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Indonesia and Malaysia blocked Grok over deepfake, non-consensual sexualised images. Officials cite human rights violations and user harm. Access to Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot run by Elon Musk, has been blocked in Indonesia and Malaysia after the tool was used to generate sexualised images of real people. The move comes after days of growing ...
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Mass anti-government protests in Iran have seen over 500 people killed and 10,000 arrested, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency. Read more ›
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Micron has responded to criticism over its decision to exit the consumer memory business and warns that shortages may last until 2028. Read more ›
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At some point today, EA will turn the Anthem servers off, rendering BioWare's multiplayer online shooter inaccessible and unplayable, presumably forever. And fond farewells have already started to pour in. Read more Read more ›
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Windows 11’s Resume feature may finally matter for Android users. Microsoft is outlining broader support for third party apps, which could make it easier to continue tasks on your PC with fewer dead ends. Read more ›
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Tom Clancy's The Division 2 is still trucking along, and with an ambitious 2026 roadmap to boot, while development on the third game continues. More shocking, though, is the apparent tease that The Division 1 is making a return for its 10th anniversary. Read more Read more ›
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High school teachers say that teaching capitalism has become increasingly politicized, with students drawn to figures like Zohran Mamdani and AOC. Read more ›
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The Motorola Moto G Power (2026) launched just last week – it’s a $300 phone with an IP69 rating and a MIL-STD-810H compliant design. It has a 6.8” LCD and is powered by the Dimensity 6300 paired with expandable storage, plus a 5,200mAh battery with 30W wired and 15W wireless charging. If you ever need to repair the latest G Power model, you may want to consult this disassembly video... Read more ›
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SoFi CEO Anthony Noto said that enacting Trump's credit card interest cap would cause a void in the industry that could be filled by personal loans. Read more ›
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As competing narratives and interpretations of viral videos muddy the investigations of the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis last week, there’s at least one thing that can’t be denied: the Department of Homeland Security’s operations in American cities are a sharp departure from how its […] Read more ›
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Malaysia and Indonesia are the first countries to block Grok, claiming that X’s chatbot does not have sufficient safeguards in place to prevent explicit AI-generated deepfakes of women and children from being created and disseminated on X. Indonesia temporarily blocked access to Grok on Saturday, as did Malaysia on Sunday, the Associated Press reports. Meanwhile, UK media regulator Ofcom has opened a formal investigation into X under the Online Safety... Read more ›
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Powell described the move as a part of a broader effort to pressure the central bank on monetary policy. Read more ›
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Miles Guo was convicted of fraud. Now his formerly luxurious lifestyle is being broken down and sold for parts in bankruptcy court. Read more ›
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A tech CEO put together a dream board of directors with AI representing famous leaders. Here's how he uses it. Read more ›
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As of Jan. 12, Amazon has dropped the Fire TV Cube to $109.99, 21% off its list price of $139.99. Read more ›
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Panther Lake’s iGPU gains are reshaping Intel’s handheld gaming PC plans. Core G3 chips put AMD’s handheld lead under pressure. Intel’s integrated graphics used to be a compromise. That is no longer the case. With Panther Lake, Intel is pushing iGPU performance far beyond what handheld gaming PCs have seen so far. The gains are ... Read more ›
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At CES 2026, NVIDIA introduced new AI systems for real-world decision-making. The focus is on reasoning and rare scenarios. The latest wave of AI development is moving beyond chat interfaces and into systems that must act in the real world. Cars, robots, and industrial machines face situations that cannot be solved by pattern matching alone, ... Read more ›
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At CES 2026, AMD showed AI becoming a standard part of everyday computing. New Ryzen AI processors support local AI workloads on PCs, reducing cloud reliance. At CES 2026, AMD outlined how it sees artificial intelligence becoming a standard part of personal and commercial computing, rather than a feature limited to high-end systems. The company ... Read more ›
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At CES 2026, Lenovo outlined a move toward system-level AI across devices. Its hybrid approach blends on-device and cloud AI for more contextual, less intrusive use. AI is becoming less about standalone tools and more about how intelligence is woven into everyday systems. At CES 2026 in Las Vegas, Lenovo used its Tech World event ... Read more ›
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OpenAI has introduced ChatGPT Health as a separate space for health data. Health data is kept separate, not used for training, and is rolling out gradually. Health questions are one of the most common reasons people turn to AI tools. Many are not looking for a diagnosis, but for help understanding test results, tracking changes ... Read more ›
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Charging infrastructure gaps push Southeast Asian automakers to hybrids—pure EVs remain under 10% despite government promises Xpeng’s 1,704km hybrid isn’t a feature—it’s a hedge against infrastructure uncertainty Xpeng Motors just launched an SUV that can drive from Singapore to Bangkok without stopping. The company calls it innovation. But look closer, and it’s something else entirely: ... Read more ›
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