Meta begins job cuts as it shifts from metaverse to AI devices
Meta Platforms Inc is beginning to cut more than 1,000 jobs from the company's Reality Labs division, part of a plan to redirect resources from virtual reality and metaverse products toward AI wearables and phone features.
Fury over Grok sexualised images despite new restrictions
Global outrage persisted Jan 15 over sexualised deepfakes created by Elon Musk's AI tool Grok, even after his social media platform X said it was blocking the chatbot from undressing images in certain locations.
Japan probing Musk's Grok AI service over inappropriate images
TOKYO, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Japan said on Friday that it has become the latest country to probe X over Elon Musk's artificial intelligence service Grok, stating that the government would consider every possible option to prevent the generation of inappropriate images.
Italy probes Microsoft's unit over sale practices for 'Call of Duty' and 'Diablo' video games
MILAN, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Italy's competition authority on Friday said it had opened two investigations on Microsoft's Activision Blizzard unit over allegedly "misleading and aggressive" sale practices for video games "Diablo Immortal" and "Call of Duty Mobile".
TikTok to tighten age checks in Europe as regulators ramp up pressure
(Fixes typo in advisory line)
Beware of online ads with elaborate backstories. They may not be from a real small business
Faster and more sophisticated digital tools are only making it even harder for consumers to spot if what they are seeing is too good to be true.
Factbox-Taiwan contract chipmaker TSMC's US investments
Jan 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. and Taiwan reached a trade deal on Thursday under which Taiwanese companies will invest $250 billion to boost production of semiconductors, energy and artificial intelligence in the United States.
OpenAI expects another ‘seismic shock’ from China amid speculation of new DeepSeek release
There is heightened anticipation about a potential major DeepSeek release around the Lunar New Year.
BBC to strike content deal with YouTube, FT reports
Jan 16 (Reuters) - The BBC plans to produce programmes for Google's YouTube for the first time, the Financial Times reported on Friday, as the British public broadcaster looks to generate more money as many viewers turn to streaming platforms.
Anthropic appoints Microsoft veteran Irina Ghose as India MD
BENGALURU, Jan 16 - Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic has appointed former Microsoft executive Irina Ghose as its managing director for India, the company said on Friday.
