WASHINGTON Jan 23 (AFP) - Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok generated an estimated three million sexualized images of women and children in a matter of days, researchers said Thursday, revealing the scale of the explicit content that sparked a global outcry.

WASHINGTON Jan 23 (AFP) - Video-sharing platform TikTok has over a billion users worldwide, including more than 170 million in the United States, it says -- nearly half the country's population.

WASHINGTON Jan 23 (AFP) - TikTok announced it has established a majority American-owned joint venture to operate its US business, allowing the company to avoid a ban over its Chinese ownership.

KUALA LUMPUR 23 Jan — The Malaysian ringgit surged toward a five-year high this week, signalling a decisive shift in investor sentiment as markets price in Malaysia’s macroeconomic resilience and policy certainty heading into 2026.