Latest
-
Video games
A walking lighthouse and a bird: 'Keeper' is a surreal, unique game
There's no question: "Keeper", from Double Fine Productions, is a strange game.
-
Technology
Top South Korean e-commerce firm Coupang apologises over massive data breach
SEOUL, Nov 30 (Reuters) - South Korea's biggest online retailer, Coupang, apologised on Sunday over the breach of personal information from 33.7 million customer accounts through unauthorized data access.
-
Technology
AI helps drive record $11.8 billion in Black Friday online spending
Nov 29 (Reuters) - AI-powered shopping tools helped drive a surge in U.S. online spending on Black Friday, as shoppers bypassed crowded stores and turned to chatbots to compare prices and secure discounts amid concerns about tariff-driven price hikes.
-
Technology
Micron to invest $9.6 billion in Japan to build AI memory chip plant, Nikkei reports
Nov 29 (Reuters) - Micron Technology will invest 1.5 trillion yen ($9.6 billion) to build a new plant in Hiroshima in western Japan to produce advanced high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips, the Nikkei reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter.
-
Smartphones
Trump Mobile mystery: The made-in-USA smartphone that never hit the market
Despite an August release announcement and the collection of US$100 (RM413) deposits for the US$499 (RM2,060) device, there is still no evidence that the product – presented in gold colour and with the American flag on the back – is actually ready for the market.
-
Operating systems
Apple’s next iOS updates will address one of the company’s biggest weaknesses
iPhone users can look forward to bug fixes and some badly needed improvements to Siri and AI, according to a new report.
-
Social media
The 'rough edges' of X’s new feature have sewn chaos and confusion
The Internet is still reeling days after Elon Musk's social media platform X unveiled its new "About this account" feature.
-
Technology
These professors say they’re part of a growing movement banning laptops from the classroom
A growing number of professors who have chosen to keep laptop and phone use out of class, with exceptions for students with disabilities who require accommodations.
-
Technology
US Black Friday online sales hit $8.6 billion, says Adobe Analytics
(Reuters) -U.S. shoppers spent $8.6 billion online on Black Friday, an Adobe Analytics report showed, as more consumers turned to laptops and phones instead of braving brisk weather to snap up deals during the holiday shopping weekend.
-
Technology
Warburg Pincus to acquire Raptor Technologies for around $1.8 billion, sources say
(Reuters) -Warburg Pincus has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Raptor Technologies from fellow investment firm Thoma Bravo, in a deal that values the school safety software provider at around $1.8 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
-
Technology
CoinShares pulls plug on select crypto ETFs ahead of US listing
(Reuters) -CoinShares filed on Friday to withdraw its plan to launch three exchange-traded funds, as the European cryptocurrency firm plans to focus on higher-margin opportunities ahead of its U.S. listing.
-
Technology
India's Adani seeks up to $5 billion investment in Google data center to join AI boom
(Reuters) -India's Adani Group plans to invest up to $5 billion in Alphabet-owned Google's India AI data centre project, an executive said on Friday, as it seeks to cash in on booming demand for data capacity in the world's most populous nation.
-
Technology
Russia threatens full ban on WhatsApp
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's state communications watchdog threatened on Friday to block WhatsApp entirely if it fails to comply with Russian law, news agencies reported.
-
Technology
Explainer-Keeping cool: heat a key challenge for data centers and AI
STOCKHOLM/LONDON (Reuters) -The global boom in data centers as companies increasingly outsource information storage and ramp up use of energy-intensive artificial intelligence is creating a key challenge for the industry - how to keep cool.
-
Technology
Nexperia's Chinese parent says company's Dutch unit seeking to permanently strip its control
BEIJING (Reuters) -Wingtech, the Chinese parent company of Netherlands-based Nexperia, said on Friday that the Dutch unit was conspiring to create a non-Chinese supply chain and permanently strip it of its control.
-
Technology
Google ditches EU antitrust complaint about Microsoft cloud amid EU probe
(Corrects title of Google executive in paragraph 4 to head of government affairs and public policy from senior director)
-
Technology
Crypto hoarding company shares under pressure as risk appetite wanes
(Reuters) -Fresh turbulence in the crypto market is weighing on shares of companies that stockpile bitcoin and other tokens on their balance sheets, stoking concerns over stress in the niche but fast-growing sector.
-
Technology
Exclusive-Amazon, Flipkart take aim at India's banks with new consumer loan offerings
MUMBAI (Reuters) -Amazon is preparing to offer loans to small businesses in India, while Walmart-owned Flipkart is looking at buy-now, pay-later (BNPL) products as the e-commerce giants take on the country's banks with a push into financial products.
-
Technology
Putting Pompeii's pieces together, with the help of a robot
POMPEII, Italy (Reuters) -Pompeii's ancient Roman frescoes, shattered and buried for centuries, could get a second life thanks to a pioneering robotic system designed to support archaeologists in one of their most painstaking tasks: reassembling fragmented artefacts.
-
