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Poland urges Brussels to probe TikTok over AI-generated content
A TikTok profile showing videos of young women dressed in Polish national colours and calling for Poland to leave the EU has gained popularity in recent weeks Source link
India’s status as world’s rice leader augurs water crisis
Producing a single kilogram of rice consumes 3,000-4,000 litres of water Source link
X’s Grok AI used to undress Bollywood actors, female social media users through photos
AI chatbot Grok on X complied with numerous user demands to put real life women in bikinis or make them engage in explicit acts, with photos visible to the public via its profile Source link
ByteDance to spend about $14 billion in Nvidia chips in 2026: Report
ByteDance plans to spend about 100 billion yuan ($14.29 billion) on artificial intelligence chips from Nvidia in 2026, the South China Morning Post reported on Wednesday Source link
Elon Musk's xAI buys third building to expand AI compute power
xAI is planning to expand its supercomputer Colossus to house at least 1 million graphics processing units. Source link
Meta is sued by US Virgin Islands over ads for scams, dangers to children
“Meta knowingly and intentionally exposes its users to fraud and harm. It does so to maximize user engagement and, in turn, its revenue,” states the lawsuit Source link
SoftBank has completed its $40 billion investment in OpenAI: Report
SoftBank has been building one of the largest private technology investment programmes in the world under founder and CEO Masayoshi Son Source link
Gig workers, delivery partners to take part in nationwide strike on December 31 over working conditions
Gig workers with platforms such as Swiggy, Zepto, Blinkit, Zomato, Amazon, and Flipkart are planning to take part in a nationwide strike on December 31 Source link
Science quiz: Chemistry’s foul fellows
Science quiz: Chemistry’s foul fellows Source link
Microbe might spark first stages of ulcerative colitis: new study
If future tests can confirm that distinct groups of UC patients harbour the toxin-producing Aeromonas strain, clinicians could classify patients by microbial subtype. In mice, antibodies that neutralised aerolysin prevented the onset of colitis, pointing to interventions focusing on the toxin as a possible strategy Source link