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Video games
Get ready for Grand Theft Auto VI and eleven more games to play this fall
There's a lot of violence, horror and nostalgia, including new Silent Hill, Gears of War and Final Fantasy games.
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Technology
Virtual Taekwondo takes the contact out of a combat sport
The contactless version of the Korean martial art is making its debut at this year's Asian Games. Critics say it's a glorified video game.
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Video games
'Orbitals' for Switch 2: A space adventure with retro anime charm
Played entirely in a retro anime style, Nintendo's new co-op space adventure Orbitals follows young, headstrong mechanic Maki and reclusive cartographer Omura on a space station without a proper power source since a devastating cosmic storm 15 years ago.
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AI
After OpenAI’s bots went rogue, watchdogs were kept on a short leash
Researchers investigating how OpenAI's AI agents were able to break into Hugging Face's infrastructure weren't allowed to look at the incident's full scope.
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Technology
Hyundai Motor to roll out in-house driver-assist system in 2029
SEOUL, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor Group will launch vehicles equipped with its proprietary driver-assistance software in late 2029, two years later than planned, turning to Nvidia in the interim to accelerate deployment.
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Technology
OpenAI's Altman won't do IPO this year, calls AI extinction risk 'unacceptable'
LOS ANGELES, Sept 12 (Reuters) - OpenAI will not go public in 2026, Chief Executive Sam Altman said in remarks published on Saturday, citing safety concerns over artificial intelligence that render "unacceptable" even a 10% risk that AI could cause human extinction by decade's end.
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Technology
Larry Ellison cancels plan to sell Oracle stock worth up to $7.5 billion
Sept 12 (Reuters) - Oracle said on Saturday that its co-founder and executive chairman Larry Ellison had canceled a plan to sell up to 50 million Oracle shares, worth about $7.5 billion at Friday's closing price.
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Technology
Anthropic CEO urges AI companies to slow model development amid fears over misuse
Sept 12 (Reuters) - Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called on AI companies to moderate the rate at which they advance model capabilities amid mounting fears of misuse of artificial intelligence, outlining a three-step framework intended to pace development and create more time to manage its risks.
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Technology
Hidden crypto farm in Mexican mountains puts spotlight on cartel funding
TLAOLA, Mexico, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Nestled in the lush green mountains of Central Mexico, next to a sparsely traveled gravel road, few people had reason to wander close enough to hear the loud, mechanical whirring of a clandestine cryptocurrency farm.
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Smartphones
The generation that’s never had to say ‘hello?’
Now that there's rarely any mystery to who's calling, Gen Z has adopted a range of custom phone greetings – including no greeting at all.
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Video games
This joyous co-op game emerged from pandemic lockdowns
The puzzle game Big Walk, by the Australian studio behind Untitled Goose Game, explores the ways we connect with one another.
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Social media
'Divorce-tok' fills social media as creators find audiences – and support – by sharing heartbreak
On Instagram feeds that are often teeming with curated, contrived content, a recent post from Monette Wagner stood out for her disarming openness.
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Video games
Review: ‘Onimusha: Way of the Sword’ modernises a dormant samurai series
Kintsugi is an idea that's woven through Onimusha: Way of the Sword.
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Technology
OpenAI agents attacked RubyGems before Hugging Face incident, researchers say
Sept 11 (Reuters) - AI agents being tested by OpenAI attacked software service RubyGems two months before they hacked open-source platform Hugging Face, researchers said, the latest revelation of cyberattacks linked to major AI developers that have spooked the public and spurred calls for tighter regulation.
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Technology
Exclusive-Nvidia in talks to invest in Anthropic’s mega IPO, sources say
Sept 11 (Reuters) - Anthropic is in talks to bring Nvidia as an anchor investor into what could be the largest IPO in history, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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Technology
US Senate negotiators consider requiring AI firms to mitigate known major risks
WASHINGTON, Sept 11 (Reuters) - U.S. Senate negotiators are debating legislation that would put responsibility on tech companies to design safe AI products, according to two Senate aides, and involve federal courts if the U.S. government wants to block their release, according to a Senate aide and a lobbyist involved in the negotiations.
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Technology
India needs forum for tech firms to engage foreign regulators, finance minister says
MUMBAI, Sept 11 (Reuters) - India should develop a forum that brings its technology companies together to engage with foreign governments and regulators in a coordinated manner, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday.
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Technology
Exclusive-Francisco Partners, KKR to buy minority stakes in Italy's TeamSystem, sources say
MILAN/LONDON, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Private equity firms Francisco Partners and KKR have agreed terms to buy minority stakes in Italian software company TeamSystem from its main investor Hellman & Friedman, three people familiar with the matter said.
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Nation
MCMC takes Anthropic report seriously, reviewing issues raised
PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) takes the latest report by US artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic seriously and is examining the issues raised.
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Technology
Lawyer cites fake witnesses in murder case and blames ChatGPT
WASHINGTON, Sept 11 (Reuters) - A defense lawyer appealing his client's murder conviction submitted a brief containing made-up police testimony and witnesses fabricated by OpenAI's ChatGPT, New Mexico's highest court said.
