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Technology
Meta employees said Lula's accounts were hindered during Brazil election, Folha reports
SAO PAULO, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Meta employees acknowledged in internal communications that the Instagram accounts of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva were hindered by restrictions during the country's election, newspaper Folha de S.Paulo reported on Friday, citing messages it reviewed.
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Technology
US federal bankruptcy court operations disrupted by cybersecurity incident
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Technology
US tells election officials to be on guard against AI-powered tricks ahead of midterms
WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The FBI and the US cyber defense agency CISA are urging election officials -- and the American public -- to be on guard against AI-powered tricks ahead of next month's midterm elections.
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Technology
CoreWeave stock, bond set for weekly plunge as rate-hike fears hit AI bet
Oct 16 (Reuters) - CoreWeave's shares and bond were set for steep weekly losses on Friday, underscoring investor worries over the cloud-computing company's $50 billion debt load that has rippled across the AI industry.
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Technology
US's AI task force sets path for study and reviews, leader tells CNBC
WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A new government task force on AI used its inaugural meeting to set up protocols, a risk study and various committees, Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton told CNBC on Friday, a day after gathering in Washington.
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Technology
AWS, Microsoft can do more to address cloud services barriers, UK competition watchdog says
Oct 16 (Reuters) - Britain's competition watchdog said on Friday that Amazon Web Services and Microsoft can do more to address remaining barriers to switching between cloud providers and using multiple cloud services to deliver greater customer choice in the UK.
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Technology
Rogue AI agents broke into Indian firms' live systems, government says
BENGALURU, Oct 16 (Reuters) - AI models under test broke into Indian organisations' live systems and read confidential records undetected, India's cybersecurity agency said, the country's first such official account after similar incidents of rogue AI behavior worldwide.
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Technology
Germany to unveil Nvidia AI agreement next week, government sources say
BERLIN, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Germany is set to announce a cooperation agreement with US chipmaker Nvidia next week to expand the use of artificial intelligence in German industry, government sources said on Friday, adding the plan will involve partners beyond Nvidia and be a major contribution to industrial AI.
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Technology
G7 to launch exercises to guard against AI cyber attacks
BANGKOK, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Finance leaders of the G7 grouping agreed to hold tabletop exercises to guard against AI cyber attacks, Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said, as policymakers increasingly seek to coordinate responses to growing cyber security risks.
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Technology
Investors temper Anthropic IPO valuation expectations over revenue growth slowdown, sources say
NEW YORK, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Some current Anthropic investors and prospective investors in its upcoming initial public offering are weighing a lower valuation for the AI company after its latest financial disclosures, four people familiar with the matter said, amid broader concerns over the ballooning cost of financing AI.
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Technology
UK competition regulator targets Microsoft's business software grip
LONDON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Britain's competition watchdog proposed designating Microsoft with "strategic market status" in business software, potentially paving the way for interventions in how the US tech major bundles products such as Excel, Teams and its Copilot AI assistant.
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Technology
CoreWeave bond rout tests market's math on AI buildout
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island/NEW YORK, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A sharp decline in CoreWeave's bonds this week is emerging as a test of investors' willingness to keep financing the massive buildout of AI infrastructure, as rising borrowing costs and scrutiny of debt-funded expansion hit the sector.
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Gadgets
Amazon debuts revamped Bee AI wearables, US$12-a-month subscription plan
Amazon.com Inc launched two new wearables that use artificial intelligence to record and analyse a person's day.
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AI
'Mixed feelings': AI cracks centuries-old cyphers
Napoleon Bonaparte ordered the wartime missive written in code, creating a puzzle that went unsolved for more than 200 years – until AI cracked it in a matter of hours.
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YouTube
YouTube introduces labelling for AI-generated music
YouTube plans to label songs created or altered using artificial intelligence, the Google subsidiary has announced.
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AI
US states sue OpenAI, saying its popular chatbot is hurting children and deceiving adults
At least eight states are suing artificial intelligence giant OpenAI, saying the company's popular chatbot model violated state consumer protection laws by hurting children and deceiving adults.
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Cybersecurity
Beware of this new phishing scam lurking in your work calendar
Here's how to protect yourself against this novel and rapidly growing cyberthreat.
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Cybersecurity
Israeli firms put spyware at Al Jazeera via ads, report says
Two Israeli companies manipulated online advertisements to install surveillance software on dozens of computers at the Qatari news organisation Al Jazeera.
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Gadgets
Ledger unveils US$899 smartphone-like device after US$90mil crypto theft
Crypto hardware wallet maker Ledger SAS is launching a smartphone-like device for users seeking extra protection for their digital assets and online activity.
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AI
Meta unveils new 'open' AI model to rival Chinese competition
Meta on Oct 15 launched a new open-weight AI model which it claims rivals, and in some cases outperforms, similar products from leading Chinese developers.
