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Mitsubishi in talks to source its new EVs for Australia, New Zealand from Foxconn unit

Mitsubishi Motors is in talks with Taiwan-based Foxconn’s EV division to source an EV model for the Australia and New Zealand markets.

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Amazon is working on an AI code generation tool

Amazon Web Services is building a new AI-powered code generation tool codenamed “Kiro,” Business Insider reported, citing internal documents it had viewed. The tool can use prompts and existing data to generate code in “near real-time” by connecting with AI … Continue reading

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Amazon Has Made a Robot With a Sense of Touch

Vulcan, a robot with tactile senses, is a step towards automating more of picking and stowing work done by humans inside Amazon’s fulfillment centers.

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Ofcom needs more powers to remove misleading posts, says watchdog

It says the 2024 summer riots showed the regulator does not have the tools to stop the spread of viral misinformation.

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Maker of Pegasus spyware told to pay $167m for WhatsApp hack

Journalists and activists say the software is used by authoritarian regimes to spy on them.

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Amazon says new warehouse robot can ‘feel’ items, but won’t replace workers

Amazon gave CNBC a first look at its new warehouse robot, Vulcan, that can “feel” objects, enabling it to do a job only humans could previously handle.

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OpenAI expects to cut share of revenue it pays Microsoft by 2030

OpenAI currently has a deal to share 20% of revenue with Microsoft, but the AI company expects to cut that share to 10% by 2030, The Information reported.

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Tech giant Seagate sees hard drive capacity tripling by 2030 on booming AI demand

Seagate has been touting itself as more of an AI player in recent years amid the rise of foundational models like those being developed by OpenAI.

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Amid Greek tech boom, a prominent seed-stage firm locks down €75 million

Marathon Venture Partners, a venture firm in Athens that prides itself on being “day one partners to Greek tech partners,” just closed its newest fund with €75 million in capital commitments, according to partner Panos Papadopoulos. The vehicle brings the … Continue reading

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Uber CEO says changing employee benefits ‘is a risk we decided to take’

Dara Khosrowshahi told his employees “it is what it is” at an internal meeting after announcing Uber would increase in-office requirements and change benefits.

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