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Germany to crack down on sexualised deepfakes
Germany plans to crack down on sexualised deepfakes, the government said Friday, as a prominent TV personality accused her ex-husband of spreading AI-generated pornographic images of her online.
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Technology
SK Hynix to buy $8 billion in ASML chipmaking tools in largest disclosed order
SEOUL, March 24 (Reuters) - Chipmaker SK Hynix said on Tuesday it will purchase 11.95 trillion won ($7.97 billion) worth of ASML's EUV lithography tools, used to create chip circuitry, in the largest single order publicly disclosed by an ASML customer.
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Smartphones
Android to Apple: Samsung phones can now AirDrop files to iPhones
Sharing files between two phones is about to get easier for Samsung users. Tech industry media report that the Quick Share function on the Galaxy S26 series will also work with Apple's AirDrop.
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Social media
Europe's leaders urge minimum age on social media platforms
European Union leaders are keen to press ahead with introducing a minimum age requirement for social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram on fears they may harm young people.
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Technology
Alibaba unveils next-gen chip for agentic AI: company
BEIJING, March 24 (Reuters) - Alibaba on Tuesday revealed its next-generation XuanTie C950 5-nanometer processor at an internal conference, the company said in a blog post, as the Chinese tech giant gears up for the shift towards agentic AI.
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Cybersecurity
Germany: Two bot networks behind major attacks shut down
Two of the world's largest botnets, suspected of being behind major online attacks, have been shut down in an operation by German, US and Canadian cybercrime specialists, authorities said Friday.
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Mobile apps
Russia's Max: The unencrypted super-app being forced on citizens
Russia is pushing its Max messenger – a social media platform without encryption – onto its citizens with a massive promotion campaign and the simultaneous blocking of Whatsapp and Telegram, the country's two most popular messenger apps.
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Video games
After sci-fi smashes, a video game studio goes cutthroat
Bungie was bought for billions after creating the hit video games Halo and Destiny. But will players welcome its confrontational extraction shooter Marathon with open arms?
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Technology
Jury in social media addiction trial tells judge it's having difficulty coming to consensus
LOS ANGELES, March 23 (Reuters) - The jury in the social media addiction trial in Los Angeles told the judge on Monday it is having difficulty coming to a consensus with one defendant.
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Technology
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman exits Helion Energy's board as firms explore partnership
March 23 (Reuters) - OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman said on Monday he has stepped down from the board of directors of Helion Energy, the fusion startup he has backed since 2015, as the companies start to explore working together "at significant scale".
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Technology
Musk's Starlink denied telecoms licence in Namibia
WINDHOEK, March 23 (Reuters) - Namibia has turned down applications from Elon Musk's satellite internet provider Starlink for a telecommunications service licence and access to radio spectrum, a notice in the Southern African country's government gazette showed.
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Technology
Apple to hold annual developers conference from June 8
March 23 (Reuters) - Apple said on Monday it would host its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) online from June 8 to 12, showcasing updates across its platform, including AI advancements and new software and developer tools.
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Technology
US needs more energy development to power AI, Google president says
DENVER, March 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. may not be scaling electricity fast enough for the expansion of artificial intelligence, Google's President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat said on Monday, speaking about the vast amounts of power needed to scale the company's AI data centers.
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Technology
AI may boost euro area productivity growth by 4% in 10 years, ECB says
FRANKFURT, March 23 (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence could lift euro zone productivity growth by more than 4 percentage points over the next decade, although a prolonged energy shock could slow progress, European Central Bank chief economist Philip Lane said on Monday.
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Technology
Alphabet's Wing to start drone delivery in San Francisco Bay Area
March 23 (Reuters) - Alphabet-owned Wing plans to begin delivering packages by drone to homes in California's San Francisco Bay Area in the coming months, it said on Monday, extending its rollout to one of its earliest testing grounds.
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Technology
HSBC appoints David Rice as first chief AI officer
LONDON, March 23 (Reuters) - HSBC has appointed David Rice as its first ever Chief AI Officer, the British bank said on Monday, as it seeks to cut costs by increasing the use of generative AI technology across its businesses worldwide.
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Technology
Nebius says "well-funded" for AI race after closing $4.3 billion debt raise
AMSTERDAM, March 22 (Reuters) - Nebius closed a $4.34 billion convertible debt funding round on Monday, with a company executive saying that the European AI infrastructure firm is now "well-funded" to meet its 2026 capital spending plans of $16 billion to 20 billion.
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Technology
Dollar scarcity in Venezuela forces small firms to raise prices, turn to crypto
March 23 (Reuters) - In central Venezuela, the owner of a mid-size pharmaceutical factory scrambles to obtain dollars to import chemicals and other ingredients for his headache and fever remedies.
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Technology
Italy fines review platform Trustpilot $4.6 million for misleading consumers; shares slip
March 23 (Reuters) - Italy's competition regulator has fined online review platform Trustpilot and its units 4 million euros ($4.6 million) for failing to adequately verify the authenticity of reviews and for misleading consumers about how their services work.
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Technology
Exclusive-OpenAI sweetens private equity pitch amid enterprise turf war with Anthropic, sources say
NEW YORK, March 23 (Reuters) - ChatGPT maker OpenAI is offering private-equity firms a sweeter deal than rival Anthropic as both artificial intelligence companies court buyout firms to form joint ventures aimed at raising fresh capital and accelerating adoption of enterprise AI products, according to people familiar with the talks.
