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Meta bans TikTok ads on its platforms in US

Meta bans TikTok ads on its platforms in US

By Rishabh Jaiswal and Mrinmay Dey Oct 8 (Reuters) - Facebook and Instagram-owner Meta has banned advertisements by ByteDance, the…

October 9, 2026

Meta bans TikTok from advertising on its apps, Bloomberg News reports

Oct 8 (Reuters) - Meta banned advertisements in the US from ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, Bloomberg News…

October 9, 2026

Exclusive-AI surveillance startup Flock Safety to cut several hundred jobs amid backlash, sources say

By Krystal Hu and Helen Coster Oct 8 (Reuters) - Flock Safety plans to let go of about 18% of…

October 9, 2026

Nvidia-backed Firmus scraps $5 billion Australian IPO on weak demand

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

October 9, 2026

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

Australian Nvidia-backed AI data centre operator Firmus scraps $5 billion IPO

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

October 9, 2026

Lawmakers raise alarm at Google plan to acquire Spirit Airlines data for AI models

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - More than 120 US lawmakers raised concerns on Thursday about a deal…

October 9, 2026

SpaceX takes aim at US wireless carriers with spectrum acquisition

Oct 8 (Reuters) - SpaceX struck a deal on Thursday to acquire a nationwide low-band spectrum portfolio, positioning Elon Musk's…

October 9, 2026

SpaceX takes aim at US wireless carriers with spectrum acquisition

Oct 8 (Reuters) - SpaceX struck a deal on Thursday to acquire a nationwide low-band spectrum portfolio, positioning Elon Musk's…

October 9, 2026

SpaceX to acquire spectrum that enables Starlink Mobile services

Oct 8 (Reuters) - SpaceX announced on Thursday an agreement to acquire a nationwide low-band spectrum license portfolio that will…

October 9, 2026