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AI
Perplexity AI machine accused of sharing data with Meta, Google
Perplexity AI Inc was accused in a lawsuit of surreptitiously sharing the personal information of its users with Meta Platforms Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google in violation of California privacy laws.
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AI
The AI video apps gaining ground after OpenAI declared Sora dead
A week after OpenAI said it would shutter its artificial intelligence video generator, Sora, rival tools like Kling AI and RunwayML are already gaining ground.
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Internet
Advocacy groups urge YouTube to protect kids from 'AI slop' videos
Advocacy groups and experts condemned YouTube for serving up low-quality artificial intelligence-generated videos to its most vulnerable audience: children.
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Technology
WhatsApp says Italian surveillance company tricked around 200 users into downloading spyware
WASHINGTON, April 1 (Reuters) - Messaging service WhatsApp said an Italian surveillance company tricked some 200 users into downloading a bogus version of its popular app that was rigged to spy on its victims.
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Technology
Exclusive-Intel looks to put millions more into SambaNova startup chaired by CEO Tan
SAN FRANCISCO, April 1 (Reuters) - Chipmaker Intel has planned to invest another $15 million in SambaNova, a chip startup chaired by Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan, a Reuters review of corporate records showed.
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Driverless vehicle
Singapore gets robotaxis as Grab, WeRide launch driverless cars
Singapore's Grab Holdings Ltd became Southeast Asia's first ride provider to start a driverless service, betting the technology can help cut costs and prove out robotaxis in dense urban traffic.
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Technology
Related Digital nears $16 billion financing for Oracle data center, source says
April 1 (Reuters) - Data center developer Related Digital is closing in on $16 billion of financing for an Oracle data center in Michigan, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
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Technology
Analysis-SpaceX’s orbital data centers could face same hurdles as Microsoft’s abandoned undersea project
LOS ANGELES, April 1 (Reuters) - SpaceX on Wednesday filed for an IPO that Elon Musk says will bankroll an effort to turn the rocket maker into an AI powerhouse, launching up to 1 million data‑center satellites into orbit to bypass power and water limits on Earth.
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Technology
Italian bill proposes curbs on social media addiction
ROME, April 1 (Reuters) - Italian senators on Wednesday presented a draft law to tackle social media addiction that seeks to increase the responsibility of online platforms for the way content is distributed to users.
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Technology
SpaceX IPO buzz lifts aerospace shares on spillover bets
April 1 (Reuters) - Shares of aerospace companies jumped on Wednesday as investors bet that Elon Musk-owned SpaceX's confidential filing for an initial public offering would be a catalyst for the sector's next growth phase.
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Technology
Exclusive-SpaceX will host analyst day on April 21, source says
SAN FRANCISCO, April 1 (Reuters) - Rocket company SpaceX will host an analyst day on April 21, and will offer analysts a visit to its "Macrohard" xAI datacenter in Memphis, Tennessee two days later, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
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Technology
Factbox-Mega IPOs loom on Wall Street as Elon Musk's SpaceX confidentially files paperwork
April 1 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX has moved closer to going public with its confidential filing, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday, as the billionaire's rocket-and-satellite company looks to beat OpenAI and Anthropic to the new listings market.
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Technology
The road to SpaceX's juggernaut IPO
April 1 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX has confidentially filed for its hotly anticipated U.S. initial public offering, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday, taking space exploration from a speculative venture to a mainstream investment theme.
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Technology
Factbox-SpaceX's business and finances: rockets, satellite communications and budding AI
April 1 (Reuters) - SpaceX is gearing up for a stock market debut that could value it at more than $1.75 trillion, as the Elon Musk-led company reaches for the stars in what could be the largest IPO in history.
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Technology
SpaceX files for IPO, sources say, offering investors stake in Musk's space ambitions
April 1 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX has confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday, setting the stage for what could become the largest stock market listing on record.
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Technology
Franklin Templeton to acquire CoinFund spinoff to expand crypto push
April 1 (Reuters) - Investment manager Franklin Templeton said on Wednesday it had agreed to acquire cryptocurrency investment unit 250 Digital, spun out of venture firm CoinFund, as it steps up its expansion into digital assets.
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Technology
Intel to buy back Apollo stake in Ireland factory for $14.2 billion
April 1 (Reuters) - Intel said it would spend $14.2 billion to buy back the 49% stake it had sold to Apollo Global Management in its Ireland manufacturing facility, taking full ownership of the plant as its finances improve and AI drives demand for its processors.
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Technology
Hasbro investigates cybersecurity incident, takes some systems offline
April 1 (Reuters) - Toymaker Hasbro said on Wednesday it was investigating a cybersecurity incident after identifying unauthorized access to its network on March 28, with help from third-party cybersecurity professionals.
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Technology
Automakers unveil new EVs for US market despite sales downturn
NEW YORK, April 1 (Reuters) - Major automakers unveiled new electric vehicles at the New York Auto Show on Wednesday, despite lagging consumer demand and a sharp downturn in sales after Washington eliminated a $7,500 EV tax credit.
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Technology
India's Wipro names AI chief, head of 'Americas 2' unit quits
April 1 (Reuters) - Indian IT services firm Wipro on Wednesday named insider Nagendra Bandaru as the CEO of its newly created artificial intelligence segment.
