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Microsoft president says milk faces more regulation than AI

Microsoft president says milk faces more regulation than AI

LONDON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Artificial Intelligence needs urgent global regulation with independent evaluators able to vet new developments, the…

October 12, 2026

IMF says AI investment keeps global growth around 3%, with major Asia benefits

By Andrea Shalal and Rae Wee BANGKOK, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Strong investment in AI infrastructure is keeping global growth…

October 12, 2026

Productivity gains from AI could help offset Asia's ageing population problem, IMF says

By Rae Wee BANGKOK, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence could help offset Asia's shrinking workforce as some countries' populations…

October 12, 2026

Intel CEO says Chinese frontier AI model adoption has been 'very fast'

SINGAPORE, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan said on Monday that the token costs of Chinese frontier AI…

October 12, 2026

Telecom stocks in Australia, NZ slide after SpaceX spectrum deal

By Kumar Tanishk Oct 12 (Reuters) - Telecom stocks in Australia and New Zealand tumbled on Monday after SpaceX's acquisition…

October 12, 2026

Sleep, nonnas and irony – maxxing the 'maxxing' trend in social media

Berlin (dpa) – We may be "nonnamaxxing" as we embrace life at a slower pace, like Italian grannies. Or we…

October 12, 2026

Broadcom CEO says biggest hurdle in AI-fuelled tech growth is capital, not memory chips

SINGAPORE, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Broadcom CEO Hock Tan said on Monday that capital will be the biggest constraint facing…

October 12, 2026

IMF says AI investment keeps global growth around 3%, with major Asia benefits

By Andrea Shalal and Rae Wee BANGKOK, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Strong investment in AI infrastructure is keeping global growth…

October 12, 2026

IMF says AI investment keeps global growth around 3%, with major Asia benefits

By Andrea Shalal and Rae Wee BANGKOK, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Strong investment in AI infrastructure is keeping global growth…

October 12, 2026

Singapore's President warns of AI's risk to employment for fresh graduates

BANGKOK, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Singapore President Tharman Shanmugaratnam said governments across the world should address the pressing issue of…

October 12, 2026