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Video games
A new video game traps players in an online scam centre
'Blood Money: Lethal Eden' taps into a rising anxiety in China by simulating the experiences of people trafficked for the scam industry.
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AI
Confiding in code: When ChatGPT is the third wheel in your relationship
Counsellors note a growing trend in Malaysia where people in relationships prefer confiding in chatbots rather than their partners, which sometimes leads to tension.
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Technology
Sequoia to join GIC, Coatue in Anthropic investment, FT reports
Jan 18 (Reuters) - Venture capital firm Sequoia is joining Singapore's GIC and U.S. investor Coatue in a funding round for Anthropic which aims to raise $25 billion at a $350 billion valuation, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing sources familiar with the matter.
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Technology
South Korea to negotiate with the US for favourable chip tariff terms, official says
SEOUL, Jan 18 (Reuters) - South Korea will seek favourable terms for U.S. tariffs on imports of memory chips, a presidential office spokesperson said at a televised briefing on Sunday.
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Social media
'Take a break': YouTube targets the endless scrolling of teens
YouTube has announced it will expand its protection settings for child and teen accounts with new tools to help parents manage their children's viewing and restrict content by age, including new controls for the popular short videos known as "Shorts".
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Technology
Elon Musk's X limits Grok's sexually explicit AI image generation
X's chatbot Grok is getting restrictions on its ability to sexualise photos of people after weeks of international criticism and complaints that the software was digitally "undressing" women.
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Technology
Buy Steve Jobs' bow ties, desk and more Apple history at this auction
In March 1976, Apple cofounders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak both signed a $500 check weeks before the official creation of a California company that would transform personal computing and become a global powerhouse.
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Drones
Amazon testing drone flights in UK ahead of 2026 air delivery launch
Just weeks after Amazon axed its plans to launch its first drone delivery service in Italy, the company has started to test drone flights in the UK ahead of the planned launch of an airborne delivery service there later in 2026.
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Technology
Musk seeks up to $134 billion from OpenAI and Microsoft
(This Jan 17 story has been repeated with no changes to text)
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Technology
EU to bar Chinese suppliers from critical infrastructure, FT reports
Jan 17 (Reuters) - The European Union is moving to phase out Chinese‑made equipment from the zone's critical infrastructure, barring companies such as Huawei and ZTE from telecom networks, solar systems and security scanners, the Financial Times reported on Saturday.
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Technology
South Korea says US chip tariff to have limited immediate impact
SEOUL, Jan 17 (Reuters) - South Korea's trade minister said on Saturday that a U.S. proclamation imposing a 25% tariff on certain advanced computing chips would have a limited impact on South Korean companies.
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AI
Gmail users must make major decision regarding new AI features in their email
Much like when you search a term or phrase on Google, the AI overview feature produces a summary of the contents with a few key points listed.
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Technology
This tech startup is cutting through the noise at CES by railing against 'upgrade culture'
'Dandora: A Fast Tech Story', set in Kenya, starts in the largest dump site in East Africa – where waste pickers extract valuable metals from electronic waste in toxic, open-air conditions.
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Technology
Internet gaming disorder: New book by US psychiatrists helps spot addiction
'Internet Gaming Disorder: A Clinical Strategy Guide for Providers, Parents, and Players' takes an unexpected approach to the disorder, celebrating the complexity of gaming rather than condemning it and offering readers criteria, patient perspectives and strategies for identifying a healthy and unhealthy relationship with gaming.
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Internet
Report: AI used to generate thousands more child abuse videos in 2025
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) said its analysts found 3,440 AI-generated videos of child sexual abuse in 2025, compared to 13 in 2024.
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Technology
California demands Elon Musk's xAI stop producing sexual deepfake content
Jan 16 (Reuters) - California Attorney General Robert Bonta on Friday sent a cease-and-desist letter to xAI demanding the company stop the creation and distribution of artificial intelligence-generated nonconsensual sexualized imagery by its Grok chatbot.
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Technology
US FTC to scrutinize Big Tech's talent acquisition deals, Bloomberg News reports
Jan 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is scrutinizing big tech firms that hire employees of a startup instead of buying the companies outright, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing the agency's Chairman Andrew Ferguson.
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Technology
Google asks US judge to defer order forcing it to share data while it appeals
Jan 16 (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google asked a judge on Friday to postpone making the company share data with rivals while it challenges a ruling that the company holds an illegal monopoly in online search, according to court papers.
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Technology
Musk and Ryanair CEO clash over cost of Starlink Wi-Fi on planes
Jan 16 (Reuters) - Elon Musk on Friday called Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary an "utter idiot" who should be fired, escalating a public spat that began after the airline boss ruled out installing Musk's Starlink internet service on Ryanair aircraft.
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Technology
OpenAI to test ads in ChatGPT in bid to boost revenue
Jan 16 (Reuters) - OpenAI said it would start showing ads in ChatGPT to some U.S. users, ramping up efforts to generate revenue from the AI chatbot to fund the high costs of developing the technology.
