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AI
Apple plans to open up Siri to rival AI assistants in iOS 27 update
Apple Inc plans to open Siri to outside artificial intelligence assistants, a major move aimed at bolstering the iPhone as an AI platform.
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Technology
Australia court fines Binance unit $6.9 million over client onboarding failures
March 27 (Reuters) - The Australian federal court has ordered Binance's local unit to pay A$10 million ($6.9 million) for misclassifying over 85% of its Australian clients that exposed them to high-risk crypto products, the country's securities regulator said on Friday.
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Gadgets
Apple discontinues Mac Pro Desktop in favour of the Mac Studio
Apple Inc on Thursday discontinued the Mac Pro desktop, its highest-end computer aimed at video editors, photographers and other advanced users.
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Social media
Verdicts against Meta, YouTube validate concerns long raised by parents, child safety advocates
For years, parents, teenagers, pediatricians, educators and whistleblowers have pushed the idea that social media is detrimental to young people's mental health and can lead to addiction, eating disorders, sexual exploitation and suicide.
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Internet
EU rules to tackle child sex abuse online to lapse
An EU system to tackle child sexual abuse material online is set to lapse next week after the European Parliament did not back its extension in a vote on Thursday.
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AI
ChatGPT's taste for literary nonsense sparks alarm
OpenAI's GPT models can often be fooled into declaring that "pseudo-literary" nonsense is great, a German researcher has found.
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AI
One Tech Tip: Here's how AI can (and can't) help you in your job hunt
Automated systems enable job seekers to easily apply to more jobs, but those same systems also makes it even tougher to get noticed.
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AI
AI flattery undermining our ability to handle criticism, study finds
Artificial intelligence applications like OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude and Google's Gemini tend to tell users what they want to hear and to give too much support for their actions, a trait that poses broad risks to society, a new study says.
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Robotics
Why China’s humanoid robots are still waiting for their ‘ChatGPT moment’
Limited training data and unresolved hardware challenges continue to hold back humanoid robots from mass adoption, say experts.
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Social media
Having a conversation and creating best practices for your child's social media use
In a pivotal moment that underscored how powerful and immersive social platforms can be for children and teens, a jury in California this week found both Meta and YouTube liable for mental health harms to kids using their services.
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Social media
EU moves closer to ban sexualised AI deepfakes
The European Parliament on Thursday approved a ban on artificial intelligence systems generating sexualised deepfakes, following global outrage over non-consensual nudes produced by Elon Musk's chatbot Grok.
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Social media
EU targets Snapchat over child safety and accuses adult sites of failing to block minors
European Union regulators are investigating Snapchat over concerns the platform isn't doing enough to protect kids and exposing them to risks such as increased vulnerability to child predators or recruitment by criminals.
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Technology
US judge blocks Pentagon's Anthropic blacklisting for now
March 26 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic, the latest turn in the Claude maker's high-stakes fight with the military over AI safety on the battlefield.
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Technology
Mexico bets on supercomputer to combat extreme weather events
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum is working to develop climate models that will help prevent extreme weather events, part of a push to set up a public supercomputer that can use millions of data points to tackle national challenges.
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Technology
OpenAI's US ad pilot exceeds $100 million in annualized revenue in six weeks
March 26 (Reuters) - OpenAI's ChatGPT ads pilot in the United States has crossed the $100 million annualized revenue mark within six weeks of launch, a company spokesperson said on Thursday, pointing to robust early demand for the AI startup's nascent advertising business.
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Technology
Stressed US grid forcing data centers to get more flexible
NEW YORK, March 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. technology industry is being pushed to shrink its power use in times of high demand, amid growing public concern that Big Tech's massive electricity needs for its expansion of data centers are maxing out the country's grid.
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Technology
Meta boosts Texas AI data center investment to $10 billion
March 26 (Reuters) - Meta said on Thursday it is increasing investment in its El Paso, Texas AI data center to $10 billion, a more than sixfold jump, as it aims to hit 1-gigawatt capacity ahead of the facility's projected opening in 2028.
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Technology
Apple plans to open Siri to rival AI services, Bloomberg News reports
March 26 (Reuters) - Apple plans to open its Siri voice assistant to rival artificial intelligence services beyond its current partnership with ChatGPT, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Technology
Microsoft freezes hiring in major cloud, sales groups, The Information reports
March 26 (Reuters) - Microsoft executives have in recent weeks told managers at major divisions, including its cloud unit and North American sales groups, to suspend new hiring, The Information reported on Thursday, citing three employees with direct knowledge of the decision.
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Technology
Crypto platform Anchorage brings Sun's Tron to US investors
NEW YORK, March 26 (Reuters) - Anchorage Digital, a federally regulated U.S. crypto platform, said on Thursday it would add Justin Sun's Tron blockchain to its network, expanding the venture's access to U.S. investors.
