Jan 28 (Reuters) - Amazon said on Wednesday it was cutting 16,000 jobs worldwide in the second major round of layoffs at the company in three months, as it restructures after pandemic-era over-hiring and expands the adoption of artificial intelligence tools. Read full story

The proposed Mandatory Standards will introduce key measures to enhance the security, integrity and accountability of prepaid SIM registrations. Read full story

Teens and tweens were split Jan 27 over a looming ban on social media for under-15s in France, with some admitting the risks of overuse while others laughed off the measure and vowed to dodge it. Read full story

As a Navy mathematician in the 1950s and beyond, she played an unheralded but foundational role in making possible the global satellite-based mapping system. Read full story

SEOUL, Jan 28 (Reuters) - South Korea's SK Hynix said on Wednesday that quarterly profit more than doubled to a record, comfortably beating forecasts on relentless demand for artificial intelligence that has lifted prices for both advanced and conventional memory chips. Read full story

CelcomDigi has introduced new 5G prepaid mobile Internet passes for users who want to stay connected all day. Read full story

As France moves one step closer to banning social media for children, the European Union is seriously considering whether it's time for the bloc to follow suit. Read full story

Censorship claims, technical problems and a report of a surge in app deletions are just some of the challenges TikTok is facing as it adjusts to a new ownership structure in the United States that was finalised last week. Read full story

Jan 28 (Reuters) - ASML reported stronger-than-expected bookings in the fourth quarter on Wednesday, with the world's largest supplier of computer chip equipment receiving more orders as companies boosted investment in AI chipmaking capacity. Read full story

Apple has announced that its hypertension notifications feature is available in Malaysia starting today (Jan 28) for users with Apple Watch Series 9, Apple Watch Ultra 2, or later models. Read full story

Jan 28 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's SpaceX is weighing a mid-June initial public offering, aiming to raise as much as $50 billion at a valuation of roughly $1.5 trillion, the Financial Times said on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Read full story

As the new robot called Sprout walks around a Manhattan office, nodding its rectangular head, lifting its windshield wiper-like "eyebrows" and offering to shake your hand with its grippers, it looks nothing like the sleek and intimidating humanoids built by companies like Tesla. Read full story

The death in August of Raphael Graven, alias Jean Pormanove, live on the 200,000-follower video channel he shared with Owen Cenazandotti and Safine Hamadi shocked France and drew the ire of government ministers. Read full story

Jan 27 (Reuters) - Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg approved allowing minors to access AI chatbot companions that safety staffers warned were capable of sexual interactions, according to internal Meta documents filed in a New Mexico state court case and made public Monday. Read full story

Jan 27 (Reuters) - Britain's Revolut said on Tuesday that it has officially launched full banking operations in Mexico, marking its first bank established outside of Europe as the fintech accelerates its expansion into high-growth markets. Read full story

Jan 27 (Reuters) - U.S. dollar-backed crypto tokens known as stablecoins could pull around $500 billion in deposits out of U.S. banks by the end of 2028, Standard Chartered estimated on Tuesday - new analysis that could intensify a fight between banks and crypto companies over legislation to set rules for the digital asset sector. Read full story

WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - TikTok agreed to settle a landmark lawsuit on social media addiction on Tuesday, according to one of the plaintiff's lawyers, the same day the trial was due to start against two remaining companies. Read full story

Jan 27 (Reuters) - Pinterest will trim less than 15% of its workforce, the social media platform said on Tuesday, as it plans to reallocate resources to its artificial intelligence-focused roles and strategy. Read full story

WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Meta's WhatsApp messaging service is offering users an advanced security mode, joining a growing number of U.S. tech firms that are letting users opt into stronger protections against hackers in exchange for a more restrictive experience. Read full story

Jan 27 (Reuters) - Cloudflare shares surged about 14% premarket on Tuesday as social media buzz around the "Clawdbot" AI agent rekindled investor enthusiasm for the company's tools that help run the technology. Read full story

Jan 27 (Reuters) - Facebook parent Meta Platforms will pay Gorilla Glass maker Corning up to $6 billion over the next several years in a deal to provide fiber-optic cables for its AI data centers, the companies said on Tuesday. Read full story

LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The UK's Financial Conduct Authority on Tuesday launched a review into the impact of advanced artificial intelligence on retail financial markets and consumers. Read full story

LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The British government said on Tuesday it had recruited a team of artificial intelligence specialists to build AI tools to improve transport, public safety and defence, using funding from Meta. Read full story

Three of the world's biggest tech companies face a landmark trial in Los Angeles starting this week over claims that their platforms Meta's Instagram, ByteDance's TikTok and Google's YouTube deliberately addict and harm children. Read full story

Although Ubisoft has slashed around 3,000 jobs in recent years, shrinking headcount to 17,000 worldwide, almost none of the cuts had fallen in its home country. Read full story

As the world marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan 27, experts warn that such AI-generated content whether produced as clickbait for commercial gain, or for political motives threatens efforts to preserve the memory of Nazi crimes. Read full story

Executives, investors and engineers are speaking out against the Trump administration after the killings of Alex Pretti and another protester in moves reminiscent of Silicon Valley a decade ago. Read full story

WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - California Governor Gavin Newsom accused TikTok on Monday of suppressing content critical of President Donald Trump as he launched a review to decide if its content moderation practices violated state law, while the platform cited a systems failure. Read full story

SINGAPORE, Jan 27 (Reuters) - U.S. memory chipmaker Micron Technology said on Tuesday it plans to build a $24-billion chip manufacturing plant in Singapore, as it races to boost output in the face of an acute global shortage. Read full story

Ricursive Intelligence, founded by two former Google researchers and valued at US$4bil, is among several efforts to automate the creation of artificial intelligence. Read full story

The EU on Jan 26 hit Elon Musk's X with an investigation over AI chatbot Grok's generation of sexualised deepfake images of women and minors, in the latest step of an international backlash against the tool. Read full story

WhatsApp is set to face greater EU scrutiny after the European Commission on Monday added the platform to its list of digital firms big enough to face stricter content rules. Read full story

Jan 26 (Reuters) - Heated political rhetoric over the fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen by immigration agents in Minneapolis on Saturday spilled into Silicon Valley as partners at an influential venture firm distanced themselves from a colleague who defended the killing. Read full story

Jan 26 (Reuters) - VinFast has partnered with AI firm Autobrains to develop advanced autonomous driving technology, including a low-cost "Robo-car" system, the companies said on Monday, potentially boosting the Vietnamese EV maker's self-driving tech push. Read full story

NEW YORK, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Nike says it is investigating a potential data breach, after a group known for cyber attacks reportedly claimed to have leaked a trove of data related to its business operations. Read full story

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Microsoft on Monday unveiled the second generation of its in-house artificialintelligence chip, along with software tools that take aim at one of Nvidia's biggest competitive advantages with developers. Read full story

BRUSSELS, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The European Commission on Monday said it had formally designated Meta's WhatsApp as a "very large platform" under the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA), making it more responsible for tackling illegal and harmful content. Read full story

Jan 26 (Reuters) - Google agreed to pay $68 million to settle a lawsuit claiming that its voice-activated assistant spied inappropriately on smartphone users, violating their privacy. Read full story

Jan 26 (Reuters) - Nvidia has invested $2 billion in CoreWeave, becoming the AI infrastructure provider's second-largest shareholder, as the companies expand their partnership to boost data center capacity in the United States. Read full story

LONDON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The European Commission has launched an investigation into Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok over the production of explicit imagery, Regina Doherty, a member of the European parliament representing Ireland, said in a statement on Monday. Read full story