Technology

Europe's defence challenge energises young techies at hackathon

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A weekend hackathon in Amsterdam aimed at finding fast-and-cheap battlefield solutions for Ukraine drew more than 100 young programmers and engineers, with many saying Europe's rearmament plans were prompting them to consider careers in defence.

Technology

Chip startup Retym raises $75 million to build chip that will AI connect data centers

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Chip startup Retym has raised $75 million this year as part of $180 million in total funding the company is using to pursue networking chips for artificial intelligence computing in data centers, the company said on Monday.

Technology

United receives FAA approval for first Starlink-equipped airplanes

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - United Airlines said Monday the Federal Aviation Administration has approved its first Starlink-equipped aircraft type and that the first commercial flight is planned for May.

Technology

Hut 8, Eric Trump to launch bitcoin mining company

(Reuters) - Hut 8 said on Monday it had joined hands with President Donald Trump's son, Eric Trump, to launch a bitcoin mining company called American Bitcoin.

Technology

Hedge funds flee techs stocks before tariffs take hold, says Goldman Sachs

LONDON (Reuters) -Hedge funds last week ditched tech stocks at the fastest pace in six months and at the highest levels in five years, according to Goldman Sachs, as world markets tumbled on worries over U.S. President Donald Trump's April 2 tariff deadline.

Technology

Exclusive-Arm expects its share of data center CPU market sales to rocket to 50% this year

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Arm Holdings expects its share of the global market for data center central processing units to surge to 50% by the end of the year, up from about 15% in 2024 with gains driven by the boom in artificial intelligence, a senior executive said.

Technology

Apple hit with $162 million French antitrust fine over privacy tool

PARIS (Reuters) -Apple was hit with a 150 million euro ($162.4 million) fine by French antitrust regulators on Monday for abusing its dominant position in mobile app advertising on its devices via a privacy control tool.

Technology

Apple hit with $162 million French antitrust fine over privacy tool

PARIS (Reuters) -Apple was hit with a 150 million euro ($162.4 million) fine by French antitrust regulators on Monday for abusing its dominant position in mobile app advertising on its devices via a privacy control tool.

Technology

New 3D technology could soon bring surgeons closer to patients in Africa's most remote regions

Recent years have seen growing use of telemedicine, especially since the Covid-19 pandemic. Experts say such digital tools can benefit patients in Africa the most because there are so few specialist doctors for the continent's 1.4 billion people.

Smartphones

Experts: Phone bans alone don't give kids healthy tech relationship

Banning smartphone and social media access alone fails to equip children for the healthy use of technology in the future, a group of international experts has argued.

AI

Samsung’s AI fridges can find misplaced phones, adjust aircons

Samsung Electronics Co's customers who used to rely on their Galaxy Watches to find misplaced phones, can now also locate the devices with the company's latest fridges.

Technology

Trump says TikTok sale deal to come before Saturday deadline

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said a deal with TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance to sell the short video app used by 170 million Americans would be struck before a deadline on Saturday.

Video games

Atomfall’s nuclear disaster has a toxic element: tedium

An alternative history of the worst nuclear event in British history is burdened by narrative tropes and uninspired characters.

AI

Unloading on a bot: Is it wise to take advice from AI?

More and more Malaysians are turning to ChatGPT to talk abuot emotional issues, but experts urge caution when seeking solace in AI chatbots.

Technology

Japan to give crypto assets legal status as financial products, Nikkei says

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) plans to revise the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act to give crypto assets a legal status as financial products, the Nikkei business daily said on Sunday, without citing sources.

Social media

Meta's X rival Threads is no longer forcing its algorithm on you

Meta is now giving Threads users more control over a key setting in letting them choose a default feed to appear when opening the app.

Social media

TikTok videos on ADHD full of false information, research shows

Popular TikTok videos on ADHD are laced with misinformation, according to new research that has found inaccurate claims in about half of top 100 most-watched TikTok videos about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

Internet

How to delete your 23andMe data while you still can

I can't tell you how many of my friends and relatives have sent their saliva off to 23andMe to have their DNA analyzed for genealogy purposes. I was always curious about my genealogy, but hesitant to pay some company to test and then keep my DNA.

Social media

Toxic 'bro' culture driving Gen Z women off social media, survey says

Six in 10 young people think the words and actions of political leaders including US President Donald Trump have led to more misogynistic and divisive language online, according to polling.

AI

Microsoft’s AI agents aim to make cybersecurity teams’ work easier

The new tools will help detect the most urgent risks faster, from phishing emails to potential insider threats.