I received a text from my mom before 8am today. ???Jim, is this a scam???? Read full story

As Donald Trump prepares to fulfill a lengthy list of campaign promises, the president-elect???s vow to ensure that all remaining bitcoin is "made in the USA??? may prove to be one of the most challenging to keep. Read full story

Last month, giant Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn spent US$33mil (RM147mil) to buy a 10-acre (4-hectare) tract north of Houston to expand its operations. It is also building factories in India and Mexico and investing hundreds of millions of dollars in Thailand. Read full story

His favourite directive for staff doing the negotiations: "Go back and ask again.??? Read full story

A Lancaster County man who was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for child pornography earlier this year received an additional sentence from the state this week after he used fake online profiles to solicit nude images and videos from children that he would later share online, according to the county district attorney???s office. Read full story

Japan Airlines Co. said it has resumed ticket sales for international and domestic flights after resolving a system malfunction caused by a cyberattack on Thursday morning. Read full story

There is concern about how to ensure students using it ??? including those with disabilities ??? are still learning. Read full story

Iran's government on Tuesday said it had lifted a ban on access to WhatsApp and Google Play after more than two years, the official IRNA news agency reported. Read full story

The company said the system, which it is currently sharing only with safety and security testers, outperformed the industry???s leading AI technologies on standardised benchmark tests that rate skills in math, science, coding and logic. Read full story

SEOUL (Reuters) - A German court has ordered the recall and destruction of some products from lighting maker Signify that infringed on the patents of Seoul Semiconductor, the South Korean firm said on Thursday. Read full story

This licensing framework is designed to foster a trusted and safe online environment by urging service providers to protect users, particularly children and vulnerable groups. Read full story

Japan Airlines operations were disrupted by a cyberattack Thursday, causing delays to both domestic and international flights. Read full story

The router causing the problem has been temporarily shut down, according to the company. Read full story

Last December, a farmer was burning dry grapevines in his vineyard in Deir Mar Moussa, a hill town a dozen miles east of Beirut known for its 18th century monastery and stands of pine forest. Usually this would be dangerous, given that Lebanon???s hot and dry climate can quickly turn a spark into a conflagration. Read full story

The first thing I do each morning is check my watch ??? not for the time but for my sleep score. As a runner, when the glowing red letters say my score ??? and my training readiness ??? are poor, I feel an instant dread. Regardless, I scroll on, inspecting my heart rate variability and stress level ??? snapshots that influence the tone I carry into the day. Read full story

The generative AI boom continued at pace in 2024, with smartphones becoming a key battleground for the technology's development as Samsung, Google and Apple all introduced new AI tools to their devices. Read full story

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan Airlines (JAL) said on Thursday its systems returned to normal, with same-day ticket sales resuming, after a cyberattack delayed some domestic and international flights. Read full story

Free-to-play titles like 'Marvel Rivals' make money through in-game sales of virtual merchandise to players. Read full story

The country has a long tradition of promoting media skills among its citizens ??? when its free comprehensive school system was introduced in the 1970's, the first education curriculum already referenced mass media education. Read full story

As locals continue to get pushed out by rising housing costs, I often wonder who Tahoe is meant for ??? billionaires like Zuckerberg or the local who still drives an old Subaru? Read full story

In a push notification to users last week, Apple???s AI news-summarising tech badly mangled a BBC News report, and alleged that Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the UnitedHealthcare CEO killing, had also shot himself. This just wasn???t true. Mangione is in custody and has since been charged with murder as an ???act of terrorism.??? It seems Apple isn???t immune to the kind of false information issues that crop up in many other generative AI systems, where the AI simply invents facts and passes ..

After the government pushed for the breakup of Google, accusing it of business practices that violate antitrust laws, the Mountain View, California, tech giant proposed its own solutions on Friday ??? to restructure its business contracts instead. Read full story

Lenders already have robust systems to thwart credit-card fraud, in which they???re held liable. Why not use that technology to trip alarms when customers get tricked by con men? Read full story

It could disrupt wide-ranging operations, from law enforcement to mapping and filmmaking that drone operators say are viable because of the low cost and high performance of the Chinese drones. Read full story

(Reuters) - Apple has asked to participate in Google's upcoming U.S. antitrust trial over online search, saying it cannot rely on Google to defend revenue-sharing agreements that send the iPhone maker billions of dollars each year for making Google the default search engine on its Safari browser. Read full story

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian authorities have lifted a ban on Meta's instant messaging platform WhatsApp and Google Play as a first step to scale back internet restrictions, Iranian state media reported on Tuesday. Read full story

BENGALURU (Reuters) - Thirty Indian companies have answered the space regulator's call to build and operate constellations of Earth observation (EO) satellites in a groundbreaking private-public partnership to reduce the country's reliance on foreign data for defense, infrastructure management and other critical mapping needs. Read full story

Fans of the hit show "Squid Game??? have a treat in store, since Google has introduced an interactive surprise that lets users experience the world of the Korean series. This surprise lands just before the launch of a new season of the show. Read full story

Beyond emergency rescue, social media clips can also be a boon to understanding a disaster's cause. Read full story

Singapore forged ahead with efforts to formulate a digital-assets hub in 2024, while rival financial center Hong Kong has struggled to gain traction. Read full story

he milestone comes as the messaging service faces increasing scrutiny for aiding the spread of misinformation and illegal content such as child sexual abuse materials. Read full story

Many professionals are tempted to use AI chatbots like ChatGPT to optimize their performance and increase their efficiency at work. However, US research published in the Financial Analysts Journal warns financial specialists against relying too heavily on these artificial intelligence tools. Read full story

"We got to keep this sucker around for a little while," Trump told supporters on Sunday, just days after meeting with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew in Florida. Read full story

The endangered Geoffrey???s spider monkeys that dangle high in the rainforest canopy are elusive and hard for scientists to track. So biologist Jenna Lawson hid 350 audio monitors in trees across Costa Rica's lush Osa Peninsula to spy on them. Read full story

The emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools that allow people to efficiently produce novel and detailed online reviews with almost no work has put merchants, service providers and consumers in uncharted territory, watchdog groups and researchers say. Read full story

A community of enthusiasts has turned 'Balatro' into a cult hit. Read full story

OpenAI???s AI Santa advises prioritisation, communication, and holiday spirit for motivation. Read full story

Microsoft has been working on adding internal and third-party artificial intelligence models to power its flagship AI product Microsoft 365 Copilot, in a bid to diversify from the current underlying technology from OpenAI and reduce costs, sources familiar with the effort told Reuters. Read full story

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google's proposed changes to its search results to comply with EU tech legislation has received the thumbs up from lobbying group Airlines for Europe whose members include Air France KLM and Lufthansa. Read full story

GDANSK (Reuters) -A subsidiary of Polish e-commerce platform Allegro filed a lawsuit on Monday against Google owner Alphabet, Google Ireland and Google LLC, seeking 2.33 billion zlotys ($567.60 million) in damages, Allegro said in a statement. Read full story