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Publishers seek to join lawsuit against Google over AI training
Jan 15 (Reuters) - Publishers Hachette Book Group and Cengage Group asked a California federal court on Thursday for permission to intervene in a proposed class action lawsuit against Google over the alleged misuse of copyrighted material used to train its artificial intelligence systems.
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Technology
Taiwan chip deal is worth a total of $500 billion, US Commerce Secretary Lutnick says
WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Under the terms of a new U.S. trade deal with Taiwan, companies from Taiwan will invest $250 billion and the island's government will invest another $250 billion to expand semiconductor manufacturing in the United States, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told CNBC on Thursday.
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Technology
Netflix inks global deal to stream Sony Pictures' films after theatrical window
Jan 15 (Reuters) - Netflix and Sony Pictures Entertainment have reached a new agreement that would bring films such as "Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse" to the streaming giant's customers worldwide after they play in cinemas, the companies said on Thursday.
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Technology
Musk dealt blow over Grok deepfakes, but regulatory fight far from over
STOCKHOLM/LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's Grok chatbot is testing Europe's ability to clamp down on deepfakes and digital undressing of images online, even after regulators scored a rare win by forcing Musk's xAI to curb the creation of sexualized images.
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Technology
Canada privacy watchdog expands probe into X, cites Grok deepfakes
Jan 15 (Reuters) - Canada's privacy watchdog said on Thursday it was expanding an existing probe into X following reports that the social media platform's Grok AI chatbot was making non-consensual sexually explicit deepfakes.
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Technology
Verizon offers $20 credit to customers affected by massive wireless outage
Jan 15 (Reuters) - Verizon Communications said on Thursday it is offering a $20 credit to hundreds of thousands of customers impacted by its 10-hour outage on Wednesday that the U.S. wireless company said was caused by a software issue.
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Technology
SiFive to adopt Nvidia technology for speedy links between chips
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.
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Technology
German AI startup Parloa triples valuation to $3 billion in latest fundraise
Jan 15 (Reuters) - German startup Parloa has raised $350 million in a late-stage round that tripled the valuation of the artificial intelligence-driven customer service platform to $3 billion in less than a year.
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Smartphones
Xiaomi packs new Note 15 series with enhanced battery life and durability; priced from RM799
The company in a presentation today (Jan 15) said it took note of customers' feedback to enhance the Note 15 series models with improved battery performance for all-day use.
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Technology
AI video startup Higgsfield hits $1.3 billion valuation with latest funding
Jan 15 (Reuters) - AI video generation startup Higgsfield raised $80 million in new funding, valuing the company at over $1.3 billion, it told Reuters, as investors rush to develop the sector amid booming demand for the new technology.
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Technology
India warns Apple it will proceed with antitrust case after company plays for time
NEW DELHI, Jan 15 (Reuters) - India has issued a final warning to Apple that it will proceed in an antitrust case against the U.S. tech giant as the company has delayed responses to officials for over a year and undermined the investigation, a confidential order shows.
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Technology
Australia social media ban hits 4.7 million teen accounts in first month
SYDNEY, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Social media companies have collectively deactivated nearly five million accounts belonging to Australian teenagers just a month after a world-first ban on under‑16s took effect, the country's internet regulator said, a sign the measure has had a swift and sweeping impact.
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Technology
Spotify to raise monthly subscription price to $12.99 in US and other markets
Jan 15 (Reuters) - Spotify will increase the price of its monthly premium subscription plan by $1 to $12.99 in the United States, Estonia and Latvia markets, the Swedish streaming platform said on Thursday.
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Technology
Analysis-US stocks leadership showing signs of broadening beyond tech
NEW YORK, Jan 15 (Reuters) - After years of watching technology stocks drive the U.S. bull market, investors are betting the rally will broaden to industrial, healthcare and small-cap companies, with a chance they can catch up and assert market leadership.
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Technology
Philippines seeks to block access to Grok on child safety concerns
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, including content that could pose child safety risks, the secretary of information and communications technology said on Thursday.
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Technology
ASML tops $500 billion market cap as TSMC plans to spend more
AMSTERDAM, Jan 15 (Reuters) - ASML, the world's biggest maker of equipment used to manufacture computer chips, crossed $500 billion in market value for the first time on Thursday, after top customer TSMC announced larger than expected capital spending plans to keep up with booming demand for artificial intelligence chips.
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Technology
UK presses on with Grok deepfake probe despite Musk's climbdown
LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Britain welcomed a U-turn by xAI to stop its Grok AI chatbot making non-consensual sexually explicit deepfakes, but said its investigation into how Elon Musk's company ever allowed it to happen would continue.
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Cybersecurity
Microsoft disrupts cybercrime service linked to AI-enabled fraud
Microsoft on Jan 14 said it has taken coordinated legal action in the United States and Britain to disrupt a low-cost subscription service called RedVDS that helps cybercriminals carry out lucrative scams.
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Technology
Wikipedia owner signs on Microsoft, Meta in AI content training deals
Jan 15 (Reuters) - Wikipedia on Thursday unveiled partnerships with several Big Tech companies including Microsoft, Meta and Amazon, marking a major step up in the non-profit's ability to monetize tech firms' reliance on its content.
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Technology
Swiss competition authority opens probe into Microsoft licensing fees
Jan 15 (Reuters) - Switzerland's competition commission said on Thursday it launched a preliminary investigation into Microsoft's licensing fees in the country.
