UpScrolled’s social network is struggling to moderate hate speech after fast growth UpScrolled, a social network that caught fire after TikTok’s ownership change in the U.S., is facing a serious moderation problem. After growing to more than 2.5 million users in January, users have reported the app is not taking action on the creation of usernames and hashtags that contain racial slurs, and...

Amazon to begin testing AI tools for film and TV production next month In Brief Posted: 1:26 PM PST · February 4, 2026 Image Credits:Prime Video Last summer, Amazon MGM Studios launched a dedicated AI Studio to develop proprietary AI tools to streamline TV and film production, with a focus on areas like improving character consistency...

US pitches plan to counter China's dominance of critical mineral supplyUS launches plan to tackle China's critical minerals dominanceKali Hays,Technology reporterandPeter Hoskins,Business reporterGetty ImagesJD Vance and Marco Rubio at the first Critical Minerals Ministerial event on WednesdayThe US has launched an effort to form a trade zone for critical minerals that are key to making...

Weekly Chartstopper: February 6, 2026 This WeekThis was one of those weeks we’ve seen on occasion in the last year (and especially since late October) where markets worry about artificial intelligence (AI). There were two flavors of concern:AI as disruptor: Anthropic’s new AI legal tool drove a selloff (especially) in software (including private markets) over fears AI will disrupt...

Ecuadorean troops find 35m-long hidden 'narco-sub'Ecuadorean troops find 35m-long 'narco-sub' hidden in nature reserveVanessa Buschschlüter,Latin America online editorandPascal Fletcher,BBC MonitoringEcuadorean Defence MinistryTroops seized the vessel in a nature reserve near the Colombian borderThe Ecuadorean military says it has seized a 35m-long (115ft) "narco submarine" hidden in a nature...