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Swiss back tougher social media rules for minors, survey finds - 30/03 7:02 am ZURICH, March 29 (Reuters) - The vast majority of Swiss want stronger protection for children and teenagers on social media, according to a survey published on Sunday, as governments and courts worldwide intensify scrutiny of Big Tech over its impact on young users. Read full story |
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Could your phone be affecting your skin? Dermatologists explain - 29/03 12:00 am Cleansers, serums and moisturisers dominate the conversation when it comes to looking after our skin, while one of the most frequently used objects in our daily lives is almost entirely overlooked: your phone. Read full story |
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AI is coming for the sommeliers - 29/03 11:00 am Chatbots may give a helpful boost in confidence to anxious restaurant diners, but are they offering better wine advice? Read full story |
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Happiness Report says it is better to be social than on social media - 29/03 10:00 am In North America and Western Europe, young people are much less happy than 15 years ago, and over the same period, social media use has greatly increased. Read full story |
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After K-pop and K-drama, here come K-games - 29/03 9:00 am The open-world fantasy Crimson Desert looks like the latest example of South Korea's evolution into a gaming powerhouse. Read full story |
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Explainer-What is the World Trade Organization e-commerce moratorium? - 28/03 9:47 pm YAOUNDE, March 28 (Reuters) - The e-commerce moratorium is a global agreement among World Trade Organization members which bans customs duties being applied to electronic transmissions such as digital downloads and streaming. Read full story |
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More! More! More! Tech workers max out their AI use. - 28/03 12:00 am At a number of companies, employees compete on leaderboards to show how much AI they're using. They're racking up big bills along the way. Read full story |
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Meta's longtime content policy chief Bickert leaving to teach at Harvard - 28/03 11:34 am SAN FRANCISCO, March 27 (Reuters) - Meta's long-time content policy chief Monika Bickert, who oversaw the writing and enforcement of Facebook's content policies and had a role in the company's approach to user safety issues, is leaving the company for a job at Harvard Law School. Read full story |
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Coming of age: Mega Cat Studios releases new 'God of War' video game - 28/03 11:00 am Pittsburgh's own rising video game design studio recently spearheaded God of War: Sons of Sparta the latest entry in the widely beloved triple-A franchise and emerged a different outfit. Read full story |
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AI agents: Theyre fun. Theyre useful. But dont give them the credit card. - 28/03 10:00 am New AI bots can do more than just chat. They can edit files, send emails, book trips and cause trouble. Read full story |
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Scientists use saliva for non-invasive, AI-based Parkinson's test - 28/03 9:00 am Timely diagnosis of debilitating and often deadly brain diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's remains largely elusive, though in recent years several teams of scientists have reported potential advances based on eye scans or blood tests. Read full story |
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Apple hires ex-Google executive to head AI marketing amid push to improve .. - 28/03 7:23 am SAN FRANCISCO, March 27 (Reuters) - Apple on Friday said it has hired Lilian Rincon, who previously spent nearly a decade at Google overseeing its shopping and assistant products, as the vice president of product marketing for artificial intelligence, reporting to its marketing chief Greg "Joz" Joswiak. Read full story |
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Utility Entergy says revised Meta data-center deal to deliver higher .. - 27/03 10:46 pm March 27 (Reuters) - Utility Entergy said Meta Platforms will pay its full cost of service for the planned hyperscale data center in northeast Louisiana under a revised agreement. Read full story |
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Sony to hike PlayStation 5 prices again as memory chip costs surge - 27/03 9:58 pm March 27 (Reuters) - Sony Group is raising global prices of its PlayStation 5 consoles, including a $100 increase in the U.S., marking its second hike in less than a year as the Japanese firm grapples with rising costs of key components such as memory chips. Read full story |
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NYSE-parent Intercontinental Exchange invests $600 million in Polymarket - 27/03 8:11 pm March 27 (Reuters) - Intercontinental Exchange said on Friday it had invested $600 million in prediction markets platform Polymarket, as the New York Stock Exchange parent expands into the fast-growing event-based trading segment. Read full story |
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SpaceX's listing stirs up social media frenzy, ticker bets - 27/03 7:53 pm March 27 (Reuters) - From rocket launches drawing millions of YouTube views to social media frenzy over its potential listing, SpaceX's debut is shaping up to be a landmark moment for Wall Street. Read full story |
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SoftBank secures $40 billion loan to boost OpenAI investments - 27/03 6:19 pm March 27 (Reuters) - SoftBank Group said on Friday it has secured a $40 billion bridge loan to bolster investments in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and for general corporate purposes, marking another significant step in its artificial intelligence strategy. Read full story |
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Austria plans social media ban for children under 14 - 27/03 5:59 pm VIENNA, March 27 (Reuters) - Austria's conservative-led, three-party government plans to introduce a ban on social media use for children under 14, it said on Friday. Read full story |
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Life Is Strange: Reunion finally arrives this week - 27/03 5:00 pm The latest installment follows protagonists Max Caulfield and Chloe Price as they race through time to stop Chloe's nightmares and "impossible memories" of her death. Read full story |
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VW's software partnership with Rivian clears investment hurdle - 27/03 4:40 pm BERLIN, March 27 (Reuters) - Volkswagen's software partnership with Rivian, a cornerstone of CEO Oliver Blume's turnaround strategy for the German auto group, has passed a key milestone, bringing the U.S. partner closer to its next tranche of funding. Read full story |
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Nearly half a million customers hit by Lloyds IT glitch that exposed .. - 27/03 4:22 pm March 27 (Reuters) - Lloyds Banking Group exposed the personal data of up to 447,936 customers during an IT glitch earlier this month that allowed users to see other customers' transactions, including account details and national insurance numbers, Britain's Treasury Committee said on Friday. Read full story |
