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Commitment Made to Shield UK Firms from Low-Cost Imports

The UK government has revealed a new trade plan aimed at boosting exports and protecting domestic firms amid growing uncertainty caused by US tariffs. The strategy focuses on removing barriers…

Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Meta in Copyrighted Books AI Training Lawsuit

A federal judge sided with Meta on Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by 13 authors, including Sarah Silverman, who alleged the company unlawfully trained its AI models using their copyrighted…

WhatsApp’s AI Message Summaries Now Available in the US for Quick Chat Updates

WhatsApp has launched a new AI-powered message summary feature for users in the United States, allowing them to ask Meta’s built-in AI assistant for a concise overview of chats related…

Why Trump Wants the World to Believe Iran’s Nuclear Program Is ‘Obliterated’

President Donald Trump has strong reasons for insisting that Iran’s nuclear program has been completely destroyed. First, his presidency revolves around projecting an image of bold and infallible leadership, where…

US Senators Introduce Bill to Open Apple and Google App Stores to Third-Party Payments and Sideloading

A bipartisan group of US senators is reviving the Open App Markets Act, a bill originally introduced in 2022 aimed at increasing competition within Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play…

Pakistan Condemns Trump’s Iran Bombing a Day After Nominating Him for Peace Prize

Just hours before President Donald Trump ordered airstrikes on three nuclear facilities in Iran on June 21, Pakistan recommended him for the Nobel Peace Prize, praising his “decisive diplomatic intervention”…

Google May Be Required to Link Users to Rival Search Platforms in the UK

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is considering requiring Google to give consumers more choice over which online search services they use, under a new digital markets law aimed…

Trump Administration Moves to Rehire Key Federal Workers After DOGE Layoffs

Federal agencies are rehiring and recalling employees laid off shortly after President Donald Trump took office as they work to address critical service gaps caused by efforts to reduce the…

Google Adds Historical Street View Imagery to Google Earth

Google announced that historical Street View imagery, previously only available on Google Maps, is now accessible on Google Earth. This update enables users to explore locations from multiple perspectives, including…

Windows 11 Soon Allows Moving Brightness and Volume Indicators on Your PC

Microsoft is updating Windows 11 to give users more control over where volume, brightness, airplane mode, and virtual desktop indicators appear on the screen. Previously centralized at the bottom of…

US House Prohibits WhatsApp on Staff Devices

The U.S. House of Representatives’ top cybersecurity official has prohibited the use of WhatsApp on government-issued devices assigned to its staff. A memo, reported by Reuters, cites potential security risks…

Meta Skips SF Pride as Tech Industry Pulls Back from Public LGBTQ+ Support

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg once personally ensured Facebook’s participation in San Francisco Pride, the largest LGBTQ+ parade and a symbol of advocacy and social justice. In 2015, when Facebook’s real-name…

US Safety Regulators Reach Out to Tesla Over Erratic Robotaxis

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has reached out to Tesla following social media videos that appear to show the company’s newly launched robotaxis breaking traffic laws. Tesla’s…

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 Launches Late July Starting at $249

Nvidia is set to release the GeForce RTX 5050, a budget-friendly graphics card starting at $249, expected in the second half of July. The company recently launched a dedicated web…

Google Launches New Gemini Model Capable of Running Locally on Robots

Google DeepMind announced the launch of Gemini Robotics On-Device, a language model designed to run locally on robots without the need for an internet connection. This update builds on the…

iPhone Users Frustrated by Apple Wallet Ad Promoting ‘F1’ Movie

Apple customers have expressed frustration after receiving a push notification from the Apple Wallet app promoting the company’s original film, F1 the Movie. The notification offered a $10 discount at…

Chrome for Android Now Lets You Move the Address Bar to the Bottom

Google Chrome for Android is adopting a design feature familiar to iOS users: the ability to move the address bar to the bottom of the screen. This update follows Safari’s…

Nvidia CEO Huang Sells $15 Million in Stock, Initiates $873 Million Sale Plan

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang sold 100,000 shares of the company’s stock on Friday and Monday, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The sales are…

Judge Rules Anthropic Did Not Infringe Authors’ Copyrights in AI Book Training

A federal judge ruled late Monday that Anthropic’s use of books to train its AI model Claude qualifies as “fair use” and is “transformative.” The decision marks a significant milestone…

Trump Administration Accuses District Judge of Defying Supreme Court Over Migrants Held in Djibouti

The Trump administration urged the Supreme Court on Tuesday to allow immediate deportation of a group of migrants held at a U.S. military base in Djibouti to South Sudan. The…