Technology

‘Visa abuse was what was necessary to create the biggest American companies': Ex-AWS techie defends immigrant workforce

Ex-Amazon Web Services employee Daniel Vassallo has defended immigrant talent in the US technology industry, saying an immigrant-heavy workforce helped build major American companies. nbsp;

South Korea, Japan buffeted by hacks as AI lowers bar for cybercriminals

Nine South Korean banks and two mega-churches are probing cyberattacks that may have involved AI tools, while Japanese companies including Daiwa Securities, SoftBank and the Lawson convenience store chain have been hit by a recent surge in cyber incidents.

European startups raise €15.8B in September, nearly five times August's total

September marked a strong rebound in European tech funding after a slower August. Companies raised €15.8 billion across 300 funding deals, compared with €3.2 billion across 165 deals in August. This represents an increase of almost 394 per cent in funding value, while deal volume rose by around 82...

Live updates: XRP ETFs the only ones in green as BTC, ETH, ZEC funds post outflows

New tech to power bitcoin lending is set to debut with $500 million in commitments

Modi wants India to power the AI age. Residents are pushing back.

Tech companies are pouring billions into facilities that advance Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambition to host "the whole world's data."

OpenAI says it has fired three researchers for violating sensitive information policy

Oct 9 (Reuters) OpenAI ​fired ‌three of its ‌researchers ​last ⁠week after ⁠an investigation found they ​violated ⁠policies ⁠on ​handling sensitive ​information, the ‌AI major said ⁠in post on ⁠X ‌on ⁠Friday. (Reporting ​by ‌Akanksha Khushi ​in ⁠Bengaluru; Editing by Janane ​Venkatraman)