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Technology
Microsoft pulls out of UK Nscale data centre deal over power delay
LONDON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Microsoft has pulled out of a deal to anchor a flagship data centre for Nvidia-backed Nscale after power connection delays pushed its expected supply date into the 2030s, highlighting a major obstacle to Britain's AI ambitions.
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Smartphones
What those coloured dots of light mean on your phone display
Sometimes you see small, coloured dots in the centre or the right side of the top of your phone screen.
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Robotics
Two class-action lawsuits filed against food delivery robot companies for biometric privacy violations
Food delivery robots have become a constant in some parts of Chicago, where they are frequently seen wobbling down sidewalks with takeout orders. But two recently filed lawsuits allege that the robots are also collecting information on their travels.
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AI
US state attorney general sues ChatGPT founders over child safety
Arizona attorney general Kris Mayes announced her office is suing OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, for "hurting Arizona children" and deceiving parents.
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Internet
Ways to help youngsters affected by cyberbullying as numbers rise
Cyberbullying among children and adolescents is on the rise in many places, making it crucial to provide support for those affected.
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Technology
AI rapidly improving, could vastly boost US GDP, Anthropic's Clark tells policymakers
BANGKOK, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Rapidly improving artificial intelligence capabilities will bring far faster change across all fields, Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark said on Saturday, with one of the company's internal models forecasting that under certain conditions it could increase US economic output by almost 50% by 2030.
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Cybersecurity
Mark Zuckerberg's new toy is a parasite. Please don't fall into his latest trap
Given the fact that Meta makes most of its revenue from ads, it's also perfectly clear why its overlord Mark Zuckerberg is giving us, the commoners, such a powerful tool for free.
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AI
AI startup in the US linked to teen suicide files for bankruptcy
Character.AI, a chatbot platform with a vast array of characters for conversation, was launched in 2022 by two former Google engineers.
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Robotics
'Human vs Robot' cage match was a hit. US state says event was illegal, but organisers aren't concerned
Wearing spiked gloves, a helmet and protective padding, the 5-foot-6 (167cm), 205-pound (93kg) LaPenna held his own against all three bots.
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Technology
Anthropic offers Blackstone double-digit yield in chip-financing deal, FT reports
Oct 16 (Reuters) - Anthropic is offering Blackstone a yield of more than 10% to finance its latest chip deal, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
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AI
Chatbots blurring lines between humans and software, researchers warn
The AI researchers are warning of a "persistent blurring of the line between chatbots, people and other devices."
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Technology
Anthropic signs lease for first Canadian data center
Oct 16 (Reuters) - Anthropic has signed a lease with EverWind for data center capacity at Point Tupper, Nova Scotia, marking the Claude maker's first data center agreement in Canada, a company executive said on Friday.
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Technology
As AI rally wobbles, stock market's spotlight turns to earnings
NEW YORK, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Stumbles in the market-leading AI trade are set to test investor confidence in the rally in the coming week as Wall Street focuses on quarterly results due from key players including Meta Platforms.
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Technology
Anthropic quietly pitches its own AI safety bill to lawmakers, Politico reports
Oct 16 (Reuters) - Anthropic representatives have quietly pitched Capitol Hill lawmakers on a draft bill to regulate frontier AI safety and security, Politico reported on Friday, citing three people with knowledge of the efforts.
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Technology
SoftBank weighs $18 billion acquisition of Allied Universal, source says
Oct 16 (Reuters) - SoftBank Group is considering an acquisition of Allied Universal in a deal that could value the US security services provider at about $18 billion, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.
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Technology
Analysis-Why CoreWeave is in the crosshairs of the AI scare
LONDON/BENGALURU, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Loss-making and deeply indebted US cloud company CoreWeave became an easy target this week for investors concerned about an artificial intelligence bubble. Its selloff, though, has greater significance for markets than its size implies.
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Technology
CoreWeave's CEO sold nearly $1 billion of stock since IPO, filings show
Oct 16 (Reuters) - CoreWeave CEO Michael Intrator and entities linked to him have sold nearly $1 billion of stock, mostly under prearranged trading plans, since the AI cloud company's IPO in March last year, according to regulatory filings.
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Technology
Judge rejects CFTC, Gemini bid to vacate $5 million settlement
WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Manhattan has rejected a joint request by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Gemini, a cryptocurrency exchange founded by twin brothers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, to undo a $5 million settlement from the Biden administration.
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Technology
Analysis-SpaceX's spectrum deal still leaves it far from rivaling telecom giants
Oct 16 (Reuters) - SpaceX called its recent multibillion-dollar purchase of US airwaves a critical step towards building a mobile network, but constructing a true rival to major American carriers will require a terrestrial network and likely years of work and billions more.
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Technology
Dodge the cops, reach the protest: India's latest online political game goes viral
NEW DELHI, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A web-based multiplayer game in which players dodge police and detention on their way to a protest site in New Delhi has gone viral, as young Indians use satire and humour to respond to police actions.
