Malaysia suspends access to Musk's Grok AI: regulator
WorldMalaysia suspended access to Elon Musk's chatbot Grok over AI-generated pornographic content, the country's tech regulator said on Sunday.
Australia to prioritise antimony, gallium, rare earths in A$1.2 billion reserve
WorldMELBOURNE -- Australia will prioritise antimony, gallium and rare earth elements as part of its A$1.2 billion ($802 million) strategic reserve, it said on Monday, as its Treasurer Jim Chalmers prepares to join a G7 meeting to discuss critical minerals.
Germany's Merz heads to India to bolster trade, security ties
WorldGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz left for India on Sunday for a visit to bolster economic and security ties between the top EU economy and the Asian population giant.
Japan sets sail on rare earth hunt as China tightens supplies
WorldSHIZUOKA, Japan - A Japanese mining ship departed on Monday for a remote coral atoll to probe mud rich in rare earths, part of Tokyo's drive to curb its reliance on China for critical minerals as Beijing tightens supply.
Fed's Powell says Trump administration has threatened him with a criminal indictment
WorldWASHINGTON -- The Trump administration has threatened to indict Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over Congressional testimony he gave last summer about a Fed building project, an action Powell called a "pretext" to gain more influence over the central bank and monetary policy.
AI toys look for bright side after troubled start
WorldToy makers at the Consumer Electronics Show were adamant about being careful to ensure that their fun creations infused with generative artificial intelligence don't turn naughty.
Human remains found amid Australia bushfires, police say
WorldSYDNEY - Human remains were found in Australia's southeast where bushfires raging for days have razed buildings, cut power to thousands of homes and burned swathes of bushland, police said on Sunday.
Ethiopia begins $12.5 billion construction of 'Africa's biggest airport'
WorldBISHOFTU, Ethiopia - Ethiopian Airlines on Saturday officially started a $12.5 billion construction project for what officials say will be Africa's biggest airport when completed in 2030 in the Ethiopian town of Bishoftu.
Magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes off Indonesia's Talaud Islands, GFZ says
WorldJAKARTA - An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck off the coast of Indonesia's Talaud Islands on Saturday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said.
Germany plans measures to combat harmful AI image manipulation
WorldGermany's justice ministry plans to present measures in the near future that would allow authorities to more effectively combat the use of artificial intelligence to manipulate images in ways that violate personal rights, a spokesperson said on Friday.
