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How policy, people, and power interact to determine the future of the electric grid
When energy researchers talk about the future of the grid, they often focus on individual pieces: solar panels, batteries, nuclear plants, or new transmission lines. But in a recent study, urban systems researcher Anton Rozhkov ...
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Digital mark and data protection guidelines 'silence' on AI training prevents effective competition, experts warn
A "silence" in new data guidelines risks preventing fair competition in AI development and allows dominant firms to strengthen their artificial intelligence, experts have warned.
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Grok fallout: Tech giants must be held accountable for technology-assisted gender-based violence
The new image and video editing feature for xAI's chatbot, Grok, has generated thousands of non-consensual, sexually explicit images of women and minors since Grok announced the editing feature on Christmas Eve. It was promoted ...
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Chatbot-driven sexual abuse: Is the Grok case just the tip of the iceberg?
Dr. Federica Fedorczyk, early career research fellow at the Institute for Ethics in AI, works on AI regulation and ethics with a focus on the intersection between AI and the criminal justice system. In this article, she explores ...
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Apple bundles creative apps into $13-a-month subscription
On Jan. 13, Apple Inc. announced a new subscription bundle of creative apps called Creator Studio, an attempt to give its photo- and video-editing software fresh momentum in the face of intensifying competition.
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Consumer & Gadgets
How bits of Apple history can be yours
In March 1976, Apple cofounders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak both signed a $500 check weeks before the official creation of a California company that would transform personal computing and become a global powerhouse.
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Understanding ammonia energy's tradeoffs around the world
Many people are optimistic about ammonia's potential as an energy source and carrier of hydrogen, and though large-scale adoption would require major changes to the way it is currently manufactured, ammonia does have a number ...
Jan 13, 2026
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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.
Jan 13, 2026
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Adding batteries to hydropower facilities could increase dam lifespan and potential revenue
In its current form, the nation's electric grid largely doesn't store energy. The vast majority of electricity generated by fossil fuels, hydropower, and other sources flows into the grid and is immediately used by consumers. ...
Jan 13, 2026
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Musk vs OpenAI trial set for April 27
A trial in the lawsuit brought by Elon Musk against OpenAI CEO Samuel Altman and other defendants—including tech giant Microsoft—is scheduled to begin April 27, according to a federal court order issued Tuesday.
Jan 13, 2026
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AI could be your next line manager
AI is already doing a pretty good job at taking on some of the world's workload. It has produced academic papers, enhanced space exploration and developed medical treatments.
Jan 13, 2026
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Consumer & Gadgets
10-inch folding phones are coming: Is their market ready to expand?
What if you could put a 10-inch tablet in your pocket as easily as your smartphone?
Jan 13, 2026
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Why 5G alone may not be enough for tomorrow's factories
As manufacturers race toward smarter, faster and more automated production, the networks holding those systems together are coming under growing strain. Robots, sensors and autonomous machines all demand split-second responses ...
Jan 13, 2026
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Microsoft's Brad Smith pushes Big Tech to 'pay our way' for AI data centers amid rising opposition
It won't be easy for Big Tech companies to win the hearts and minds of Americans who are angered about massive artificial intelligence data centers sprouting up in their neighborhoods, straining electricity grids and drawing ...
Jan 13, 2026
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Want to get better at using ChatGPT? New research highlights empathy
For an increasing number of Americans, a new kind of co-worker is making their work easier.
Jan 13, 2026
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Pentagon is embracing Musk's Grok AI chatbot as it draws global outcry
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok will join Google's generative AI engine in operating inside the Pentagon network, as part of a broader push to feed as much ...
Jan 13, 2026
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Google's corporate parent joins $4 trillion club as investors continue to bet on AI breakthroughs
Google parent Alphabet Inc. on Monday became the fourth Big Tech powerhouse to be valued at $4 trillion, a once seemingly unfathomable milestone that's become more like a rite of passage amid an artificial intelligence arms ...
Jan 13, 2026
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Stablecoins are gaining ground as digital currency in Africa: How to avoid risks
A notification popped up on my LinkedIn the other day: Africans were doing a traditional celebratory dance at the Africa Stablecoin summit in Johannesburg.
Jan 12, 2026
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Internet
Meta urges Australia to change teen social media ban
Tech giant Meta urged Australia on Monday to rethink its world-first social media ban for under-16s, while reporting that it has blocked more than 544,000 accounts under the new law.
Jan 12, 2026
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Zuckerberg names banker, ex-Trump advisor as Meta president
Meta on Monday appointed banker Dina Powell McCormick as president and vice chairman, tapping a former member of the Trump administration to help steer the technology giant's massive AI infrastructure expansion.
Jan 12, 2026
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Google teams up with Walmart and other retailers to enable shopping within Gemini AI chatbot
Google said Sunday that it is expanding the shopping features in its AI chatbot by teaming up with Walmart, Shopify, Wayfair and other big retailers to turn the Gemini app into a virtual merchant as well as an assistant.
Jan 11, 2026
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AI pendants back in vogue at tech show after early setback
Pendants and brooches packed with artificial intelligence abounded at the Consumer Electronics Show, using cameras and microphones to watch and listen through the day like a vigilant personal assistant.
Jan 11, 2026
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U.S. nuclear energy growth faces critical challenges in uranium fuel supply chain
The vision of a U.S. nuclear power renaissance has a blind spot—uranium fuel—in the near term and long, according to a Stanford University-led industry meeting.
Jan 9, 2026
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Elon Musk's xAI to build $20 billion data center in Mississippi
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI is set to spend $20 billion to build a data center in Southaven, Mississippi, Gov. Tate Reeves announced Thursday, calling it the largest private investment in the state's history.
Jan 9, 2026
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Chinese AI unicorn MiniMax soars 109 percent in Hong Kong debut
Shares in Chinese AI startup MiniMax soared 109% as it went public in Hong Kong on Friday, raising US$619 million in a sign that strong investor demand is rewarding the country's rapidly developing sector.
Jan 9, 2026
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