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What GoFundMe conceals: The campaigns that fail

Most people are left refreshing the page and coming up empty-handed.

What GoFundMe conceals: The campaigns that fail
Europe|News|Technology

Russia deploys cheap drones to locate Ukraine's air defences

Russia has begun including new, cheaply-made drones in its long-range attacks on Ukraine, to try to identify air defences, film any damage and act as decoys, a

Russia deploys cheap drones to locate Ukraine's air defences
Crime|News|Political|Technology

Israeli private eye appears in London court over alleged hacking offences

An Israeli private investigator wanted by the United States for allegedly carrying out a "hacking for hire" campaign appeared in a London court on Friday, ahead of his

Israeli private eye appears in London court over alleged hacking offences
Health|Technology|Travel

Too hot to board: What’s the limit for sweltering airplane cabins?

Too hot to board: What’s the limit for sweltering airplane cabins?

Too hot to board: What’s the limit for sweltering airplane cabins?
Economy|Finance|Technology

Wall St closes up on revival supported by inflation data, tech stocks

Wall Street's major indexes ended higher on Friday as investors flocked back to tech megacaps that had triggered broad sell-offs earlier in the week, and inflation data

Wall St closes up on revival supported by inflation data, tech stocks
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

China boosts financing support for smaller innovative tech companies

China will enhance support for small and medium-sized technology enterprises through its national financing guarantee fund, the finance ministry said on Friday, in a bid to leverage

China boosts financing support for smaller innovative tech companies
Business|Economy|Finance|Technology

Spooked U.S. stock market faces tech earnings minefield, Fed meeting

Rattled investors are bracing for earnings from the market’s biggest tech companies, a Federal Reserve policy meeting and closely watched employment data in a

Spooked U.S. stock market faces tech earnings minefield, Fed meeting
Asia|Business|Technology

Woes at Qoo10's South Korean e-commerce units intensify as companies cut ties

Two South Korean e-commerce platforms owned by Singapore-based Qoo10 slipped deeper into crisis on Friday after failing to make payments to vendors, with companies

Woes at Qoo10's South Korean e-commerce units intensify as companies cut ties
Business|Finance|Technology

JPMorgan launches in-house chatbot as AI-based research analyst, FT reports

JPMorgan Chase has begun rolling out a generative artificial intelligence (AI) product, telling employees that its own version of OpenAI's ChatGPT can do the work of a research analyst,

JPMorgan launches in-house chatbot as AI-based research analyst, FT reports
Business|Economy|Technology

Capgemini forecasts surprise revenue fall on automotive, aerospace downturn

French IT group Capgemini forecast a surprise fall in annual revenue on Friday, citing a downturn in the automotive and aerospace sectors, sending its

Capgemini forecasts surprise revenue fall on automotive, aerospace downturn
Asia|Business|Technology

Spot work startup Timee shares pop 30% in Tokyo debut

Shares in startup Timee, which operates a platform connecting workers seeking side gigs with labour-strapped businesses, rose roughly 30% on Friday in their Tokyo stock market debut.

Spot work startup Timee shares pop 30% in Tokyo debut
Asia|Environment|Science|Technology

Japan nuclear watchdog panel decides against restarting Tsuruga reactor

A panel of Japan's nuclear watchdog decided on Friday against restarting a reactor at the Tsuruga nuclear power plant citing seismic risks, paving the way for the regulator to keep

Japan nuclear watchdog panel decides against restarting Tsuruga reactor
Business|News|Technology|World

Israel's Netanyahu meets Musk after congressional address

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday he met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk in Washington on Wednesday after his address to the U.S. Congress.

Israel's Netanyahu meets Musk after congressional address
Celebrity|Entertainment|Technology

Elon Musk’s estranged daughter calls out his ‘entirely fake’ claims about her childhood

Elon Musk’s estranged daughter calls out his ‘entirely fake’ claims about her childhood

Elon Musk’s estranged daughter calls out his ‘entirely fake’ claims about her childhood
Technology

CrowdStrike says over 97% of Windows sensors back online

More than 97% of Windows sensors are back online, CrowdStrike's CEO George Kurtz said on Thursday, nearly a week after a software update by the cybersecurity firm triggered a global outage

CrowdStrike says over 97% of Windows sensors back online
Business|Economy|Technology

California top court upholds ballot measure treating Uber, Lyft drivers as independent contractors

California top court upholds ballot measure treating Uber, Lyft drivers as independent contractors

California top court upholds ballot measure treating Uber, Lyft drivers as independent contractors
Entertainment|Technology

Hollywood’s videogame performers to go on strike over AI, pay concerns

Hollywood’s videogame performers to go on strike over AI, pay concerns

Hollywood’s videogame performers to go on strike over AI, pay concerns
Europe|Technology

Epic Games says Fortnite returning to iOS in EU, leaving Samsung app store

Videogame company Epic Games said on Thursday its popular title "Fortnite" will be returning to Apple's iOS systems in the European Union soon, amid a long-winded legal battle with the

Epic Games says Fortnite returning to iOS in EU, leaving Samsung app store
Entertainment|Technology

Hollywood's videogame performers to strike over AI, pay concerns

Videogame voice actors and motion-capture performers have called a strike over failed labor contract negotiations focused around AI-related protections for workers,

Hollywood's videogame performers to strike over AI, pay concerns
Science|Technology

Google AI systems make headway with math in progress toward reasoning

By Kenrick Cai Alphabet's Google unveiled a pair of artificial intelligence systems on Thursday that demonstrated advances in solving complex mathematical problems, a key frontier of generative AI

Google AI systems make headway with math in progress toward reasoning
Science|Technology

OpenAI enters Google-dominated search market with SearchGPT

OpenAI is venturing into a territory long dominated by Google with the selective launch of SearchGPT, an artificial intelligence-powered search engine with real-time access

OpenAI enters Google-dominated search market with SearchGPT
Environment|Technology

Company says manufacturing problem was behind wind turbine blade breaking off Nantucket Island

The maker of a massive wind turbine blade that broke apart off Nantucket Island says a manufacturing problem was responsible

Company says manufacturing problem was behind wind turbine blade breaking off Nantucket Island
News|Technology

OpenAI tests ChatGPT-powered search engine that could compete with Google

OpenAI is testing a ChatGPT-powered search engine that could put the artificial intelligence company in direct competition with search giant Google and affect the flow of internet traffic seeking news and other timely information

OpenAI tests ChatGPT-powered search engine that could compete with Google
Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Tech-led selloff drives record volume in NDX options

The selloff in U.S. stocks is driving record trading options on the Nasdaq 100 Index as the tech-heavy gauge is battered by turbulence in giant tech stocks.

Tech-led selloff drives record volume in NDX options
Entertainment|Technology

Video game actors are now on strike. Here's why

More than 2,500 video game voice actors and motion capture performers are going on strike after negotiations with game industry giants that began nearly two years ago failed to result in an agreement

Video game actors are now on strike. Here's why

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