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Grok in the crosshairs as EU launches deepfake porn probeIN THE SPOTLIGHT The European Union has officially begun investigating Elon Musk’s proprietary AI, as regulators zero in on Grok’s porn problem and its impact continent-wide
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‘But being a “hot” country does not make you a good country’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
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Why have homicide rates reportedly plummeted in the last year?Today’s Big Question There could be more to the story than politics
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Has Google burst the Nvidia bubble?Today’s Big Question The world’s most valuable company faces a challenge from Google, as companies eye up ‘more specialised’ and ‘less power-hungry’ alternatives
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Is Apple’s Tim Cook about to retire?Today's Big Question A departure could come early next year
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How the online world relies on AWS cloud serversThe Explainer Chaos caused by Monday’s online outage shows that ‘when AWS sneezes, half the internet catches the flu’
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iPhone Air: Thinness comes at a high priceFeature Apple’s new iPhone is its thinnest yet but is it worth the higher price and weaker battery life?
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Is the UK government getting too close to Big Tech?Today’s Big Question US-UK tech pact, supported by Nvidia and OpenAI, is part of Silicon Valley drive to ‘lock in’ American AI with US allies
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Google: A monopoly past its prime?Feature Google’s antitrust case ends with a slap on the wrist as courts struggle to keep up with the tech industry’s rapid changes
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South Korea's divide over allowing Google MapsTalking Points The country is one of few modern democracies where the app doesn't work
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Google avoids the worst in antitrust rulingSpeed Read A federal judge rejected the government's request to break up Google