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Top Tech Stories of the Week – February 9th, 2025

February 10th, 2025 No comments
  • French-Emirati consortium to launch EUR 30-50 bln AI data centre project in France – Telecompaper | Link
  • DeepSeek banned from government devices in New York state – ABC News | Link
  • EU mobilizes $200 billion in AI race against US and China – The Verge | Link
  • More users are watching YouTube on TV than mobile – Engadget | Link
  • Elon Musk’s X will pay Trump $10M to settle lawsuit over 2021 ban – TechCrunch | Link
  • Gemini Advanced can now recall and use your past chats – 9To5Google | Link
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Top Tech Stories of the Week – January 26th, 2025

January 27th, 2025 No comments
  • Sweden seizes and boards ship suspected of cable damage in Baltic Sea – Euro News | Link
  • Chinese AI App DeepSeek Soars in Popularity, Startling Rivals – WIRED | Link
  • Nvidia, Microsoft shares tumble as China-based AI app DeepSeek hammers tech giants – ABC News | Link
  • Perplexity Submits Revised Proposal For Merging With TikTok US – Tech Report | Link
  • Facebook is blocking Linux topics and channels with no apparent reason – TechRadar | Link
  • OpenAI says it has evidence China’s DeepSeek used its model to train competitor – Financial Times | Link
  • Trump signs settlement agreement with Meta, source says – CNN | Link
  • OpenAI announces surprise ‘Deep Research’ stream tonight – Engadget | Link
  • Industrial giant Honeywell announces split into 3 companies after investor pressure – Yahoo | Link
  • Google ditches DEI hiring goals – TechCrunch | Link
  • Apple will reportedly announce a new iPhone SE next week – Engadget | Link
  • Musk team’s access to student loan systems raises alarm over borrowers’ personal information – AP News | Link
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Top Tech Stories of the Week – January 19th, 2025

January 21st, 2025 No comments
  • Trump ends ‘electric vehicle mandate,’ withdraws US from Paris climate agreement – USA Today | Link
  • Trump announces a $500 billion AI infrastructure investment in the US – CNN | Link
  • Blue Ghost moon lander sees Earth as a ‘blue marble’ from orbit (photo) – Space | Link
  • Google reportedly worked with Israel Defense Forces on AI contracts – The Verge | Link
  • China launches fourth batch of Thousand Sails megaconstellation satellites – SpaceNews | Link
  • Trump signs executive order to pause TikTok ban, provide immunity to tech firms – NPR | Link
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Top Tech Stories of the Week – January 5th, 2025

January 11th, 2025 No comments
  • China ‘Beats’ Starlink In Satellite-To-Ground Laser Comm; Speed 1000 Times Faster Than 5G: Scientists – The Eurasian Times | Link
  • Everything Nvidia announced at CES 2025 – Mashable | Link
  • American, Japanese robotic landers share rocket launch to the Moon – Spaceflight Now | Link
  • The FAA is grounding SpaceX’s Starship after its latest explosion – Engadget | Link
  • Bluesky and X launch new video feeds amid TikTok uncertainties – The Verge | Link

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Top Tech Stories of the Week – December 15th, 2024

December 19th, 2024 No comments
  • Google announces Android XR platform, will launch first on Samsung’s Project Moohan device – TechCrunch | Link
  • GitHub launches a free version of its Copilot –  TechCrunch | Link
  • NASA solar probe to fly closer to sun than any human-made object – NBC News | Link
  • New EU rules on common USB-C chargers for electronics to come into force – Euro News | Link
  • SpaceX launches 4 Astranis satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral – Spaceflight Now | Link
  • Apple’s iPhone SE 4 could be even better than the iPhone 14 at a fraction of the cost – ZDNET | Link
  • NASA Reveals New Mars Helicopter Design, Inspired by Ingenuity’s Success – ScienceAlert | Link
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Top Tech Stories of the Week – November 24th, 2024

