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Investigation into Tata Consultancy Services: Were they the gateway for a cyberattack on M&S?

India's Tata Consultancy Services is conducting an internal investigation to determine whether it was the gateway for a cyberattack on UK's Marks and Spencer that compromised customer data and disrupted the retailer’s operations, FT reported on Friday.
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Signal launches privacy defence against Microsoft’s recall with screenshot shield

Signal has introduced a new security feature called Screen Security to its desktop application on Windows. This prevents Microsoft Recall from taking screenshots of private conversations in the chat app.
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Seeing with your eyes closed could be possible with infrared contact lenses

Scientists developed a simpler version of the night vision goggles, but it’s still a work in progress.
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Vietnam cracks down on Telegram and orders nationwide block, leaked document reveals

Vietnam's technology ministry has instructed telecommunication service providers to block the messaging app Telegram for not cooperating in combating alleged crimes committed by its users, according to a government document reviewed by Reuters.
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Billions flow to taskbots as industry prioritizes function over flash

These robots don't break into a jig or jump, but their ability to do single tasks cheaply and efficiently is attracting investor dollars as focus shifts to function from flash.
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Troy Hunt launches HIBP 2.0 data breach search engine

Troy Hunt, an Australian cybersecurity expert, has released a new version of his data breach search engine called Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) 2.0.
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OpenAI’s $6.5 billion deal could bring an AI-powered device as soon as next year

OpenAI wants the future hardware to meet the potential of artificial intelligence (AI).
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Mother's lawsuit over son’s suicide to proceed against Google and AI Firm, U.S. Court Rules

Alphabet's Google and artificial-intelligence startup Character.AI must face a lawsuit from a Florida woman who said Character.AI's chatbots caused her 14-year-old son's suicide, a judge ruled on Wednesday.
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Big news from Xiaomi’: founder says new electric SUV set to launch by July

Xiaomi's new electric SUV, the YU7, is expected to enter the market in July, founder and CEO Lei Jun said in a Weibo post on Thursday.
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There’s a reason why Apple may be ready to open its AI models to developers

Apple could be giving third-party developers access to its artificial intelligence (AI) models to boost new app creation.
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“When can Gemini do my taxes for me?” viewer reactions to Google I/O 2025 announcements

The first day of Google I/O is done, and the viewers already have something to say.
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Google set to reveal new AI features at I/O conference as it faces mounting search competition

Alphabet's Google kicks off its annual developer conference on Tuesday with a flurry of announcements showcasing its huge investment in artificial intelligence, while seeking to fend off concerns over the future of its business.
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Tesla owner adds gas generator for Himalayan trip

A Tesla owner in China has "hacked" his Model Y to charge from a gasoline generator so he could drive almost 3,000 miles to a Mount Everest viewing platform in Tibet.
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Scientists create stretchable batteries that may give green light to product designers


‘You speak like a common thug.’ Fortnite releases hotfix for cursing Darth Vader

Fortnite immediately pushed a hotfix to prevent Darth Vader from using swear words.
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Google I/O 2025: where to watch and what to expect?

After the Android Show, what is there to announce during this year’s Google developer conference?
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OpenAI announces Codex, an AI agent for coding

OpenAI has launched a cloud-based software engineering artificial intelligence (AI) agent with coding capabilities. It is called Codex and is available for ChatGPT Pro, Team, and Enterprise users.
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Nvidia aims to sell technology to accelerate AI chip communication

Nvidia said on Monday it plans to sell a technology to others that will tie chips together in order to speed up the chip-to-chip communication needed to build and deploy artificial intelligence tools.
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