Technology

Eric Trump-backed defense technology company Space-Eyes to go public in $638 million SPAC deal

NEW YORK, July 31 (Reuters) - Defense technology ⁠company Space-Eyes has agreed to go public through a merger with special purpose acquisition company McKinley Acquisition Corp in a deal valuing the combined business at $638 ⁠million, the companies said on Friday, confirming an earlier Reuters report.

Cybersecurity

Scam artists are posing as IRS agents to drain crypto wallets

Scammers are impersonating the IRS to drain crypto accounts and steal identities, using official-looking letters to bypass digital defences, the agency's criminal investigation unit warned.

Technology

Apple set to lose nearly $500 billion in value after weak forecast

July 31 (Reuters) - ⁠Apple shares fell nearly 10% on Friday after a disappointing forecast showed that the iPhone maker was struggling to ⁠secure enough components as the AI-driven data center boom strains global supply chains.

Technology

German court rules AI music firm Suno broke copyright rules

MUNICH, July 31 (Reuters) - A ⁠German court ruled on Friday that AI music ⁠firm Suno violated copyrights and has to disclose illicit ‌revenue, part of a wider legal battle by artists and publishers against technology firms.

Technology

Meta India head named in police case over Facebook videos targeting Modi

NEW DELHI, July 31 (Reuters) - Police ⁠in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad have registered a case against the head of Meta ⁠India, Arun Srinivas, over multiple videos posted on the company's Facebook platform that depicted Prime Minister ‌Narendra Modi in an "abusive manner," a senior police officer said on Friday.

Technology

AI data centres in space? A system to cool chips could help

Researchers at Caltech and Sophia Space, a start-up, have developed a technology using solar power to prevent computer equipment from overheating in orbit.

Cybersecurity

Iranian hackers suspected in cyberattack on Minnesota water systems

Cyberattacks on several local water systems in the US state of Minnesota carry telltale signs of a hacker group affiliated with Iran, US media reports say.

Smartphones

Opinion: Apple’s Siri got an AI brain transplant. Try these 5 prompts to get acclimated

An upgrade transformed the beleaguered virtual assistant into a modern chatbot. It's imperfect but worth trying.

Robotics

Report: China has six of world’s 10 most innovative humanoid robot start-ups

The LexisNexis study identified a 'clear shift towards China' in the humanoid robot race, with the US falling behind

AI

To know what your customers think, just ask their AI twins

Simile, a fast-growing start-up, says it can provide companies with accurate insights by surveying millions of AI-generated consumers.

Drones

In world first, drone films humpback whale giving birth off Australia

Researchers say they have achieved a world first off the east coast of Australia: the birth of a humpback whale calf has been filmed by a drone for the first time.

Internet

Sick of AI-generated content? The ‘slop janitor’ is here to help

Pangram, an AI detection start-up, promises near-perfect accuracy in sniffing out writing and imagery that wasn't made by humans. It's raising some big questions along the way.

Driverless vehicle

Some robotaxis in the US approved to operate without steering wheels and losing the brake pedal could be next

Federal regulators in the US are clearing the way for robotaxis to operate without manual controls like steering wheels or eventually even brake pedals as the rules start to catch up to the evolving technology.

Technology

Most Australian teens still on social media three months after under-16 ban began, study finds

SYDNEY, July 31 (Reuters) - More than ⁠8 in 10 Australian teenagers were still using social media three months after the government's landmark ban on the platforms for under-16s took ⁠effect because the tech firms failed to implement effective age checks, the country's internet regulator has found.

Technology

Sony raises guidance as Q1 profit beats forecast on strong gaming business

TOKYO, July 31 (Reuters) - Sony ⁠hiked its full-year earnings forecast on Friday, as strong performance at its gaming business helped ⁠the Japanese conglomerate deliver a better-than-expected jump of 40% in first-quarter profit.

AI

Anthropic's models gained unauthorised 'real-world' access during testing

Anthropic's artificial intelligence models "gained unauthorised access" to three outside organisations during testing that was supposed to keep them away from "real-world" systems, the company said on July 30.

Robotics

Google unveils Gemini AI for robots struggling with dexterity

Alphabet Inc's Google DeepMind unveiled a new artificial intelligence model for robots that allows humanoid machines to coordinate movements across their entire bodies, marking its latest effort to extend its Gemini AI technology to allow robots to reason, plan multi-step tasks and adapt to human environments.

AI

OpenAI bot's rogue attack rattles industry leaders, policymakers and consumers

After leading American AI technologies refused Hugging Face's request to analyse the attack because of their safety guardrails, the company turned to a Chinese AI model to defend against the onslaught.

Technology

Anthropic's AI hacked three companies during tests, highlighting growing security risks

SAN FRANCISCO, July 30 (Reuters) - Anthropic said on Thursday ⁠some of its Claude AI models had hacked into the systems of three companies during cybersecurity tests, a disclosure that comes days after rival OpenAI revealed that one of its AI agents ⁠went on a rogue attack.

Technology

Domain registrar GoDaddy narrows annual revenue forecast

July 30 (Reuters) - GoDaddy ⁠narrowed its annual revenue forecast and ⁠largely met second-quarter estimates on Thursday, amid ‌slower adoption of AI tools and weaker customer acquisition.