Technology

Czech prime minister in favour of social media ban for under-15s

PRAGUE, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Czech ‌Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Sunday he was in ‌favour of banning the use of social media by children ‌under 15, as a growing number of European countries consider similar restrictions.

Technology

Analysis-Investors chase cheaper, smaller companies as risk aversion hits tech sector

Feb 8 (Reuters) - Investors are turning to cheaper, smaller companies ‌while reassessing how much risk they are willing to take owning volatile assets after market whipsaws pounded some sectors and assets.

Cybersecurity

PDRM calls for greater parental vigilance as grooming by online predators leads victims to share more CSAM content

Bukit Aman's Sexual, Women and Child Investigation Division (D11) principal assistant director, Senior Asst Comm Siti Kamsiah Hassan, said the disturbing development highlights the risks children face when online activity is not closely monitored.

Technology

New app helps you sit up straight while at your computer

Try this new app if you want a nudge to help you sit up straight while you are using your computer.

Technology

Dispose of CDs, DVDs while protecting your data and the environment

Many of us are streaming these days but often we still have a couple of favourite CDs and DVDs at home.

Internet

'Just the Browser' strips AI and other features from your browser

At a time when browsers feel more cluttered than ever, a free tool called Just the Browser, developed by US journalist and programmer Corbin Davenport, promises to strip mainstream browsers of unwanted extras by applying a bundle of settings for Chrome, Firefox and Edge on Windows, macOS and Linux.

Technology

How do I reduce my child's screen time?

Many parents are familiar with the phenomenon: instead of heading to the park together as agreed, children would prefer to sit in front of their computer or chat with friends on their smartphones. But is it really that bad? And are adults really role models in this context?

Technology

Anthropic buys Super Bowl ads to slap OpenAI for selling ads in ChatGPT

Feb 7 (Reuters) - Anthropic ‌is spending millions of dollars to air commercials during Sunday night's National Football League championship game to slam rival OpenAI for its plan to ‌sell ads on its ChatGPT chatbot, in one of the biggest public spats between the big artificial-intelligence companies. 

AI

Chatbot Chucky: Parents told to keep kids away from talking AI dolls

Artificial intelligence-based toys say inappropriate things to children and breach a home's privacy through extensive data collection, according to Common Sense Media, a US-based electronic consumer goods watchdog.

Technology

South Korean crypto firm accidentally sends $44 billion in bitcoins to users

SEOUL, Feb 7 (Reuters) - South ‌Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb said on Saturday it had accidentally ‌given away more than $40 billion worth of bitcoins to customers ‌as promotional rewards, triggering a sharp selloff on the exchange.

AI

Opinion: Chinese AI videos used to look fake. Now they look like money

It isn't just the quality that has changed. In China, AI video is doing something else that once looked unlikely: making money.

AI

Anthropic mocks ChatGPT ads in Super Bowl spot, vows Claude will stay ad-free

The announcement comes just weeks after OpenAI said it would begin testing ads with some ChatGPT users in the United States.

Technology

Tesla 2.0: What customers think of Model S demise, Optimus robot rise

Many of Tesla's 7 million owners have turned their passion and knowledge of the company's products into market wealth. Could personal robots engender the same passion?

Technology

Vista Equity Partners and Intel to lead investment in AI chip startup SambaNova, sources say

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Technology

Apple plans to allow external voice-controlled AI chatbots in CarPlay, Bloomberg News reports

Feb 6 (Reuters) - Apple ‌is preparing to allow voice-controlled artificial intelligence ‌apps from other companies in CarPlay, Bloomberg ‌News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Technology

Goldman Sachs teams up with Anthropic to automate banking tasks with AI agents, CNBC reports

Feb 6 (Reuters) - Goldman ‌Sachs is working with technology ‌startup Anthropic to develop AI-powered agents aimed ‌at automating a widening range of internal functions, CNBC reported on Friday, citing the bank's chief ‍information officer.

Technology

US Justice Department casts wide net on Netflix's business practices in merger probe, WSJ reports

Feb 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice ‌is investigating whether Netflix used anti-competitive tactics as part of the streaming giant's proposed $82.7 billion acquisition of ‌Warner Bros Discovery's studios and streaming service, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

Technology

Big Tech's quarter in four charts: AI splurge and cloud growth

Feb 6 (Reuters) - U.S. tech giants have predicted their spending ‌would surge this year as they double down on artificial intelligence, ‌sharpening investor scrutiny over whether these costly bets would generate enough returns to justify the sector's high valuations.

Cybersecurity

Nacsa investigating alleged cyber-espionage targeting multiple government bodies

The National Cyber Security Agency (Nacsa) is currently investigating alleged incidents of cyber-espionage activity targeting Malaysian government entities.

Technology

AI trade splinters as investors get more selective

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