teams up with partners to bridge online 'AI language gap'
(Reuters) - Telecom company Veon, mobile operator Beeline Kazakhstan, the Barcelona Supercomputing Center and the GSMA lobby group said on Wednesday they would work together to bridge an "AI language gap" for under-represented languages.
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Technology
AI could bring 50 billion euro benefit to Italian companies, Accenture study shows
ROME (Reuters) - Italian companies could increase the added value they create by about 50 billion euros ($54.30 billion) by 2030 with the generalised use of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), according to a study by Accenture published on Wednesday.
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Technology
Cerebras Systems, Aleph Alpha to supply AI to German military
(Reuters) - Silicon Valley firm Cerebras Systems on Wednesday said it will supply a supercomputing system to Aleph Alpha, a German technology startup that will use it to develop artificial intelligence for the German Armed Forces.
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Technology
Airbus unveils half-plane, half-copter in quest for speed
MARIGNANE, France (Reuters) - Airbus Helicopters showcased an experimental half-plane, half-helicopter on Wednesday in a quest for speed as competition heats up to define the rotorcraft of the future.
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Technology
Wallet recovery firms buzz as locked-out crypto investors panic in bitcoin boom
(Reuters) - The recent surge in bitcoin prices has the phones at crypto wallet recovery firms ringing off the hook, as retail investors locked out of their digital vaults make frantic calls to regain access to their accounts.
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Technology
SK Innovation considering sale of battery materials unit SKIET, paper reports
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's SK Innovation is considering selling its subsidiary SK IE Technology (SKIET) to restructure its battery business, the Maeil Business newspaper reported on Wednesday.
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Technology
GameStop, AMC drop after two days of sharp rally on 'Roaring Kitty' effect
(Reuters) -GameStop and AMC shares slipped in choppy trading on Wednesday, following sharp gains this week after "Roaring Kitty" Keith Gill, credited with sparking the 2021 meme stock frenzy, resurfaced on social media.
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Technology
Exclusive-Musk's Neuralink has faced issues with its tiny wires for years, sources say
(Reuters) - Neuralink's disclosure last week that tiny wires inside the brain of its first patient had pulled out of position is an issue the Elon Musk company has known about for years, according to five people familiar with the matter.
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AI
Opinion: Can Google give AI answers without breaking the Web?
For the past year and a half since ChatGPT was released, a scary question has hovered over the heads of major online publishers: What if Google decides to overhaul its core search engine to feature generative artificial intelligence more prominently – and breaks our business in the process?
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Social media
Malaysia to ask Meta to explain removal of Facebook posts on PM’s Hamas meeting
Malaysia will ask Meta Platforms to explain the removal of posts from Facebook related to media reports of Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s publicised meeting this week with a Hamas leader, its government said on May 15.
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Technology
AI's use in finance may need new rules, ECB says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The use of artificial intelligence in finance is still in its infancy but it needs to be monitored and possibly regulated to prevent harm to consumers and ensure the proper functioning of markets, the European Central Bank said on Wednesday.
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AI
Opinion: AI’s ‘Her’ era has arrived
The company’s new model, called GPT-4o (the o stands for “omni”) will let ChatGPT talk to users in a much more lifelike way – detecting emotions in their voices, analysing their facial expressions and changing its own tone and cadence depending on what a user wants.
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Technology
Ohio police fatally shoot Amazon warehouse guard who tried to kill supervisor, authorities say
A security guard trainee at an Amazon warehouse in Ohio was fatally shot by police after he tried to shoot his supervisor at close range and later shot an officer who was saved by his bulletproof vest, authorities said.
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Video games
Students, activists, entertainers: Minecraft’s global appeal
Since the first version of Minecraft was released to the public 15 years ago, the block-based world-building game has become a global phenomenon.
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Social media
A US woman thought baseball star Trea Turner was asking her for money. Instead, an online scammer stole over RM230,000 from her, police say.
In July, a woman in Towamencin Township was so outraged at an article critical of Phillies shortstop Trea Turner that she took to his defence on Facebook, writing in the comments section how hard she believed he was working for the team.
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Driverless vehicle
Renault to pursue autonomous minibuses but not cars
French automaker Renault said May 15 it will pursue developing autonomous minibuses for public transit but would stick to driving assistance features for personal cars for the time being.
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Technology
Amazon Web Services plans $8.4 billion cloud investment in Germany
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Amazon Web Services (AWS) said on Wednesday it plans to invest 7.8 billion euros ($8.44 billion) in Germany through 2040 as it builds a cloud computing infrastructure specifically for Europe.
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Internet
Could being online actually be good for you? New study reveals a surprising finding
Spending time online may boost your well-being, the results of a large international study revealed May 13.
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Wearables
Google executives hint that AR glasses are poised for a comeback
Google Glass – the augmented-reality headset that flopped with consumers a decade ago – is poised for a revival, thanks to artificial intelligence.
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Internet
Google moves deepfake porn sites lower in its search rankings
Google is making it harder for users of its search engine to find websites that host AI-generated deepfake pornography after months of lobbying by victims and advocates of tighter controls.