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KEY POINTS GENEVA — Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, experienced a widespread service disruption Tuesday, affecting thousands of users across North America, Europe, and parts of Asia. According to real time outage data from Downdetector. Users reported difficulties accessing timelines, posting content, and using direct messaging features. Downdetector logged over 22,900 user reports from … Read more
KEY POINTS Thousands of users experienced a brief X Twitter outage on Tuesday, Jan. 13, preventing timelines and home feeds from loading properly. The disruption, reported primarily in the United States and parts of Europe, lasted roughly 40 minutes before normal service resumed, according to real time monitoring platforms. Early on Jan. 13, social media … Read more
KEY POINTS President Donald Trump said he plans to consult with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk about using Starlink satellite internet services to bypass Iran’s government imposed internet blackout. A move that would place a private US technology company at the center of a major international standoff over information control, civil unrest and digital sovereignty. Trump’s … Read more
KEY POINTS Apple Inc. is partnering with Google to integrate the search giant’s Gemini models into future iterations of Siri, marking a major step in the tech giant’s AI strategy. The multi year collaboration, confirmed by Apple in a statement obtained by CNBC, aims to leverage Google’s cloud technology and foundational AI models to enhance … Read more
KEY POINTS Walmart and Google announced Sunday a new partnership that will allow shoppers to use Google’s artificial intelligence assistant. Gemini, to discover and purchase products from Walmart and its warehouse club, Sam’s Club, marking a significant shift in how one of the world’s largest retailers is adapting to AI driven commerce. The announcement was … Read more
KEY POINTS LONDON — Elon Musk has accused the United Kingdom government of attempting to suppress free speech after ministers threatened fines and a potential ban on his social media platform X. The warning follows the platform’s AI tool, Grok, being used to produce sexually explicit images of women and children without their consent. The … Read more
KEY POINTS A surge in unsolicited Instagram password reset notifications has raised alarms among cybersecurity analysts after a threat actor claimed to have published data tied to 17.5 million accounts on an underground forum. The timing of the two events has intensified scrutiny over whether a coordinated account takeover campaign is underway, even as Instagram … Read more
KEY POINTS LONDON — The UK government signaled strong backing for regulator Ofcom as it considers restricting access to Elon Musk’s social media platform X. Following reports that the site’s AI chatbot Grok was used to generate sexually explicit, non consensual images of women and children. Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said Ofcom has the authority … Read more
KEY POINTS NEW YORK — Meta Platforms Inc. has entered agreements with three nuclear energy providers to supply electricity for its Prometheus AI supercluster, a major data center project under construction in New Albany, Ohio. The deals involve Vistra Corp., TerraPower LLC, and Oklo Inc., including support for both operating and advanced nuclear reactors. Meta … Read more
KEY POINTS WASHINGTON — Semiconductor stocks climbed Friday after US President Donald Trump publicly commended Intel Corp. and its Chief Executive Officer, Lip-Bu Tan, signaling renewed market confidence in the American chip sector. The remarks came as the US government holds a substantial stake in Intel under the CHIPS and Science Act. Intel shares rose … Read more
