Japan has joined a growing list of countries scrutinising X over Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence service Grok and concerns that the chatbot can be used to create and spread sexualised images of people without their consent. The development adds new pressure on the social media platform as regulators worldwide step up checks on AI tools
Elon Musk escalated a very public brawl with Ryanair this week into takeover territory, floating the idea of buying Europe’s largest budget airline after the carrier rejected his Starlink in-flight Wi-Fi system. The online spat began on January 16, when Musk called Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary an “utter idiot,” polled his X followers on whether
The World Economic Forum’s 56th annual meeting concluded Friday evening in Davos with a sobering realization that the international order that governed global finance and politics since World War II seems dead. What emerged over those five days is a world fragmenting into competing power blocs, with technological disruption arriving faster than anyone expected. The
Ethereum’s Ether has lost 10% of its value in the last seven days, making it the second worst performer among the top 10, behind Dogecoin. The bearish performance saw Ether drop below $3k, with technical indicators suggesting further bearish movements in the near term. Ether’s funding rates flip negative Ether has dropped below $3k after
US President Donald Trump’s plan to grant Nvidia licences to ship more powerful artificial intelligence chips to China is triggering fresh backlash in Congress, including from prominent China hawks within his own party. The move is sharpening divisions in Washington over whether tighter export controls protect national security or weaken US influence in the global
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright called on the world to more than double oil production on Thursday, while simultaneously criticising the European Union and California for what he termed a wasteful focus on inefficient green energy. While the World Economic Forum (WEF) has increasingly focused its energy discussions on advancing lower-carbon policies, a conversation in
Top corporate leaders expressed relief after US President Donald Trump stepped back from imposing new tariffs on Europe, but warned that geopolitical uncertainty and regionalization remain central concerns for global business. Speaking to CNBC on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, executives said the easing of immediate trade tensions had lifted markets,
This time last week, the S&P 500 hit yet another all-time high, coming within a couple of points of 7,000. Over the previous two months, the index had made a series of higher lows and higher highs. Over the same period, the VIX index, a measure of S&P volatility, had declined steadily, falling back to
Adobe stock price continued its freefall this week, reaching its lowest level since November 22, turning one of the best-known software companies into a fallen angel. ADBE dropped to a low of $294, down by 53% from its highest point in 2024, with its market capitalization falling from the all-time high of $288 billion to
Gold prices slipped on Thursday on easing geopolitical tensions over Greenland, which dented safe-haven demand. Meanwhile, silver prices on COMEX were higher as the white-metal hovered around the $93.5 per ounce mark. Oil prices fell more than 1% as US President Donald Trump softened threats against Greenland and Iran, allaying fears of lower supply. Additionally,