November 26th, 2024 No comments
  • Microsoft says massive Outlook and Teams outage is mostly resolved – CNN | Link
  • Google faces £7 Billion UK class action over search monopoly – Search Engine Land | Link
  • Raspberry Pi launches Compute Module 5 for embedded apps | TechCrunch | Link
  • You can take a selfie with the Earth using this YouTuber’s satellite – The Verge | Link
  • Cyber Monday was the biggest US online shopping day ever – CNN | Link
  • Broken water pipe knocks out data processing for NASA sun-studying spacecraft – Space | Link
  • Ex-employee Accuses Apple of Illegal Surveillance In a Lawsuit – Tech Report | Link
  • OpenAI makes AI video generator Sora publicly available in US | Artificial intelligence (AI) – The Guardian | Link
  • Saudi Arabia’s World Cup: what will the 2034 tournament look like? | World Cup 2034 – The Guardian | Link
  • Prime Auto? You Can Now Buy A Car From Amazon – Forbes | Link
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Top Tech Stories of the Week – October 20th, 2024

October 19th, 2024 No comments
  • DJI sues the US Department of Defense for labeling it a ‘Chinese Military Company’ – The Verge | Link
  • Sam Altman’s Worldcoin startup is dropping the coin and doubling down on Orbs – Engadget | Link
  • Netflix has closed its AAA gaming studio – Engadget | Link
  • Foursquare is killing its city guide app to focus on the check-in app Swarm – Engadget | Link
  • Violation of DSA: EU takes legal action against Temu – Digitec | Link
  • Mozilla Foundation cuts 30 percent of its staff – Engadget | Link
  • Apple receives EU warning to end ‘discriminatory’ geo-blocking measures – The Verge | Link
  • EU Orders Apple to Stop Geo-Blocking Its Apps – Tech Report | Link
  • EU AI Act: Draft guidance for general purpose AIs shows first steps for Big AI to comply – TechCrunch | Link
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Top Tech Stories of the Week – October 6th, 2024

October 6th, 2024 No comments
  • Google’s theft protection features have started showing up for some Android users – Engadget | Link
  • F.A.A. Clears the Way for SpaceX to Hold Starship Launch on Sunday – The New York Times | Link
  • Steam Finally Makes It Clear You Don’t Own Your Games – Gizmodo | Link
  • The New iPad Mini 7 is Here: Discover Its AI-Powered Upgrades – Lifewire | Link
  • The FCC is looking into the impact of broadband data caps and why they still exist – The Verge | Link
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Top Tech Stories of the Week – September 8th, 2024

September 12th, 2024 No comments
  • Google announces a market-shifting deal to capture CO2 – The Verge | Link
  • PS5 Pro: Sony unveils faster, more powerful PlayStation console, pre-orders to begin September 26 | CNN Business | Link
  • The Polaris Dawn crew is back on Earth after a historic mission – Engadget | Link
  • Amazon tells employees to return to office five days a week – CNBC | Link
  • Chechen warlord Kadyrov accuses Elon Musk of ‘remotely disabling’ his Cybertruck | CNN Business | Link
  • Qualcomm recently approached Intel about a possible takeover – CNBC | Link
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Top Tech Stories of the Week – August 18th, 2024

August 18th, 2024 No comments
  • Nvidia, OpenAI face YouTube creator lawsuits for using online videos – Legal Dive | Link
  • Google Quietly Launches New AI Crawler – Search Engine Journal | Link
  • The FTC’s noncompete agreements ban is blocked – The Verge | Link
  • Telegram app founder Pavel Durov reportedly arrested at French airport | Social media | The Guardian | Link
  • European iPhones are more fun now – The Verge | Link
  • NASA: Stuck Boeing Starliner astronauts will return in 2025 with SpaceX | AP News | Link
  • AnandTech shuts down after 27 years – The Verge | Link
  • Private astronauts of Polaris Dawn mission patiently await SpaceX launch amid multiple delays | Space | Link
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