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Video games
‘Halo: Campaign Evolved’ review: Tech issues aside, remake still thrills
It's not a stretch to say that 2001's Halo: Combat Evolved was a game-changer. A launch title for the original Xbox developed by Bellevue-based Bungie and published by Redmond-based Microsoft Game Studios, Halo was the reason to get an Xbox.
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Smartphones
Two eclipses in August: Is your phone ready to take the perfect shot?
Whether it's the Northern Lights, a lunar eclipse or the Milky Way, the night sky often offers spectacular photo opportunities.
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Smartphones
In nightlife venues and college classrooms alike, young people search for new ways to stay ‘phone-free’
The number of phone-free experiences grew by 567% globally in 2024 and 2025, according to Eventbrite, a platform where organisers can advertise events.
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Social media
What happened when Meta used AI to ban accounts on Facebook and Instagram
Users said the technology mistakenly deleted their accounts. To resolve the issue, they still had to rely on AI.
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Technology
DeepSeek tells prospective investors of funding pause, Bloomberg News reports
July 25 (Reuters) - Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has told prospective investors in its second fundraising round that it is suspending the deal for now, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Technology
Samsung Elec wins $200 billion Broadcom AI chip partnership, boosting foundry push
SEOUL, July 25 (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics said on Saturday it struck a pact with U.S. chip designer Broadcom to widen cooperation across memory chips, contract chip making and advanced packaging envisaged to exceed $200 billion until 2030.
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Internet
Google is building an AI fence around the Internet it once championed
As Google incorporates more artificial intelligence into search, people are spending more time on Google. Some website operators are crying foul.
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Technology
Is the Copilot button getting on your nerves? How to get rid of it
The Copilot key is increasingly found on Windows laptops in place of the traditional Ctrl key – and is not always welcome. Anyone who isn't a fan of AI or just doesn't use Copilot can now turn it back into a standard Ctrl key using a small free program.
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Technology
Samsung Elec, SK Group seal $950 billion deals as South Korea hosts AI powers
SAN FRANCISCO/SEOUL, July 24 (Reuters) - South Korea announced $950 billion in new AI initiatives involving Samsung Electronics, SK Group and U.S. tech firms as global AI leaders rush to fill a shortage of faster chips to power and develop more advanced systems.
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Technology
Do these CEOs loathe each other? Bet on it
Shayne Coplan of Polymarket and Tarek Mansour of Kalshi are young billionaires intent on dominating prediction markets. It's more than a battle. It's "bad blood."
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Social media
What does ‘infinite scrolling’ on phones do to our brains?
We all know how easy it is to get hooked on scrolling, but what does this endless scrolling actually do to our brains? We asked experts to explain the psychology behind the habit…
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Technology
Exclusive-Its AI agent spent days hacking a company, but sources say OpenAI did not notice for a week
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO, July 24 (Reuters) - The OpenAI agent that broke into tech firm Hugging Face went on a dayslong hacking spree that OpenAI didn't notice until well after the threat was contained and the FBI was alerted, according to people familiar with the investigation.
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Technology
US appeals court blocks part of Texas children's online safety law
July 24 (Reuters) - A divided federal appeals court on Friday blocked Texas from enforcing a key provision of a state law meant to shield children from harm through using social media.
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Technology
Trump says US to launch EU probe over 'illegal' Google fine
(Corrects to say Trump in paragraph 3)
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Technology
Nvidia, Microsoft and other tech giants back open-source AI models
SAN FRANCISCO, July 24 (Reuters) - Nvidia, Microsoft and other tech heavyweights made a public case to lawmakers on Friday in favor of open-source AI models, wading into a debate roiling the business and policy worlds over who controls the powerful technology.
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Technology
Meta adds new task automation features to AI assistant
July 24 (Reuters) - Meta is rolling out new features for its Meta AI service in select markets, allowing the chatbot to complete certain tasks autonomously, the company said on Friday.
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Technology
Aerospace fights for young recruits as AI drains talent pool
FARNBOROUGH, England, July 24 (Reuters) - For Hassan Butt, a 17-year-old British student volunteering at the Farnborough airshow this week, there was nothing cooler than watching the planes and thinking about the physics that kept them airborne.
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Technology
Samsung, SK Hynix to announce major chip deals with US tech companies, Seoul says
SEOUL, July 24 (Reuters) - South Korean chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix will announce large supply deals with U.S. technology companies during President Lee Jae Myung's visit to San Francisco, a senior presidential official said.
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Technology
Meta launches new app 'Seller' to provide sales tools for merchants
July 24 (Reuters) - Meta on Friday launched a new app called "Seller" to offer dedicated selling tools to merchants using the company's Facebook Marketplace platform for buying and selling items.
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Technology
Verizon signs deal with Google worth over $1 billion
July 24 (Reuters) - Verizon CEO Dan Schulman said on Friday the company has secured a deal with Google, valued at more than $1 billion, to provide dark fiber connectivity for the search engine giant's data centers.
