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Stablecoin demand may soon fade, BoE's Greene says

DUBROVNIK, Croatia, May 31 (Reuters) - The popularity ⁠of stablecoins could soon fade, replaced by tokenised deposits, or digital versions of traditional bank ⁠deposits, Bank of England policymaker Megan Greene said on Sunday, even as some colleagues took ‌a different view.

It takes two (or three) phones to make a thing go right

Carrying multiple cellphones, whether for cybersecurity or work-life balance, comes with some quirks and style challenges.

AI-powered shopping now driving more sales than traditional searches

Shopping with the help of AI is now leading to more sales than those via more traditional online searches, figures in the UK suggest.

Lonely? Talking to an AI Chatbot will just make you lonelier, research finds

Many people are turning to chatbots for companionship, but science suggests AI friends will just make you feel more isolated.

Go ask Alice why tech startups are spending big on hype videos

A Mad Hatter and a giant rabbit sit around a table discussing an AI start-up. This is normal behavior around the Bay Area these days.

SoftBank to build up AI data centres in France with major investment

PARIS, May 30 (Reuters) - Japan's ⁠SoftBank Group will invest €45 billion over the next five ⁠years in a push to build up artificial intelligence infrastructure ‌in France, the company announced on Saturday. 

First Windows PC powered by Nvidia chips to debut next week, Axios reports

May 30 (Reuters) - AI chip ⁠firm Nvidia and Microsoft are expected next week ⁠to debut the first Windows PCs that use Nvidia's ‌chips as the main processor, Axios reported on Saturday, citing sources.

Blue Origin faces months of delays after rocket explosion damages launch pad

NEW YORK, May 30 (Reuters) - Blue Origin faces ⁠a months-long setback after the explosion of a rocket damaged its launch pad, company and industry sources said, scrambling schedules for Amazon satellite launches ⁠and bolstering SpaceX's dominance in the commercial launch market.

Meta plans AI pendant, 'wearables for work' in hardware boost, The Information reports

May 29 (Reuters) - Meta ⁠Platforms plans to start testing an AI ⁠pendant in the next year, as it charts ‌a roadmap for wearable devices in an effort to reverse losses in its hardware division, The Information reported on Friday, ​citing a memo.

A one-stop shop for AI models raises US$113 million

An investment arm of Alphabet is backing OpenRouter, which helps companies choose among hundreds of models for different software tasks.