India blocks Telegram until June 22 citing its use by organized "cheating rackets" to "defraud candidates" taking a national medical entrance examination (Reuters)

India blocks Telegram until June 22 citing its use by organized "cheating rackets" to "defraud candidates" t…

Study: Mistral and other open-source AI models are among the weakest at filtering Russian disinformation; Mistral's top model ranks 47 out of 60 tested models (Andrew Jack/Financial Times)

Study: Mistral and other open-source AI models are among the weakest at filtering Russian disinformation; Mistral's top mode…

Kuala Lumpur-based Respond.io, which uses AI agents to manage customer conversations, raised a $62.5M Series B led by Camber, following a $7M Series A in 2022 (Kate Park/TechCrunch)

Kuala Lumpur-based Respond.io, which uses AI agents to manage customer conversations, raised a $62.5M Series B led by Camber, fo…

Italy's AGCM opens a probe into Apple under the DSA, saying rival cloud providers should get free iOS and iPadOS interoperability and iCloud-equivalent access (Cristina Carlevaro/Reuters)

Italy's AGCM opens a probe into Apple under the DSA, saying rival cloud providers should get free iOS and iPadOS interoperab…

President Trump says he warned Emmanuel Macron to drop France's 3% digital services tax on US tech giants, or face a 100% tariff on French champagne and wine (James Franey/New York Post)

President Trump says he warned Emmanuel Macron to drop France's 3% digital services tax on US tech giants, or face a 100% ta…

What is the UK social media ban for under-16s?

What is the UK social media ban for under-16s? https://bit.ly/4xyXLry The measures will see apps including TikTok and Snapchat b…

As "nudify" tools proliferate, unleashing a new form of bullying among kids, parents and schools are struggling to protect young victims from AI deepfakes (Wall Street Journal)

As "nudify" tools proliferate, unleashing a new form of bullying among kids, parents and schools are struggling to pro…

Since Russia ratcheted up control over the internet this year, some Russians are turning to solutions like using multiple phones and VPNs to evade restrictions (Andrew Osborn/Reuters)

Since Russia ratcheted up control over the internet this year, some Russians are turning to solutions like using multiple phones…

Ajinomoto says it can meet demand through 2030 for ABF, a key material for advanced chipmaking substrates, and plans to expand capacity instead of hiking prices (Wall Street Journal)

Ajinomoto says it can meet demand through 2030 for ABF, a key material for advanced chipmaking substrates, and plans to expand c…

After years of uncertainty, including delayed listings, memory chipmaker Kioxia's shares soared 56x in 18 months, making it Japan's most valuable company (Shuhei Ochiai/Nikkei Asia)

After years of uncertainty, including delayed listings, memory chipmaker Kioxia's shares soared 56x in 18 months, making it …

Sources: Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is among tech leaders who raised concerns with Trump officials about Mythos 5, setting in motion new export restrictions (The Information)

Sources: Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is among tech leaders who raised concerns with Trump officials about Mythos 5, setting in motion …