Smartphones

Nothing good happens when you leave your smartphone in the sun

Rule number one of using a smartphone during hot weather is to never leave it in direct sunlight. And under no circumstances should it be left in a car.

Technology

Exclusive-Google's AI Overviews hit by EU antitrust complaint from independent publishers

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Alphabet's Google has been hit by an EU antitrust complaint over its AI Overviews from a group of independent publishers, which has also asked for an interim measure to prevent allegedly irreparable harm to them, according to a document seen by Reuters.

Technology

Artificial intelligence rules to go ahead, no pause, EU Commission says

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union's landmark rules on artificial intelligence will be implemented according to the timeline agreed by legislators and EU countries, the European Commission said on Friday, dismissing suggestions and pressure from some companies and several EU countries for a temporary pause.

Technology

South Korea penalises 'negligent' SK Telecom over major data leak

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean authorities ordered on Friday SK Telecom to strengthen data security and imposed a fine after the country's biggest mobile carrier was hit by a cyberattack that caused the leak of 26.96 million pieces of user data.

Technology

Louis Vuitton Korea says systems breach led to customer data leak

SEOUL (Reuters) -A systems breach at Louis Vuitton Korea in June led to the leak of some of customer data including contact information, but did not involve customers' financial information, the luxury brand's South Korea unit said on Friday.

Social media

'Bosses see us as machines': Content moderators for Big Tech unite to tackle mental trauma

Outsourced and out of sight, content moderators call on Big Tech to address the mental trauma of content moderation.

Internet

Influencers urged to steer clear of hot topics during US immigration crackdown

Avoid politics. That's the advice lawyers are increasingly giving US-based content creators who aren't citizens as an immigration crackdown spreads across the country.

Video games

Morocco bets on video game industry to provide jobs and diversify economy

Morocco is laying down foundations to build a homegrown gaming industry by establishing a developer hub in the capital, training coders and launching programmes to draw tech-savvy youth into the sector.

AI

Would you trust your job search to a bot?

As artificial intelligence creeps into every aspect of the hiring process – from candidate screenings to video interviews – a new AI agent released by the startup Jobright.ai is aiming to make endless scrolling on job sites a thing of the past.

AI

One Tech Tip: Get the most out of ChatGPT and other AI chatbots with better prompts

If you're using ChatGPT but getting mediocre results, don't blame the chatbot. Instead, try sharpening up your prompts.

Internet

Making connections in Myanmar's fractured state

Four years of civil war between Myanmar's military and its myriad opponents have shattered communications networks. In response, people have resorted to methods ranging from the old-fashioned to the ingenious to the hyper-modern.

AI

European companies urge EU to delay AI rules

Dozens of Europe's biggest companies urged the EU to hit the pause button on its landmark AI rules on July 3, warning that going too fast could harm the bloc's ability to lead in the global AI race.

AI

Microsoft signs deal to power Premier League’s AI tools

Microsoft Corp has signed a cloud computing deal with the Premier League, a pact that will let the software company tout its AI technology to a captive audience of sports fans.  

Internet

Russian Internet outages soar as Kremlin boosts war controls

Russia is regularly switching off mobile Internet connections in large swaths of the country for security reasons, in a sign of the Kremlin's growing ability to control popular access to technology.

Technology

Sutskever to lead Safe Superintelligence after Meta poaches CEO Gross in AI talent war

(Reuters) -Ilya Sutskever has taken over the reins of Safe Superintelligence (SSI), the artificial intelligence startup he launched last year, after losing CEO Daniel Gross to an intensifying talent war in the industry.

Technology

Nvidia briefly on track to become world's most valuable company ever

(Reuters) -Nvidia hit a market value of $3.92 trillion on Thursday, briefly putting it on track to become the most valuable company in history, as Wall Street doubled down on optimism about AI.

Technology

Thoma Bravo to buy Olo in deal valuing restaurant tech firm at $2 billion

(Reuters) - Investment firm Thoma Bravo has agreed to acquire Olo in an all-cash deal valuing the restaurant software provider at about $2 billion, the company said on Thursday.

Technology

Code of practice to help firms comply with AI rules may apply end 2025, EU says

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -A code of practice designed to help thousands of companies comply with the European Union's landmark artificial intelligence rules may only apply at the end of 2025, the European Commission said on Thursday.

Technology

Amundi warns US stablecoin policy could destabilise global payments system

LONDON (Reuters) -Europe's largest asset manager has raised concerns that a boom in dollar-backed stablecoins in the wake of the United States' GENIUS Act could cause a major shift in money flows that destabilises the global payment system.

Technology

Brazilian tech services company C&M resumes operations after cyberattack

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazilian technology services provider C&M Software has resumed operations with clearance from the central bank, it said on Thursday, after reporting a cyberattack on its systems the previous day.