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Social media
Snapchat is focused on making app safe, CEO Evan Spiegel says
Snapchat owner Snap Inc wants to “take responsibility” for users’ experience on its app, including ensuring child safety, co-founder and chief executive officer Evan Spiegel said Thursday at the Bloomberg Technology Summit.
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Internet
PR executive at Chinese tech firm Baidu apologises for comments seen as glorifying overwork
A top public relations executive from Chinese technology firm Baidu apologised on May 9 after she made comments in a series of videos that critics said glorified a culture of overwork.
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Social media
Japan ex-minister says drone video of carrier a serious problem
Close-up footage of Japan’s flagship aircraft carrier taken by a drone in restricted airspace and reportedly circulated online constitutes a “serious security problem”, a former defense minister told reporters.
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Smartphones
Entrepreneur fined RM80,000 for using unauthorised communications equipment
An entrepreneur was fined RM80,000 by the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on May 7 for using unauthorised communications equipment known as an ‘SMS Blaster’, which caused serious disruption to network and cellular services.
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Technology
Australian regulator says Musk's X should not set limits of internet law
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Elon Musk's X has policies to take down harmful content when it chooses but should not be allowed to overrule Australian law in deciding what can be viewed there, a lawyer for the cyber regulator told a hearing into video of a bishop being stabbed.
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Internet
Apple apologises for iPad ‘Crush’ ad after backlash
Apple apologised on May 9 after an ad for its latest-edition iPad caused an uproar for showing an industrial press crushing objects linked to human creativity, infuriating artists.
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Internet
Amazon’s new fees on sellers likened to ‘kick in the gut’
Amazon.com Inc merchants have found themselves caught in an economic vice.
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Internet
Baidu executive quits after reviving toxic work culture debate
Baidu Inc’s media relations chief has resigned after posting a string of videos endorsing 24-7 work and making light of staff wellbeing, reigniting a furor over the tech industry’s relentless “996” culture.
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Mobile apps
Microsoft plans mobile-game store, vying with Apple, Google
Microsoft Corp will launch its own online store for mobile-game consumables in July, creating an alternative to Apple Inc and Google’s app stores and their fees.
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Technology
Apple to power AI servers with its chips, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) - Apple will deliver some of its upcoming artificial intelligence features this year through data centers powered by its own in-house chips, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, as the iPhone maker looks to integrate generative AI in its products.
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Technology
Australia targets social media with parliamentary probe
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia announced on Friday that it would hold a parliamentary inquiry to look into the negative impacts of social media platforms, saying they have significant reach and control over what Australians see online, with almost no scrutiny.
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Technology
Apple apologizes for iPad Pro 'Crush' ad, Ad Age says
(Reuters) - Apple apologized on Thursday after an advertisement for its latest iPad Pro model sparked criticism by showing an animation of musical instruments and other symbols of creativity being crushed, Ad Age magazine reported.
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Technology
Elon Musk may be compelled to testify again in SEC's Twitter takeover probe
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday indicated a willingness to compel Elon Musk to testify again in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's investigation into his $44 billion takeover of Twitter.
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Technology
OpenAI plans to announce Google search competitor on Monday, sources say
(Reuters) -OpenAI plans to announce its artificial intelligence-powered search product on Monday, according to two sources familiar with the matter, raising the stakes in its competition with search king Google.
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Technology
Roblox cuts annual bookings forecast on muted player spending
(Reuters) - Roblox cut its annual bookings forecast on Thursday, in a sign that people were dialing back on spending within its video-gaming platform amid an uncertain economic outlook and elevated levels of inflation.
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Technology
Arm shares fall as soft forecast takes shine off AI optimism
(Reuters) -Shares of Arm Holdings fell on Thursday as the chip designer's softer-than-expected annual revenue forecast cooled some of the enthusiasm around the stock following its AI-powered jump in recent months.
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Technology
Why the use of sodium-ion batteries is set to expand
The idea of sodium-ion battery production is starting to take off, with the development of models for both industry and electric mobility. This technology is considered both safer and more sustainable than traditional lithium-ion batteries.
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Technology
Meta's oversight board backs takedown of Australian voter fraud posts
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Meta's oversight board upheld a decision to remove two Facebook posts calling for Australians to vote multiple times in an indigenous rights referendum, but noted the social media giant had not adequately explained its ban on encouraging voter fraud.
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Technology
Robinhood jumps as retail trading rebound powers record quarter
(Reuters) - Robinhood Markets jumped in premarket trading on Thursday after reporting record first-quarter revenue and profit thanks to mom-and-pop investors returning to its commission-free platform to trade cryptocurrencies.
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Smartphones
We know late-night screens are bad for sleep. How do you stop doomscrolling in bed?
Over half of Americans spend time on their phones within an hour of going to sleep, according to a survey by the National Sleep Foundation. That's the very latest we should shut off devices, experts say.