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Technology
NBCUniversal strikes a deal to offer Peacock to YouTube Premium subscribers
LOS ANGELES, July 27 (Reuters) - NBCUniversal and Google's YouTube have reached a deal that will bring the Peacock streaming service to YouTube Premium subscribers in the U.S., and also extend its distribution agreement with YouTube TV.
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Technology
Government engagement with AI creates more uncertainty for investors, Bridgewater CIOs warn
July 27 (Reuters) - The engagement of government with AI could potentially slow the adoption and progress of the technology and create more uncertainty for investors, Bridgewater's co-chief investment officers said in a note to clients on Monday.
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Technology
Fanatics to buy BGC Group assets to launch prediction market exchange
July 27 (Reuters) - Fanatics, a global sports platform, will acquire a designated contract market and a derivatives clearing organization from brokerage BGC Group to launch its own prediction market exchange, the companies said on Monday.
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Technology
OpenAI to triple workforce at Dublin European headquarters to 350
DUBLIN, July 27 (Reuters) - OpenAI is to more than triple its headcount at its European headquarters in Dublin to 350, the ChatGPT maker said on Monday as it announced it was leasing 8,000 square meters (88,000 square feet) of office space in the city's Silicon Docks area.
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Technology
Tesla wins bid to revive UK lawsuit for 5G patents licence
LONDON, July 27 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's Tesla on Monday won its bid to revive a London lawsuit brought against U.S. technology firm InterDigital and a patent licensing platform, seeking a patent licence ahead of the automaker's launch of 5G vehicles in Britain.
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Technology
Customer data from India's Bank of Baroda leaked online, source and researcher say
MUMBAI, July 27 (Reuters) - Customer data from India's state-run Bank of Baroda, along with internal documents, has been leaked on the dark web, according to a source familiar with the matter and a cybersecurity researcher.
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Technology
Nvidia forms industry alliance for open AI security after Hugging Face hack
July 27 (Reuters) - Nvidia said on Monday it had formed a coalition with other companies to develop and share tools for AI safety and cybersecurity, days after the Hugging Face incident drew attention to the dangers of losing control of autonomous AI agents.
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Smartphones
Samsung increases Galaxy A07, A17 prices in Malaysia amid rising component costs
Despite ongoing efforts to absorb these rising costs and minimise the impact on consumers, the company said the current market environment has made a price revision necessary.
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AI
China’s Moonshot to release breakthrough AI model for download
Moonshot AI is poised to make its Kimi K3 model available for public download, expanding its reach and influence in the global open software community at a time of growing US concern about Chinese encroachment into the top echelons of AI development.
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Mobile apps
Meta gives Facebook Marketplace its own app called Seller
Seller is part of the Silicon Valley company's strategy to innovate on its original social network.
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Technology
Europe's Eutelsat, SES set for $6 billion in U.S. spectrum-clearing payments
July 27 (Reuters) - European satellite operators SES and Eutelsat stand to receive roughly $6.1 billion in combined payments for helping clear satellite spectrum for U.S. wireless services, they said on Monday, sending their shares higher.
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Robotics
London Gatwick opens UK’s first robotic airport parking service
London Gatwick has become the first UK airport to offer a new robotic parking service.
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Internet
India's Gen Z protesters adapt to Internet curbs
When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government cut mobile Internet services at the site of youth-led protests in New Delhi, students found new ways to stay in touch.
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Smartphones
Tecno launches Pova 8 5G at RM1,399; features 50-megapixel camera and dot-matrix display
Smartphone brand Tecno has launched the Pova 8 5G in Malaysia, with the device equipped with a 6.76in IPS display with up to a 144Hz refresh rate.
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AI
New AI tools let readers talk to books
Imagine a world where you could ask a book a question as you read it.
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Social media
TikTok is failing to keep children safe, EU probe finds
The video-sharing platform TikTok risks a hefty fine after preliminary findings by the European Union show that children's accounts do not comply with EU child-safety standards.
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AI
Anthropic bets on cheaper AI with new model
Anthropic on July 24 released Claude Opus 5, a new artificial intelligence model the company says approaches the performance of its most powerful system at half the price.
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Social media
Vietnam weighs limiting social media use for children under 16
Vietnam may ban children under 16 years old from posting, commenting or reacting to posts on social media as the country looks to join other governments tightening online protections for minors.
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AI
Has AI become too powerful to control?
One of OpenAI's most advanced models broke out of a locked-down test and attacked another company's website – reviving fears that AI systems are slipping beyond their creators' control.
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Technology
Nvidia in talks with OpenAI to guarantee $250 billion financing for data center, WSJ reports
July 27 (Reuters) - Nvidia is in talks to provide roughly $250 billion in financing guarantees for OpenAI as part of a massive data center project, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
