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January 26, 2025 11:37 AM

Google pushes global agenda to educate workers, lawmakers on AI

Alphabet’s Google, already facing an unprecedented regulatory onslaught, is looking to shape public perception and policies on artificial intelligence ahead of a global wave of AI regulation. A key priority, one executive told Reuters, comes in bu...

January 25, 2025 1:21 PM

US judge pauses SpaceX’s challenge to case over anti-immigrant bias

A federal judge on Friday granted the U.S. Department of Justice's request to pause a lawsuit by Elon Musk's SpaceX claiming the agency lacks the power to pursue claims that the space technology company refused to hire certain immigrants. U.S. Magis...

January 24, 2025 3:09 PM

Italian deal with Starlink would not be security risk, space agency says

A possible deal between Italy and Elon Musk's Starlink for secure satellite communications would not pose a security risk, the head of national space agency ASI said on Thursday. Rome is considering using Musk's telecommunications systems to provide...

January 23, 2025 12:51 PM

US Instagram users complain about inability to unfollow Trump, Vance

Social media users across America, including celebrities like Demi Lovato and Gracie Abrams, have expressed frustration over their inability to unfollow US President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and First Lady Melania Trump on Instagram. Us...

January 23, 2025 12:30 PM

India’s digital economy set to drive one-fifth of GDP by 2030: MeitY report

India’s digital economy is projected to grow nearly twice as fast as the overall economy, contributing close to one-fifth of the country’s national income by 2030, according to a report from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology ...

January 22, 2025 5:48 PM

$500 billion Stargate AI project in US presents golden opportunity for India: Industry

The $500 billion Stargate Project, a brainchild of OpenAI, Softbank, Oracle, and others, presents a golden opportunity for India to accelerate its AI ambitions by deepening partnerships with the US, industry experts said on Wednesday. This can be ac...

January 22, 2025 1:22 PM

Google to invest fresh $1 bln in OpenAI rival Anthropic, FT reports

Google is making a fresh investment of more than $1 billion into AI startup Anthropic, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. This comes after Reuters and other media reported earlier in January that Anthropic was nearing a $2 billion fundraise ...

January 22, 2025 10:46 AM

Trump announces private-sector $500 billion investment in AI infrastructure

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a private sector investment of up to $500 billion to fund infrastructure for artificial intelligence, aiming to outpace rival nations in the business-critical technology. Trump said that ChatGPT's cre...

January 21, 2025 3:51 PM

India and France to deepen ties in high-end technology sectors

India and France held Foreign Office Consultations in Paris on Monday and agreed to expand their bilateral partnership in high-end technology sectors. The two nations conducted a comprehensive review of the progress made in various aspects of their b...

January 20, 2025 6:15 PM

Facebook, X, YouTube to do more against online hate speech, EU says

Meta's Facebook, Elon Musk's X, Google's YouTube and other tech companies have agreed to do more to tackle online hate speech under an updated code of conduct that will now be integrated into EU tech rules, the European Commission said on Monday. Ot...

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