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DeepSeek Unveils Update to R1 Model as AI Race Heats Up
DeepSeek has upgraded the R1 Artificial Intelligence (AI) model. DeepSeek completed what it described as a “minor trial upgrade” and told users they can start testing it, according to a company representative’s post in an official WeChat group on Wednesday.
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Meta’s Future Lies With Judge as FTC Antitrust Trial Ends
Meta's fate against the FTC's antitrust case is now up to a federal judge to decide whether the company should be broken up. If Judge Boasberg sides with the FTC and finds the company illegally monopolised that market, it’s possible Meta could be forced to spin off Instagram, WhatsApp, or both.
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Mark Zuckerberg's MAGA Rebrand Sparks Major Policy Shifts At Meta
Mark Zuckerberg has been going through a bit of a MAGA rebrand, complete with a new look - gold chains, grown-out hair, custom boxy, black T-shirts - and appearances on so-called manosphere podcasts hosted by MAGA-friendly comedians like The Von
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Trump Threatens 25 Percent Tariffs on Apple If iPhones Not Made in US
US President Donald Trump has threatened Apple with a minimum 25 percent tariff on iPhones if production isn't moved to the US. This escalates pressure on the tech giant, whose extensive iPhone supply chains have long been concentrated in China. Trump's demand highlights a significant challenge for Apple to onshore manufacturing for its popular dev...
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These AI Tools Will Help Sort Your Post-Vacation Inbox
While planning a nine-day trip to Japan with her family earlier this spring, Lindsey Scrase was anxious to avoid the stress of work piling up in her absence.
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Computex 2025: Five Takeaways From Asia’s Biggest AI Tech Show
Computex 2025, Asia's biggest tech event, has become an epicentre of tech-related announcements. Nvidia, Foxconn, DeepSeek, Xiaomi and Huawei are among companies that stole the spotlight at the event with their plans and announcements.
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Bloomberg Terminal Outage Disrupts Bond Sales Across Europe
News and data company Bloomberg suffered an outage to its terminal for financial professionals on Wednesday, disrupting numerous government bond sales and customer activity, according to several European debt management offices and market sources.
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WhatsApp Had No Plans to Compete With Facebook, Co-Founder Says
WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton said that the messaging app had no plans to compete with Facebook. Acton was present at a federal courthouse in Washington to testify in the ongoing US Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust trial against Meta Platforms.
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Nintendo Turns to Samsung to Make Chips, Ramp Up Switch 2 Output
Nintendo has turned to Samsung to help make the main chips for the Switch 2. The Korean company is now working on a customized chip or processor designed by Nvidia for the Switch 2 using its 8-nanometer node, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Microsoft Is Bringing Elon Musk’s AI Models to Its Cloud
Microsoft's AI marketplace is set to add models from Elon Musk's xAI. Grok 3, that was introduced by Musk earlier this year, will be available on Microsoft’s cloud-computing platform in the coming time. Meanwhile, xAI’s Grok 3 and Grok 3 mini will be available on Microsoft’s Azure AI Foundry.
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Apple Must Resolve ‘Fortnite’ Return or Answer for It to Judge
Apple will have to answer to a judge for refusing to restore Fortnite to its US App Store. Epic’s chief executive officer had announced three weeks ago that his company’s flagship game would be resubmitted to App Store after the companies fought in court for almost five years.
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Computex 2025: Beyond Nvidia, Four Things to Know at Asia’s Biggest Tech Show
Computex kicks off Monday in Taipei, and as in years past will draw industry chieftains from Huang and Qualcomm’s Cristiano Amon to Young Liu of Foxconn, which makes the bulk of the world’s iPhones and Nvidia servers.
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iPhone Supplier TDK Readies Batteries Geared for Thin AI Gadgets
TDK is working on its next generation of batteries that will be equipped to power smartphones through AI tasks. Apple and Samsung are TDK’s biggest customers, each contributing about 10 percent of the Japanese company’s overall revenue.
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US President Donald Trump Asks Apple to Stop Moving iPhone Production to India
US President Donald Trump has asked Apple CEO Tim Cook to stop building plants in India to make iPhones for the US. Trump’s comments threaten to throw a wrench into Apple’s plan to import most of the iPhones it sells in the US from India by the end of next year, accelerating a shift beyond China to mitigate risks related to tariffs and geopolit...
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Sony Sells 18.5 Million PS5 Units in FY 2024, Analysts Say GTA 6 Delay to Impact Sales in 2025
Sony said on Wednesday that it sees a JPY 100 billion ($700 million or roughly Rs. 5,975 crore) impact from US levies in the year to March and expects an operating profit of ¥1.28 trillion (roughly Rs. 74,353 crore). Over the first three months of this year, Sony reported better-than-expected operating income of JPY 203.7 billion (roughly Rs. 11,...
