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AI teddy bear back on sale after shock sex talk
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/11/2025
» SINGAPORE — A teddy bear powered by artificial intelligence (AI) sold by a Singapore-based company is back on the shelves after researchers discovered it chats unprompted about sexual fetishes and other unsuitable topics.
Apple, Google restore TikTok app after assurances from Trump
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/02/2025
» WASHINGTON — Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google are restoring ByteDance Ltd's TikTok to their app stores on Thursday following assurances in a letter from United States Attorney General Pam Bondi that a ban would not immediately be enforced.
AI, LLMs still got those data blues
Life, James Hein, Published on 12/02/2025
» The past weeks have been very heavily tilted towards artificial intelligence (AI) news. Before I cover some of it, a reminder that generative AI (gAI) is not the same as General AI (G-AI). The former is where the model can make some inferences, the latter is an AI system that can perform just like a human across multiple subject areas.
DeepSeek puts ‘red scare’ into Silicon Valley
AFP, Published on 30/01/2025
» SAN FRANCISCO - The emergence of the DeepSeek chatbot has sent Silicon Valley into a frenzy, with calls to go faster on advancing artificial intelligence and beat communist-led China before it is too late.
Microsoft eyeing TikTok bid to keep app in US, says Trump
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/01/2025
» WASHINGTON — Microsoft Corporation is in talks to acquire the US arm of ByteDance Limited's TikTok, President Donald Trump said Monday night, without elaborating.
Trump downplays TikTok spying threat
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/01/2025
» President Donald Trump has downplayed the national security risk posed by TikTok, days after offering the social video app a reprieve from legislation that would have forced it to shut down in the United States.
Trump says he's open to Elon Musk or Larry Ellison purchasing TikTok
Bloomberg News, Published on 22/01/2025
» WASHINGTON — United States President Donald Trump said he would be open to billionaire supporter Elon Musk or Oracle Corp Chairman Larry Ellison purchasing social video application TikTok as part of a joint venture with the US government.
TikTok to 'go dark' in US
New York Times, Published on 18/01/2025
» WASHINGTON — TikTok said late Friday that its service would "go dark" for its 170 million American users Sunday because of a ban in the United States over fears that its Chinese ownership poses a threat to national security.
Apple in talks with Tencent, ByteDance to roll out AI features in China
Reuters, Published on 19/12/2024
» BEIJING — Apple is in talks with Tencent and TikTok owner ByteDance about integrating their artificial intelligence (AI) models into iPhones sold in China, according to three sources familiar with the matter.
TikTok sued by US for allegedly breaking kids’ privacy law
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/08/2024
» WASHINGTON - TikTok was sued by the United States for allegedly collecting data on children in violation of an online privacy act, three months after the popular video application sued the government over a law that could ban it across the country.