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Philippines seeks to block access to Grok on child safety concerns
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (234+ words) Thursday, 15 Jan 2026 xAI and Grok logos are seen in this illustration taken, February 16, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration MANILA, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The "Philippines is moving to block Elon Musk's AI "chatbot Grok amid concerns about its ability to "generate sexualised images,…...
SiFive to adopt Nvidia technology for speedy links between chips
3+ hour, 5+ min ago (246+ words) Thursday, 15 Jan 2026 SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 15 "Reuters) - SiFive, which makes blueprints for parts of "complex chips, said on Thursday it will become the "first maker of RISC-V chip designs to integrate Nvidia technology that creates speedy links between chips. Like SoftBank's…...
UK regulator says its X deepfake probe will continue
8+ hour, 7+ min ago (115+ words) Thursday, 15 Jan 2026 LONDON, Jan "15 (Reuters) - British media regulator "Ofcom said on Thursday "its formal investigation into Elon Musk's X over its Grok AI "chatbot's sexually intimate "deepfake images "would continue, even as it welcomed "the "company's recent policy change. Musk's…...
Musk's Grok barred from undressing images after global backlash
8+ hour, 14+ min ago (429+ words) Thursday, 15 Jan 2026 Musk's platform X on Jan 14, 2026 announced measures to prevent its AI chatbot Grok from undressing images of real people, following global backlash over its generation of sexualised images of women and children. " AFP The announcement comes after California's…...
Musk says he was unaware of Grok generating explicit images of minors
13+ hour, 48+ min ago (336+ words) Wednesday, 14 Jan 2026 Elon Musk speaks during a press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured), at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 30, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard Jan 14 (Reuters) - Elon Musk said "on Wednesday he was not aware of any "naked underage…...
Google Gemini can proactively analyse users' Gmail, photos, searches
15+ hour, 14+ min ago (141+ words) Thursday, 15 Jan 2026 "This marks our next step toward making Gemini more personal, proactive and powerful," he added.Personal Intelligence is initially launching in the US in beta. Gemini could already retrieve information from various Googleservices when asked to do so,…...
Google says US transmission system is biggest challenge for connecting data centers
15+ hour, 58+ min ago (365+ words) Thursday, 15 Jan 2026 Jan 14 (Reuters) - Connecting to "the U.S. electrical transmission system has become the biggest problem for powering up "Google data centers on the grid, as the wait times to connect "surge to more than a decade in some parts of…...
Women's, advocacy groups call on Apple, Google to drop X and Grok from app stores
17+ hour, 10+ min ago (297+ words) Wednesday, 14 Jan 2026 WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - "A coalition of women's groups, tech watchdogs, and progressive activists is calling on "Alphabet owner Google and Apple to remove the social media site X and "its related chatbot, Grok, from their app stores. The…...
Humans rank just below beavers when it comes to monogamy, study shows
18+ hour, 14+ min ago (529+ words) Wednesday, 14 Jan 2026 Humans sit somewhere between beavers and white-handed gibbons, with about 66% of siblings being full siblings, a study has found. "JULIAN STRATENSCHULTE/dpa Modern humans belong to a small minority of monogamous mammals and, in terms of partner fidelity,…...
Bhutan, Canada partner to strengthen AI policy and governance
20+ hour, 8+ min ago (457+ words) Wednesday, 14 Jan 2026 The training focuses on adopting AI safely, promoting inclusive digital spaces, and empowering youth-led innovation. - Kuensel/ANN THIMPHU: A high-level workshop to strengthen Bhutan's capacity in Artificial Intelligence (AI) policy and governance began in Thimphu on Tuesday (Jan…...