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Is a social media ban for teens the answer?

The Week - Jan 16, 2026 3:44pm EST

Live updates: Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland control push; Nobel Institute reacts after Machado gives away prize

Get live updates and the latest news as Donald Trump participates in a rural health roundtable.

NBC News - Jan 16, 2026 3:21pm EST

OpenAI has committed billions to recent chip deals. Some big names have been left out

OpenAI has inked multibillion-dollar deals with AI chipmakers including Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom and Cerebras.

CNBC - Jan 16, 2026 3:17pm EST

Linus may vibe code, but that doesn't make it best practice

Register UK - Jan 16, 2026 2:56pm EST

ChatGPT’s free ride is ending: Here’s what OpenAI plans for advertising on the chatbot

Toronto Star - Jan 16, 2026 2:45pm EST

OpenAI faces lawsuit over ChatGPT triggering user's 'delusional spiral' | Fox News Video

FOX Business correspondent Madison Alworth joins 'The Faulkner Focus' to discuss a lawsuit against OpenAI alleging user Allan Brooks had a 'delusional spiral' from obsessively using AI, leaving him 'suicidal, totally broken.'

Fox News - Jan 16, 2026 2:15pm EST

Tapping into new 'probabilistic computing' paradigm can make AI chips use much less power, scientists say

Live Science - Jan 16, 2026 1:27pm EST

Micron stock climbs as CEO highlights AI demand for memory

"We need more and more memory to address that demand," Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra told CNBC's Jim Cramer.

CNBC - Jan 16, 2026 1:17pm EST

Philippines unleashes blockchain bombshell: Govt projects get bulletproof tracking

Manila pioneers blockchain tech to track govt projects, budgets: how it works

Gulf News - Jan 16, 2026 12:55pm EST

Trump says he could impose tariffs on countries that oppose his goal of acquiring Greenland

Officials from Greenland and Denmark, which controls the semi-autonomous territory, as well as a host of major U.S. allies, have rejected Trump’s push.

NBC News - Jan 16, 2026 12:12pm EST

Minneapolis Police, Fire department reports reveal chaotic moments after ICE officer fatally shot Renee Good

The reports paint a vivid picture of the Jan. 7 shooting.

NBC News - Jan 16, 2026 12:05pm EST

Will regulators put a stop to Grok’s deepfake porn images of real people?

The Week - Jan 16, 2026 11:57am EST

Health department to launch study on cellphone radiation

The FDA also took down old webpages saying cellphones are not dangerous.

NBC News - Jan 16, 2026 11:33am EST

Elon Musk’s X Down for Tens of Thousands Globally

Deccan Chronicle - Jan 16, 2026 11:21am EST

AI chip trade, Saks' bankruptcy woes, Trump's health-care plan and more in Morning Squawk

Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.

CNBC - Jan 16, 2026 11:17am EST

Major outage hits social media platform X

San Francisco: X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, suffered a massive technical failure on Friday, resulting in a total blackout f...

Peninsula Qatar - Jan 16, 2026 10:48am EST

AI and race for chips set to make daily gadgets costlier

Rising memory chip costs driven by AI and high-performance computing are expected to raise prices of smartphones, laptops and televisions by 4–8% in the coming months.

First Post - Jan 16, 2026 10:36am EST

X still allows users to post sexualised images by Grok AI tool: The Guardian

Discover the ongoing controversy as X continues to allow the posting of sexualized images generated by the Grok AI tool, despite promises of moderation. Learn about the Guardian's findings and the implications for user safety.

Gulf News - Jan 16, 2026 10:20am EST

Social media time does not increase teenagers’ mental health problems – study

Guardian UK - Jan 16, 2026 10:18am EST

Windows App breaks logins with first 2026 security patch

Register UK - Jan 16, 2026 10:11am EST

Ashley St Clair, mother of Elon Musk's child, sues xAI over Grok deepfakes

The parent company of X and Grok, xAI, launched a counter-suit saying she had violated its terms of service.

BBC News - Jan 16, 2026 9:12am EST

Verizon Offers $20 Credit to Customers Impacted by Outage

Verizon is now offering a $20 credit to customers impacted by the massive service outage on Wednesday. The outage lasted more than 10 hours, disrupting cellular and data services for tens of thousands of customers. The credit can be redeemed on the My Verizon app.

NBC News - Jan 16, 2026 8:42am EST

FTC urged to examine Trump Mobile marketing

Register UK - Jan 16, 2026 8:35am EST

ISS SOS: The plan to leave a doomed space station - quickly

Astronauts orbiting the Earth are drilled to deal with the worst possible scenarios. That includes having to leave a doomed space station – quickly.

BBC News - Jan 16, 2026 8:10am EST