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Dutch universities join efforts to move away from American tech
Universities in the Netherlands will collaborate more closely to achieve digital autonomy from big tech.
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Aliens or demons? UFO insider pushes back as pastors warn of imminent disclosure
As UFO disclosure debates intensify, whistleblower David Grusch has cautioned against “demonic” interpretations of unknown phenomena, even as some evangelical claims suggest pastors are being told to prepare for imminent alien revelations.
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Phasing out Chinese tech could cost Europe $400bn, China's researchers did the math
European Union proposals to tighten cybersecurity by phasing out equipment from Chinese suppliers risk costing the bloc over $400 billion in the next five years, with Germany facing nearly half of the burden, China's Chamber of Commerce to the EU (CCCEU) said on Wednesday.
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Millions of iPhone users eligible for $95 payout: are you among them?
Apple’s promise of better AI has caught up with it in the form of a $250 million lawsuit.
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Check your fine print: woman learns she can’t use HP printer without subscription
Is there anything left that doesn’t require a subscription?
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This tool can tell whether a cloud provider is truly sovereign
The Sovereign Cloud Compass evaluates 17 cloud service providers and determines their sovereignty level across different use cases.
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Alexander Wang robot steals spotlight at Jeff Bezos-backed Met Gala
With some celebrities skipping this year’s Jeff Bezos-backed Met Gala, a robot posed for photographers instead.
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eYou is an emerging European alternative to X that fact-checks in real-time
A new European social network, eYou, which offers AI-powered fact-checking in real time, promises the renaissance of social media.
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Billions of people might not be able to watch the World Cup starting next month
Millions of soccer fans in the world's two most populous nations may not be able to watch the World Cup that starts next month, due to a deadlock over broadcast rights in India and no official decision in China.
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TikTok yanks Charlie Kirk assassination audio as viral outfit trend sparks backlash
A viral TikTok trend of outfit transition videos featuring repurposed audio referencing Charlie Kirk’s assassination has been taken down by the platform.
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Sony agrees to $7.8M PlayStation Store settlement – can you claim compensation?
The lawsuit isn’t finalized yet, but users can already check if they’re eligible for a payout from Sony.
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I would recommend the Samsung Galaxy A37 to my grandma, but would she approve?
I went through Samsung’s Galaxy A37 features to see if it could be simplified into a device that my grandmother could use.
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New laptops sold in the EU must come with USB-C charging ports
An anti-waste regulation standardizes charging ports across all new laptops sold in the European Union (EU).
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Can GameStop turn eBay into the next Amazon, or is this $56B bid too far?
GameStop, the American video game and consumer electronics franchise, has launched a $56 billion bid to buy the flagging online auction site eBay outright.
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"We got military drone training in GTA V before GTA VI:" gamers lament as Ukraine UAV maker shows off
Ukraine drone maker WeTrueGun modified the popular Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V) video game to keep busy during training courses for controlling real-life unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
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Convicted in the US for lying about China ties, now he's building brain-computer lab in Shenzhen
An American scientist convicted of lying to US authorities about payments from China while he was at Harvard University has rebuilt his research lab in Shenzhen to pursue technology the Chinese government has identified as a national priority: embedding electronics into the human brain.
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30 years later, we’re closer to the “Clueless” closet, thanks to Google
Google has announced a new feature that makes it easier to catalog your clothes, just like in the 1995 movie Clueless.
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“Breaks aren’t real anymore:” KitKat introduces signal-blocking smartphone wrapper
The company behind the legendary KitKat chocolate bar has introduced a “wrapper” for a smartphone that blocks signals and lets you take a break from scrolling.
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Elon Musk says OpenAI was his idea: “I taught them everything I know”
Elon Musk took the stand on Tuesday at a high-stakes trial over the future of OpenAI, casting his lawsuit against the ChatGPT maker as a defense of charitable giving.
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UK to force social media limits on under-16s, regardless of consultation results
The UK government admits that social media restrictions on young Brits will become mandatory even if it stops short of an outright ban, with Education Minister Olivia Bailey telling parliament on Monday that "the status quo cannot continue."
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