Social media

Influencer's murder shows dark side of Mexican social media fame

With her followers watching on TikTok, Mexican beauty influencer Valeria Marquez revealed her fears of being kidnapped or killed. Soon afterwards, a gunman arrived and shot her dead.

AI

Why was Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok preoccupied with South Africa's racial politics?

Much like its creator, Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok was preoccupied with South African racial politics on social media this week, posting unsolicited claims about the persecution and "genocide" of white people.

Internet

YouTube star MrBeast upsets Mexican officials with temple videos

Mexico is seeking compensation from YouTube celebrity MrBeast's production company, accusing it of using images of the country's ancient archaeological sites to advertise a chocolate brand.

AI

The professors are using ChatGPT, and some students aren’t happy about it

Students call it hypocritical. A senior at Northeastern University demanded her tuition back. But instructors say generative A.I. tools make them better at their jobs.

AI

Your AI radiologist will not be with you soon

Experts predicted that artificial intelligence would steal radiology jobs. But at the Mayo Clinic, the technology has been more friend than foe.

Wearables

Apple readies feature that lets Vision Pro users scroll with their eyes

Apple Inc is developing a feature for its Vision Pro headset that lets users scroll through software with their eyes, aiming to enhance the device with a novel interface.

Technology

Institutional investors juggle bitcoin ETF holdings, US filings show

(Reuters) -A number of high-profile asset managers cut their stakes in spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds amid a 12% drop in the cryptocurrency's price in the first quarter of 2025, according to recent regulatory filings.

Technology

Meta asks judge to rule that FTC failed to prove its monopoly case

(Reuters) -Facebook parent company Meta Platforms asked a federal judge on Thursday to throw out the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's case accusing it of an illegal social media monopoly, saying the agency failed to prove its case at a high-stakes antitrust trial.

Technology

Japan's TDK accelerates launch of next-generation battery

TOKYO (Reuters) -Electronic components manufacturer TDK Corp is accelerating the launch of its next-generation silicon anode batteries, with preparations running ahead of schedule and demand from smartphone makers.

Technology

Google hits 150 million users for subscription service with help of AI

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Alphabet's Google One subscription service, which charges consumers for cloud storage and artificial intelligence features, recently crossed 150 million subscribers, the company told Reuters.

Technology

Applied Materials misses second-quarter revenue estimates

(Reuters) -Chipmaking equipment maker Applied Materials missed Wall Street estimate for second-quarter revenue on Thursday, against the backdrop of heightened uncertainty around the ongoing trade war and export curbs.

Technology

Take-Two sees annual bookings below revised estimates as 'GTA VI' delay weighs

(Reuters) -Take-Two Interactive on Thursday forecast fiscal 2026 bookings below revised Wall Street expectations, signaling that a strong lineup of releases this year may not cushion a hit from the delay of its highly anticipated "Grand Theft Auto VI".

Technology

AI firm Cohere doubles annualized revenue to $100 million on enterprise focus

NEW YORK (Reuters) -AI startup Cohere has doubled its annualized revenue since the beginning of the year, driven by growing demand for secure, customized AI tools among enterprise clients in regulated sectors, the company told Reuters.

Technology

Meta delays release of its 'Behemoth' AI model, WSJ reports

(Reuters) -Meta Platforms is delaying the release of its flagship "Behemoth" AI model due to concerns about its capabilities, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Technology

Coinbase says it strongly believes US SEC investigation should not continue

(Reuters) -Coinbase said on Thursday it strongly believes a regulatory investigation by the U.S. securities regulator into its disclosures of monthly transacting users should not continue.

Technology

Malicious actors using AI to pose as senior US officials, FBI says

DETROIT (Reuters) -Malicious actors are using text messages and AI-generated voice messages to impersonate senior U.S. officials in a scheme to gain access to the personal accounts of state and federal government officials, the FBI said on Thursday.

Technology

2 massive black market services blocked by Telegram, messaging app says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Two sprawling digital black markets operating on the communications platform Telegram have been removed, the service said on Thursday.

Technology

Coreweave signs new $4 billion deal with OpenAI, filing shows

(Reuters) -Nvidia-backed AI company Coreweave has signed an additional agreement with OpenAI under which the ChatGPT maker has committed to pay Coreweave up to $4 billion through April 2029, a regulatory filing showed on Thursday.

Technology

Cyberattack-hit M&S says food availability improving every day

LONDON (Reuters) -British retailer Marks & Spencer said on Thursday food volumes flowing from its distribution centres to its stores were back to normal levels after product availability was hit by last month's cyberattack.

Technology

ECB hopes to have political deal on digital euro by early 2026

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank hopes to have all the political decisions in place by early next year to issue a digital euro and would then need two to three years to launch the currency, ECB board member Piero Cipollone said on Thursday.