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Democratic senators demand Apple, Google take X and Grok off app stores over sexual images
WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Three Democratic U.S. senators are calling on Apple and Alphabet's Google to remove X and its built-in chabot Grok from their respective app stores over the spread of non...
Jan 09, 2026
DeepSeek to launch new AI model focused on coding in February, The Information reports
Jan 9 (Reuters) - Chinese AI startup DeepSeek is expected to launch its next-generation AI model V4 that features strong coding capabilities in February, The Information reported on Friday, citing peo...
Jan 09, 2026
Germany plans measures to combat harmful AI image manipulation
BERLIN, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Germany's justice ministry plans to present measures in the near future that would allow authorities to more effectively combat the use of artificial intelligence to manipula...
Jan 09, 2026
China's Zeekr brand to enter more European markets, considering hybrid models, executive says
By Giulio Piovaccari BRUSSELS, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Premium Chinese electric vehicle maker Zeekr will expand into more European markets in 2026, including France, the United Kingdom, Italy and Spain and ...
Jan 09, 2026
Andreessen Horowitz raises $15 billion across five funds for tech startup investments
Jan 9 (Reuters) - Andreessen Horowitz has raised more than $15 billion across five new funds, the venture capital giant said on Friday, as investor appetite for tech startups surges with the rapid ado...
Jan 09, 2026
Factbox-Elon Musk's Grok faces global scrutiny for sexualised AI photos
Jan 9 (Reuters) - Governments and regulators from Europe to Asia have condemned and some have opened inquiries into sexually explicit content generated by Elon Musk's xAI chatbot Grok on X, putting pr...
Jan 09, 2026
Stablecoin firm Rain valued at $1.95 billion in latest fundraise
Jan 9 (Reuters) - Stablecoin firm Rain said on Friday it has raised $250 million in a funding round led by ICONIQ, valuing the company at $1.95 billion, as investor interest in the crypto sector conti...
Jan 09, 2026
China's GigaDevice Semiconductor locks top-end pricing in $600 million Hong Kong listing
Jan 9 (Reuters) - China's GigaDevice Semiconductor has set an offer price of HK$162 per H share in its Hong Kong listing, raising HK$4.68 billion ($600.40 million), according to an exchange filing on ...
Jan 09, 2026
Schrodinger to offer Eli Lilly's AI drug discovery platform on its software
By Sneha S K Jan 9 (Reuters) - Schrodinger said on Friday it is collaborating with Eli Lilly to offer the pharmaceutical major's AI-based platform, TuneLab, on its drug designing software. Integration...
Jan 09, 2026
Musk's AI bot Grok limits image generation on X to paid users after backlash
Jan 9 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's startup xAI has restricted the image generation function on its Grok chatbot on social media platform X to paid subscribers, after the tool's use of AI to create sexualiz...
Jan 09, 2026
