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Verizon forecasts upbeat annual profit as wireless subscriber growth hits six-year high
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Verizon forecast annual profit and free cash flow above market expectations on Friday, after aggressive promotions during peak holiday period fueled its highest quarterly wireless subscriber additions in six years.
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Technology
Sandisk surges as robust AI demand powers blowout forecast
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Sandisk shares rallied on Friday, after the data storage firm projected third-quarter profit and revenue well above analysts' estimates and extended a major supply deal, powered by a surge in AI-driven demand for data storage.
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Technology
Indian e-commerce firm Meesho's quarterly loss spikes as it ramps up marketing
Jan 30 (Reuters) - Indian e-commerce firm Meesho's quarterly loss widened sharply in its first earnings report since its blockbuster market debut in December last year, as costs rose.
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Technology
Meta faces New Mexico trial over child-exploitation claims
(Corrects to delete reference to Operation Metaphile, paragraph 5, because that name was given to a later part of the investigation.)
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Technology
Dutch regulator to probe Roblox over risks to minors
AMSTERDAM, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The Netherlands' consumer protection regulator ACM has launched an investigation into U.S. gaming platform Roblox over potential risks to underage users in the European Union, it said on Friday.
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Internet
UK schoolgirl game character Amelia co-opted by far-right
A purple-haired anti-migrant cartoon character featured in a UK government anti-extremism programme has been co-opted by the far right, appearing in AI-generated videos circulating around Europe and the United States.
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Driverless vehicle
Waymo probed after robotaxi struck child near California school
US auto safety regulators are investigating a Waymo autonomous vehicle that struck a child near a school in Santa Monica, California, the second recent probe to examine the behaviour of the Alphabet Inc unit's robotaxis near children.
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AI
Amazon found ‘high volume’ of child sex abuse material in AI training data
Amazon.com Inc reported hundreds of thousands of pieces of content last year that it believed included child sexual abuse, which it found in data gathered to improve its artificial intelligence models.
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Mobile apps
US has investigated claims WhatsApp chats aren’t private
US law enforcement has been investigating allegations by former Meta Platforms Inc contractors that Meta personnel can access WhatsApp messages, despite the company's statements that the chat service is private and encrypted, according to interviews and an agent's report seen by Bloomberg News.
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AI
Chinese AI goes next level in geometry at a top US maths Olympiad
Researchers say the system not only outperforms American competitors in solving problems, it can tackle an even tougher challenge.
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Console
Nintendo Switch 2’s strength threatened by memory 'horror show'
The company could "shrink the size of the internal memory" on the Switch 2, "which pushes the cost onto consumers who are forced to buy external storage cards," an expert said.
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AI
AI helps doctors spot breast cancer in scans: world-first trial
Artificial intelligence helps doctors spot more cases of breast cancer when reading routine scans, a world-first trial found Jan 30.
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Driverless vehicle
Waymo gears up to launch robotaxis in London this year
US self-driving car company Waymo said Thursday it is working with UK partners to launch driverless robotaxis in London, which are expected to begin operating later this year.
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Technology
Ex-Google engineer convicted of stealing AI secrets for Chinese companies
WILMINGTON, Delaware, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Former Google software engineer Linwei Ding was convicted by a federal jury in San Francisco on Thursday of stealing AI trade secrets from the U.S. tech giant to benefit two Chinese companies he was secretly working for, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday.
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Technology
Elon Musk's SpaceX said to consider merger with Tesla, Bloomberg News reports
Jan 29 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX is considering a potential merger with Tesla as well as an alternative combination with artificial-intelligence company xAI, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Technology
Perplexity signs $750 million AI cloud deal with Microsoft, Bloomberg News reports
Jan 29 (Reuters) - AI startup Perplexity has signed a $750 million agreement with Microsoft to use its Azure cloud service, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Technology
US mulls tapping Robinhood for 'Trump accounts' for kids, Bloomberg News reports
Jan 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. government is considering selecting fintech Robinhood Markets for a key role in overseeing "Trump accounts" it is creating for millions of children, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Technology
Exclusive-Pentagon clashes with Anthropic over military AI use, sources say
WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The Pentagon is at odds with artificial-intelligence developer Anthropic over safeguards that would prevent the government from deploying its technology to target weapons autonomously and conduct U.S. domestic surveillance, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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Technology
Amazon in talks to invest as much as $50 billion in OpenAI, source says
Jan 29 (Reuters) - Amazon is in talks to invest dozens of billions in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and the figure could be as high as $50 billion, a source told Reuters on Thursday.
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Technology
Microsoft plunges, Meta rallies as investors demand AI payoffs
Jan 29 (Reuters) - Big Tech earnings so far this week have sent a clear warning: investors are willing to overlook soaring spending on artificial intelligence if it fuels strong growth, but are quick to punish companies that fall short.
