Technology

Opera loses court challenge against EU exemption of Microsoft's Edge from DMA rules

BRUSSELS, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Norwegian browser maker ⁠Opera on Wednesday lost its court challenge against ‌EU antitrust regulators' decision to exempt Microsoft's browser Edge from rules reining in the power of Big Tech.

Gadgets

Meta Glasses won’t record with the capture light covered. Critics aren’t convinced

The company rolled out a new marketing campaign and software updates amid backlash.

Technology

Exclusive-South Korean FX authorities bought $20 billion in repatriated SK Hynix funds, source says

SEOUL, Sept 2 (Reuters) - South ⁠Korean foreign exchange authorities bought about $20 billion in U.S. dollars that SK Hynix ⁠sold after its $26.5 billion American depositary receipt listing in July, a source with ‌direct knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday.

Smartphones

Even at Elysee, phones are handed in, Macron tells French pupils

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sept 1 told high school pupils that phones and social networks were "not good" for them.

Robotics

A Chinese robot beat Usain Bolt’s 100m record. Should we be impressed?

China's humanoid robots are achieving superhuman feats of athleticism. But how that translates into the real world is still an open question, experts said.

Smartphones

Poco launches F9 Series from RM3,299, featuring a 200-megapixel camera and up to 6.9in screen

Poco has unveiled its F9 Series of smartphones, consisting of two new models, the F9 Ultra and F9 Pro.

Internet

'Aura farming': The video game-inspired youth trend sweeping Latin America

Dozens of young people gathered recently on a beach in Peru's capital to dance, pose and show off their most creative moves – all in pursuit of one thing: aura.

Technology

John Ternus takes over as Apple enters era of AI, foldable phones

John Ternus took over as Apple's chief executive on Sept 1, inheriting a company that towers over the smartphone market but trails its rivals in artificial intelligence.

Technology

South Korean finance minister nominee vows to advance AI projects

SEOUL, Sept 2 (Reuters) - ⁠South Korea's finance minister nominee vowed ⁠on Wednesday to quickly proceed with "mega projects" ‌for AI investments and actively utilise policy capacity from a global chip boom.

Internet

Apple Maps renames Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ after Trump order

Apple Inc renamed Lake Ontario "Lake America" on its maps service, following a similar move by Alphabet Inc's Google, in the wake of an order from US President Donald Trump.

AI

OpenAI to launch new model with 'stronger safeguards' after hack

ChatGPT maker OpenAI said on Sept 1 it was preparing to release its newest powerful model, known as Astra, after implementing "stronger safeguards" following a rogue cyberattack involving a different AI model.

AI

Anthropic says new Fable AI model is cheaper, better at coding

Anthropic PBC is releasing a new version of its powerful Fable artificial intelligence model that it says is better at coding and science tasks, as well as more economical

Technology

Dropbox says about 5,000 accounts compromised in August hack

Sept 1 (Reuters) - Dropbox said ⁠on Tuesday that around 5,000 accounts were compromised ⁠last month, with hackers viewing and downloading content ‌stored on the cloud-storage platform.

AI

EU questions dozens of companies using new AI powers

The European Union said on Sept 1 it had begun to use new powers to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) by sending information requests to dozens of companies after incidents this summer highlighted the risks the technology poses.

Social media

Social media companies are trying harder to know which users are kids

Of the child safety measures agreed to in Meta's landmark legal settlement, no category contains more detailed requirements than its commitments on age assurance – and for good reason.

Technology

Russian cybercrime operation being dismantled after two decades, US officials and CrowdStrike say

LAS VEGAS, Sept 1 (Reuters) - A two-decade-old ⁠Russian hacking operation dubbed "Sality" is being dismantled, U.S. law enforcement officials and cybersecurity company CrowdStrike announced ⁠on Tuesday. 

Technology

USDA to test satellites, AI to try to improve crop estimates amid farmer criticism

BOONE, Iowa, Sept 1 (Reuters) - The ⁠U.S. Department of Agriculture is launching a pilot project that relies more heavily on technology as part of an effort to improve its closely ⁠watched U.S. crop acreage and yield estimates, Secretary Brooke Rollins said on Tuesday, in the face of mounting criticism over the reliability of ‌government data.

Technology

Amazon's Zoox, Alphabet's Waymo expand robotaxi services to more US cities

Sept 1 (Reuters) - Amazon's ⁠Zoox and Alphabet's Waymo on Tuesday separately announced ⁠expansions of their driverless ride-hailing operations into ‌new U.S. cities, weeks after Zoox started paid services.

Technology

Dell again lifts forecasts as AI demand powers record results

Sept 1 (Reuters) - ⁠Dell Technologies on Tuesday boosted its annual revenue and profit forecasts ⁠for the second time this year, driven by soaring demand ‌for its AI servers from technology companies pouring billions into data centers.

Technology

Oracle licensing practices on EU antitrust regulator's radar, source says

BRUSSELS, Sept 1 (Reuters) - ⁠The licensing practices of U.S. cloud computing ⁠company Oracle are on the radar of ‌EU antitrust regulators, a person familiar with the matter said, in a case similar to one involving German rival ​SAP which was settled with ⁠concessions in July.