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Indonesia temporarily blocks Grok chatbot over risk of AI‑generated sexual imagery — I.guim.co.uk

Indonesia temporarily blocks Grok chatbot over risk of AI‑generated sexual imagery

Indonesia has temporarily blocked Elon Musk's Grok chatbot over the risk of AI‑generated pornographic content, becoming the first country to deny access to the tool. xAI, the startup behind Grok, said it was restricting image generation and editing to paying subscribers while it tried to fix safeguard

Choquequirao: a quieter 15th-century Inca site near Machu Picchu — Static.independent.co.uk

Choquequirao: a quieter 15th-century Inca site near Machu Picchu

Independent.co reports Choquequirao, a 15th-century Inca hilltop city roughly 31 miles from Machu Picchu as the crow flies, offers a far quieter alternative to the overcrowded Machu Picchu; it is three times the size of Machu Picchu but only partially excavated. The site receives about the same number of

CES 2026: Nvidia’s Rubin, AMD’s Ryzen AI and a surge of robotics on the Las Vegas show floor — Techcrunch.com

CES 2026: Nvidia’s Rubin, AMD’s Ryzen AI and a surge of robotics on the Las Vegas show floor

CES 2026 wound down in Las Vegas after a week of product and research updates from major vendors and startups alike. Tech companies including Nvidia, AMD, Razer and others used Unveiled and the main show floor to highlight AI work, with physical AI and robotics particularly prominent. Nvidia’s CEO

Nasdaq and CME rebrand Nasdaq Crypto Index as Nasdaq-CME Crypto Index — Images.cointelegraph.com

Nasdaq and CME rebrand Nasdaq Crypto Index as Nasdaq-CME Crypto Index

The Nasdaq Stock Exchange and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group have joined forces to unify their crypto indexes, rebranding the Nasdaq Crypto Index (NCI) as the Nasdaq-CME Crypto Index, Cointelegraph reported. Spokespersons for Nasdaq confirmed to Cointelegraph that the NCI benchmark includes Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), XRP (XRP), Solana

After losing a finished novel, writer found comfort in reading two books at once — Api.time.com

After losing a finished novel, writer found comfort in reading two books at once

An essay in Time recounts that when the author was 25 and living in New York City they spilled water on their computer, lost their completed first novel and, searching for consolation, walked to a bookstore looking for a new book. The author describes splitting reading into “day books” — works

Judge Rules Salt‑N‑Pepa Never Owned Early Master Recordings — Static01.nyt.com

Judge Rules Salt‑N‑Pepa Never Owned Early Master Recordings

A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that the hip‑hop group Salt‑N‑Pepa cannot regain the copyrights to the master recordings of its earliest music, including the 1980s hit “Push It,” because it never owned that intellectual property.

USDC overtakes USDT in 2025 transfer volume driven by Solana growth — Assets.beincrypto.com

USDC overtakes USDT in 2025 transfer volume driven by Solana growth

Beincrypto reports that Circle’s USDC processed $18.3 trillion in transfers in 2025, surpassing Tether’s USDT which processed $13.2 trillion and marking the first time USDC has overtaken USDT in annual transaction volume. According to Artemis Analytics, the $18.3 trillion versus $13.2 trillion result represents

Why the Netflix film changed Emily Henry’s People We Meet on Vacation — Static01.nyt.com

Why the Netflix film changed Emily Henry’s People We Meet on Vacation

Emily Henry and actors Emily Bader and Tom Blyth discussed why the Netflix adaptation of Henry’s novel People We Meet on Vacation differs from the book and raised the possibility of spinoffs, in a conversation held over a video call in December; the film premiered on Friday. Henry, whose

Elton John's 'Bennie and the Jets' Nearly Pulled but Became a #1 Hit — Static0.colliderimages.com

Elton John's 'Bennie and the Jets' Nearly Pulled but Became a #1 Hit

Collider reports Elton John's song "Bennie and the Jets" was nearly pulled by John, who reportedly believed releasing it as a single would be a massive failure, but heavy airplay in the Detroit area helped the track gain recognition instead. Released in 1974 on his seventh

Golden Globes preview: 'One Battle After Another' likely to lead Sunday ceremony — Static01.nyt.com

Golden Globes preview: 'One Battle After Another' likely to lead Sunday ceremony

The Golden Globes will be held Sunday at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills and broadcast on CBS or streamed on Paramount+ Premium, and the ceremony is expected to be dominated by Paul Thomas Anderson’s "One Battle After Another," The New York Times' awards columnist Kyle

Congress moves to reverse Trump’s proposed cuts to federal science funding — Static01.nyt.com

Congress moves to reverse Trump’s proposed cuts to federal science funding

Congress is racing to undo thousands of cuts to federal science programs that President Trump proposed last year, with the Senate Appropriations Committee releasing a bipartisan package this week that largely scraps the administration’s planned reductions and the House voting to approve the package. The White House had sought

Dyche criticises Nottingham Forest after FA Cup exit to Wrexham — Assets.goal.com

Dyche criticises Nottingham Forest after FA Cup exit to Wrexham

According to Goal, Sean Dyche lambasted his Nottingham Forest side after they were knocked out of the FA Cup third round by Wrexham at the Racecourse Group, losing 4-3 on penalties. Forest fell 2-0 behind inside 40 minutes through Liberato Cacace and Oliver Rathbone before Dyche made changes and his

