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Traders are preparing for the kickoff of earnings season, with major Wall Street banks set to report results in the days ahead.
CNBC - Jan 12, 2026 6:30am EST
Woodpeckers’ Secret Strength Revealed—Plus, Flu Surge, AI Sleep Predictions and CES 2026 Trends
Why flu cases are spiking, how AI predicts disease from your sleep, and what surprising biomechanics lie behind woodpeckers’ powerful pecks.
Scientific American - Jan 12, 2026 6:25am EST
Malaysia joins Indonesia in suspending Elon Musk's Grok over nonconsensual sexualized AI images
Business Insider - Jan 12, 2026 6:09am EST
Trump threatens to sideline Exxon from Venezuela's oil: 'They're playing too cute’
His comments come shortly after Exxon CEO Darren Woods said the Venezuelan market is "uninvestable" in its current state.
CNBC - Jan 12, 2026 5:21am EST
Malaysia, Indonesia first to block Musk's Grok over AI deepfakes
Malaysia and Indonesia have become the first nations to suspend access to Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk's xAI,...
Daily Sabah - Jan 12, 2026 5:10am EST
Weight Loss Drugs Like Zepbound Could Help Treat Arthritis, Trial Shows
Gizmodo - Jan 12, 2026 5:09am EST
Google's Gemini seeks edge in AI for online shopping
Washington, United States: Google on Sunday unveiled a new iteration of its professional Gemini AI suite geared toward online retail, seeking to creat...
Peninsula Qatar - Jan 12, 2026 4:35am EST
Meta Shuts 550,000 Accounts on Australia’s U-16 Social Media Ban
Deccan Chronicle - Jan 12, 2026 4:21am EST
Elon Musk's X To Open Source New Algorithm in 7 Days
Deccan Chronicle - Jan 12, 2026 3:51am EST
Microsoft denies rumours of 22,000 job cuts, calls reports ‘100% made up’
Rumors of massive layoffs at Microsoft, claiming up to 22,000 jobs could be axed in January 2026, have been denied by the tech giant. Chief communications officer Frank Shaw publicly dismissed the reports as being entirely untrue.
First Post - Jan 12, 2026 3:51am EST
Apple Leads Global Smartphone Market With 20% Share in 2025, Says Counterpoint
Deccan Chronicle - Jan 12, 2026 3:34am EST
Grok AI: Malaysia and Indonesia block X chatbot over sexually explicit deepfakes
Sexualised images of real people generated by Grok have circulated on X in recent weeks.
BBC News - Jan 12, 2026 2:55am EST
Landmark Myanmar Rohingya genocide case to open at U.N.'s top court
Myanmar rejects accusations of killings, mass rape and arson amid a 2017 military offensive that forced at least 730,000 members of the mostly Muslim minority group into Bangladesh.
NBC News - Jan 12, 2026 2:37am EST
George Floyd and Renee Good: 5 years between Minneapolis videos, and confusion has increased
ABC News - Jan 12, 2026 2:30am EST
Malaysia, Indonesia become first to block Musk's Grok over AI deepfakes
NPR - Jan 12, 2026 2:23am EST
Malaysia and Indonesia block Elon Musk's Grok due to nonconsensual sexual content
Malaysia and Indonesia blocked access to Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok over the weekend due to concerns that the tool was being used to generate sexually explicit and obscene content.
CNBC - Jan 12, 2026 1:26am EST
Golden Globes 2026: Everything you missed from this year's awards show
Follow live updates as Nikki Glaser hosts the 2026 Golden Globes. See red carpet looks from this year’s nominees and follow all the winners from tonight’s awards event.
NBC News - Jan 12, 2026 12:20am EST
Malaysia Restricts Access to Grok AI as Backlash Over Sexualised Images Widens
Deccan Chronicle - Jan 11, 2026 11:53pm EST
Inside Google’s plan to let AI bots shop for you — retailers sign on
Discover Google's groundbreaking Universal Commerce Protocol, unveiled at NRF 2026, which empowers AI agents to handle the entire shopping journey autonomously. Explore how major retailers like Walmart and Shopify are embracing this shift towards agentic commerce.
Gulf News - Jan 11, 2026 11:50pm EST
Walmart teams up with Google's Gemini to make it easier for shoppers to find and buy products
The retail giant also has a similar deal with OpenAI's ChatGPT and has its own AI-powered chatbot, Sparky.
CNBC - Jan 11, 2026 11:33pm EST