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China's DeepSeek says its hit AI model cost just $294,000 to train
Chinese AI developer DeepSeek said it spent $294,000 on training its R1 model, much lower than figures reported for US rivals.
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Amazon rolls out agentic AI to assist sellers
Amazon’s Seller Assistant is now an agentic AI partner designed to help sellers launch, manage, and grow their businesses.
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Nvidia bets big on Intel with $5 billion stake and chip partnership
Nvidia on Thursday said it will invest $5 billion in Intel, throwing its heft behind the struggling U.S. chip foundry, but stopped short of giving Intel a crucial manufacturing deal.
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iOS 26 upgrade may impact battery performance, Apple warns
Apple explains that users may notice a “small impact” on battery performance after downloading and installing major updates for its operating system, like iOS 26.
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Massive Attack turns concert into “most faithful mirror”
The English trip-hop collective Massive Attack has flipped the script on concert-goers by showing them just how pervasive facial recognition surveillance really is.
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Google to invest £5B in Britain with new data centre, jobs, and Shell partnership
Google said on Tuesday it would make 5 billion pounds ($6.80 billion) in new investments into Britain ahead of US President Donald Trump's state visit to the country, which is expected to feature a flurry of business deals and partnerships.
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Microsoft sends out a reminder: don’t forget to upgrade to Windows 11
With less than 30 days to go, Microsoft is kind enough to remind us that it will no longer roll out updates for Windows 10.
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Apple iOS 26 update, new Apple Intelligence features, rolls out today
Apple is rolling out new versions of its iOS 26 software platforms on Monday, as well as new features for Apple Intelligence, and upgraded safety tools geared for children and teens.
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Childlike sex dolls appear on Facebook
Meta’s Facebook is hosting over a thousand adverts for childlike sex dolls on its platform, bringing the big tech company’s attitude to child safety into question.
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Roblox and Discord sued over teen’s death
The death of a vulnerable teenager has sparked yet another lawsuit against the online gaming platform Roblox and messaging site Discord.
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Redditors: when it comes to surveillance, the US is just like China
From moving to the woods to downloading Wikipedia and flooding social media with fake posts, internet users are sharing chilling thoughts about tightening surveillance.
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Apple Watch hypertension tool receives FDA approval
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Apple’s new hypertension detection feature on Thursday, September 12th.
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Chinese telecom giants to offer eSIM services for Apple’s iPhone Air
Three major Chinese telecom operators will provide eSIM support for Apple's iPhone Air, according to Apple China.
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Microsoft joins big tech’s return-to-office trend: three days on-site amid round of layoffs
New year, new work-from-office rules. Starting in 2026, Microsoft will require employees to work from the office at least three days a week. This is a shift that big tech companies have been quietly undertaking for a while now, with some facing backlash from employees. Will Google be able to avoid Uber’s scenario?
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Apple introduces the "slimmer than slim" all new iPhone Air and much more in an “Awe Dropping” event
Apple kicked off its “Awe Dropping” product launch event on Tuesday – introducing the widely anticipated iPhone 17, a brand new-titanium grade iPhone Air, an advanced wireless networking N1 chip, and a slew of new features and wearable upgrades.
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The strange reason why Apple’s iPhone 17 Air might never reach the Chinese market
Missing out on a market as big as China’s would be a massive loss for Apple. Although the problem and financial losses would break the floor on any business chart, the key issue here is actually tiny – a missing SIM card tray.
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Microsoft forces Azure users to enable MFA starting October 2025
Phase 2 of Microsoft’s multi-factor authentication (MFA) enforcement will begin on October 1st, 2025. From then on, users will be required to authenticate with MFA before they can perform resource management operations on Azure.
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Roblox is about to expand age estimation to all users
Roblox, the creator of the immensely popular online gaming platform, has plans to roll out age verification technology to all users.
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Nova Launcher is shutting down – it’s time to look for an alternative
Kevin Barry, founder and creator of Nova Launcher, one of Android users’ favorite custom launchers, has announced his retirement and will no longer be involved in its future development.
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QuitTok – how walking out on your job became viral content
Workers are quitting on camera and going viral – from marching bands to TikTok rants.
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