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Technology
Elon Musk does not appear at hearing in French prosecutors’ X probe
PARIS, April 20 (Reuters) - Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Monday did not appear at a summons for questioning in a French probe into X and its AI chatbot, Grok, over alleged abuse of algorithms and fraudulent data extraction, the Paris prosecutor's office said.
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Technology
Tesla's energy storage division to pick up slack as car margins drop and credits fade
April 20 (Reuters) - Tesla's solar and energy business is likely to outshine the EV maker's challenged core business when it reports quarterly results this week, a sign of resilience as Tesla progresses slowly in its turn to robots and self-driving technology.
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Technology
Banking industry scrambles for Anthropic's Mythos as global regulators review risks
FRANKFURT/NEW YORK, April 20 (Reuters) - The emergence of Anthropic's Mythos is setting up a scramble from the banking industry to gain access and test the technology as regulators rush to examine the cybersecurity risks the new artificial intelligence model raises and how prepared financial firms are to tackle them.
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Technology
Apple withholds data in India antitrust case, watchdog sets final hearing
NEW DELHI, April 20 (Reuters) - Apple has not submitted data sought by India's antitrust body after an investigation found the U.S. firm abused its dominant position in the iPhone apps market, prompting the watchdog to fast-track a decision on penalties to a final hearing next month, an order shows.
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Video games
Video game voice star Troy Baker says 'only humans' can make art
Millions of gamers around the world may not know Troy Baker's face but would recognise his voice – perhaps as the heartbroken father Joel in The Last of Us or an intrepid Indiana Jones in The Great Circle.
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Technology
Morgan Stanley sees agentic AI widening chip spending beyond graphics processors to CPUs
April 20 (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley said increasingly autonomous artificial intelligence could boost demand for central processing units (CPUs), reshape data center buildout and widen investment beyond the graphic chips that have dominated the AI boom so far.
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AI
With AI glasses, Korea’s theatres hope for a K-pop moment
Producers and the cultural authorities hope that technology can overcome a language barrier and take the country's shows to the world.
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Technology
Asia regulators monitor Anthropic's Mythos for potential banking risks
SYDNEY/SINGAPORE, April 20 (Reuters) - Some Asian regulators said on Monday they were monitoring the development and possible implications of Anthropic's frontier AI model Mythos, which has triggered concerns in the U.S. and Europe over its potential use to destabilise banking systems.
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Social media
EU updates age-check app after vulnerabilities found
The European Union said on Friday that it was updating an age verification app unveiled last week after independent developers pointed to vulnerabilities.
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AI
Office workers who rely on AI jeopardise self-belief and originality
People who depend on chatbots at work could face a crisis of confidence in their reasoning and "perceived ownership of ideas," according to researchers whose work was published by the American Psychological Association.
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Technology
Samsung SDI signs first EV battery supply deal with Mercedes-Benz
SEOUL, April 20 (Reuters) - South Korean battery maker Samsung SDI said on Monday it has signed a multi-year agreement with Mercedes-Benz to supply batteries for electric vehicles, marking its first EV battery supply deal with the automaker.
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Smartphones
Redmi A7 Pro launches from RM399 with a 6.9in screen and 13-megapixel camera
Xiaomi has made a new addition to its device lineup with the Redmi A7 Pro, a budget-oriented smartphone equipped with a 6.9in display with a refresh rate of up to 120Hz.
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AI
To reach their fitness goals, they hired ‘CoachGPT’
Everyday athletes are turning to AI chatbots for training advice. How well does it work?
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Technology
Global cooperation on stablecoins critically important, BIS says
TOKYO, April 20 (Reuters) - The Bank for International Settlements' chief has made a renewed call for international cooperation on how stablecoins are used, saying this is vital to prevent severe market fragmentation.
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Video games
Game over: Players press EU to ban 'destroying' video titles
It's a bitter pill for video gamers: a growing number of older but still-popular titles are being dropped by publishers – with servers going dark overnight – in a practice the EU is being urged to outlaw.
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Internet
NetBlocks: Iran Internet blackout now in its 50th day
The Internet blackout imposed by Iranian authorities at the start of the Middle East war has entered an "unprecedented" 50th day, according to the monitor NetBlocks.
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AI
Half of UK executives think AI will mean fewer jobs
Artificial intelligence is increasingly expected to lower Britain's level of employment during the next decade, according to a poll of executives, with entry-level roles bearing the brunt.
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Technology
EU denies bowing to tech lobby on data centre green impact
The European Commission denied Friday it had copy-pasted from proposals by tech industry lobbyists in adopting rules allowing data centres to keep their environmental impact secret.
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Robotics
A humanoid robot sprints to victory in Beijing, beating the human half-marathon world record
A humanoid robot that won a half-marathon race for robots in Beijing on Sunday ran faster than the human world record in a show of China's technological leaps.
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Technology
US security agency is using Anthropic's Mythos despite blacklist, Axios reports
April 19 (Reuters) - The United States National Security Agency is using Anthropic's Mythos Preview AI tool despite the Pentagon hitting the company with a formal supply-chain risk designation, Axios reported on Sunday.
