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Japan bank lobby warns of potential service disruptions due to AI-enabled cyberattacks
TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Japanese lenders may be forced to suspend services such as ATMs and online banking if sophisticated AI models end up posing a serious threat to the banking system, said the chair of the country's banking lobby.
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Tech
BESI raises long-term revenue, margin targets as demand increases
June 18 (Reuters) - Dutch semiconductor equipment maker BE Semiconductor Industries (BESI) on Thursday raised its long-term revenue and operating margin targets, citing improved order momentum and stronger demand for data centre and photonics applications.
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Cybersecurity
Wallpaper Engine is being used to spread malware via the Steam Workshop, says Kaspersky
A report from cybersecurity firm Kaspersky claims that the popular desktop wallpaper programme, Wallpaper Engine, is being used to spread malware via user-submitted content via the Steam Workshop.
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Social media
W marks the X-spot: European social network takes on Musk
As Europe pushes for more tech sovereignty, social network W believes it has the X-factor to win users away from other platforms: it's European.
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Internet
Nine out of 10 people can't tell what's real online because of AI, survey shows
The 'AIpocalypse' has been taken to mean anything from mass layoffs to a near-omniscient machine hijacking control of the world's nuclear arsenals.
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Smartphones
Apple prepares second-generation iPhone Air for early 2027
Apple Inc is preparing a second-generation iPhone Air for early 2027, aiming to boost the appeal of the slimmed-down device, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
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Tech
Drone strikes beyond the battlefield pump up market for technology to repel them
BERLIN, June 18 (Reuters) - Drone incursions disrupting airports in Europe and strikes on oil fields in the Middle East are spurring a fast-growing market for radars, jammers and defensive craft to defend airports and infrastructure against new aerial threats.
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Internet
Six years after killing them off, YouTube is bringing back DMs
YouTube has brought back direct messaging to its mobile app after scrapping the feature in 2019, allowing users to send private messages to one another to share videos or simply chat.
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Tech
Trump says Apple to work with Intel to manufacture chips in US
June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Thursday that Apple had agreed to work with Intel to design and build its chips in the United States.
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Internet
UK imposes rules targeting Google search fairness
Britain's competition watchdog introduced new rules Wednesday requiring Google to be more fair and transparent in how it ranks search results, as part of moves tackling the technology giant's dominance.
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Social media
Teens see social media more positively than parents, poll finds
Young people in the European Union view the impact of social media on their mental health far more positively than their parents do.
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Tech
Vodafone Australia network outage hits thousands, services being restored
June 18 (Reuters) - Vodafone Australia said on Thursday that many customers experienced intermittent network issues after an outage at one of its network hubs, adding that the problem had been resolved and services were being progressively restored.
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Gadgets
Snap bets on AR glasses in post-smartphone race
Snap, the parent company of social network Snapchat, on Tuesday launched its Specs augmented reality glasses, a major bet by a struggling company to stake out ground in the post-smartphone era.
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Cybersecurity
Asia reports sharp rise in cybercrimes and scams, Interpol says
Illegal cyber activities accounted for around a third of all crimes recorded in some Asian countries, with scams the most widespread and financially damaging, according to a new Interpol report.
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Tech
Google Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer to join IPO-bound OpenAI
June 17 (Reuters) - Noam Shazeer, a vice president of engineering at Google and co-lead of its Gemini artificial intelligence models, said on Wednesday that he will leave the company to join IPO-bound ChatGPT maker OpenAI.
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AI
Microsoft launches AI agent with pay-as-you-go pricing
Microsoft is changing how it charges for its software for the first time in two decades, moving to bill customers with a pay-as-you-go model each time they use its new AI agent.
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Tech
Nvidia supplier SK Hynix ships samples of next-generation chips to major customers
SEOUL, June 18 (Reuters) - SK Hynix said on Thursday it has shipped samples of its latest high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips to major customers, as the South Korean chipmaker seeks to strengthen its position in the fast-growing AI semiconductor market.
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Tech
EU cybersecurity agency to meet Anthropic on Thursday, EU Commission says
BRUSSELS, June 17 (Reuters) - The European cybersecurity agency Enisa will hold a meeting with U.S. artificial intelligence company Anthropic on Thursday in San Francisco, a European Commission spokesperson told reporters on Wednesday.
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Tech
Apple to raise prices due to memory chip shortage, CEO tells WSJ
June 17 (Reuters) - Apple plans to raise prices on its products to offset increasing memory and storage chip costs, CEO Tim Cook told the Wall Street Journal in an interview.
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Tech
Analysis-SPACs are back, thanks to Wall Street's mega-IPO frenzy
June 17 (Reuters) - SPACs are making a comeback.