Nicolai Tangen raised profile of Norway’s $2.1 trillion fund with podcast

Nicolai Tangen, chief executive of Norges Bank Investment Management, has raised the public profile of Norway’s $2.1 trillion sovereign wealth fund through media appearances and a weekly podcast that has made him widely known. Mr. Tangen began the more public approach after becoming chief executive in 2020 and

Heated Rivalry’s quick rise surprises TV executives — Static01.nyt.com

Heated Rivalry’s quick rise surprises TV executives

The first season of Heated Rivalry, a Canadian series streaming on HBO Max, has continued to build momentum since it ended two weeks ago, drawing dozens of mostly young fans to the marquee of The Tonight Show in Midtown Manhattan to see star Hudson Williams. The show, about a pair

Michael Mann’s Heat 2 moves forward with filming slated for Summer 2026 — Static0.moviewebimages.com

Michael Mann’s Heat 2 moves forward with filming slated for Summer 2026

Movieweb reports that Michael Mann’s Heat 2 is officially moving forward after years in limbo, now set up at Amazon MGM Studios’ United Artists with principal photography slated for Summer 2026 and a 2027 release being eyed. The project moved off Warner Bros after delays tied to the pandemic

Trump mixes softer rhetoric for some immigrants with threats to citizenship, he told The New York Times — Static01.nyt.com

Trump mixes softer rhetoric for some immigrants with threats to citizenship, he told The New York Times

In an interview with The New York Times, President Trump said his administration was examining criteria for stripping some naturalized Americans of their citizenship, defended an ICE agent who killed a woman in Minneapolis and offered no regrets about aggressive enforcement tactics, while at times adopting a softer tone toward

Three stylists’ nine Amazon-ready fashion trends for 2026 — People.com

Three stylists’ nine Amazon-ready fashion trends for 2026

People reports that stylists Cynthia Kennedy, Chelsea Hollenbeck and Dale Volpe identified nine fashion trends to shop on Amazon for 2026. They singled out elevated knits, metallic sneakers, baggy jeans, statement jewelry, slouchy yet structured bags, luxe textures, loafer mules, fresh plaids and refreshed loungewear, citing items from brands including

James Traub finds U.S. civic education failing as many students learn little — Static01.nyt.com

James Traub finds U.S. civic education failing as many students learn little

In a New York Times review, Mark Lilla reports on James Traub’s book, The Cradle of Citizenship, in which Traub—after visiting publicly funded schools across the United States in the 2023–2024 academic year—concludes that the central crisis in civic education is not which historical narratives are

Greenland leaders reject US push for control in blunt joint statement — Static.independent.co.uk

Greenland leaders reject US push for control in blunt joint statement

Independent.co reports that Greenlandic party leaders have unequivocally dismissed Donald Trump’s repeated proposals for the United States to take control of the Arctic island, saying in a joint statement on Friday night: "We don't want to be Americans, we don't want to be

ZDNET: Lenovo LOQ 15AHP10 is a capable midrange gaming laptop for work and play — Zdnet.com

ZDNET: Lenovo LOQ 15AHP10 is a capable midrange gaming laptop for work and play

ZDNET reviewed Lenovo’s LOQ 15AHP10 and found it delivers smooth 1080p gaming while also serving as a reliable everyday productivity machine. The review unit included an AMD Ryzen 7 2500 processor, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 and 32GB of RAM, and ZDNET said the laptop handled AAA titles such

Dara and Alexia dine at The Trafalgar and continue to a nearby pub — I.guim.co.uk

Dara and Alexia dine at The Trafalgar and continue to a nearby pub

Dara and Alexia met for a blind date at The Trafalgar in London SW3 and later went to a nearby pub for a couple more drinks. First impressions were warm: Dara called Alexia "very smiley and easy to talk to" and Alexia said Dara seemed friendly and had

Ten years since David Bowie’s death, his legacy remains undiminished — Api.time.com

Ten years since David Bowie’s death, his legacy remains undiminished

Time reports this week marks 10 years since the death of the musician, actor, unlikely internet pioneer, and occasional artist David Bowie; his final album, the masterly Blackstar, was released two days before he died. Bowie left 26 studio albums and a career marked by both towering highs and notable

Martin Roemers’ Homo Mobilis photographs people with their vehicles worldwide — I.guim.co.uk

Martin Roemers’ Homo Mobilis photographs people with their vehicles worldwide

Martin Roemers’ Homo Mobilis is a book-length series of portraits that pairs people with the vehicles they drive, photographed across countries including the US, India, Ukraine, Senegal, the Czech Republic, China and the Netherlands. Roemers photographs an eclectic range of transport — cars, trucks, campervans, invalid trikes, handcarts, minibuses, people‑carriers,

Spot Bitcoin ETFs Post $681M Outflows in First Week of 2026 — Images.cointelegraph.com

Spot Bitcoin ETFs Post $681M Outflows in First Week of 2026

Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $681 million of net outflows in the first full trading week of 2026, according to data from SoSoValue. The funds saw four consecutive days of net outflows between Tuesday and Friday that outweighed inflows earlier in the week. The largest daily redemption was $486 million

Binance Blockchain Week points to Dubai as a leading crypto hub — Assets.beincrypto.com

Binance Blockchain Week points to Dubai as a leading crypto hub

Beincrypto reported that Binance Blockchain Week (BBW) in Dubai signalled a shift in the industry’s centre of gravity, portraying the city as a major hub for what some participants called the “4th Technology Revolution.” The coverage highlighted three dominant narratives at BBW: the rise of real‑world assets (RWA)