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Smartphones
Could your phone be affecting your skin? Dermatologists explain
Cleansers, serums and moisturisers dominate the conversation when it comes to looking after our skin, while one of the most frequently used objects in our daily lives is almost entirely overlooked: your phone.
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AI
AI is coming for the sommeliers
Chatbots may give a helpful boost in confidence to anxious restaurant diners, but are they offering better wine advice?
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Social media
Happiness Report says it is better to be social than on social media
In North America and Western Europe, young people are much less happy than 15 years ago, and over the same period, social media use has greatly increased.
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Video games
After K-pop and K-drama, here come K-games
The open-world fantasy Crimson Desert looks like the latest example of South Korea's evolution into a gaming powerhouse.
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Technology
Explainer-What is the World Trade Organization e-commerce moratorium?
YAOUNDE, March 28 (Reuters) - The e-commerce moratorium is a global agreement among World Trade Organization members which bans customs duties being applied to electronic transmissions such as digital downloads and streaming.
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AI
More! More! More! Tech workers max out their AI use.
At a number of companies, employees compete on leaderboards to show how much AI they're using. They're racking up big bills along the way.
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Technology
Meta's longtime content policy chief Bickert leaving to teach at Harvard
SAN FRANCISCO, March 27 (Reuters) - Meta's long-time content policy chief Monika Bickert, who oversaw the writing and enforcement of Facebook's content policies and had a role in the company's approach to user safety issues, is leaving the company for a job at Harvard Law School.
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Video games
Coming of age: Mega Cat Studios releases new 'God of War' video game
Pittsburgh's own rising video game design studio recently spearheaded God of War: Sons of Sparta – the latest entry in the widely beloved triple-A franchise – and emerged a different outfit.
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AI
AI agents: They’re fun. They’re useful. But don’t give them the credit card.
New AI bots can do more than just chat. They can edit files, send emails, book trips and cause trouble.
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AI
Scientists use saliva for non-invasive, AI-based Parkinson's test
Timely diagnosis of debilitating and often deadly brain diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's remains largely elusive, though in recent years several teams of scientists have reported potential advances based on eye scans or blood tests.
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Technology
Apple hires ex-Google executive to head AI marketing amid push to improve Siri
SAN FRANCISCO, March 27 (Reuters) - Apple on Friday said it has hired Lilian Rincon, who previously spent nearly a decade at Google overseeing its shopping and assistant products, as the vice president of product marketing for artificial intelligence, reporting to its marketing chief Greg "Joz" Joswiak.
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Technology
Utility Entergy says revised Meta data-center deal to deliver higher customer savings
March 27 (Reuters) - Utility Entergy said Meta Platforms will pay its full cost of service for the planned hyperscale data center in northeast Louisiana under a revised agreement.
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Technology
Sony to hike PlayStation 5 prices again as memory chip costs surge
March 27 (Reuters) - Sony Group is raising global prices of its PlayStation 5 consoles, including a $100 increase in the U.S., marking its second hike in less than a year as the Japanese firm grapples with rising costs of key components such as memory chips.
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Technology
NYSE-parent Intercontinental Exchange invests $600 million in Polymarket
March 27 (Reuters) - Intercontinental Exchange said on Friday it had invested $600 million in prediction markets platform Polymarket, as the New York Stock Exchange parent expands into the fast-growing event-based trading segment.
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Technology
SpaceX's listing stirs up social media frenzy, ticker bets
March 27 (Reuters) - From rocket launches drawing millions of YouTube views to social media frenzy over its potential listing, SpaceX's debut is shaping up to be a landmark moment for Wall Street.
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Technology
SoftBank secures $40 billion loan to boost OpenAI investments
March 27 (Reuters) - SoftBank Group said on Friday it has secured a $40 billion bridge loan to bolster investments in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and for general corporate purposes, marking another significant step in its artificial intelligence strategy.
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Technology
Austria plans social media ban for children under 14
VIENNA, March 27 (Reuters) - Austria's conservative-led, three-party government plans to introduce a ban on social media use for children under 14, it said on Friday.
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Video games
‘Life Is Strange: Reunion’ finally arrives this week
The latest installment follows protagonists Max Caulfield and Chloe Price as they race through time to stop Chloe's nightmares and "impossible memories" of her death.
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Technology
VW's software partnership with Rivian clears investment hurdle
BERLIN, March 27 (Reuters) - Volkswagen's software partnership with Rivian, a cornerstone of CEO Oliver Blume's turnaround strategy for the German auto group, has passed a key milestone, bringing the U.S. partner closer to its next tranche of funding.
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Technology
Nearly half a million customers hit by Lloyds IT glitch that exposed transaction data, committee says
March 27 (Reuters) - Lloyds Banking Group exposed the personal data of up to 447,936 customers during an IT glitch earlier this month that allowed users to see other customers' transactions, including account details and national insurance numbers, Britain's Treasury Committee said on Friday.
