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Technology
Pentagon pressure to move AI faster drives Smack's new funding round, CEO says
WASHINGTON, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Smack Technologies, a defense-technology startup building artificial intelligence decision-making tools for the military, is raising funding to speed production of its flagship product and make wearable AI hardware designed for the battlefield.
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Technology
ByteDance signs AI copyright pact with Hollywood trade group
Aug 17 (Reuters) - ByteDance and the Motion Picture Association on Monday signed an agreement to strengthen copyright safeguards on the Chinese company's AI video and image-generation models, months after the Hollywood trade group challenged its handling of intellectual property.
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Technology
Uber, Zipline partner on US drone delivery for Uber Eats
Aug 17 (Reuters) - Uber Technologies and Zipline announced a partnership on Monday to bring autonomous drone delivery to Uber Eats customers across the United States.
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Technology
Nvidia to provide up to $105 billion guarantee for OpenAI's Ohio data center
Aug 17 (Reuters) - Nvidia has agreed to provide a guarantee of up to $105 billion to help OpenAI lease a sprawling data center in Ohio being developed by SoftBank-owned SB Energy, in one of the chipmaker's largest infrastructure financing commitments.
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Technology
Serve Robotics partners with Grubhub in robot delivery expansion push
Aug 17 (Reuters) - Serve Robotics said on Monday it is partnering with Grubhub to fulfill orders on the food delivery platform using its sidewalk delivery robots, tapping a new marketplace days after its years-long tie-up with Uber Eats fell through.
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Technology
Higgsfield's valuation soars fourfold to $5.4 billion in six months on AI content demand
Aug 17 (Reuters) - AI startup Higgsfield saw its valuation quadruple in about six months to $5.4 billion after raising $400 million in its latest funding round, as demand for AI-generated marketing and media content grows.
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Technology
Azerbaijan seeks to nurture tech sector as it looks beyond oil
BAKU, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Long reliant on oil and gas exports, Azerbaijan is courting foreign investment in its small but growing technology sector with a series of reforms aimed at attracting tech companies and venture capital.
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Technology
Apple to change app data consent rules, German regulator says
DUESSELDORF, Germany, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Apple will change rules governing how app developers can use personal data for targeted advertising on iPhones and iPads, Germany's competition authority said on Monday, closing a years-long investigation.
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AI
A man asked a bot to book him a gym class. It deleted someone else’s spot instead
Andrew Bird was using an OpenClaw agent to book a gym class when it pulled out all the stops to move him up the waitlist.
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TECH
Amazon’s new user agreement seeks to curb class-action suits
Amazon.com Inc reintroduced a clause in its user agreement that seeks to prevent shoppers from filing class-action lawsuits against the online retailer, inserting a legal buffer between itself and plaintiffs attorneys that it removed five years ago.
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Technology
Google realised hiring ‘perfect’ employees was a mistake. Steve Jobs had a better rule
Rejecting strong job seekers with noticeable flaws is a common misstep. Do this instead.
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AI
AI isn’t taking your job – it’s silently shrinking your salary
New workplace data shows AI isn't causing mass layoffs – it's quietly suppressing wages for nearly six million workers, and higher earners could be next.
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Social media
US states take Meta to trial in California in the biggest fight yet over social media harms to children
Of the thousands of lawsuits Meta faces over child safety on its platforms, none may be more consequential than one going to trial this week in California.
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Cybersecurity
Download the Zoom security patch right now. Hackers could commandeer your camera
Cybersecurity researchers identified a vulnerability that could allow bad actors to infiltrate Zoom and steal data.
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AI
As comedians toy with AI, who will get the last laugh?
Several acts at the Edinburgh Fringe are testing the boundaries of creativity using artificial intelligence.
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Social media
France’s top court blocks under-15 social media ban, citing constitutional freedoms
A top court in France on Aug 14 struck down a law banning children under 15 from using social media, saying it infringes on fundamental freedoms.
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AI
Singapore criminalises AI-generated abuse images
Singapore authorities prepare to enforce legislation that goes into effect on Aug 17, protecting citizens from online sexual abuse, including banning the use of artificial intelligence to create explicit images without consent.
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Cybersecurity
Hackers stage major raids on French tax computers
Hackers have stolen the details of the revenues of hundreds of thousands of individuals and companies from French tax and land registry computers, authorities admitted on Aug 14.
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Internet
An 'influencer' degree? US colleges bet on content creator major as critics question its value
Ask a teen what they want to be when they grow up, and there's a fair chance being an influencer is on their list.
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Robotics
Teacher, I want to build a robot!: How robotics are empowering young Malaysians to innovate
From simple builds to ambitious ideas, Malaysian children are discovering the possibilities of robotics.
