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Exclusive-Cerebras to raise IPO price range to $150-$160 as demand surges, sources say
May 10 (Reuters) - Cerebras Systems is set to raise the size and price of its initial public offering as soon as Monday, as demand for the artificial intelligence chipmaker's shares continues to climb, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday.
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Technology
Tools for accountability: Balancing surveillance and trust in the workplace
How tech is driving employee monitoring systems in Malaysia.
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Technology
Microsoft’s African data center falters on payment demands, Bloomberg News reports
May 10 (Reuters) - A Microsoft data center site in East Africa has been delayed by disagreements with the Kenyan government over the company's request for guaranteed payments, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday citing people familiar with the matter.
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AI
Meta’s embrace of AI is making its employees miserable
As it adapts to the artificial intelligence era, the company is pushing many of its 78,000 workers to use the technology, and preparing to lay some of them off.
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Cybersecurity
Canvas system is online after a cyberattack disrupted thousands of schools
Tens of thousands of students studying for final exams around the world Friday regained access to a key online learning system after a cyberattack had earlier knocked it offline, throwing schools and universities into turmoil.
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Social media
Children can evade online age checks with fake moustache, study shows
A British online safety monitoring organisation has found that children are able to slip by proof-of-age verification on some platforms by pulling faces or even scribbling moustaches on themselves.
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VR
How VR is helping people with autism and Down syndrome master life skills
Virtual reality headsets like the Meta Quest 3, PlayStation VR 2 and HTC Vive have long been tied to gaming, covering users' eyes with high-resolution screens and delivering immersive, interactive worlds to explore and problem-solve.
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AI
American factories lag in adopting AI. This drugmaker is an exception.
A Bristol Myers Squibb plant that makes cancer drugs was the only manufacturer in the US recognised for innovation by the World Economic Forum this year.
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Smartphones
They never knew a world before smartphones. Could they survive without them?
For three weeks, thousands of children in Europe went without social media or their smartphones, or both. This is the diary of their digital detox.
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Technology
US Senate Committee set to consider long-awaited crypto bill this week
May 11 (Reuters) - U.S. senators are set to consider long-awaited legislation that would create a regulatory framework for cryptocurrency on Thursday, potentially ending a deadlock over the bill that pitted crypto companies against U.S. banks.
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Video games
Review: With ‘Saros,’ Housemarque balances the difficulty of its bullet-ballet gameplay
Housemarque built its reputation on bullet hell games, arcade shooters that demand precise control and quick-twitch reactions for success.
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Video games
Nintendo plans Switch 2 price increase as outlook disappoints
Nintendo Co said it will increase the price of its Switch 2 console to US$500 (RM1,955) from US$450 (RM1,760), acknowledging pressure on profitability of its flagship device heading into its second year on the market.
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Technology
Anthropic signs $1.8 billion AI cloud deal with Akamai, Bloomberg News reports
May 8 (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic has signed a $1.8 billion computing deal with Akamai Technologies to meet surging demand for its AI software, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Technology
Schools reach out to Canvas hackers as breach hits US classrooms, source says
May 8 (Reuters) - Some schools and universities whose students' data was stolen by a cybercriminal hacking group as part of an April breach of the educational tool Canvas have reached out to the hackers to prevent their data from being released, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.
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Technology
Apple, Intel reach preliminary chip-making deal, WSJ reports
May 8 (Reuters) - Intel has reached a preliminary deal to make some chips for Apple devices, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, in a potential boost to Intel's contract manufacturing business and Washington's push to shore up U.S. chip production.
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Technology
Amazon's Chile data center moves ahead after residents lose environmental challenge
SANTIAGO, May 8 (Reuters) - Patricio Hernandez lives on the northern outskirts of Chile's capital Santiago, a hilly area below the Andes mountains which he and other residents fear could be devastated by a major Amazon data center complex.
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Technology
Uber-backed Lime reveals revenue surge in US IPO filing
May 8 (Reuters) - Lime, which operates an electric bike and scooter network and is backed by Uber Technologies, reported a jump in yearly revenue in its filing for a U.S. initial public offering.
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Technology
Cloudflare's slowing growth disappoints investors betting on AI boost
May 8 (Reuters) - Cloudflare shares tumbled more than 15% in premarket trading on Friday, after its quarterly revenue forecast disappointed investors who had bet the stock would be a major beneficiary in the race to adopt artificial intelligence.
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Technology
Google has bit more time to address concerns in EU investigation, EU Commission says
BRUSSELS, May 8 (Reuters) - EU regulators are giving Alphabet's Google a little bit more time to sooth their concerns after a previous proposal from the company fell short, the European Commission said on Friday.
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Technology
Logitech bets on AI, gaming and business users as it raises spending, CEO says
ZURICH, May 8 (Reuters) - Logitech International will increase spending on product development and marketing this year, CEO Hanneke Faber said, even as concerns grow of a possible global economic slowdown fuelled by the Iran war.
