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U.K. says ban on Elon Musk's X platform "on the table" over Grok AI sexualized images

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U.K. says ban on Elon Musk's X platform "on the table" over Grok AI sexualized images

January 9, 2026 / 11:17 AM EST / CBS News

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Intel stock jumps 10% after CEO meets with Trump as U.S. stake doubles value

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Intel stock jumps 10% after CEO meets with Trump as U.S. stake doubles value

President Donald Trump praised Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan following their meeting and the boost to U.S. chip manufacturing.

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Did Leonardo da Vinci paint a nude Mona Lisa? I may have just solved this centuries-old mystery

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Did Leonardo da Vinci paint a nude Mona Lisa? I may have just solved this centuries-old mystery

It is one of the most tantalising – and entertaining – puzzles in art, stretching from the Louvre to the Loire via, well, Norfolk. And our critic thinks he has just worked it out

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Robots that can do laundry and more, plus unrolling laptops: the standout tech from CES 2026

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Robots that can do laundry and more, plus unrolling laptops: the standout tech from CES 2026

Robot vacuums that can climb stairs and device for BlackBerry lovers also on display at annual Las Vegas tech show

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Forget Big Ben! Try Telford’s Frog Clock: why Hollywood should stop destroying the same old landmarks

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Forget Big Ben! Try Telford’s Frog Clock: why Hollywood should stop destroying the same old landmarks

As the Gerard Butler film Greenland 2 becomes one more addition to the list of action movies to tamper with the Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty or Golden Gate bridge, isn’t it time they mixed it up a bit?

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Anonymous painting bought at auction on ‘hunch’ identified as two-in-one Rubens

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Anonymous painting bought at auction on ‘hunch’ identified as two-in-one Rubens

Study of man often featured in works by the Flemish master reveals hidden painting of woman beneath model’s beard

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Massive iconic iceberg turns blue and is "on the verge of complete disintegration," NASA says

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Massive iconic iceberg turns blue and is "on the verge of complete disintegration," NASA says

January 9, 2026 / 8:35 AM EST / CBS News

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What is Marvel up to with its Avengers: Doomsday trailers?

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What is Marvel up to with its Avengers: Doomsday trailers?

Teaser reels for next December’s coming episode give no clues to the story, still less to how these old characters are returning via the multiverse

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The 15 best Nintendo Switch 2 games to play in 2026

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The 15 best Nintendo Switch 2 games to play in 2026

From cosy museums and tropical islands to nightmarishly difficult adventures – and revamps of favourites including Mario Kart and Pokémon – there’s something for everyone

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‘I haven’t mellowed my violence’: Park Chan-wook on cultural dominance, the capitalist endgame and why we can’t beat AI

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‘I haven’t mellowed my violence’: Park Chan-wook on cultural dominance, the capitalist endgame and why we can’t beat AI

His brutal movies put Korean cinema on the map. Now the director of Oldboy is back with a blistering satire about a man driven to murder after redundancy

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MiniMax doubles in Hong Kong debut, marking yet another Chinese AI listing

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MiniMax doubles in Hong Kong debut, marking yet another Chinese AI listing

Shares of MiniMax surged in their first day of trading in Hong Kong, in what represents the second major Chinese LLM company to go public.

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Grok being used to create sexually violent videos featuring women, research finds

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Grok being used to create sexually violent videos featuring women, research finds

AI tool also used to undress image of woman killed by ICE agent in US, says research

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