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Italy's privacy watchdog, scourge of US big tech, hit by corruption probe
ROME, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Italian finance police searched the headquarters of the country's data protection agency on Thursday as part of an investigation into possible corruption and embezzlement, a j...
Jan 15, 2026
Canada privacy watchdog expands probe into X, cites Grok deepfakes
Jan 15 (Reuters) - Canada's privacy watchdog said on Thursday it was expanding an existing probe into X following reports that the social media platform's Grok AI chatbot was making non-consensual sex...
Jan 15, 2026
Verizon offers $20 credit to customers affected by massive wireless outage
By David Shepardson Jan 15 (Reuters) - Verizon Communications said on Thursday it is offering a $20 credit to hundreds of thousands of customers impacted by its 10-hour outage on Wednesday that the U....
Jan 15, 2026
SiFive to adopt Nvidia technology for speedy links between chips
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 15 Reuters) - SiFive, which makes blueprints for parts of complex chips, said on Thursday it will become the first maker of RISC-V chip designs to integrate Nvidia technology that c...
Jan 15, 2026
German AI startup Parloa triples valuation to $3 billion in latest fundraise
Jan 15 (Reuters) - German startup Parloa has raised $350 million in a late-stage round that tripled the valuation of the artificial intelligence-driven customer service platform to $3 billion in less ...
Jan 15, 2026
Chinese-linked hackers target US entities with Venezuelan-themed malware
By AJ Vicens Jan 15 (Reuters) - A Chinese-linked cyberespionage group targeted U.S. government and policy-related officials with Venezuela-themed phishing emails in the days after the U.S. operation t...
Jan 15, 2026
AI video startup Higgsfield hits $1.3 billion valuation with latest funding
Jan 15 (Reuters) - AI video generation startup Higgsfield raised $80 million in new funding, valuing the company at over $1.3 billion, it told Reuters, as investors rush to develop the sector amid boo...
Jan 15, 2026
India warns Apple it will proceed with antitrust case after company plays for time
By Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI, Jan 15 (Reuters) - India has issued a final warning to Apple that it will proceed in an antitrust case against the U.S. tech giant as the company has delayed responses to of...
Jan 15, 2026
Australia social media ban hits 4.7 million teen accounts in first month
SYDNEY, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Social media companies have collectively deactivated nearly five million accounts belonging to Australian teenagers just a month after a world-first ban on under16s took eff...
Jan 15, 2026
Spotify to raise monthly subscription price to $12.99 in select markets
Jan 15 (Reuters) - Spotify said on Thursday it would raise the price of its monthly premium subscription service by $1 to $12.99 for existing subscribers in the United States, Estonia and Latvia marke...
Jan 15, 2026
