Gadgets

Device startup Nothing Technology plans to release AI glasses next year

Nothing Technology Ltd is working on artificial intelligence-enhanced smart glasses, looking to expand its lineup beyond smartphones and audio gear.

Gadgets

Kenya probes Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses privacy concerns

Kenya is investigating Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses over accusations of storing users' data by recording their daily lives without their knowledge, digital rights group The Oversight Lab said Tuesday.

Cybersecurity

North Korean hackers suspected in Axios software tool breach

Axios, a tool widely used to develop software applications, was compromised overnight, introducing a vulnerability in a key part of the internet's plumbing.

Social media

These two countries with social media bans aren’t happy with Google and Meta

Indonesia says the two companies are violating its law that bars children under 16 from the social media. Australia has similar concerns.

Technology

Apple tests Siri feature that handles multiple commands at once

Apple Inc is testing a feature that would let Siri process multiple requests in a single query, according to people familiar with the matter, breaking new ground for the nearly 15-year-old digital assistant.

Social media

'Concerning' number of Australian kids on social media despite ban

Three months since Australia's landmark social media ban for under 16s, the country's internet watchdog is investigating five major social media platforms for allegedly not complying, the government in Canberra said on Tuesday.

Social media

France eyes ban on social media for under-15s

President Emmanuel Macron is hoping France will become one of the first European Union countries to ban social media for under-15s, following similar moves in Australia and Indonesia.

Technology

'Confidential mode': How to revoke access to emails you send in Gmail

Social media posts and chat app messages can easily be edited or deleted for everyone after sending, but when it comes to emails, sent usually means sent.

Technology

TSMC plans 3-nanometre chip production launch in Japan in 2028

TAIPEI, April ⁠1 (Reuters) - TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, is ⁠expected to launch equipment installation and mass production ‌of 3-nanometre wafers in 2028 at its second factory in Japan, according to a Taiwanese government filing late on Tuesday.

Internet

EU digital chief warns of 'weaponised' reliance on foreign tech

Europe's reliance on foreign tech firms could be "weaponised against us", the EU's digital chief Henna Virkkunen warned Tuesday, urging more use of homegrown services for critical data.

Cybersecurity

Axios software tool used by millions compromised in hack

Axios, a tool widely used to develop software applications, was compromised overnight, introducing a vulnerability in a key part of the internet's plumbing. 

Social media

German official report: Teen social media ban faces legal hurdles

A German social media ban for children will face legal hurdles, mainly from European law, according to a report by parliament's scientific service seen by dpa on Sunday.

Technology

Microsoft, Chevron and Engine No. 1 sign exclusive deal for power supply

March 31 (Reuters) - Microsoft, Chevron ⁠and investment fund Engine No. 1 have entered ⁠into an exclusivity agreement for power generation and supply, ‌the three companies said on Tuesday.

Technology

Anthropic to sign deal with Australia on AI safety and economic data tracking

SYDNEY, April 1 (Reuters) - Anthropic ⁠said on Wednesday it would sign an agreement ⁠to share its economic index data with the ‌Australian government to help track artificial intelligence adoption across the economy, and its impact on workers and jobs.

Technology

AT&T signs deal worth $2 billion to upgrade emergency cellular network

March 31 (Reuters) - AT&T ⁠has reached a deal to ⁠invest about $1 billion to improve the ‌Commerce Department's FirstNet and deliver $1 billion in cost savings for the program via reduced rates, ​a U.S government agency said ⁠on Tuesday.

Technology

Elon Musk must face class action over late disclosure of Twitter stake, judge rules

NEW YORK, March ⁠31 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday said former Twitter investors who accused Elon ⁠Musk of defrauding them by waiting too long to disclose his initial investment ‌in the social media company may pursue their case as a class action.

Technology

X recovers after brief US outage, Downdetector shows

March 31 (Reuters) - ⁠Social media platform X ⁠was back up after ‌a brief outage that impacted thousands of users in the ​U.S. on Tuesday, ⁠according to Downdetector.com.

Technology

Oracle begins cutting thousands of jobs, CNBC reports

March 31 (Reuters) - Cloud computing ⁠company Oracle is laying off thousands of employees, ⁠CNBC reported on Tuesday, citing two people familiar with ‌the matter.

Technology

North Korea-linked hack hits largely invisible software that powers online services

March 31 (Reuters) - Hackers linked ⁠to North Korea breached behind-the-scenes software that runs many common online functions in an ⁠effort to steal login information that could enable further cyber operations, Google said on ‌Tuesday.

Technology

MercadoLibre's fintech terminates its cryptocurrency Mercado Coin

SAO PAULO, ⁠March 31 (Reuters) - Mercado Pago, the ⁠fintech arm of e-commerce firm ‌MercadoLibre, said on Tuesday it is discontinuing its cryptocurrency, called Mercado Coin, which it ​had launched in 2022 ⁠as part of ⁠its loyalty program.