India proposes zero taxes for foreign cloud providers through 2047 on services sold outside the country as long as they run workloads from Indian data centers (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)

India proposes zero taxes for foreign cloud providers through 2047 on services sold outside the country as long as they run workloads from Indian data centers (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)

Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch : India proposes zero taxes for foreign cloud providers through 2047 on services sold outside the country as long as they run workloads from Indian data centers —  As the global race to build AI infrastructure accelerates, India has offered foreign cloud providers zero taxes through 2047 …

Indonesia lifts its ban on Grok after receiving a letter from X "outlining concrete steps" to prevent misuse; Indonesia was the first country to ban Grok (Jin Yu Young/New York Times)

Indonesia lifts its ban on Grok after receiving a letter from X "outlining concrete steps" to prevent misuse; Indonesia was the first country to ban Grok (Jin Yu Young/New York Times)

Jin Yu Young / New York Times : Indonesia lifts its ban on Grok after receiving a letter from X “outlining concrete steps” to prevent misuse; Indonesia was the first country to ban Grok —  Indonesia joined Malaysia and the Philippines in reversing its restrictions, weeks after it blocked the chatbot …

Indonesia is lifting its ban on Grok, but with some conditions

Indonesia is lifting its ban on Grok, but with some conditions

Grok is once again available in Indonesia, after the country lifted its ban on the AI chatbot that was seen generating millions of sexualized deepfakes , thousands of which included children. The country's Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs released a statement earlier today, which said X is allowed to resume service in Indonesia but will be subject to monitoring for any future violations. According to the Indonesian government agency, X provided a letter that detailed several implemented measures that prevent the misuse of its Grok chatbot. Alexander Sabar, the ministry’s director general of digital space supervision, said in the statement that the agency will test the new measures on an ongoing basis and will ban Grok again if it's found spreading illegal content or violating the country's laws regarding children. The issue dates back to earlier this year, when Indonesia, along with Malaysia and the Philippines, banned the AI chatbot after it was found producing sexually explicit deepfake images of women and children without their consent in response to user requests. Later that month, the Philippines lifted its ban on Grok, followed by Malaysia doing the same just a couple of days after. Similar to Indonesia, Malaysian authorities said they will continue to monitor Grok and threatened more enforcement actions if the AI chatbot repeats its past offenses. Beyond the bans, Grok is also facing investigations from California's attorney general and the UK's media regulator concerning the same issue. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/indonesia-is-lifting-its-ban-on-grok-but-with-some-conditions-175305634.html?src=rss

Clamshell iPhone could be Apple's second foldable

Clamshell iPhone could be Apple's second foldable

The iPhone Fold hasn't shipped yet, but Apple is still considering its future releases. That follow-up may be that long-rumored smaller clamshell-style iPhone. Renders of a possible clamshell iPhone Fold — image credit: AppleInsider Apple is currently working on a foldable version of the iPhone , referred to by the rumor mill as the iPhone Fold. However, the book-style foldable may not be the only one that Apple ships, as its attention turns to what it could release after its first folding smartphone. In Sunday's "Power On" newsletter for Bloomberg , Mark Gurman is still months away from its iPhone Fold launch, but its labs are looking at another foldable device. This time a small, square, clamshell-like iPhone. Rumor Score: ? Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Sources: Apple execs question if it has the ingredients to win in AI-first era, new MacBook Pros are about to launch, Apple considers clamshell foldable iPhone (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Sources: Apple execs question if it has the ingredients to win in AI-first era, new MacBook Pros are about to launch, Apple considers clamshell foldable iPhone (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg : Sources: Apple execs question if it has the ingredients to win in AI-first era, new MacBook Pros are about to launch, Apple considers clamshell foldable iPhone —  Apple's blockbuster holiday quarter was impressive — but it shouldn't give cover to avoid an AI reckoning.