Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) Technology News (Master Feed)
Bytedance's TikTok temporarily suspends live feature in Indonesia following protests
JAKARTA (Reuters) -ByteDance's TikTok has suspended its live feature for the "next few days" in Indonesia following protests in the country, its spokesperson said in a statement on Saturday. "In light...
Aug 30, 2025
Meta's AI leaders discuss using Google, OpenAI models in apps, The Information says
(Reuters) -Meta Platforms is considering partnerships with rivals Google or OpenAI to enhance artificial intelligence features in its applications, The Information reported on Friday, citing people fa...
Aug 29, 2025
El Salvador to transfer Bitcoin reserves to multiple addresses
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) -El Salvador, the first country to make Bitcoin legal tender, will move its reserves of the popular cryptocurrency to multiple new addresses from the single address it previousl...
Aug 29, 2025
WhatsApp finds new hacking campaign targeting fewer than 200 people
By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON (Reuters) -WhatsApp said Friday it discovered an advanced cyberespionage effort that took advantage of a chain of security vulnerabilities in the app and Apple devices to ...
Aug 29, 2025
DHS chief Noem fires two dozen FEMA employees citing cybersecurity failures
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Friday she fired two dozen members of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) IT department, citing "m...
Aug 29, 2025
Intel gets $5.7 billion in accelerated CHIPS Act funds
(Reuters) -Intel said on Friday it received $5.70 billion in accelerated CHIPS Act funds after easing terms with the U.S. Commerce Department and issued 274.6 million shares to the U.S. (Reporting by ...
Aug 29, 2025
Exclusive-Meta created flirty chatbots of Taylor Swift, other celebrities without permission
By Jeff Horwitz (Reuters) -Meta has appropriated the names and likenesses of celebrities - including Taylor Swift, Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Selena Gomez - to create dozens of flirty socia...
Aug 29, 2025
Meta to add new AI safeguards after Reuters report raises teen safety concerns
By Jaspreet Singh (Reuters) -Meta is adding new teenager safeguards to its artificial intelligence products by training systems to avoid flirty conversations and discussions of self-harm or suicide wi...
Aug 29, 2025
Exclusive-Google set to face modest EU antitrust fine in adtech investigation, sources say
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Alphabet's Google is set to face a modest EU antitrust fine in the coming weeks for allegedly anti-competitive practices in its adtech business, three people with d...
Aug 29, 2025
Musk's xAI sues engineer for allegedly taking secrets to OpenAI
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) -Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI has sued a former engineer at the company for allegedly stealing trade secrets related to its Grok chatbot and taking them ...
Aug 29, 2025
