Massive cyberattack on Polish power system in December failed, minister says
WARSAW, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Poland's power system faced its largest cyberattack in years in the last week of December that also followed a different pattern, the country's energy minister said on Tuesday.
Amazon AI tool blindsides merchants by offering products without their knowledge
Sometime around Christmas, Sarah Burzio noticed that the holiday sales bump for her stationery business included some mysterious new customers: a flurry of orders from anonymous email addresses associated with Amazon.com Inc.
Investors back energy providers over big tech for 2026 AI bets, says BlackRock
LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, still believes in the investment case for artificial intelligence in the year ahead but will be focusing on broader opportunities, it said on Tuesday.
UK regulator opens probe into X over sexualised AI imagery
UK media regulator Ofcom on Jan 12 launched a formal investigation into Elon Musk's X over its AI chatbot Grok's image-creation feature that has been used to produce sexualised deepfakes.
AI helps fuel new era of medical self-testing
Beyond smartwatches and rings, artificial intelligence is being used to make self-testing for major diseases more readily available – from headsets that detect early signs of Alzheimer's to an iris-scanning app that helps spot cancer.
Apple chooses Google's Gemini AI to power Siri
Tech giants Apple and Google announced on Jan 12 a multi-year partnership that will see Apple's next-generation artificial intelligence features, including its Siri assistant, be powered by Google's Gemini technology.
China unveils world’s first timekeeping software for the moon, where clocks tick faster
New tech allows moon events to be accurately synchronised from Earth, paving the way for more spacecraft and people to work on the satellite.
Hong Kong strengthens environmental impact reviews with AI, laser-armed robot dogs
Environmental Protection Department employs two systems – one for detecting bird species and another for monitoring trees – at Hong Kong Wetland Park.
Can you optimise love?
A group of tech executives, app developers and Silicon Valley philosophers is seeking to streamline the messy matters of the heart.
Amazon has big hopes for wearable AI – starting with this US$50 gadget
Several months after Amazon.com Inc bought artificial intelligence hardware startup Bee, the company said it's working to make its US$50 always-listening wearable more proactive, and indicated a larger revamp is in store.
