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Tech Across the Globe

Grok’s unpalatable images:  Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok created sexualized images of minors in response to user prompts on X, apparently in violation of the site’s policies. It drew widespread rebuke from governments.

Canadian data center: A data center project for AI in the province of Alberta that’s backed by European firms may grow to 1GW of capacity at a cost of as much as $9.4 billion over the next several years.

$600 scales: Withings, the French company that pioneered the category of Wi-Fi bathroom scales, unveiled a new top-of-the-line model that monitors signs of hypertension.

Revalued

India has approved $4.6 billion for 22 electronics component projects as the Modi government steps up its investment to build local supply chains and challenge China. The money will go to projects including those from heavyweights such as Samsung and Tata Electronics.

Must Read

Child safety advocates view Australia’s recent ban on those younger than 16 from social media sites as the leading edge of a movement to protect children, Alexandra Levine writes in today’s Tech In Depth. But extending that ban to the US and elsewhere in 2026 is far from an easy task, she says.

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