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HK$888,888 for a set of plastic utensils? Hongkongers have some fun with ban
As city bans single-use plastic, some residents are offering ‘out-of-production’ items for eye-watering prices online. Facebook users discussing sales offer enthusiastic support, with one urging people to buy it quickly as ‘prices will rise further’.
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Technology
North Korea hacking teams hack South Korea defence contractors - police
SEOUL (Reuters) - Major North Korean hacking groups have mounted "all-out" cyber attacks against South Korean defence companies for more than a year, breaching the firms' internal networks and stealing technical data, South Korea's police said on Tuesday.
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Technology
Vietnam's FPT to invest $200 million in AI factory using Nvidia chips
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam's top tech firm FPT plans to build a $200 million artificial intelligence (AI) factory using Nvidia's graphics chips and software, the two firms said on Tuesday.
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Internet
Report urges fixes to online child exploitation CyberTipline before AI makes it worse
A tipline set up 26 years ago to combat online child exploitation has not lived up to its potential and needs technological and other improvements to help law enforcement go after abusers and rescue victims, a new report from the Stanford Internet Observatory has found.
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Technology
OVH's shares plunge after it cuts 2024 profit target
(Reuters) -OVH Groupe's shares plunged more than 14% on Tuesday, heading for their biggest daily fall, after the French cloud services company cut its 2024 core profit target citing weaker demand in its key European market.
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AI
Tech CEOs assess the AI revolution so far
With artificial intelligence technology rapidly advancing for a variety of use cases across industries, tech leaders say companies leading the current AI revolution have a responsibility to guide the ship through collaborative research and development efforts toward uses that are safe and practical.
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Gadgets
Your brain waves are up for sale. A new law wants to change that.
With the advent of consumer neurotechnologies, the data being collected from consumers is becoming ever more intimate.
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Internet
Here’s how to file your income tax returns online with LHDN, deadline May 15
For those who have been putting it off and may need a refresher, or first-timers fresh out of school at their first job, here's a guide along with some tips to get through it.
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AI
Earth Day: How AI is helping drive down food waste
As intriguing for some as it is threatening for others, artificial intelligence is nonetheless an additional tool in the fight to reduce food waste, estimated at 1.05 billion tonnes worldwide in 2022, according to recent UN data. This Earth Day, here's a look at three initiatives that are using this new technology to help find solutions to the problem of food waste.
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AI
In Brazil, hopes to use AI to save wildlife from roadkill fate
In Brazil, where about 16 wild animals become roadkill every second, a computer scientist has come up with a futuristic solution to this everyday problem: using AI to alert drivers to their presence.
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Internet
As consumers lose millions to gift card scams, US lawmakers pressure businesses
Gift cards, which are easy to find at almost any big box retailer, are a popular gift for holidays, birthdays and graduations. Scammers love gift cards because they’re money that can be easily moved, often irreversibly, with few protections for consumers, according to fraud specialists.
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Technology
Xiaomi secures lock-in orders of more than 70,000 SU7 cars
BEIJING (Reuters) - Xiaomi secured lock-in orders of more than 70,000 SU7 cars as of Saturday, its founder Lei Jun told an investor conference on Tuesday.
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Social media
Elon Musk loses Australia court hearing on Sydney knife attack posts
Elon Musk’s social network X has been hit with an interim injunction by an Australian court to remove footage of a stabbing attack, prompting a furious response from the owner who accused the government of censorship.
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Robotics
This updated version of the Atlas robot is ready to start work
Boston Dynamics has unveiled an updated version of its famous Atlas bipedal robot, in a much more dexterous, agile, fully electric and autonomous form.
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Smartphones
Study: Quarter of UK five- to seven-year-olds have smartphone
Around a quarter of British children aged between five and seven-years-old now have a smartphone, a study by the UK communications regulator said on April 19.
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Technology
Rio Tinto, Eramet and LG Energy seek to develop lithium extraction tech for Chile
SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Rio Tinto, Eramet and LG Energy are among 30 companies that have submitted proposals to develop lithium extraction technology for a Chilean salt flat in the early stages of exploration, state-run mining body ENAMI said.
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Technology
Brazil judge gives X five days to explain alleged non-compliance with court ruling
BRASILIA (Reuters) - A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has given social media platform X until Friday to explain why it allegedly did not fully comply with earlier rulings ordering the Elon Musk-owned company to block certain accounts.
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Technology
Exclusive-Injury rates for Musk's SpaceX exceed industry average for second year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Injury rates at SpaceX facilities continued to exceed an industry average in 2023, according to a Reuters review of safety data reported to U.S. regulators by the space venture controlled by billionaire Elon Musk.
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Technology
Apple close to finalizing deal with FIFA over TV rights for new tournament, NYT reports
(Reuters) -Soccer's global governing body FIFA is close to an agreement with Apple to give the tech company worldwide television rights for a new, month-long club tournament, the New York Times reported on Monday.
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Technology
Meta opens Quest operating system to third-party device makers
(Reuters) -Meta Platforms is sharing its Quest headset's operating system with rival device makers, including Microsoft, for the first time, it said on Monday, as it works to extend its influence over the emerging virtual and mixed reality industry.