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Portugals data regulator, the CNPD, said there was a high risk to citizens data protection rights, which justified urgent intervention to prevent serious harm. More than 300,000 people in Portugal have provided Worldcoin with their biometric data, the CNPD said.

Hiring mandates for IT talent stood at 124,000 in February, which is a nearly 50% jump compared to January and 33% higher than in December, data from staffing firm Xpheno shows.

The regulator has asked for internal communications of affected companies about the cyber attacks impact, probing for gaps in corporate security and for other cyber incidents, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter who did not identify the companies.

A new study led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has demonstrated the potential of an AI tool they developed to predict the health trajectory of patients by forecasting future disorders, s

BYD plans to boost EV sales to 3.6 million in 2024, up 20% from last year, with 500,000 overseas sales in 2022 and 1 million in 2025. Wang Chuanfu emphasizes EV momentum and new technology.

The EU called on Facebook, TikTok and other tech titans on Tuesday to crack down on deepfakes and other AI-generated content by using clear labels ahead of Europe-wide polls in June. In the new guidelines, the commission said the largest platforms "should assess and mitigate specific risks linked to AI, for example by clearly labelling content generated by AI (such as deepfakes)".

As of February 3, GameStop had about 8,000 full-time salaried and hourly associates and between 13,000 and 18,000 part-time, hourly associates worldwide. That compares to 11,000 full-time salaried and hourly employees and between 14,000 and 27,000 part-time hourly employees in 2023.

VNDirect, Vietnams third largest broker in terms of transactions handled according to the Ho Chi Minh City exchange, has been disconnected from the trading system since Monday.

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According to a joint report by Interactive Entertainment and Innovation Council and online gaming firm Winzo, projects paying gamers to reach 240 million by 2028 from 144 million paid users for games in 2023.