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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
ClickHouse valued at $15 billion as database analytics firm rides AI wave
Jan 16 (Reuters) - Database management company ClickHouse was valued at $15 billion in its latest funding round, CEO Aaron Katz said on Friday, as investor enthusiasm for companies related to the artificial intelligence boom spills over into the new year.
