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Apple set for strongest June-quarter sales growth in 5 years
July 29 (Reuters) - Apple's decision to hold iPhone prices steady is set to power its strongest June-quarter sales growth in five years, but investors will want to know how long it can resist an increase.
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Technology
UK regulator investigates whether Microsoft misled personal and family customers
LONDON, July 29 (Reuters) - Britain's antitrust regulator said it would investigate Microsoft over whether it misled personal and family customers when marketing subscription plans for its ever-popular Microsoft 365 product, resulting in them overpaying.
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Technology
Microsoft set for $190 billion market value swing after earnings results, options indicate
NEW YORK, July 29 (Reuters) - Options traders expect a roughly $190 billion swing in Microsoft's market value after it reports earnings on Wednesday, an unusually large move that underscores investors' growing eagerness to see if billions of dollars in AI spending are beginning to pay off.
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Technology
Taiwan's UMC raises 2026 capex, expands Singapore and Taiwan fabs for AI demand
TAIPEI, July 29 (Reuters) - Taiwanese chipmaker United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) said on Wednesday that its board approved an expansion plan, including additional cleanroom capacity at its Singapore facility and a new fab building at its flagship Tainan campus in Taiwan, to meet growing AI-driven demand.
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Technology
Quanta Computer seeks up to $2.2 billion in GDS sale
July 29 (Reuters) - Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Quanta Computer Inc aims to raise up to $2.2 billion through a global depositary shares (GDS) sale, a term sheet reviewed by Reuters showed on Wednesday.
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Technology
Germany's financial watchdog to monitor AI use at banks and insurers
FRANKFURT, July 29 (Reuters) - Germany's financial regulator Bafin said on Wednesday that it will begin overseeing the use of artificial intelligence at the country's banks and insurers after an expansion of its powers by legislators.
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AI
Anthropic AI model finds flaws in tough-to-crack encryption algorithms
Claude Mythos Preview discovered new attacks in testing against weakened cryptographic algorithms, which protect online financial transactions, private communications and more.
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Technology
Sony poised for 'GTA VI' boost as memory prices bite
TOKYO, July 29 (Reuters) - Sony is set to be a major beneficiary of the launch of "Grand Theft Auto VI" but the highly anticipated game is landing as the PlayStation maker grapples with rising prices of memory chips.
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Internet
Criminal gangs increasingly lure people to work in online scam centres, UN migration agency warns
The UN's migration agency is warning that criminal networks have been trafficking hundreds of thousands of people – many of them educated English speakers – to work in online scam centres, and the caseload is growing.
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Smartphones
WhatsApp Web now supports voice and video calls
WhatsApp Web users can now make both voice and video calls directly from their browser. Previously, users had to use the desktop application to access the feature.
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Smartphones
Apple introduces leasing programme in the US for iPhones and other devices
The programme is an effort to make products more affordable as artificial intelligence sends some component prices soaring.
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AI
As enthusiasm wanes, people increasingly feel cornered into using AI
As the novelty wears off and concerns grow about privacy, job losses and so-called rogue chatbots, there are signs that even proponents are starting to switch off or limit their use of artificial intelligence.
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Smartphones
A US citizen deleted his phone’s data. Now he faces a felony charge
Federal prosecutors charged a man returning to the United States with obstruction because he gave them a passcode that erased his smartphone during a customs search.
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AI
OpenAI models compromised a customer at a second tech firm
An OpenAI artificial intelligence agent that breached systems at the startup Hugging Face Inc earlier this month also compromised a customer of the technology company Modal.
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Internet
eBay agreed to pay nearly US$50mil to couple sent cockroaches, bloody pig mask
eBay Inc agreed to pay almost US$50mil (RM204.39mil) to a Massachusetts couple who said former employees of the company targeted them with threats and bizarre anonymous deliveries – including live insects, a funeral wreath and a bloody pig Halloween mask, according to settlement details released on July 28.
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AI
More than 1,100 AI workers call for US to pace tech growth
More than 1,100 staffers across top artificial intelligence firms have signed a petition that calls on the US government to support a mechanism that would help "deliberately pace" AI development to prevent the technology from advancing too fast, days after the ChatGPT maker disclosed that its tools had mistakenly hacked another firm's internal systems.
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Technology
Minnesota IT officials disclose 'coordinated cyberattack' at more than 30 local water systems
July 28 (Reuters) - A "coordinated cyberattack" targeted more than 30 community water systems in the U.S. state of Minnesota on July 26 and July 27, the state's IT agency said in a statement.
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Technology
SK Hynix's record profit misses forecasts, shares slump 10% despite robust AI chip demand
SEOUL, July 29 (Reuters) - South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix reported bumper quarterly results on Wednesday but fell short of lofty investor expectations, heightening market concerns about slower AI spending by big tech firms.
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Technology
Tech employees call for US-backed global effort to manage risks of advanced AI
July 28 (Reuters) - More than 1,100 employees from leading tech firms on Tuesday urged the U.S. government to support an international effort to develop tools for managing the pace of advanced AI development.
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Technology
AT&T closes $23 billion deal to acquire spectrum from Echostar
July 28 (Reuters) - AT&T on Tuesday said it completed its $23 billion acquisition of some wireless spectrum licenses from EchoStar under a deal announced in August 2025.
