Uber CEO says growth in South Korea promising despite underdog status
By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc’s CEO on Friday expressed commitment to the South Korean market, where it is an underdog to local tech group Kakao, and…
Apple set for music, TV streaming fight in India after Airtel deal
By Munsif Vengattil and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Apple’s partnership with India’s second-biggest telecoms firm will give the iPhone maker a sorely needed boost in a content market…
AI and social innovation, why the pyramid model is the winning one
Quoting one of OpenAI’s claims, artificial intelligence should be used for the broader good of society. So far, the only good we see is companies selling their systems for productivity.…
Amazon turns to Anthropic’s Claude for Alexa AI revamp
By Greg Bensinger SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Amazon‘s revamped Alexa due for release in October ahead of the U.S. holiday season will be powered primarily by Anthropic’s Claude artificial intelligence…
What is key stretching: password security
Securing our online identities and sensitive data starts with robust password creation. Yet, human nature often leads us to choose simplicity, favouring easily memorable phrases or words with personal significance.…
FWA, Ofcom allocates new 32Ghz band in UK
Ofcom, the UK’s telecoms regulator, is to make the currently unallocated 32GHz spectrum available to provide fixed wireless access (FWA) services. A new consultation paper, ‘Widening spectrum access for fixed…
Blood tests allow 30-year estimates of women’s cardio risks, new study says
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) – Women’s heart disease risks and their need to start taking preventive medications should be evaluated when they are in their 30s rather than well after…
How AI is being used in Parliaments: from the US to EU
There are now many uses of generative artificial intelligence to support parliamentary activity. In the US, the House of Representatives uses an AI tool based on NLP (natural language processing)…
HP forecasts downbeat profit as weak PC market, competition weigh
By Juby Babu (Reuters) – HP forecast fourth-quarter profit below Wall Street estimates and cut its expectations for the year on Wednesday, owing to choppy demand in the personal computers…
The role of AI in schools: balancing innovation with caution
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly being integrated into education, transforming how students learn and how teachers teach. With adaptive learning platforms, automated grading systems, and AI-driven tutoring, classrooms are becoming…