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Trump Organization launches 'Trump Mobile' phone network

Trump Organization launched a self-branded mobile network on Monday, dubbed Trump Mobile, signaling a new effort to court conservative consumers with a wireless service positioned as an alternative to major telecom providers.
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Scientists may have discovered the missing element for the quantum internet

Denmark is investing over 5 million euros in an ambitious initiative to build a quantum internet.
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Forget 30 seconds: TikTok’s new AI ad tool is producing them in 5

TikTok is introducing new tools that allow AI to quickly generate 5-second ads.
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In the future, a 30-minute brain implant procedure may be the answer to curing paralysis


Reddit announces AI-powered tools that use your posts to sell you stuff

Reddit has announced “Reddit Community Intelligence,” trained on over 22 billion posts and comments to help businesses sell you more stuff.
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Waking up could be easier with iPhone’s Alarm upgrade coming to iOS 26

iPhone users will soon be able to choose their snooze duration.
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White House scrutinizes SpaceX contracts amid ongoing Trump-Musk tensions, sources say

The White House earlier this month directed the Defense Department and NASA to gather details on billions of dollars in SpaceX contracts following the public blowout between President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, four people familiar with the order told Reuters.
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Quantum computing and machine learning combo

A recent study shows that even small-scale quantum computers can outperform classical ones in machine learning tasks, offering not only higher speed but also potentially lower energy consumption.
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Testing Google's AI itinerary generator in search

Google’s new AI-powered trip planner promises personalized dream vacations – but how well does it handle complex requests? We put Gemini to the test with a 6-month historical reenactment itinerary. Here’s how it performed, where it excelled, and where it fell short.
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38 men vs one woman: The dangers of the manosphere

First-hand accounts from 38 men and one woman show just what goes on inside the manosphere
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“It’s absolutely clear that you need a small hit of meth,” says chatbot to drug addict

“What did you say?” A new study shows that chatbots will encourage us to do things we know are harmful, just to keep us on the platform.
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Auf wiedersehen to Microsoft: Why one state in Germany is going open-source and taking Denmark with it

Germany’s Schleswig-Holstein and Denmark are both phasing out Microsoft tools in favor of open-source software. The final goal is to reduce reliance on US tech and boost digital control.
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“Eww the Mickey Mouse is gone:” users online bash the macOS 26 new cursor

Users want Apple to keep its current cursor for a rather strange reason.
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Google says it has resolved global service outage impacting multiple platforms

Alphabet's Google said on Thursday it had resolved a brief global service disruption on its platforms that affected multiple services such as music streamer Spotify and instant messaging provider Discord."The issue with Google Chat, Google Meet, Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Google Cloud Search, Google Tasks, Google Voice has been resolved for all affected users," the company said.
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Google loses appeal and has to pay €76M to Proxistore for blocking ad campaigns

A Belgian court has ruled that Google has to pay a €76 million penalty to the Belgian startup Proxistore for blocking online advertising campaigns.
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NVIDIA and HPE join forces to build a new supercomputer

NVIDIA and Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) have announced a collaboration with the Leibniz Supercomputer Center to build a new supercomputer using NVIDIA’s next-generation chips.
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Denmark is experimenting with open-source software to phase out Microsoft

The Danish Minister of Digitization, Caroline Stage, wants to completely phase out Microsoft’s services from her department.
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Live notifications and advanced protection: what else does the Android 16 rollout bring?