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Social media
Mexico gives social networks one month to remove violent content
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Oct 14 ordered Meta, TikTok, X, Apple and Microsoft to remove content inciting violence on their social networks following a spate of deadly attacks in schools.
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Internet
US Supreme Court weighs applying 1980s video-renter privacy law to digital age
The US Supreme Court heard arguments on Oct 14 on how a 1988 privacy law concerning video rental companies should apply to consumer data in the digital age.
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Mobile apps
WhatsApp rolls out message scheduling to beta users
WhatsApp users enrolled in the beta programme may have noticed that they are now able to schedule messages up to two weeks in advance.
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AI
Opinion: Chinese AI agents joined the rogue AI agent party. I chatted with them
Researchers discovered that the agents were trying to bypass security controls on websites and made contact with them. A Times reporter was invited to join the discussion.
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Mobile apps
WhatsApp now lets people join calls without an account
WhatsApp now allows people without an account on the platform to join calls with existing users of the messaging app. This includes both one-on-one calls and group calls with up to 32 members at once.
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Robotics
China ‘robot trainers’ fold clothes, wash dishes 200 times a day for up to US$900 a month
Some view this as deeply ironic: humans are teaching robots to work, yet these machines will one day replace their trainers
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Cybersecurity
French cybersecurity authority warns attack may be ongoing as stores scramble to restock
France's cybersecurity authority has warned that a cyberattack targeting supermarkets may still be ongoing as stores restocked on Oct 14 after the attack sent refrigerator temperatures soaring.
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Technology
ByteDance nears chip supply deal with MediaTek for data centres, Bloomberg News reports
Oct 15 (Reuters) - ByteDance is close to an agreement with MediaTek to secure semiconductors for its data center operations, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Cybersecurity
Google DeepMind chair: AI could cause 'major' incidents within 2 years without safeguards
Artificial intelligence systems could cause "major" security incidents within two years without adequate steps to make them safe as capabilities grow.
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AI
Who's to blame if AI fails at work? Wharton study shows a split
Companies are giving artificial-intelligence systems more autonomy to boost productivity and efficiency.
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Video games
Ubisoft to close Finland studio, cut 70 jobs in Singapore
French video games group Ubisoft said on Oct 14 that it planned to close a studio in Finland and cut 70 jobs in Singapore as it tries to return to profitability.
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Technology
At Anthropic pre-IPO meet: ‘Thinking’ caps, surging revenue, no human extinction
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Anthropic told prospective investors on Wednesday that revenue in the third quarter surged 45% from the prior quarter, two people who attended an investor day said, a move that could assuage market concerns about the huge costs of developing AI systems.
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Technology
Anthropic revenue jumps to $16.8 billion in third quarter, FT reports
Oct 14 (Reuters) - Anthropic told investors its third-quarter revenue jumped to $16.8 billion and that it turned a profit in the quarter, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
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Technology
US states seek children's data protections in Character.AI bankruptcy
Oct 14 (Reuters) - A group of 40 state attorneys general on Wednesday urged a US bankruptcy judge in Delaware to protect young users of Character.AI and keep their data safe during the AI companion company's bankruptcy.
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Technology
CoreWeave CEO notes strong backlog in memo to reassure staff over market scrutiny
Oct 14 (Reuters) - CoreWeave CEO Mike Intrator said on Wednesday market can sometimes "misunderstand and act irrationally", with shares of the AI cloud-computing provider closing down around 15%.
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Technology
Anthropic to add US voting information to Claude before midterms
Oct 14 (Reuters) - Anthropic said on Wednesday it would add official US voting information from nonprofit Democracy Works and election results to its Claude AI chatbot later this month, ahead of the November midterms.
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Technology
Explainer-What is Starshield, SpaceX's military version of Starlink?
WASHINGTON, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Ukraine said on Wednesday that Elon Musk's SpaceX had restricted "military-grade" Starlink services, hampering Ukrainian drone strike missions and air defenses.
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Technology
Former portfolio manager sues Fidelity after leaving for Michael Dell's family office
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, Oct 14 (Reuters) - A former semiconductor fund manager at Fidelity Investment Management has sued its parent company FMR, claiming it refused to pay him a "multimillion-dollar" compensation package after he joined DFO Management, the family office of billionaire Dell Technologies founder Michael Dell.
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Technology
Eight US states sue OpenAI, claiming ChatGPT harms young users
Oct 14 (Reuters) - A bipartisan group of eight states said on Wednesday they had sued OpenAI in courts across the country over harms they say ChatGPT has caused to their residents, alleging the chatbot has coached its users — including teenagers — to harm themselves or others.
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Technology
Red hot CPI report fuels AI rout
NEW YORK, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Major AI stocks slumped on Wednesday following the latest hot US inflation report, highlighting investor concern about the risks posed by rising borrowing costs in this capital-intensive sector.
