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Technology
UK's CMA says Microsoft-Mistral AI tie-up does not call for probe
(Reuters) - Britain's competition watchdog said on Friday the partnership between Microsoft and Mistral AI did not qualify for an investigation.
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Technology
TV companies flaunt ad tech and AI to persuade advertisers to spend
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Television "upfront" advertiser presentations this week in New York City were hardly about TV at all.
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Technology
EU demands clarity from Microsoft on AI risks in Bing
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission could fine Microsoft if it doesn't provide adequate information on risks stemming from generative AI features in search engine Bing by May 27.
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Technology
Reddit stock jumps after OpenAI partnership
(Reuters) - Shares of Reddit rose 14% on Friday, following a partnership with artificial intelligence firm OpenAI that is expected to draw in more users for the social media platform with AI-enhanced experience and attract more advertising revenue.
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Internet
Consumer groups accuse Temu of manipulating online shoppers
European consumer groups on May 16 accused Chinese shopping app Temu of using "manipulative techniques" to force users to spend more and other violations of a landmark EU tech law.
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AI
Elon Musk deepfake crypto scam highlights risks to Hong Kong as AI-related fraud rises
The Securities and Futures Commission has warned of a fraudulent crypto trading platform called Quantum AI, a long-time scam that uses deepfakes of Elon Musk. Hong Kong has proven particularly susceptible to AI-related scams, with fintech industry fraud growing 3.8% in the first quarter.
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Cybersecurity
North Koreans posed as US tech workers to fund weapons, US says
Posing as Americans, North Korean technology workers secured remote work contracts with hundreds of US companies as part of a scheme to help fund Pyongyang’s illicit nuclear weapons and missile programmes, the US government said on May 16.
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Internet
Yoodo to discontinue digital telco brand on Aug 29
Yoodo, a Malaysian mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), has announced that it will be discontinued on August 29 this year as part of a commitment made to the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) for the merger between Celcom and Digi.
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e-Hailing
Uber passengers in Hong Kong dupe drivers into stopping next to police in effort to report illegal ride services
Footage and photos posted to Facebook and LIHKG show passengers filming journeys and telling drivers to stop near police patrols. Police deny going undercover and say incident involved seven vehicles, adding no related arrests made or fines issued so far.
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Drones
Report: China building world’s first ‘dedicated’ drone carrier, satellite images suggest
Report on ‘mystery ship’ comes as China also builds giant 076 amphibious assault warship that will serve as both a helicopter and drone carrier. Specs indicate ‘an aircraft carrier of some sort’, while low flight deck would ‘make sense’ in a drone carrier, Naval News says.
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iOS
Users shocked that old deleted photos are reappearing after iOS 17.5 update
Some iPhone users who updated to iOS 17.5 were shocked to discover that their old photos – even those erased years ago – had magically reappeared in their photo libraries.
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Smartwatch
SG firefighter stole Apple Watch worth RM1,100 while responding to a possible fire in flat
A Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) firefighter was responding to a possible case of a fire in an Ang Mo Kio flat with his team when he stole an Apple Watch worth S$332 (RM1,154) from one of its residents.
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Technology
British grocer Sainsbury's partners with Microsoft to use AI for data insights
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Sainsbury's said on Friday it has agreed a five-year strategic partnership with Microsoft that will use the technology company's artificial intelligence capabilities and the supermarket group's rich data.
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Social media
Meta’s Threads is testing its own version of TweetDeck to rival X
Threads, the text-focused social network from Meta Platforms Inc, is testing its own version of TweetDeck, a feature once popular with Twitter users that let them see several content feeds on one screen.
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Technology
Prosus and Naspers name iFood head Bloisi as new CEO
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -Dutch technology investor Prosus and its South African parent group Naspers on Friday named the head of their iFood business, Fabricio Bloisi, as their new CEO, replacing long-time boss Bob van Dijk who stepped down last September.
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Internet
Dolce & Gabbana metaverse fashion offering leaves shopper fuming
Dolce & Gabbana USA Inc was sued by a customer who says the NFTs he spent US$6,000 (RM28,125) on that came with outfits to wear in the metaverse lost 97% of their value because the Italian luxury fashion house bungled their delivery.
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Streaming
US Air Force veteran made thousands helping others illegally stream TV shows, feds say
A US Air Force veteran’s business allowed paying subscribers to illegally stream TV shows, movies and pay-per-view sports events – making him hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to prosecutors.
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Social media
Oregon man convicted of sexually abusing two teen girls he met online gets 12 1/2 years in prison
An Oregon man who met two 15-year-old girls on Snapchat, sexually abused them while travelling through three states and finally abandoned them at a park has been sentenced to more than a decade behind bars, prosecutors said May 16.
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Tablets
Zahid: Govt aims to provide each student with a device, implementation in phases
The government aims to provide each student with a device to facilitate digital learning, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
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Technology
Loke: No plans to make installation of dashcams mandatory
There are no plans to make the installation of dashcams (dashboard cameras) mandatory in all vehicles in the country, said Transport Minister Anthony Loke.