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Technology
HP appoints Bruce Broussard as interim CEO
Feb 3 (Reuters) - HP Inc on Tuesday named Bruce Broussard as the company's interim chief executive officer effective immediately.
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Technology
US space stocks rise after Musk's SpaceX merges with xAI at $1.25 trillion valuation
Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. space stocks rose on Tuesday after Elon Musk announced the merger of SpaceX and xAI in a deal that valued the combined entity at $1.25 trillion, a major push to expand artificial intelligence infrastructure outside earth.
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Technology
Exclusive-Despite new curbs, Elon Musk’s Grok at times produces sexualized images - even when told subjects didn’t consent
NEW YORK, NY, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's flagship artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, continues to generate sexualized images of people even when users explicitly warn that the subjects do not consent, Reuters has found.
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Gadgets
Apple’s new AirTag tracker is better, but not upgrade-worthy
Apple Inc.'s new second-generation AirTag is basically a slightly better do-over of the original.
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AI
Waymo raises US$16bil (RM62.8bil) in robotaxi race with Tesla
In the race with Elon Musk's Tesla to dominate the market for driverless robotaxis, Google sister company Waymo has strengthened its finances to fund global expansion.
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Mobile apps
What is Slippery Fish? A secret project to win Olympic speedskating medals with help from an app
All it took was the mere mention of the words "Slippery Fish" for US Speedskating national team coach Ryan Shimabukuro to purse his lips and shake his head.
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Technology
Nintendo posts quarterly profit rise, sees no major hit from chip price spike
TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Japan's Nintendo on Tuesday posted an 23% jump in quarterly profit on robust sales of its Switch 2 console and said a surge in memory chip prices is not having a major impact on earnings in the current financial year.
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AI
Some companies tie AI to layoffs, but the reality is more complicated
The one thing N. Lee Plumb knows for sure about being laid off from Amazon last week is that it wasn't a failure to get on board with the company's artificial intelligence plans.
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Mobile apps
JPJ: MyDigital ID as sole log-in for app now postponed to March 1
The Road Transport Department (JPJ) made a brief announcement in a post on Facebook.
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AI
Musk Inc? Billionaire combines his rocket and AI businesses before an expected IPO this year
Elon Musk is joining his space exploration and artificial intelligence ventures into a single company before what's expected to be a massive initial public offering for the business later this year.
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AI
OpenClaw's AI agent does everything, even social media
Meet OpenClaw: the AI assistant that promised to be your dream intern, terrified cybersecurity experts, and now thrives on chatbot-only social media – all in just a few weeks.
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Technology
Exclusive-SpaceX, xAI set share exchange ratio at 0.1433, source says
Feb 2 (Reuters) - Investors in Elon Musk's xAI will receive 0.1433 shares of SpaceX for every share of xAI as part of the satellite company's purchase of the billionaire entrepreneur's artificial intelligence company, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday.
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AI
Chinese tech giants trade cash for AI buzz
Chinese tech giants are luring users with cash offers before their reported upcoming releases of competing AI models this month.
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Technology
Tesla introduces new Model Y variant in US priced at $41,990
Feb 2 (Reuters) - Electric-vehicle maker Tesla has introduced a new all-wheel drive variant of its bestselling Model Y SUV in the United States, priced at $41,990, according to the company's website on Monday.
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Technology
Google Cloud, Liberty Global strike five-year AI partnership
LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Google Cloud, one of Alphabet's fastest-growing businesses, and Liberty Global have agreed a five-year strategic partnership to deploy Google's Gemini AI models and other cloud tools across the cable group's European operations.
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Technology
NXP Semiconductors forecasts upbeat quarter, signaling industrial market bottom
Feb 2 (Reuters) - NXP Semiconductors on Monday forecast first-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates, anticipating a robust automotive market and consistent industrial demand.
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Technology
Waymo valued at $126 billion in latest financing as robotaxis gather steam
Feb 2 (Reuters) - Alphabet unit Waymo said it had raised $16 billion in its latest fundraising round that valued the self-driving car startup at $126 billion, nearly tripling its valuation in less than two years.
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Technology
SpaceX acquires xAI in record-setting deal as Musk looks to unify AI and space ambitions
Feb 2 (Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Monday that SpaceX has acquired his artificial-intelligence startup xAI in a record-setting deal that unifies Musk's AI and space ambitions by combining the rocket-and-satellite company with the maker of the Grok chatbot.
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Technology
Palantir CEO defends surveillance tech as US government contracts boost sales
Feb 2 (Reuters) - Palantir Technologies CEO Alex Karp defended the firm's surveillance technology as it reported a big jump in sales on Monday, saying it has safeguards to prevent government overreach, without mentioning U.S. immigration enforcement efforts in Minnesota that have drawn widespread protests.
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Technology
Exclusive-OpenAI is unsatisfied with some Nvidia chips and looking for alternatives, sources say
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 2 (Reuters) - OpenAI is unsatisfied with some of Nvidia's latest artificial intelligence chips, and it has sought alternatives since last year, eight sources familiar with the matter said, potentially complicating the relationship between the two highest-profile players in the AI boom.
