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Hong Kong’s Chinese-language newspaper Ming Pao to cease operations in Canada

Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao is winding up its operations in Canada by the end of this month, marking the closure of all newsrooms run by the city’s major print publications in the North American coun...

2dSouth China Morning Postworld_newsImpact

Grok stops users from making sexualized AI images after global backlash

Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images Grok will no longer be allowed to create AI photos of real people in sexualized or revealing clothing, after widespread global backlash. "We have implem...

1dBusiness InsiderTechnologyImpact

Vance to meet Danish and Greenlandic officials in Washington on Wednesday

US Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to meet Denmark’s foreign minister and Greenland’s counterpart in Washington this Wednesday to discuss the Arctic island, a semiautonomous territory of Denmark,...

1dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Meta Shuts 3 VR Studios and Lays Off Hundreds of Devs as It Pivots From Virtual Reality and the Metaverse to AI

Meta is laying off around 10% of staff at its Reality Labs division as part of sweeping cuts set to affect more than 1,000 people. This includes the closure of a number of VR-first studios, such as Tw...

1dIGNTechnologyImpact

We tried CES 2026’s best and weirdest products, ask us anything!

The Verge CES ground crew posing for a group photo in the Linq Promenade during CES 2026. We spent last week running to meetings, demos, and the convention floors to see as much as we could at CES 202...

2dThe VergeTechnologyImpact

Death of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's son sheds light on Nigeria's quality of care

An investigation has been ordered into the circumstance under which the toddler son of the award-winning Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie died at a leading hospital in Lagos. The writer has b...

2dFrance 24HealthImpact

France's far-right Le Pen appeals graft conviction with 2027 presidential bid on the line

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen is set to return to court on Tuesday to appeal a graft conviction, with her 2027 presidential ambitions hanging in the balance. Le Pen was banned from standing fo...

2dFrance 24PoliticsImpact

Space telescopes capture breathtaking galactic hug | Space photo of the day for Jan. 8, 2026

Both NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory caught these two galaxies in a close embrace....

Jan 8Space.comScience

Alibaba reaffirms open-source AI commitment as tech giant hails Qwen achievements

Alibaba Group Holding’s artificial intelligence strategy is defined by a commitment to open-source models, the company said on Tuesday, following a year of soaring adoption for its suite of AI service...

2dSouth China Morning PostTechnology

How to de-risk from America

There is no precedent of a dominant power abandoning its primacy, as Trump is doing...

2dFinancial TimesPolitics

A new Ukrainian way of intercepting drones midair looks like a fishing rod in the sky

The 46th Separate Air Mobile Brigade showcased a clip of a drone with a fishing rod-style device trying to take down enemy quadcopters. Red annotation by Business Insider. 46th Separate Air Mobile Bri...

2dBusiness InsiderTechnologyImpact

Brands that skimp on social media marketing do so at their own peril

Learning app Duolingo has 17 million followers on TikTok where its mascot Duo is a social-media celebrity. Isa Foltin/TikTok via Getty Images Social media is more important than ever for US retail sit...

1dBusiness Insidereconomics

How Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 Aims to Reignite the Fires of War – IGN First

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War has been in hibernation since 2017, and its most recent installment was far from universally well-received. So when King Art Games was handed the task of bringing it back...

2dIGNEntertainmentImpact

I'm an American who lived in Ireland for a year. Everyone who visited me used this packing list — and thanked me later.

As someone who lived there for a year, I know what to pack for a trip to Ireland. Hannah Kennedy As an American who spent a year living in Ireland , I've created a great packing list for visitors. To ...

1dBusiness Insiderlifestyle

2 military influencers say they never planned to have an online following, but standard recruiting efforts weren't working

Tyler Butterworth (left) and John Howell (right) have built a following on social media as military influencers. Jake Gabbard / Business Insider Army soldiers Tyler Butterworth and John Howell use soc...

15hBusiness InsidersocietyImpact

Microsoft scrambles to quell fury around its new AI data centers

It looks like the wave of campaigns against data centers are getting under big tech companies' skin - and Microsoft is the latest giant to promise to address frustrations on the ground in communities ...

2dThe VergeTechnologyImpact

Uber and DoorDash delivery workers missed $550 million worth of tips in New York City, a city report estimates

Changes to how customers tip on Uber Eats and DoorDash have led to lower earnings for gig workers, according to a report from New York City. Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images Uber Eats and DoorDas...

2dBusiness InsidereconomicsImpact

Uganda shuts down internet ahead of election

In tonight's edition, a week after Ugandan authorities denied plans to shut down internet access during this week's presidential elections, public online access is blocked for millions of voters. Also...

2dFrance 24Politics

Over 100 episodes of classic Sesame Street have arrived on YouTube

YouTube is now home to the "largest digital library of Sesame Street content" with the arrival of over a hundred older, "classic" episodes of the show, as first announced last year . YouTube's collect...

10hThe VergeEntertainmentImpact

UK digital ID plans will no longer be mandatory

The United Kingdom has walked back plans to make its upcoming digital ID scheme a mandatory requirement for working adults. While the UK government remains "committed to mandatory digital right-to-wor...

1dThe VergePoliticsImpact
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