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Anthropic CEO Criticizes U.S. Approval Of AI Chip Sales To China At Davos

Anthropic Chief Executive Officer Dario Amodei publicly criticized the U.S. administration and major chipmakers after the government approved the sale of certain high-performance AI chips to approved Chinese customers, raising…

TGI Fridays Closes 16 UK Restaurants After Rescue Deal

TGI Fridays has closed 16 of its UK restaurants, resulting in 456 job losses, after the American-style casual dining chain was sold in a rescue deal aimed at keeping the…

Heineken CEO Steps Down as Beer Sales Continue to Fall

The chief executive of Heineken, one of the world’s largest brewers, is stepping down after six years in the role as the company grapples with declining beer sales and shifting…

Amazon Says Tariffs Are Starting To Push Prices Higher For Consumers

Amazon Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy said consumers are beginning to see higher prices as sellers respond to added costs tied to tariffs imposed under President Donald Trump, marking a…

Snap Settles Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Ahead Of Trial

Days before a scheduled trial, Snap reached a settlement in a lawsuit that accused the company of designing its social media platform in ways that foster addiction and harm users’…

Blue Origin plans 5,400-satellite network to rival Starlink

Blue Origin, the space company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, says it will launch more than 5,400 satellites to build a global communications network called TeraWave, marking its biggest…

Next Buys Russell & Bromley Brand After Chain Falls Into Administration

High street fashion group Next has bought shoe retailer Russell & Bromley out of administration in a £2.5m deal, securing the brand but leaving the future of most stores and…

Ubisoft Cancels Six Games Including Prince Of Persia Remake In Major Reset

Ubisoft has cancelled six video games, including the long-delayed Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake, as part of what it described as a major operational reset aimed at…

TikTok Secures Deal To Keep App Running In The US

TikTok has reached an agreement that will allow the short-video app to continue operating in the United States, ending years of uncertainty over its future in the country. The announcement…

Meta Expands Ads On Threads To Users Worldwide

Meta announced on Wednesday that it will begin rolling out ads on Threads to users globally, marking a major step in monetizing its fast-growing social platform. The expansion will start…

UK Gambling Watchdog Accuses Meta Of Turning A Blind Eye To Illegal Gambling Ads

The UK Gambling Commission has raised concerns that Meta is failing to act against advertisements for illegal gambling websites appearing on Facebook and Instagram, despite having policies that prohibit such…

Fire Breaks Out At Rad Power Bikes Warehouse Weeks After Battery Safety Warning

A fire broke out this week at a Rad Power Bikes retail store warehouse in Huntington Beach, California, in an incident that comes just weeks after federal safety regulators warned…

Illicit Telegram Marketplace Tudou Guarantee Halts Public Transactions After Processing $12B

Blockchain cybersecurity firm Elliptic says Tudou Guarantee, a major Telegram-based illicit marketplace operating in Southeast Asia, has stopped transactions in its public groups after processing more than $12 billion, raising…

Everstone Merges Wingify And AB Tasty To Build $100M-Plus Digital Experience Platform

Private equity firm Everstone Capital is combining India’s Wingify and France’s AB Tasty to create a digital experience optimization company with more than $100 million in annual revenue, just a…

Meta Retreats From Virtual Reality After Reality Labs Layoffs And Studio Closures

Meta has scaled back its long-running push into virtual reality, laying off roughly 1,500 employees from its Reality Labs division and shutting down several internal VR game studios, according to…

Finland’s Icebreaker Expertise Draws US Orders As Trump Targets Arctic Expansion

As President Donald Trump continues to argue that the United States needs to control Greenland, Washington has moved to strengthen its presence in the Arctic by ordering new icebreakers, turning…

Musk Seeks Up To $134bn From OpenAI And Microsoft In Lawsuit Over Nonprofit Shift

Elon Musk is seeking between $79 billion and $134 billion in damages from OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging that the AI company defrauded him by abandoning its original nonprofit mission, according…

EPA Finds xAI Illegally Ran Gas Turbines To Power Tennessee Data Centers

Elon Musk’s AI company xAI has been operating dozens of natural gas turbines without proper permits to power its Colossus data centers in Tennessee, the US Environmental Protection Agency ruled…

YouTube Expands Ad Eligibility For Non-Graphic Videos On Sensitive Topics

YouTube is updating its advertiser-friendly content guidelines to allow more videos that discuss controversial issues to earn full ad revenue, provided the material is presented in a non-graphic or dramatized…

Anthropic Names Former Microsoft India Chief To Lead Expansion As It Prepares Bengaluru Office

Anthropic has appointed Irina Ghose, the former managing director of Microsoft India, to lead its India business as the US-based AI startup prepares to open an office in Bengaluru. The…