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AI boom fuelling data centre expansion into Asia
Reuters, Published on 08/05/2024
» SINGAPORE - Global private equity investors and asset managers are readying for billions of dollars worth of mergers and aquisitions (M&A) and other investment linked to data centres in the Asia-Pacific region as the artificial intelligence (AI) boom fuels demand for digital infrastructure.
Tech activists write code to save migrants
Reuters, Published on 27/02/2024
» LONDON - When a migrant rescue non-profit asked Nik Zemke if he could design an app to pinpoint ships in distress in the Mediterranean, the German web developer headed to a hackers' convention to look for like-minded volunteers.
X lifts ban on Taylor Swift searches
Reuters, Published on 30/01/2024
» BENGALURU - Social-media company X lifted the ban on searches for Taylor Swift Monday evening, after blocking users from searching for her following the spread of fake sexually explicit images of the pop singer on the social media site last week.
Apple to update iPhone 12 software to settle radiation row
Reuters, Published on 15/09/2023
» PARIS - Apple said on Friday it would issue a software update for iPhone 12 users in France to potentially end a row with French regulators that ordered the suspension of the smartphone's sale due to breaches of radiation exposure limits.
Malaysia mulls rules for Google, Meta to pay news outlets for content
Reuters, Published on 05/09/2023
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia said on Tuesday it is considering regulations that will make internet giants Alphabet Inc's Google and Facebook parent Meta Platforms compensate news outlets for content sourced from them.
Meta launches 'Twitter Killer' Threads app
Reuters, Published on 06/07/2023
» NEW YORK: Meta's Mark Zuckerberg delivered a blow to Elon Musk on Wednesday night, as the tech billionaires' rivalry went live with the launch of Instagram's much-anticipated Threads platform, a clone of Twitter.
Social media moderators seek improved working conditions in battling toxic content
Reuters, Published on 14/06/2023
» BERLIN: Hundreds of social media moderators in Germany – who remove harmful content from platforms such as Facebook and TikTok – are calling on lawmakers to improve their working conditions, citing tough targets and mental health issues.
TikTok to invest billions of dollars in Southeast Asia
Reuters, Published on 15/06/2023
» JAKARTA: Short video app TikTok, owned by China's ByteDance, said on Thursday it would invest billions of United States dollars in Southeast Asia over the next few years, as it doubles down on the region amid intensifying global scrutiny over its data security.
TikTok tests AI chatbot 'Tako' in Philippines
Reuters, Published on 25/05/2023
» HONG KONG: Social media platform TikTok said on Thursday it is in the early stages of exploring a chatbot called "Tako" that can converse with users about short videos and help them discover content and is conducting tests with select users in the Philippines.
New breed of bitcoin NFTs sell for millions
Reuters, Published on 14/03/2023
» BENGALURU, India: Imagine digitally inscribing three dimensional images of objects such as multi-coloured spheres onto a tiny fragment of bitcoin. Then imagine selling them for US$16.5 million.