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Why 'inefficient' AI spending may power future growth
New research finds companies investing heavily in new technologies despite low returns are often the ones driving tomorrow's economic progress.
UK presses on with Grok deepfake probe despite Musk's climbdown
LONDON, Jan 15 - Britain welcomed a U-turn by xAI to stop its Grok AI chatbot making non-consensual sexually explicit deepfakes, but said its investigation into how Elon Musk's company ever allowed it to happen would continue.
Chinese-linked hackers target US entities with Venezuelan-themed malware
Jan 15 - 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 to topple Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, cybersecurity researchers said Thursday.
Spain’s climate scientists subjected to ‘alarming’ rise in hate speech, minister warns
Environment minister says attacks on social media affect perceptions of meteorology and denigrate researchers’ work Europe live – latest updates Spain’s environment minister has written to prosecutors to warn of “an alarming increase” in hate speech and social media attacks
Welcome To Backlog Week At Kotaku
Let's finally play some of those video games we've been meaning to get to for a while The post Welcome To Backlog Week At Kotaku appeared first on Kotaku .
The most popular anime of the 2026 winter season isn't what you'd expect
Sentenced to Be a Hero is the season’s breakout anime, stunning fans by topping rankings over giants like Jujutsu Kaisen season 3.
Slowing down muon decay with short laser pulses
Muons are unstable subatomic particles that spontaneously and rapidly transform into other particles via a process known as electroweak decay. Altering the speed with which muons decay into other particles was so far deemed a challenging quest, requiring very strong
Disinfecting drinking water produces potentially toxic byproducts—new AI model is helping to identify them
Disinfecting drinking water prevents the spread of deadly waterborne diseases by killing infectious agents such as bacteria, viruses and parasites. Without disinfection, even clear-looking water can carry pathogens that can cause severe and even life-threatening illness,
Temporal anti-parity–time symmetry offers new way to steer energy through systems
The movement of waves, patterns that carry sound, light or heat, through materials has been widely studied by physicists, as it has implications for the development of numerous modern technologies. In several materials, the movement of waves depends on a physical property known
How greenwashing creates 'false stability' for companies
Companies engaging in 'greenwashing' to appear more favorable to investors, don't achieve durable financial stability in the long term, according to a new Murdoch University study.
This after-meal blood sugar spike may raise Alzheimer’s risk
Spikes in blood sugar after eating may be more dangerous for the brain than previously thought. In a massive genetic study, people with higher post-meal blood sugar had a much greater risk of Alzheimer’s disease. The effect couldn’t be explained by visible brain damage,
Q&A: Why flies matter, their vital role in ecosystems, and surprising diversity
Summer is the season for flies, which belong to an insect group that scientists call Diptera. Many fly species are more active when the weather is warmer, and populations can boom thanks to the interplay of winter rains, warmer weather and abundant food sources.
Boeing knew of flaw in part linked to UPS plane crash, report says
An aircraft that crashed in November had a structural flaw that had been identified by Boeing 15 years ago, investigators say.
European military personnel arrive in Greenland as Trump says US needs island
France says a 15-strong French military contingent has arrived and more forces will be there in the coming days.
Congress and telemarketers rank at the bottom on ethics: Gallup
What do members of Congress and telemarketers have in common? Most Americans don't trust them.
Turkey says it opposes military intervention in Iran, priority is avoiding destabilisation
By Jonathan Spicer ISTANBUL, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Turkey is opposed to any military intervention in Iran and its priority is to avoid destabilisation there, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Thursday, as Tehran continues its crackdown on protests. With Iran's leadership trying
European airlines continue to avoid Iran and Iraq despite airspace reopening
By Joanna Plucinska LONDON, Jan 15 (Reuters) - European airlines like Wizz Air, Lufthansa and British Airways dodged Iraqi and Iranian airspace on Thursday, according to flight tracking websites, opting instead for routes over Afghanistan and central Asia in an effort to
Morgan Stanley tops estimates driven by wealth management
The wealth management unit posted $8.4 billion in net revenue in the most recent quarter, up from $7.5 billion a year earlier.
Final death toll from Hong Kong fire put at 168
The deceased comprise 110 women and 58 men, aged between 6 months and 98 years.
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Taiwan Semiconductor, ASML, BlackRock and more
These are the stocks posting the largest moves in the premarket.
How to disarm China's weaponized soybean purchases
Beijing has made clear that soybean purchases are not normal commerce any more; they are a tool of political coercion.
Jenna Bush Hager set to produce US Marshal drama ‘Protection’
Bush Hager first joined the “Today” show in 2009 as a correspondent and currently hosts “Today with Jenna & Sheinelle.”