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SpaceX's rise under Trump 2.0 is welcome, Asia's No.1 satellite company says

For Asia's biggest satellite company, SKY Perfect JSAT, the rise of Elon Musk's rocket and satellite internet giant SpaceX under the second Donald Trump US presidency is not a headwind, its president said on Thursday.
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ChatGPT search opens up to all logged out users

OpenAI said on Wednesday that America’s favorite AI chatbot will allow logged out users to partake in ChatGPT search from now on – no strings attached.
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Google just changed the rules on AI ethics – guess what’s back in play?

How much is a principle worth? In big tech, morality isn’t a code – it’s a price tag.
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USPS halts packages from China and Hong Kong

USPS has temporarily suspended international package acceptance of inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong until further notice. This affects buyers from Temu, Shein, and other Chinese e-commerce websites.
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GrubHub third-party breach exposes partial payment info

Online food delivery platform GrubHub reveals a breach of its systems via a third-party service provider has exposed the sensitive information of diners, merchants, and drivers, including some payment information and hashed passwords.
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Super-Earths: are we close to finding an Earth 2.0?

For decades, scientists have searched for an Earth-like world. Have they finally found one?
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Australia bans DeepSeek on government devices

Australia joins a growing list of countries imposing bans on DeepSeek, a Chinese chatbot that has taken the world by storm.
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Boeing Starliner woes deepen with over $2 billion in losses

Boeing continues to bleed money on its troubled Starliner spacecraft, which left two NASA astronauts stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) for months last year.
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Spotify celebrates first full year of profitability

Spotify, the pride of European tech, has finally turned a profit for a full year. It’s the first time this has happened since the streamer was launched in 2008.
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Scammers break hearts, leaving lonely online daters penniless

More people are using dating apps to combat loneliness but not all users are going on dating apps to find love.
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China launches antitrust investigation into Google in reply to Trump tariffs

Google search and internet services are blocked in China. That hasn’t stopped Beijing from targeting the American tech giant with an antitrust investigation, part of a retaliation after US President Donald Trump imposed a 10% tariff on Chinese goods.
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Apple raises concern over first porn app on iPhone under EU rules

Apple on Monday criticized a pornography app newly available on iPhones in the European Union, saying the bloc's digital policy was undermining consumer confidence in Apple.
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Altman's second major Asian alliance: what's he up to?

OpenAI said on Tuesday it will develop artificial intelligence products for South Korea with chat app operator Kakao, unveiling a second major alliance with a high-profile Asian partner this week.
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Extremist right-wing Terrorgram network sanctioned in Australia

The Australian government on Monday imposes financial sanctions on the neo-Nazi extremist Terrorgram Collective, making it illegal for Aussies to do business or interact with any part of the hate network.
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British PM scrapped ‘dangerously obvious’ email after Russian hacking

Keir Starmer had to abandon his “dangerously obvious” email in 2022, when he was still the UK’s opposition leader, due to suspected Russian hacking, a new book has claimed.
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The total cost of DeepSeek’s AI models exceeded $1.5 billion, report estimates

A new report analyzes the cost of DeepSeek’s large language models and compares them to the ones created by OpenAI.
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Trump's tariffs: how they could affect prices of electronics and cars

If Trump's proposed tariffs are implemented, the average car price in the U.S. could rise by $3,000.
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Hallucinating AI vs intuitive AI – which will win?

Today’s AI fabricates facts and fumbles meaning. A new study proposes a model that actually interacts with the world.
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