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Video games
Control Resonant’s director watches ‘Twin Peaks’ every year
The upcoming game by the studio behind Alan Wake features the surreal visuals and gnawing emotions of a David Lynch production.
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Mobile apps
Spotify finally adds no-kids-music toggle to let parents reclaim app
Spotify is launching its first-ever toggle to remove children's music from personal recommendations.
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Video games
Review: ‘Marvel’s Wolverine’ packs ferocity but none of his nuance
Insomniac Games resurrected the Spider-Man franchise by re-envisioning how the web-slinger could inhabit an open-world Manhattan.
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Technology
OpenAI forecasts cash burn near $280 billion by 2030, FT reports
Sept 18 (Reuters) - OpenAI expects to burn through $278 billion in cash between 2026 and 2030 as it ramps up spending on computing power and infrastructure, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing a company presentation seen by the newspaper.
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Technology
Gemini hacked three companies in first known breakout by Google's AI
Sept 18 (Reuters) - Google's Gemini model accessed the internet and hacked other companies during a test of its cybersecurity capabilities, the first known example of the company's AI systems autonomously committing such an act.
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Technology
Oracle's $18 billion data center debt under pressure, FT reports
Sept 18 (Reuters) - About $18 billion in loans tied to an Oracle-leased data center in New Mexico has come under pressure, with loans quoted at 89 to 91 cents on the dollar by syndicate banks including Santander and Jefferies, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
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Technology
Trump is talking with Senate's Thune about bill to cut data-center electricity costs
WASHINGTON, Sept 18 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday he is engaging with Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune about bringing to the floor a bill aimed at protecting households from electricity cost increases tied to the expansion of data centers.
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Technology
Anthropic, Accenture to invest $2 billion in AI model evaluation as safety concerns rise
Sept 18 (Reuters) - AI lab Anthropic said on Friday it would partner with Accenture for the independent evaluation of its frontier AI models, with the companies each committing at least $1 billion over the next five years to build capacity for the work.
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Technology
Nvidia-backed AI cloud firm Nscale reveals revenue surge in US IPO filing
Sept 18 (Reuters) - Nscale, a British cloud provider backed by chip giant Nvidia, said on Friday its revenue surged 1,252% in the first half of 2026, as it looks to tap investor appetite for AI stocks.
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Technology
NASA in talks for Boeing's Starliner to handle new missions, WSJ reports
Sept 18 (Reuters) - NASA is in talks with Boeing about using the aerospace manufacturer's Starliner vehicle to handle new missions, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.
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Technology
Virginia tightens data center restrictions amid political backlash
NEW YORK, Sept 18 (Reuters) - The US state of Virginia is tightening permitting, commercial and environmental controls on data centers as political backlash grows against the server warehouses and the technology developed within them, Governor Abigail Spanberger said on Friday.
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Technology
Disney names Character.AI's Karandeep Anand its first tech chief
Sept 18 (Reuters) - Walt Disney on Friday named outsider Karandeep Anand its first chief technology officer, as AI and sweeping industry consolidation disrupt the media landscape.
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Technology
Prysmian, Rio Tinto partner to bring low-carbon aluminum to Amazon data center
Sept 18 (Reuters) - Italian cable maker Prysmian said on Friday it had partnered with Rio Tinto to supply electrical cables made with low-carbon aluminium for an Amazon data centre in Ohio.
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Technology
AI startup Mantic raises $25 million for superhuman forecasting
Sept 18 (Reuters) - Mantic, an artificial intelligence developer that beat humans in a recent contest for forecasting events, on Friday said it raised $25 million in seed funding.
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Technology
Italian Apple store employees strike on iPhone 18 Pro launch day
MILAN, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Italian Apple store employees went on strike over their working conditions on Friday, the launch day for the new iPhone 18 Pro, the latest version of the U.S. tech giant's premium smartphone.
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Technology
Exclusive-Anthropic quietly sets up biology lab as it ramps AI drug program
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Anthropic has quietly set up a laboratory to do physical biology work as it pushes its artificial-intelligence ambitions into the world of drug science.
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Cybersecurity
New MyKad will not affect MyDigital ID use
In an announcement today (Sept 18), MyDigital ID said the new MyKad would not affect the functionality or use of its platform.
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AI
What happens when AI stops doing what humans want?
"Alignment" is the science of teaching AI to do what is in line with human preferences, ethics and judgment. But, at times, the systems have gone rogue.
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AI
Can we shut down AI?
The debate over potential dangers posed by artificial intelligence has resurged in recent weeks, with researchers once again warning the technology could end humanity.
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Driverless vehicle
Tesla's no-brake-pedal robotaxis raise questions from US authorities
US electric carmaker Tesla is facing scrutiny from the country's road safety regulator after launching its Cybercab robotaxi – a vehicle with no steering wheel or pedals – on public roads.
