Dogs can associate words with objects, study finds
By Krisztina Fenyo BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Dogs are able to understand that some words refer to objects in a way that is similar to humans, a small study of canine…
French, UK watchdogs say hackers-for-hire are targeting law firms
By Raphael Satter (Reuters) – Mercenary hackers increasingly are targeting law firms in a bid to steal data that could tip the balance in legal cases, French and British authorities…
Collision returned to Toronto with AI, robot dogs, NFTs, and digital trends
More than 35,000 attendants from 130 countries and 1,557 startups participated in the tech conference. After two years of online events, Collision, also called “the stunning future of tech conferences,”…
Meta to start using public posts on Facebook, Instagram in UK to train AI
By Deborah Sophia (Reuters) – Meta Platforms will begin training its AI models using public content shared by adults on Facebook and Instagram in the UK over the coming months,…
Samsung Jet Bot Combo is an example of how AI makes household cleaning easier
More and more 2-in-1 proposals combine vacuuming and washing to offer complete room cleaning. These high-end devices, with many accessories and a lot of AI, are designed to simplify our…
Brazil watchdog moves to block access to Elon Musk’s X after court order
By Lisandra Paraguassu, Luana Maria Benedito and Ricardo Brito SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s telecommunications regulator said on Friday it was suspending access to Elon Musk’s X social network in…
Astronauts’ plight piles pressure on Boeing’s struggling space unit
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – NASA’s decision to send Boeing’s Starliner capsule home without astronauts follows years of missteps by the planemaker in its space business and raises doubts…
Will AI one day enable us to talk to animals?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly advancing, offering promising insights into the long-held human desire to communicate with animals. While this may sound like a scene from a science fiction movie,…
Tech boom leads global markets through first half of 2024
By Marc Jones and Rodrigo Campos LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The unstoppable march of the mega caps, sloth-like central bank pivots, political palpitations aplenty and M&A is back – the…
John McAfee, the crazy life of the father of antivirus
A visionary with a mania for money and beautiful girls, characterised by a hatred of the mundane office life, who turned all stereotypes on their head in the parable of…