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US jury says Apple owes record $5.7 billion in haptic technology patent case
Sept 26 (Reuters) - A US jury ruled that Apple owes San Diego-based Taction more than $5.7 billion for using its patented technology to power the haptic feedback in iPhones and Apple Watches. Apple said it would appeal the country's largest such verdict to date.
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AI
Over half of employees feel pressured to use workplace bots. The errors are piling up
Workplace pressure to use automation tools is leading employees to skip accuracy checks, conceal mistakes, and weaken accountability.
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AI
AI still has serious weaknesses in recognising shapes, research shows
Humans can reliably identify a cat, butterfly, car or other objects and living creatures even when they appear as nothing more than a rough silhouette.
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ShinyHunters hackers expanded attacks on Oracle's PeopleSoft, Google says
Sept 25 (Reuters) - Google's cybersecurity unit said on Friday that hacking group ShinyHunters has renewed "mass exploitation" of a security flaw in Oracle's PeopleSoft software, after skirting defenses put up following attacks in the summer.
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AI
Planning a trip with AI? Here’s how to do it better
Generic questions get generic answers, experts say, so to avoid mediocre recommendations, you'll need to write smarter prompts. Follow these tips.
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Technology
AI will trigger massive surge in e-waste, environmental body warns
AI's potential environmental toll is being greatly underestimated, according to a waste tracking organisation warning that there could be enough discarded computer equipment by 2050 to circle the Earth six times in shipping containers stacked end-to-end
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TikTok settles with Alabama ahead of first state trial over claims of teen harms
Sept 25 (Reuters) - TikTok and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, have reached a settlement with Alabama over allegations they designed the platform to addict children and misled consumers about its safety, marking the company's first deal with a state as it fights similar claims nationwide.
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Technology
Exclusive-OpenAI works to understand full scope of agent activity as user data leak emerges
SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Two months after OpenAI disclosed the accidental hacking of Hugging Face, the ChatGPT maker is still working to understand the full scope of its rogue agent activity, two people briefed on the matter told Reuters.
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Anthropic investor Lonsdale says AI firms stoking fear to sway policy
AUSTIN, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Joe Lonsdale, an investor in Anthropic and the co-founder of technology company Palantir, said on Friday that efforts by some leading artificial intelligence companies to warn of existential risks from AI amounted to a dangerous attempt to shape public policy.
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Technology
US appeals court rules against Kalshi, says states can regulate prediction markets
Sept 25 (Reuters) - A US appeals court on Friday ruled against the prediction markets operator Kalshi, saying Ohio and Tennessee can regulate its so-called event contracts under their gambling laws.
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Technology
Meta bolsters Muse safety warning after security vulnerability found, The Information reports
Sept 25 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms is adding a clearer safety warning within Muse after a security researcher discovered a vulnerability in the AI agent that could let an attacker access a user's sensitive personal information, the Information reported on Friday.
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Meta misled users about Facebook data practices, New Mexico jury finds
Sept 25 (Reuters) - A jury in Santa Fe, New Mexico, found on Friday that Meta Platforms misled the state's residents in a case arising from allegations that a political consulting firm involved in Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign obtained data from millions of Facebook users without their consent.
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Crypto exchange Bitget pauses withdrawals after $350 million stolen in hack
PARIS, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Crypto exchange Bitget has stopped allowing customer withdrawals following the theft of crypto worth approximately $351.6 million in a hack, it said, adding all user funds were safe.
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Technology
France's prestigious Goncourt prize drops novel after author accused of using AI
PARIS, Sept 25 (Reuters) - The organisers of the prestigious Goncourt literary prize said on Friday they had removed a smash-hit novel by Haitian-Canadian author Thelyson Orelien from their longlist after accusations he used AI to write it.
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Technology
First US trial against TikTok to test claims platform fueled teen mental health crisis
Sept 25 (Reuters) - An Alabama jury will hear the state's claims that TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance made the platform addictive to young users and misled consumers about its safety, in the first case against the company to reach trial in the sweeping litigation over social media's impact on teen wellbeing.
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Technology
Microsoft revamps Copilot with code generation, agentic AI tools
Sept 25 (Reuters) - Microsoft on Friday unveiled several new capabilities in its Copilot app, including a coding tool and an always-on AI agent, as the software giant seeks to transform its AI assistant into a one-stop shop for office workers.
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US appeals court upholds Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic
NEW YORK, Sept 25 (Reuters) - A federal appeals court upheld on Friday the Pentagon's blacklisting of Anthropic from military contracts, handing a victory to President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in their battle with the AI startup over safety guardrails on its technology.
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Australia steps up response to AI after OpenAI bot breaches health system database
SYDNEY, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Even before a rogue OpenAI bot breached the database of Australia's health system, the government was escalating its rhetoric about the need to tighten regulation.
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Internet
Does good data protection for users really stifle tech innovation?
Can competitiveness in the digital economy be boosted by loosening data protection standards and allowing companies more license to track user behaviour?
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AI
Anthropic’s AI is teaching itself biology. Now it’s made its first discovery
Scientists at the company announced their first finding: a group of enzymes whose function is unknown.
