Tag Archives: technology
Apple-backed study finds rise in data breaches as iPhone maker defends encryption stance
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) - In the first nine months of 2023, U.S. data breaches increased by 20% compared to the full year 2022, according to a new study that was commissioned by Apple. The iPhone ...
Dec 07, 2023
Congress will not take up TikTok legislation before end of year — senator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress will not take up legislation this year that would give the Biden administration new tools to address foreign-owned apps like TikTok that have raised national security c...
Dec 07, 2023
Alphabet soars as Wall Street cheers arrival of AI model Gemini
By Aditya Soni (Reuters) - Alphabet surged 5% on Thursday as Wall Street cheered the launch of Gemini, saying the new artificial intelligence model could help narrow the gap in a race with Microsoft-b...
Dec 07, 2023
Epic Games launches Lego ‘Fortnite’ videogame
OSLO (Reuters) - "Fortnite" maker Epic Games on Thursday launched a Lego branded version of the survival mode videogame, with additional features set to be introduced next year, the two companies said...
Dec 07, 2023
SoftBank seeks to offload shares worth $135 million in India’s Zomato – CNBC-TV18
BENGALURU (Reuters) - Japan's SoftBank is seeking to sell a 1.1% stake in the Indian food delivery platform Zomato through a block deal worth 11.28 billion rupees ($135.36 million), CNBC-TV18 reported...
Dec 07, 2023
Democratic lawmakers ask payment firms to renew work on gun code
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren and 48 other Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday urged top payments companies to resume work on implementing a sales code for gun merchants, acco...
Dec 07, 2023
C3.ai falls on prediction loss will widen in fiscal 2024
(Reuters) - C3.ai shares slump 10% in premarket trading on Thursday, after the company forecast a bigger fiscal 2024 operating loss as it ramps up investments in its generative artificial intelligence...
Dec 07, 2023
US bitcoin ETF issuer talks with SEC have advanced to key details -sources
By Suzanne McGee and Hannah Lang (Reuters) - Discussions between the U.S. securities regulator and asset managers hoping to list bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have advanced to key technical det...
Dec 07, 2023
EU’s AI Act could exclude open-source models from regulation
By Martin Coulter, Supantha Mukherjee and Foo Yun Chee LONDON (Reuters) -The European Union's landmark Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act may exempt open-source models from strict regulation, according ...
Dec 07, 2023
Britain sets out safeguards for accessing cash in digital age
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's banks and building societies should make sure customers can still access cash before closing a branch as more financial services move online, the country's ma...
Dec 07, 2023
