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Technology
OpenAI to use FT content for training AI models in latest media tie-up
(Reuters) -The Financial Times has signed a deal with OpenAI to license its content for the development of AI models and allow ChatGPT to answer queries with summaries attributable to the newspaper, the latest media tie-up for the Microsoft-backed startup.
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AI
ChatGPT faces Austria complaint for ‘uncorrectable errors’
A Vienna-based privacy campaign group said April 29 it would file a complaint against ChatGPT in Austria, claiming the “hallucinating” flagship AI tool invents wrong answers, which creator OpenAI cannot correct.
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Technology
Social media platform X back up after outages, Downdetector shows
(Reuters) -Social media platform X was back up on Monday after suffering outages earlier in the day, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.
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Technology
Sleeping Amazon driver’s fatal crash into teacher was preventable, US lawsuit says
The family of a Missouri teacher who died in a crash with an Amazon driver is now suing, saying the deadly collision could have been prevented if proper safety measures had been followed by the company and state transportation officials.
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Driverless vehicle
Elon Musk’s China trip pays off with key self-driving hurdles cleared
Elon Musk’s lightning visit to China appears to have paid immediate dividends, with Tesla Inc clearing two key hurdles to introduce its driver-assistance system to the world’s biggest auto market.
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AI
Microsoft CEO to meet Indonesian president during regional tour
Microsoft Corp chief executive officer Satya Nadella is scheduled to meet Indonesian President Joko Widodo on April 30, becoming the latest US corporate chieftain to tour South-East Asia as the region embarks on a tech investment spree.
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Robotics
This startup will make a marble sculpture of your dog for RM47,000
Since its first commission last August – a bust of Abraham Lincoln, modelled on the bronze one by Augustus Saint-Gaudens – Monumental Labs has made dozens of sculptures, Springut said.
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Social media
How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential US national security threat
If it feels like TikTok has been around forever, that's probably because it has, at least if you're measuring via internet time. What's now in question is whether it will be around much longer and, if so, in what form?
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Technology
French state offer to buy strategic parts of Atos boosts shares
PARIS (Reuters) -French IT firm Atos put a price tag on a state offer to take over strategic parts of the company on Monday, boosting its shares, but also said it would need almost twice as much cash as estimated earlier this month to stay afloat.
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Internet
Online retailer Shein is latest to face strict European Union digital regulations
Online fast-fashion retailer Shein must face the European Union’s strictest level of digital regulations, the bloc said on April 26 as it added the company to its list of big platforms that need extra scrutiny.
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Mobile apps
Seoul urges ‘no discrimination’ by Japan over Naver’s Line app
Seoul has urged Tokyo not to discriminate against South Korean companies, the foreign ministry told AFP on April 29, after reports that tech giant Naver is under pressure to sell its stake in Japan’s top messaging app.
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Technology
OpenAI's ChatGPT targeted in Austrian privacy complaint
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Microsoft-backed startup OpenAI on Monday found itself the target of a privacy complaint by advocacy group NOYB for allegedly not fixing incorrect information provided by its generative AI chatbot ChatGPT that may breach EU privacy rules.
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Technology
Telegram unblocks chatbots used by Ukraine's security services
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine said on Monday the Telegram messaging app had restored access to a number of chatbots used by Ukraine's security agencies to collect information about Russia's war effort after the services were briefly suspended.
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Gadgets
Apple officially launches the HomePod and HomePod Mini in Malaysia, prices start at RM529
The HomePod is priced at RM1,549 and comes in two colours (midnight and white), while the HomePod Mini costs RM529 and has five colour options (space grey, blue, yellow, white, and orange).
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Internet
Terengganu man falls prey to job scam, loses RM13,460
A man was left in the lurch after losing RM13,460 in an online job scam involving liking and subscribing to YouTube videos.
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Internet
‘Brain rot’: When memes affect our intellectual capacities
If your vocabulary and conversational topics are dominated by Internet references, you may be suffering from “brain rot”. This unglamorous term has been coined to describe a host of specific negative effects on our mental state linked to heavy social media use.
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Technology
Tesla CEO Elon Musk visits China as competitors show off new electric vehicles at Beijing auto show
Musk met with a top government leader in the Chinese capital on April 28, just as the nation's carmakers are showing off their latest electric vehicle models at the Beijing auto show.
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Social media
Instagram, YouTube the biggest likely winners of TikTok ban but smaller rivals could rise too
Adult US TikTok users spend an average of 54 minutes on the app on any given day, more than Instagram, Snapchat or YouTube, according to research firm eMarketer. If TikTok were to disappear, those platforms – along with younger, smaller emerging rivals – would be scrambling for those valuable minutes of people's attention.
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AI
‘Harvesting data’: Latin American AI startups transform farming
For centuries, farmers used almanacs to try to understand and predict weather patterns. Now, a new crop of Latin American startups is helping do that with artificial intelligence, promising a farming revolution in agricultural giants like Brazil, the world’s biggest exporter of soybeans, corn and beef.
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Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity reality check: How prepared are M’sian companies at warding off attacks?
A Kaspersky report shows the significant cyberthreats faced by Malaysia, with the cybersecurity firm claiming that it blocked over 22 million local threats last year.