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Character.AI chatbots encouraged users to cut and starve themselves, Kentucky alleges

Character.AI chatbots encouraged users to cut and starve themselves, Kentucky alleges

By Jeff Horwitz Oct 8 (Reuters) - Chatbots created by AI companion company Character.AI sometimes advised users to cut, starve…

October 9, 2026

US, European telecom stocks slide as SpaceX spectrum deal rattles sector

Oct 9 (Reuters) - US and European telecom stocks tumbled on Friday after SpaceX's acquisition of low-band spectrum heightened concerns…

October 9, 2026

Nvidia-backed Firmus scraps $5 billion Australia IPO amid growing AI scrutiny

By Scott Murdoch and Christine Chen SYDNEY, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Australia's Firmus, a data centre operator backed by Nvidia,…

October 9, 2026

Russia's Yandex says second data centre hit by drone attack

Oct 9 (Reuters) - Russian technology and AI company Yandex said on Friday that several modules at its data centre…

October 9, 2026

Nvidia-backed Firmus scraps $5 billion Australia IPO amid growing AI scrutiny

By Scott Murdoch and Christine Chen SYDNEY, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Australia's Firmus, a data centre operator backed by Nvidia,…

October 9, 2026

SK's Chey vows to build Gwangju chip plants as fast as possible, no start date set

SEOUL, Oct 9 (Reuters) - SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won said on Friday that chipmaker SK Hynix plans to build…

October 9, 2026

Explainer-The skilled foreign tech workers' green card program under attack from Trump

By Deborah Mary Sophia and Jaspreet Singh Oct 8 (Reuters) - The US government said on Thursday it is suspending…

October 9, 2026

Apple cuts iPhone 18 Pro orders due to soft demand, Nikkei Asia reports

Oct 9 (Reuters) - Apple has told some of its suppliers to cut production of components for its newly launched…

October 9, 2026

Trump administration freezes green cards for Microsoft, IT firms, probes universities

By Akash Sriram and Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - The US suspended Microsoft, major IT outsourcers and software…

October 9, 2026

SoftBank seeks up to $100 billion from Gulf investors for AI push, FT reports

Oct 9 (Reuters) - SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son is seeking to raise up to $100 billion from Gulf investors to…

October 9, 2026