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These professors say they’re part of a growing movement banning laptops from the classroom
A growing number of professors who have chosen to keep laptop and phone use out of class, with exceptions for students with disabilities who require accommodations.
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Technology
US Black Friday online sales hit $8.6 billion, says Adobe Analytics
(Reuters) -U.S. shoppers spent $8.6 billion online on Black Friday, an Adobe Analytics report showed, as more consumers turned to laptops and phones instead of braving brisk weather to snap up deals during the holiday shopping weekend.
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Technology
Warburg Pincus to acquire Raptor Technologies for around $1.8 billion, sources say
(Reuters) -Warburg Pincus has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Raptor Technologies from fellow investment firm Thoma Bravo, in a deal that values the school safety software provider at around $1.8 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Technology
CoinShares pulls plug on select crypto ETFs ahead of US listing
(Reuters) -CoinShares filed on Friday to withdraw its plan to launch three exchange-traded funds, as the European cryptocurrency firm plans to focus on higher-margin opportunities ahead of its U.S. listing.
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Technology
India's Adani seeks up to $5 billion investment in Google data center to join AI boom
(Reuters) -India's Adani Group plans to invest up to $5 billion in Alphabet-owned Google's India AI data centre project, an executive said on Friday, as it seeks to cash in on booming demand for data capacity in the world's most populous nation.
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Technology
Russia threatens full ban on WhatsApp
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's state communications watchdog threatened on Friday to block WhatsApp entirely if it fails to comply with Russian law, news agencies reported.
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Technology
Explainer-Keeping cool: heat a key challenge for data centers and AI
STOCKHOLM/LONDON (Reuters) -The global boom in data centers as companies increasingly outsource information storage and ramp up use of energy-intensive artificial intelligence is creating a key challenge for the industry - how to keep cool.
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Technology
Nexperia's Chinese parent says company's Dutch unit seeking to permanently strip its control
BEIJING (Reuters) -Wingtech, the Chinese parent company of Netherlands-based Nexperia, said on Friday that the Dutch unit was conspiring to create a non-Chinese supply chain and permanently strip it of its control.
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Technology
Google ditches EU antitrust complaint about Microsoft cloud amid EU probe
(Corrects title of Google executive in paragraph 4 to head of government affairs and public policy from senior director)
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Technology
Crypto hoarding company shares under pressure as risk appetite wanes
(Reuters) -Fresh turbulence in the crypto market is weighing on shares of companies that stockpile bitcoin and other tokens on their balance sheets, stoking concerns over stress in the niche but fast-growing sector.
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Technology
Exclusive-Amazon, Flipkart take aim at India's banks with new consumer loan offerings
MUMBAI (Reuters) -Amazon is preparing to offer loans to small businesses in India, while Walmart-owned Flipkart is looking at buy-now, pay-later (BNPL) products as the e-commerce giants take on the country's banks with a push into financial products.
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Technology
Putting Pompeii's pieces together, with the help of a robot
POMPEII, Italy (Reuters) -Pompeii's ancient Roman frescoes, shattered and buried for centuries, could get a second life thanks to a pioneering robotic system designed to support archaeologists in one of their most painstaking tasks: reassembling fragmented artefacts.
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EU to examine if Apple Ads and Maps subject to tough rules, Apple says no
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -EU antitrust regulators will examine whether Apple's Apple Ads and Apple Maps should be subject to the onerous requirements of the bloc's digital rules after both services hit key criteria, with the U.S. tech giant saying they should be exempted.
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Drones
New tech could help COP30's Amazon rainforest protection goals
In Amazon, tech is being deployed to protect nature. One project uses drones, AI to restore degraded forests.
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Mobile apps
MyDigital ID required as sign-in method for MyJPJ app users aged 18+ from Feb 1, 2026
The department is urging all MyJPJ app users to register for MyDigital ID ahead of its enforcement as the sole sign-in method next year.
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AI
Sorry Mom. The shopping bots suggested a bathrobe for Christmas
New artificial intelligence shopping tools are sprouting right and left just in time for the holidays, when US consumers are expected to spend a record US$253bil (RM1.04 trillion) online.
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Technology
Banks in talks to lend $38 billion to fund sites for OpenAI, FT reports
(Reuters) -A group of banks is in talks to lend another $38 billion for Oracle and data centre builder Vantage to fund further sites for OpenAI, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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AI
Hong Kong’s HKChat raises AI expectations as 90,000 users join app in debut week
HKChat tops free app ranking on Apple's Hong Kong App Store on Sunday.
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Robotics
China says humanoid robot buzz carries bubble risk
Large-scale real-life use cases remain elusive, but ambitious trials have grabbed headlines.
