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Portugal orders Sam Altman's Worldcoin to halt data collection
LONDON (Reuters) -Portugal's data regulator has ordered Sam Altman's iris-scanning project Worldcoin to stop collecting biometric data for 90 days, it said on Tuesday, in the latest regulatory blow to a venture that has raised privacy concerns in multiple countries.
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Technology
Nvidia supplier SK Hynix plans to invest $4 billion in Indiana, WSJ reports
(Reuters) -South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix, an Nvidia supplier, is planning to invest roughly $4 billion to build an advanced chip packaging facility in West Lafayette, Indiana, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
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Internet
‘Very smooth’: US couple caught in scam that costs victims millions every year
A computer savvy scammer spent weeks trying to trick an elderly couple into turning over information that could have wiped out their retirement savings.
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Streaming
Man and two firms in S’pore charged over alleged sale of devices providing illegal streaming services
A man was hauled to court on March 26 and accused of infringing the copyright of works owned by organisations including Disney, Netflix and the Football Association Premier League.
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Video games
Tencent’s next big gaming bets draw on viral phenom ‘Palworld’
Tencent Holdings Ltd’s two most accomplished creative studios are making mobile games in the style of this year’s biggest viral hit, Palworld, in hopes of rebooting the company’s core business.
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Driverless vehicle
Tesla to give one month driver-assist technology trial for customers
Tesla will give a one-month trial of its driver-assist technology Full Self-Driving (FSD) to existing and new customers in the United States, according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the company’s website.
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AI
‘I’m the left turn guy’: AI comes to the doctor’s office, Pennsylvania hospitals
Artificial intelligence is making its way into medical offices throughout Pennsylvania, including those in Pittsburgh, with the tantalising promise of fewer administrative headaches for doctors and better care for patients.
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Technology
Australia softens proposed vehicle emission laws for some pick-up trucks
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia said on Tuesday it would relax proposed carbon emission rules for some popular pick-up trucks after the country's auto lobby raised concerns the changes could raise prices of cars and lead to fewer options for consumers.
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Technology
Here’s how to register for Padu to be eligible for govt aid and subsidies, deadline this Sunday (March 31)
With the deadline for registration to the Central Database Hub (Padu) looming on March 31, those not yet registered on the platform stand to lose out on both government aid and the upcoming targeted subsidies.
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Technology
Self-heating concrete could help keep snow and ice off roads
Researchers at Drexel University in the US are working on a new form of self-heating concrete capable of automatically melting snow and ice when temperatures are particularly low.
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Technology
UN warns against thirsty tech to solve water crisis
The world needs to better manage its freshwater resources but thirsty new technologies touted as solutions could lead to “serious problems” if left unchecked, a UN report warned.
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TECH
The best in sustainable mobility gets Paris showcase
Organised as part of the Autonomy trade show in Paris, the Startup Challenge rewarded international innovations contributing to the advance of sustainable mobility.
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Smartphones
Australian spends 36 hours in drain after dropping phone
Australian emergency workers on March 26 said they rescued a man who was stuck in a Brisbane storm drain for 36 hours after apparently trying to retrieve a dropped mobile phone.
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Social media
Big brands could pivot easily if TikTok goes away. For many small businesses, it's another story
If content creators and corporate executives made TikTok videos about the platform’s possible US demise, disco diva Gloria Gaynor’s I Will Survive could supply the soundtrack.
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Smartphones
US man who ran massive counterfeit iPhone scheme with family sentenced to prison
A San Diego man who led a criminal ring that defrauded Apple out of at least US$6.1mil (RM28.78mil) by swapping fake iPhones and iPads from China for real ones in the US and Canada was sentenced Monday to four years and three months in federal prison.
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Social media
X suit against online hate-speech watchdog gets tossed by judge
A US federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by Elon Musk’s X Corp against a group that monitors online hate speech, concluding that the social media platform’s complaint was aimed at “punishing” criticism of it.
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Technology
Microsoft names new Windows and Surface chief, The Verge reports
(Reuters) - Microsoft had named Pavan Davuluri as its new chief for Windows and Surface, The Verge reported on Monday, citing an internal memo.
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Technology
Dell reduces workforce as part of broader cost cuts
(Reuters) -Dell Technologies reduced its workforce as part of a broader initiative to cut costs that included limiting external hiring and employee reorganizations, it said in a filing on Monday.
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Technology
Bitcoin rises 7.15% to $70,900
(Reuters) - Bitcoin rose 7.15% to $70,900 at 2010 GMT on Monday.
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Technology
Outflows from Grayscale bitcoin ETF hit $1.9 billion in single week
(Reuters) - Grayscale Bitcoin Trust recorded $1.9 billion in outflows last week, tipping the group of U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) into net outflows for the week ending March 22, according to data from BitMEX Research.