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DeepSeek Unveils Update to R1 Model as AI Race Heats Up
DeepSeek has upgraded the R1 Artificial Intelligence (AI) model. DeepSeek completed what it described as a “minor trial upgrade” and told users they can start testing it, according to a company representative’s post in an official WeChat group on Wednesday.
-
Meta’s Future Lies With Judge as FTC Antitrust Trial Ends
Meta's fate against the FTC's antitrust case is now up to a federal judge to decide whether the company should be broken up. If Judge Boasberg sides with the FTC and finds the company illegally monopolised that market, it’s possible Meta could be forced to spin off Instagram, WhatsApp, or both.
-
Mark Zuckerberg's MAGA Rebrand Sparks Major Policy Shifts At Meta
Mark Zuckerberg has been going through a bit of a MAGA rebrand, complete with a new look - gold chains, grown-out hair, custom boxy, black T-shirts - and appearances on so-called manosphere podcasts hosted by MAGA-friendly comedians like The Von
-
Trump Threatens 25 Percent Tariffs on Apple If iPhones Not Made in US
US President Donald Trump has threatened Apple with a minimum 25 percent tariff on iPhones if production isn't moved to the US. This escalates pressure on the tech giant, whose extensive iPhone supply chains have long been concentrated in China. Trump's demand highlights a significant challenge for Apple to onshore manufacturing for its popular dev...
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These AI Tools Will Help Sort Your Post-Vacation Inbox
While planning a nine-day trip to Japan with her family earlier this spring, Lindsey Scrase was anxious to avoid the stress of work piling up in her absence.
-
Computex 2025: Five Takeaways From Asia’s Biggest AI Tech Show
Computex 2025, Asia's biggest tech event, has become an epicentre of tech-related announcements. Nvidia, Foxconn, DeepSeek, Xiaomi and Huawei are among companies that stole the spotlight at the event with their plans and announcements.
-
Bloomberg Terminal Outage Disrupts Bond Sales Across Europe
News and data company Bloomberg suffered an outage to its terminal for financial professionals on Wednesday, disrupting numerous government bond sales and customer activity, according to several European debt management offices and market sources.
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WhatsApp Had No Plans to Compete With Facebook, Co-Founder Says
WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton said that the messaging app had no plans to compete with Facebook. Acton was present at a federal courthouse in Washington to testify in the ongoing US Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust trial against Meta Platforms.
-
Nintendo Turns to Samsung to Make Chips, Ramp Up Switch 2 Output
Nintendo has turned to Samsung to help make the main chips for the Switch 2. The Korean company is now working on a customized chip or processor designed by Nvidia for the Switch 2 using its 8-nanometer node, according to people familiar with the matter.
-
Microsoft Is Bringing Elon Musk’s AI Models to Its Cloud
Microsoft's AI marketplace is set to add models from Elon Musk's xAI. Grok 3, that was introduced by Musk earlier this year, will be available on Microsoft’s cloud-computing platform in the coming time. Meanwhile, xAI’s Grok 3 and Grok 3 mini will be available on Microsoft’s Azure AI Foundry.
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Apple Must Resolve ‘Fortnite’ Return or Answer for It to Judge
Apple will have to answer to a judge for refusing to restore Fortnite to its US App Store. Epic’s chief executive officer had announced three weeks ago that his company’s flagship game would be resubmitted to App Store after the companies fought in court for almost five years.
-
Computex 2025: Beyond Nvidia, Four Things to Know at Asia’s Biggest Tech Show
Computex kicks off Monday in Taipei, and as in years past will draw industry chieftains from Huang and Qualcomm’s Cristiano Amon to Young Liu of Foxconn, which makes the bulk of the world’s iPhones and Nvidia servers.
-
iPhone Supplier TDK Readies Batteries Geared for Thin AI Gadgets
TDK is working on its next generation of batteries that will be equipped to power smartphones through AI tasks. Apple and Samsung are TDK’s biggest customers, each contributing about 10 percent of the Japanese company’s overall revenue.
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US President Donald Trump Asks Apple to Stop Moving iPhone Production to India
US President Donald Trump has asked Apple CEO Tim Cook to stop building plants in India to make iPhones for the US. Trump’s comments threaten to throw a wrench into Apple’s plan to import most of the iPhones it sells in the US from India by the end of next year, accelerating a shift beyond China to mitigate risks related to tariffs and geopolit...
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Sony Sells 18.5 Million PS5 Units in FY 2024, Analysts Say GTA 6 Delay to Impact Sales in 2025
Sony said on Wednesday that it sees a JPY 100 billion ($700 million or roughly Rs. 5,975 crore) impact from US levies in the year to March and expects an operating profit of ¥1.28 trillion (roughly Rs. 74,353 crore). Over the first three months of this year, Sony reported better-than-expected operating income of JPY 203.7 billion (roughly Rs. 11,...
