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Exclusive-SK Hynix speeds up new chip fab opening to meet memory demand, executive says
SEOUL/SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 15 (Reuters) - SK Hynix plans to accelerate the opening of a new factory by three months and will also begin operating another new plant in February, a senior executive said, as surging memory demand pressures global supply.
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Interactive Brokers says betting on US midterm elections should juice growth of its platform
NEW YORK, Jan 14 (Reuters) - As Americans bet on U.S. midterm elections in November, Interactive Brokers founder and Chairman Thomas Peterffy said he expects growth to accelerate this year for the prediction markets platform his company launched in 2024.
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Trump imposes 25% tariff on imports of some advanced computing chips
Jan 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday imposed a 25% tariff on certain advanced computing chips, such as the Nvidia H200 AI processor and a similar semiconductor from AMD called the MI325X, according to a fact sheet released by the White House.
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OpenAI signs $10 billion computing deal with Nvidia challenger Cerebras
Jan 14 (Reuters) - OpenAI will purchase up to 750 megawatts of computing power over three years from chipmaker Cerebras as the ChatGPT maker looks to pull ahead in the AI race and meet the growing demand, the two companies said on Wednesday.
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California to investigate xAI over deepfake content, officials say
WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - California officials said they were demanding answers from Elon Musk's xAI amid the spread of non-consensual sexual images on the platform that has prompted global scrutiny.
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European telcos may get unlimited radio spectrum rights, EU document shows
BRUSSELS, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Europe's telecoms providers may be given the use of lucrative radio spectrum without a time limit under the European Commission's proposed revamp of telecoms rules aimed at boosting investment, according to a document seen by Reuters.
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Visa crypto chief bets on stablecoin settlement, sees volumes growing
PARIS, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Visa is working to integrate stablecoins into existing payment systems, seeing an opportunity to maintain its market leadership as these tokens gain traction, Visa's head of crypto, Cuy Sheffield, told Reuters.
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Verizon resolves network outage issue that affected hundreds of thousands
WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Verizon Communications said late on Wednesday it had restored mobile phone service and planned to offer affected consumers credits for a 10-hour outage that disrupted calls, texting and internet usage for hundreds of thousands of customers.
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EU will carefully assess X's promised changes to Grok, spokesperson says
MADRID, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The European Commission will carefully assess changes Elon Musk's platform X has said it would make to its Grok chatbot, a spokesperson said on Wednesday.
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Oracle sued by bondholders over losses tied to AI buildout
NEW YORK, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Oracle was sued on Wednesday by bondholders who say they suffered losses because the company chaired by billionaire Larry Ellison concealed its need to sell significant additional debt to build out its artificial intelligence infrastructure.
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CrowdStrike defeats shareholder lawsuit over huge software outage
Jan 14 (Reuters) - A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit by CrowdStrike shareholders who said the cybersecurity company defrauded them by concealing its inadequate software testing and quality assurance procedures, before a July 2024 outage crashed more than 8 million Microsoft Windows-based computers worldwide.
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Musk's xAI curbs Grok image editing after California, Europe air concerns
Jan 14 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI said late on Wednesday it imposed restrictions on all users of its Grok AI chatbot that limit image editing after the service produced sexualized images that sparked concerns among global regulators.
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UK PM Starmer says X moves to comply with UK law over AI deepfakes
LONDON, Jan 14 - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday that Elon Musk's X is acting to ensure full compliance with UK law after the country's media regulator launched a probe into the platform over sexualised imagery produced by the Grok AI chatbot.
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Honeywell announces Quantinuum's plan to file for IPO
Jan 14 (Reuters) - Honeywell said on Wednesday it plans for its majority-owned quantum computing unit Quantinuum to confidentially file draft IPO papers with the U.S. securities regulator.
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Belgian cybersecurity startup Aikido hits unicorn status with new funding round
STOCKHOLM, Jan 14 - Belgium's Aikido Security has raised $60 million from investors led by tech-focused private equity firm DST Global at a valuation of $1 billion, the cybersecurity startup said on Wednesday, making it among Europe's first new unicorns of 2026.
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Retail traders pile into memory chipmakers as AI boom squeezes supplies, lifts prices
Jan 14 (Reuters) - Retail investors ramped up buying of U.S. memory and data storage chipmakers in January, following 2025's strong momentum on expectations that booming artificial intelligence infrastructure demand will tighten supply and lift prices.
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Ryanair rules out equipping planes with Musk's Starlink internet
BRUSSELS, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Ryanair on Wednesday ruled out equipping its jets with Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service, citing the impact of fuel costs from drag caused by the antenna and the short length of its flights.
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Women's, advocacy groups call on Apple, Google to drop X and Grok from app stores
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.
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Infosys raises revenue view, sparks hopes of Indian IT turnaround
BENGALURU, Jan 14 (Reuters) - India's No. 2 software services exporter Infosys unexpectedly raised its revenue forecast on Wednesday and signaled a healthy demand outlook, citing steady discretionary tech spending and renewed momentum in its core financial services business.
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Steam engines behind German wage and innovation gaps 150 years on, study shows
BERLIN, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The steam engine is still shaping Germany's economy long after its invention with a new study saying areas that adopted the technology early still carry advantages, suggesting that early adoption of AI could bring similar benefits.
