{"id":4840,"date":"2025-02-10T23:06:40","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T20:06:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salehalsaffar.com\/blog\/?p=4840"},"modified":"2025-02-21T01:07:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T22:07:53","slug":"top-tech-stories-of-the-week-february-9th-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salehalsaffar.com\/blog\/top-tech-stories-of-the-week-february-9th-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Tech Stories of the Week \u2013 February 9th, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>French-Emirati consortium to launch EUR 30-50 bln AI data centre project in France &#8211; Telecompaper | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telecompaper.com\/news\/french-emirati-consortium-to-launch-eur-30-50-bln-ai-data-centre-project-in-france--1527027\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li>DeepSeek banned from government devices in New York state &#8211; ABC News | <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/deepseek-banned-government-devices-new-york-state\/story?id=118653885\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li>EU mobilizes $200 billion in AI race against US and China &#8211; The Verge | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/609930\/eu-200-billion-investment-ai-development\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li>More users are watching YouTube on TV than mobile &#8211; Engadget | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/entertainment\/youtube\/more-users-are-watching-youtube-on-tv-than-mobile-140035151.html\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Elon Musk&#8217;s X will pay Trump $10M to settle lawsuit over 2021 ban &#8211; TechCrunch | <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/02\/12\/elon-musks-x-will-pay-trump-10m-to-settle-lawsuit-over-2021-ban\/\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Gemini Advanced can now recall and use your past chats &#8211; 9To5Google | <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2025\/02\/13\/gemini-advanced-recall\/\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati unveils Thinking Machines Lab details and leadership team stacked with former OpenAI colleagues &#8211; Fortune | <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2025\/02\/18\/former-openai-cto-mira-murati-finally-unveils-her-thinking-machines-lab-startup-and-a-leadership-team-stacked-with-former-openai-colleagues\/\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li>EU might impose further regulation on WhatsApp &#8211; Engadget | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/big-tech\/eu-might-impose-further-regulation-on-whatsapp-152832935.html\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Apple&#8217;s $599 iPhone 16e adds AI, launches February 28 &#8211; TechCrunch | <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/02\/19\/apples-599-iphone-16e-adds-ai-ditches-the-fingerprint-scanner\/\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li>SpaceX Starlink mission lands rocket off coast of The Bahamas for 1st time &#8211; Space | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/space-exploration\/launches-spacecraft\/spacex-starlink-launch-first-rocket-landing-bahamas\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Amazon now owns James Bond rights in full &#8211; Polygon | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/news\/526343\/james-bond-rights-amazon\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gemini Advanced Recall\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J4L-Et3Ifz8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; 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