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Australia court fines Binance Australia $6.9 million over client .. - 27/03 3:09 pm March 27 (Reuters) - The Australian federal court has ordered local derivatives business of cryptocurrency exchange Binance to pay an A$10 million ($6.9 million) penalty for misclassifying over 85% of its Australian client base, the country's securities regulator said on Friday. Read full story |
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Apple discontinues Mac Pro Desktop in favor of the Mac Studio - 27/03 3:00 pm Apple Inc on Thursday discontinued the Mac Pro desktop, its highest-end computer aimed at video editors, photographers and other advanced users. Read full story |
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Verdicts against Meta, YouTube validate concerns long raised by parents, .. - 27/03 2:30 pm For years, parents, teenagers, pediatricians, educators and whistleblowers have pushed the idea that social media is detrimental to young people's mental health and can lead to addiction, eating disorders, sexual exploitation and suicide. Read full story |
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EU rules to tackle child sex abuse online to lapse - 27/03 2:00 pm An EU system to tackle child sexual abuse material online is set to lapse next week after the European Parliament did not back its extension in a vote on Thursday. Read full story |
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ChatGPT's taste for literary nonsense sparks alarm - 27/03 1:30 pm OpenAI's GPT models can often be fooled into declaring that "pseudo-literary" nonsense is great, a German researcher has found. Read full story |
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One Tech Tip: Here's how AI can (and can't) help you in your job hunt - 27/03 1:00 pm Automated systems enable job seekers to easily apply to more jobs, but those same systems also makes it even tougher to get noticed. Read full story |
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AI flattery undermining our ability to handle criticism, study finds - 27/03 12:30 am Artificial intelligence applications like OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude and Google's Gemini tend to tell users what they want to hear and to give too much support for their actions, a trait that poses broad risks to society, a new study says. Read full story |
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Why Chinas humanoid robots are still waiting for their ChatGPT moment - 27/03 12:15 am Limited training data and unresolved hardware challenges continue to hold back humanoid robots from mass adoption, say experts. Read full story |
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Having a conversation and creating best practices for your child's social .. - 27/03 12:00 am In a pivotal moment that underscored how powerful and immersive social platforms can be for children and teens, a jury in California this week found both Meta and YouTube liable for mental health harms to kids using their services. Read full story |
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EU moves closer to ban sexualised AI deepfakes - 27/03 11:00 am The European Parliament on Thursday approved a ban on artificial intelligence systems generating sexualised deepfakes, following global outrage over non- consensual nudes produced by Elon Musk's chatbot Grok. Read full story |
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Crypto platform Anchorage brings Sun's Tron to US investors - 27/03 7:21 am NEW YORK, March 26 (Reuters) - Anchorage Digital, a federally regulated U.S. crypto platform, said on Thursday it would add Justin Sun's Tron blockchain to its network, expanding the venture's access to U.S. investors. Read full story |
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Meta shares drop on fears US verdicts open door to deluge of lawsuits - 27/03 12:42 am March 26 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms shares dropped 7% on Thursday after two verdicts holding it liable for harm to young users sparked fears the social media giant may have to overhaul the design practices that have underpinned its sprawling advertising business. Read full story |
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Dutch court orders xAI, Grok not to create, distribute non-consensual sex .. - 27/03 12:32 am AMSTERDAM, March 26 (Reuters) - A Dutch court on Thursday ordered Elon Musk's xAI and chatbot Grok not to generate and distribute sexualized images of people without their consent in the Netherlands. Read full story |
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Judge dismisses lawsuit by Musk's X Corp accusing advertisers of illegal .. - 26/03 11:23 pm WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday dismissed X Corp's antitrust lawsuit that accused the World Federation of Advertisers and major companies including Mars, CVS Health and Colgate-Palmolive of illegally boycotting billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's social media company. Read full story |
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European Payments Initiative CEO says Trump fears are boosting its appeal - 26/03 9:44 pm PARIS, March 26 (Reuters) - Fears that President Donald Trump's administration could limit Europe's access to U.S. payments infrastructure are boosting regional adoption of a competing European payment platform, the CEO of the European Payments Initiative (EPI) told Reuters. Read full story |
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Apple adds Bosch, Cirrus Logic, others to US manufacturing program, to .. - 26/03 9:22 pm March 26 (Reuters) - Apple said it was adding Bosch, Cirrus Logic, TDK and Qnity Electronics to its American Manufacturing Program, with plans to invest $400 million through 2030 to expand U.S.-based production of key components. Read full story |
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Crypto for a home? Coinbase brings token-backed down payments to housing .. - 26/03 8:41 pm March 26 (Reuters) - Coinbase is teaming up with Better Home & Finance to let homebuyers pledge their crypto holdings as collateral for down payments, marking one of the most ambitious attempts yet to adapt digital assets for mainstream needs. Read full story |
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Snapchat hit with EU probe into alleged failure to prevent child grooming, .. - 26/03 7:12 pm BRUSSELS, March 26 (Reuters) - Social media platform Snapchat, owned by U.S. tech company Snap , was hit with an EU investigation on Thursday as regulators warned it appears not to be doing enough to prevent child grooming and the sale of illegal goods. Read full story |
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Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX, XVideos charged with breaching EU tech rules, .. - 26/03 7:11 pm BRUSSELS, March 26 (Reuters) - Adult content platforms Pornhub, Stripchat, XNXX and XVideos have been charged with breaching EU rules by letting children access pornographic content on their sites, EU regulators said on Thursday, which could lead to hefty fines. Read full story |
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