Science and Tech

FBI arrests former OpenAI employee for planting listening device

FBI arrests former OpenAI employee for planting listening device

Oct 13 (Reuters) - OpenAI said on Tuesday that the Federal Bureau of Investigation had arrested a former employee in…

October 14, 2026

Investigators hunt French supermarket fridge hackers, no claim of responsibility

By Raphael Satter and Gabriel Stargardter PARIS, Oct 13 (Reuters) - French investigators on Tuesday were hunting the hackers who…

October 14, 2026

AI limiting European workers' bargaining power, ECB's Lane says

FRANKFURT, Oct 13 (Reuters) - The increased use of AI by euro zone companies could curb workers' ability to demand…

October 14, 2026

Delaware jury awards Qualcomm $2 in damages, finds Arm breached license agreement

WILMINGTON, Delaware, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Chip technology supplier Arm Holdings breached a licensing agreement with Qualcomm and intentionally interfered…

October 13, 2026

Nvidia buys stakes in four French tech startups, Les Echos reports

PARIS, Oct 13 (Reuters) - US chipmaker Nvidia has agreed to buy stakes in French technology startups Doctolib, Genesis AI,…

October 13, 2026

Tighter AI data access could cost Germany €155 billion a year, ifo says

By Cian Muenster and Leo Marchandon Oct 13 (Reuters) - Germany risks losing €155 billion ($173.43 billion) in additional annual…

October 13, 2026

Copeland, Dixell refrigeration systems also hacked, French cybersecurity agency says

PARIS, Oct 13 (Reuters) - France's cybersecurity agency said on Tuesday that the refrigeration systems of Copeland and Dixell were…

October 13, 2026

Bumble swipes right on $1.3 billion go-private deal amid online dating industry reset

By Harshita Mary Varghese Oct 13 (Reuters) - Bumble is set to go private in a $1.3 billion deal with…

October 13, 2026

AI models may soon self-replicate across smart-home devices, Anthropic warns

Oct 12 (Reuters) - Anthropic said on Monday that small AI models could be months away from self-replicating across internet-connected…

October 13, 2026

Scientists call for international body to oversee advanced AI

By Leo Marchandon Oct 13 (Reuters) - Around 400 scientists, including AI pioneers Geoffrey Hinton and Yoshua Bengio, on Tuesday called…

October 13, 2026