Reuters Global 05.05.2026
AI errors in US murder case lead to discipline for Georgia prosecutor

The Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday disciplined a prosecutor in the U.S. state, finding her misuse of artificial intelligence tools led to fake and misleading case citations appearing in a ​murder case ruling....

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Top European tech CEOs call for easier AI rules

Europe's AI regulations should be reduced and simplified, chief executives of seven of ​Europe's top technology firms including Christophe Fouquet ‌of the biggest, computer chip equipment maker ASML , said in an opinion piece published on Tuesday....

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Ireland probles Meta's Instagram, Facebook over EU manipulation concerns

Ireland's media regulator has opened investigations into Meta's Instagram and Facebook over concerns EU users cannot easily control ​what they see online and may be steered by ‌algorithms into highly personalised feeds, it said on Tuesday....

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India's markets regulator sets up task force to tackle AI-driven cyber threats

India's markets regulator on Tuesday issued an advisory ​on emerging AI-driven vulnerability ‌detection tools, warning that their use could introduce new cybersecurity ​risks for regulated entities....

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Pennsylvania sues Character AI, says chatbot poses as doctors

Pennsylvania has sued the artificial intelligence company behind Character.AI to stop its chatbot from posing as doctors....

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GameStop's $56 billion pursuit of eBay stirs social media hype and doubts

GameStop's $56 billion bid for eBay ignited intense debate on social media, as retail investors greeted the ​potential deal with a mix of excitement, ‌skepticism and meme-stock humor....

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Meta seeks to fend off EU order to allow rival AI chatbots on WhatsApp at hearing

Meta Platforms on Tuesday sought to stave off an imminent EU order to allow rival AI chatbots free access to its social messaging site WhatsApp, as ​it presented its arguments to EU antitrust officials....

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Microsoft, xAI and Google will share AI models with US govt for security reviews

Microsoft , Alphabet-owned Google and Elon Musk's ​xAI will give ‌the U.S. government early access to new ​artificial intelligence models ​before their public release ⁠to allow checks ​for national security risks ​under a new deal....

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Exxon using AI for faster analysis of Guyana's oil fields, VP of exploration says

New developments ​in AI and ‌technology are helping Exxon Mobil interpret ​seismic data from ​Guyana in days, rather ⁠than months, ​John Ardill, the ​company's vice president of exploration, said on Tuesday....

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Alphabet closes in on Nvidia's spot as world's biggest company

Alphabet is on the cusp of overtaking Nvidia as the world's most valuable company, riding on a record stock rally fueled by its artificial intelligence ​efforts and booming cloud business....

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Anthropic deepens finance push with 10 new AI agents for banks, insurers

Artificial-intelligence lab Anthropic is ‌diving deeper into the financial services industry, releasing software on Tuesday that can speed up myriad tasks for banks, insurers and other companies....

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Major publishers sue Meta for copyright infringement over AI training

Publishers Elsevier, Cengage [RIC:RIC:TLACQ.UL], Hachette , Macmillan and McGraw Hill sued Meta Platforms in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday, alleging that the tech ​giant misused their books and journal articles to train its artificial ‌intelligence model Llama....

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Shein pledges commitment to data laws after Irish regulator opens probe

Chinese ​online retailer ‌Shein said on ​Tuesday it ​took its data ⁠protection ​obligations "extremely seriously" ​and was committed to ​complying ​with all applicable ‌laws, ⁠after Ireland's regulator opened an inquiry ​into ​the ⁠transfer of ​European ​users' ⁠data to China....

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Irish data protection agency launches inquiry into Shein Ireland

Ireland's Data Protection Commission ​on Tuesday launched ‌an inquiry into Shein Ireland concerning ​the company's transfers ​of personal data from ⁠those within ​the European Union to ​China....

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Meta to expand teen safeguards to 27 EU countries, Facebook safeguards in Junw

Meta Platforms will expand technology safeguards for teen accounts to 27 ​European Union countries and to Facebook in the ‌United States, the U.S. tech giant said on Tuesday, as it seeks to fend off criticism regarding its ​efforts protecting teenagers online....

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Samsung Electronics' board chairman urges union to resolve pay disputes

The board chairman of Samsung Electronics has urged ​unionised workers to resolve pay ‌disputes with management, warning that a planned strike could hurt investors and ​employees and have "serious consequences" for ​the Korean economy....

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OpenAI co-founder discloses nearly $30 billion stake, financial ties to Altman

OpenAI's co-founder and president, Greg Brockman, on Monday disclosed deeper financial ​ties to CEO Sam Altman than previously known as well as a stake in the ChatGPT maker worth almost $30 billion....

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Elon Musk settles SEC lawsuit over Twitter disclosures, $1.5 million fine imposed

Elon Musk settled the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's civil lawsuit accusing the world's ​richest person of waiting too long in 2022 to disclose his initial purchases of Twitter, now known as X....

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Dutch quantum company QuantWare raises $178 million from Intel and others

Dutch quantum processor company QuantWare has raised $178 million in new financing, including ​funding from Intel Capital , it said ‌on Tuesday, as Europe tries to keep up pace with tech leading companies from the U.S. ​and China....

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Gartner raises profit forecast on strong AI service demand

Gartner on Tuesday raised its annual profit forecast driven by steady demand for its research ​and advisory services, as companies continue to ‌assess technology upgrades and AI adoption plans....

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GlobalFoundries forecasts upbeat second quarter on data center demand

Specialty chipmaker GlobalFoundries forecast second-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations on Tuesday, driven ​by acceleration in data center deployments globally....

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Alphabet taps euro bond market with six-tranche offering

Alphabet on Tuesday disclosed that it was selling euro-denominated ​bonds across six tranches, months ‌after it raised about $32 billion in debt by tapping the dollar, sterling ​and Swiss franc markets....

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Schaeffler sees humanoid robotics orders in three-digit million euros by 2030

Schaeffler expects its humanoid robotics business to build an order book in the hundreds of millions of euros by 2030, the chief executive of ​the German machine and car parts maker said on Tuesday....