Amazon launches new Europe-based cloud service to address user concerns
FRANKFURT, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Amazon's AWS launched a new cloud service located entirely in Europe on Thursday, addressing user concerns about the data security delivered by mainly U.S.-based providers by offering the continent's own independent alternative.
The AI boom needs electricity, but Western grids are strained. Is power China’s power?
China's energy buildout means cheap, green and reliable electricity fuels its manufacturing and tech industries, giving it an edge over rivals.
DeepSeek stays mum on next AI model release as technical papers show frontier innovation
Hangzhou-based start-up's technical papers bode well for potential advances in its next major AI models.
Microsoft in record deal for soil carbon credits as data centres surge
LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Microsoft has agreed with Indigo Carbon to buy a record 2.85 million soil carbon credits linked to regenerative agriculture in the United States, as the tech giant aims to become "carbon negative" by 2030 despite surging emissions linked to AI.
Musk's Grok barred from undressing images after global backlash
Elon Musk's platform X on Jan 14 announced measures to prevent its AI chatbot Grok from undressing images of real people, following global backlash over its generation of sexualised photos of women and children.
China teen makes fraudulent returns on cosmetics platform, profiting US$570,000 from resale
17-year-old makes 11,900 deceptive refund applications after discovering loophole; splurges ill-gotten gains on new mobile phones, friends.
Google Gemini can proactively analyse users’ Gmail, photos, searches
Alphabet Inc's Google said its Gemini artificial intelligence assistant can now proactively tap into users' data across Gmail, Search, Photos and YouTube, an attempt to make its consumer-facing AI product more personalised.
US Senate Banking delays crypto bill after Coinbase CEO opposition
Jan 14 (Reuters) - The United States Senate Banking Committee said on Wednesday it postponed a discussion of draft legislation that would create a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies, hours after Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong voiced his opposition to the bill.
Google says US transmission system is biggest challenge for connecting data centers
Jan 14 (Reuters) - Connecting to the U.S. electrical transmission system has become the biggest problem for powering up Google data centers on the grid, as the wait times to connect surge to more than a decade in some parts of the country, an energy executive with Google said on Wednesday.
TSMC smashes forecasts with record profit as it rides AI boom
TAIPEI, Jan 15 (Reuters) - TSMC, the world's main producer of advanced AI chips and a major supplier to Nvidia, on Thursday posted a 35% jump in fourth-quarter profit to record levels that blew past market forecasts and predicted more robust growth this year.
