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Top ex-Google Brain researchers start AI research company in Tokyo
By Anna Tong (Reuters) - Two prominent former Google researchers, one of whom was a co-inventor of the "transformer" artificial intelligence architecture that paved the way for the generative AI boom,...
Aug 17, 2023
A.I. use rising in influence campaigns online, but impact limited – US cyber firm
By Zeba Siddiqui SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google-owned U.S. cybersecurity firm Mandiant said on Thursday it had seen increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) to conduct manipulative information...
Aug 17, 2023
FTX-tied Alameda gets $175 million claim on Genesis bankruptcy estate
(Reuters) - FTX-affiliated cryptocurrency trading firm Alameda Research was granted a $175 million unsecured claim on the estate of bankrupt crypto lender Genesis Global Capital, according to a court ...
Aug 17, 2023
Canadian fintech investment shrinks in first half of 2023 – report
By Manya Saini (Reuters) - Investment in Canada's financial technology sector was reduced to less than half in the first six months of 2023 from last year, according to a report from accounting firm K...
Aug 17, 2023
Chinese officials meet with foreign firms to ease data law fears – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) - China's internet regulator is reaching out to foreign firms including Walmart and PayPal to discuss ways to navigate Beijing's new data-security rules, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday,...
Aug 17, 2023
Tomb Raider games group Embracer lags forecast, maintains outlook
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Swedish gaming group Embracer on Thursday reported a weaker than expected operating profit for the April to June period but reiterated its full-year guidance as its restructuring ...
Aug 17, 2023
Lenovo Q1 revenue misses, hit by poor PC demand
HONG KONG (Reuters) -China's Lenovo Group on Thursday posted a worse-than-expected 24% fall in revenue for the April-June quarter, hit by a prolonged slump in global demand for personal computers. It ...
Aug 16, 2023
Central banks of Indonesia and Singapore start trial on cross-border QR code payments
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's central bank said on Thursday it had started a trial of cross-border QR code payments with its Singaporean counterpart. Both have set a target of introducing the system...
Aug 16, 2023
Chip firm Wolfspeed’s shares tank on disappointing forecast
(Refiles to add media packaging code) (Reuters) -Wolfspeed predicted a larger-than-feared quarterly loss, in a sign that costs are rising at a faster pace than sales at the chip firm whose products ar...
Aug 16, 2023
New York City bans TikTok on government-owned devices over security concerns
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New York City on Wednesday banned TikTok on government-owned devices, citing security concerns, joining a number of U.S. cities and states that have put such r...
Aug 16, 2023
