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Technology
Louis Gerstner, former IBM CEO who revitalized 'Big Blue,' dies at 83
Dec 28 (Reuters) - Louis Gerstner, the former CEO and chairman of IBM, died on Saturday, aged 83.
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Technology
Amazon halts plans for drone delivery in Italy
ROME, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Amazon said on Sunday it has decided not to pursue plans to deliver goods by drone in Italy, saying that while it had made good progress with aerospace regulators, broader business regulatory issues did not support the project.
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Technology
Coupang founder Kim Bom apologises for data leak, pledges compensation
SEOUL, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Online retailer Coupang's founder Kim Bom apologised for the first time for a recent leak of customer data and pledged to unveil a compensation plan as soon as possible, in a statement posted on the South Korean company's website.
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AI
Sam Altman hints at the radical design choices behind OpenAI’s upcoming devices
The OpenAI CEO and Jony Ive are developing gadgets designed to give people new ways of interacting with AI.
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Technology
Opinion: Enable Wi-Fi calling if your house has dead zones
I was recently talking to a friend who asked me if she should change her cell phone provider. She was happy enough with the service except for a few places in her house that never seem to get more than one bar of service.
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Social media
'Brazen attempt': Can a start-up restore the original Twitter brand?
"We are bringing it back – this time with trust," reads a new Twitter website, promising to restore the platform once called the "public square" and that has since been rebranded as the "free speech" platform called X.
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Video games
An ecological tale gives life to Metroid Prime 4
A slow start is overcome while learning about an extinct alien race that welcomed a savior.
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Technology
TSMC says some facilities evacuated after quake
TAIPEI, Dec 27 (Reuters) - TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, said on Saturday that a small number of its facilities in the Hsinchu science park, where it is headquartered, reached evacuation criteria following an earthquake.
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Technology
Analysis-Waymo's San Francisco outage raises doubts over robotaxi readiness during crises
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 27 (Reuters) - A widespread power outage in San Francisco that led to Waymo robotaxis stalling and snarling traffic earlier this month has raised concerns about the readiness of autonomous vehicle operators to tackle major emergencies like earthquakes and floods.
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Technology
Apple, Google and others tell some foreign employees to avoid traveling out of the country
Big Tech companies, including Apple, Google, Microsoft, and ServiceNow, have warned employees on visas to avoid leaving the country amid uncertainty about changing immigration policy and procedures.
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Technology
Opinion: Apple’s leadership exodus isn’t a crisis. It’s just smart transition planning
Everyone seems to be leaving Apple, but maybe that's a good thing.
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AI
Opinion: AI is getting dangerously good at political persuasion
The latest AI models are getting even better at persuading people at the expense of the truth.
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Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity experts warn that this browser extension is selling your chats with ChatGPT
A cybersecurity company claims that this popular VPN is harvesting AI chats.
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Technology
New York to require social media platforms to display mental health warnings
Dec 26 (Reuters) - Social media platforms with infinite scrolling, auto-play and algorithmic feeds will be required to display warning labels about their potential harm to young users' mental health under a new law, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Friday.
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Technology
Atos to sell Latin American businesses to Brazil's Semantix
PARIS, Dec 26 (Reuters) - French IT company Atos said on Friday it signed a binding agreement to sell its Latin American operations to Brazilian tech company Semantix as part of a broad restructuring plan.
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AI
Toys are talking back thanks to AI, but are they safe around kids?
As AI becomes more intertwined in our work and personal lives, it's also shaking up playtime.
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Driverless vehicle
Tesla faces NHTSA probe over Model 3 emergency door handles
Bloomberg separately reported that potential safety issues with electric handles were raised with chief executive officer Elon Musk during the development of the Model 3, and that he insisted on the futuristic design, which would include manual releases to mitigate power-loss problems.
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Cybersecurity
Ghana arrests dozens of Nigerians over online fraud ring
Within Ghana, online scams have become popular among young people who say they have few other economic prospects.
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Social media
German politician urges more face-to-face interaction in digital age
A June 2025 report by the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that one in three older people and one in four adolescents are estimated to be socially isolated.
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Video games
Vince Zampella, formative designer of 'Call of Duty' games, dies at 55
Zampella was instrumental in the development of the most popular first-person military shooter games, including this year's Battlefield 6, a Call of Duty competitor.
