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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.
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Gadgets
Data overload: Reclaiming health in an era of on-demand metrics
Wearable devices could make users more anxious than reassured, say experts, adding that the focus should be on users' bodies rather than on health metrics.
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Technology
Google in talks with Marvell to build new AI chips, The Information reports
April 19 (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google is in talks with Marvell Technology to develop two new chips aimed at running AI models more efficiently, The Information reported on Sunday citing two people with knowledge of the discussions.
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Video games
A look at ProbablyMonsters’ promising titles: ‘Nekome: Nazi Hunter’ and ‘Crimson Moon’
ProbablyMonsters launched its first two games last year, Ire: A Prologue and Storm Lancers, and the independent game company is following that up with two more projects that are more ambitious.
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Technology
How older adults are using virtual reality to counter social isolation
New tools tailored for use in senior living communities allow for shared experiences and social bonding.
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Video games
Review: With ‘Pragmata,’ Capcom takes a moonshot at a new type of combat
It's a fresh work from a publisher known for its sequels and compilations, and the sci-fi action title takes players to the lunar surface at an experimental base called the Cradle, where the Delphi Corporation is working with an unusual substance called lunafilament, a material capable of replicating structural and functional data.
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AI
That meeting you hate may keep AI from stealing your job
As artificial intelligence makes many tasks easier, the human work of cajoling, arm-twisting and reassuring appears to be rising in importance.
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Technology
Paris prosecutors reject accusation in rift with Musk over X probe
April 18 (Reuters) - Paris prosecutors on Saturday pushed back against a report the U.S. Justice Department would not cooperate in their probe into Elon Musk's X platform which it viewed as politically motivated, stressing their judicial independence.
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AI
The ‘annoyance economy’ is more than just annoying
A new estimate puts the cost of dealing with robocalls, hidden fees and customer service chatbots that can't solve most problems at US$165bil (RM652bil).
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Mobile apps
Signal has two nifty new group chat features, one not yet on WhatsApp
Signal has introduced two new features for group chats, including labels designed to make it easier to keep track of who is who in large groups.
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Technology
4 takeaways from our search for Bitcoin’s creator
Here's what we found suggesting that Adam Back invented Bitcoin.
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Video games
Marathon review: Bungie’s extraction shooter is a brutal beauty
I imagine playing Marathon is a lot like running a marathon. At first glance and from a distance, it looks intimidating. Once you're up close, you realise it looks that way for a reason: Because it is. But then you put in the work, and you realise something else: It was worth the effort, despite the self-inflicted agony you might suffer along the way.
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Technology
Apple defeats bid for new Apple Watch import ban at US trade tribunal
WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - A U.S. trade tribunal ruled for Apple on Friday against a bid from medtech company Masimo to reinstate an import ban on the tech giant's Apple Watches.
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Technology
Mythos a serious threat but more will follow, Barclays CEO says
WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - Anthropic's frontier AI model Mythos is a serious threat to the global banking system, and it is likely to be followed by similar, even more powerful cyberthreats, Barclays Chief Executive C. S. Venkatakrishnan said on Friday.
