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More Than 100 Buildings Vanish From Trump's 'For Sale' Wishlist
The Trump administration's list of federal properties that could be offered for sale quickly shrank from 443 to 320 in the span of hours, as the General Services Administration pulled some iconic buildings from the website.
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Google Urges DOJ to Reverse Course on Breaking Up Company
Representatives for the Alphabet unit asked the government in a meeting last week to take a less aggressive stance as the US looks to end what a judge ruled to be an illegal online search monopoly, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing the private deliberations.
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Tencent’s AI Bot Passes DeepSeek as China’s Favorite on iPhones
Tencent Holdings’s Yuanbao became the most downloaded iPhone app in China this week. It overtook DeepSeek to claim the position. With this, Tencent has stolen a march on rivals like Alibaba and Baidu, which have made bigger bets on AI than the Shenzhen company.
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Ola Electric Said to Cut Over a Thousand Jobs to Stem Losses
Ola Electric Mobility is laying off over a thousand employees and contract workers,, people with knowledge in the matter have told the media. The cuts at the SoftBank Group-backed firm, span multiple departments, including procurement, fulfillment, customer relations and charging infrastructure, the people said, asking not to be identified as the i...
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Amazon Plans to Unveil Alexa Devices in the Fall, CEO Says
Amazon will release companion devices in the fall for the AI version of the Alexa voice assistant. The reboot of Amazon’s voice assistant is an attempt to rekindle consumers’ enthusiasm and generate revenue from subscriptions, online shopping and other businesses.
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Indonesia and Apple Said to Agree on Terms to Lift iPhone 16 Ban
Indonesia and Apple have agreed on terms to lift the country’s ban on iPhone 16, sources familiar with the matter have told the media. The Ministry for Industry, which is responsible for upholding the ban, is set to sign a memorandum of agreement with Apple as soon as this week.
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Bybit Hit by Crypto’s Worst Hack With Almost $1.5 Billion Stolen
Bybit said it was hacked, resulting in what analysts estimate was the loss of almost $1.5 billion (roughly Rs. 13,008 crore) worth of tokens. The Dubai-headquartered platform, which is not available in the US, had roughly $16.2 billion (roughly Rs. 1,40,489 crore) in assets on its exchange prior to being hacked.
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Apple Removes Advanced Data Protection for iCloud Encryption Feature From UK After Backdoor Order
Apple is discontinuing its most advanced encrypted security feature, Advanced Data Protection, for new users in the UK. This follows a government order to create a backdoor for user data access. This optional feature provides end-to-end encryption for a range of user data, including iCloud storage, device backups, web bookmarks, voice memos, notes,...
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Tesla Posts Job Openings in India, Signaling Entry Plans After PM Modi’s US Trip
Tesla is hiring in India. The electric-vehicle maker sought candidates for 13 roles, including customer-facing and back-end jobs, according to advertisements on Monday on its LinkedIn page.
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US, UK Decline to Sign Onto Macron’s AI Summit Communique, Signatories Include India, China
US Vice President JD Vance argued strongly against the European Union’s tough regulatory approach to social-media platforms and AI and what he termed as foreign governments “considering tightening the screws” on US tech companies.
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Elon Musk-Led Group Makes $97.4 Billion Bid for Control of OpenAI, Sam Altman Says 'No Thank You'
Elon Musk-led group of investors offered to purchase OpenAI's non-profit parent firm for $97.4 billion (roughly Rs. 8,46,576 crore). In response, OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman posted on Musk’s X social-media platform: “No thank you but we will buy twitter for $9.74 billion (roughly Rs. 8,46,576 crore) if you want.
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Putin, Zelensky Soften Stance Against Direct Talks As Trump Vows To End War
The leaders of Ukraine and Russia signaled that their previous refusal to talk to each other has softened, following US President Donald Trump's promise to end Moscow's full-scale invasion.
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US Crypto Czar David Sacks Begins Studying Feasibility of US Bitcoin Reserve
White House crypto czar David Sacks said on Tuesday that the feasibility of Donald Trump's plan to create a national Bitcoin reserve is still being studied. While meeting with lawmakers to advance the new president's digital asset policies, Sacks mentioned that a future announcement will authorise outreach with the crypto industry.
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US SEC Gives Initial Approval to Combined Bitcoin, Ether ETF
The Bitwise Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF from Bitwise Asset Management would seek to provide investors with a balanced exposure to the two digital assets, weighted by their market capitalisation. The US regulator in a filing approved the so-called form 19b-4, one step in the overall process that would allow the product to start trading.
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Microsoft Probing If DeepSeek-Linked Group Improperly Obtained OpenAI Data
Microsoft and OpeAI are checking if data output from OpenAI’s technology was obtained in an unauthorised manner by a group linked to DeepSeek. David Sacks, President Donald Trump’s artificial intelligence czar, said Tuesday there’s “substantial evidence” that DeepSeek leaned on the output of OpenAI’s models to help develop its own techn...
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More Than 100 Buildings Vanish From Trump's 'For Sale' Wishlist
The Trump administration's list of federal properties that could be offered for sale quickly shrank from 443 to 320 in the span of hours, as the General Services Administration pulled some iconic buildings from the website.
-
Google Urges DOJ to Reverse Course on Breaking Up Company
Representatives for the Alphabet unit asked the government in a meeting last week to take a less aggressive stance as the US looks to end what a judge ruled to be an illegal online search monopoly, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing the private deliberations.
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Tencent’s AI Bot Passes DeepSeek as China’s Favorite on iPhones
Tencent Holdings’s Yuanbao became the most downloaded iPhone app in China this week. It overtook DeepSeek to claim the position. With this, Tencent has stolen a march on rivals like Alibaba and Baidu, which have made bigger bets on AI than the Shenzhen company.
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Ola Electric Said to Cut Over a Thousand Jobs to Stem Losses
Ola Electric Mobility is laying off over a thousand employees and contract workers,, people with knowledge in the matter have told the media. The cuts at the SoftBank Group-backed firm, span multiple departments, including procurement, fulfillment, customer relations and charging infrastructure, the people said, asking not to be identified as the i...
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Amazon Plans to Unveil Alexa Devices in the Fall, CEO Says
Amazon will release companion devices in the fall for the AI version of the Alexa voice assistant. The reboot of Amazon’s voice assistant is an attempt to rekindle consumers’ enthusiasm and generate revenue from subscriptions, online shopping and other businesses.
-
Indonesia and Apple Said to Agree on Terms to Lift iPhone 16 Ban
Indonesia and Apple have agreed on terms to lift the country’s ban on iPhone 16, sources familiar with the matter have told the media. The Ministry for Industry, which is responsible for upholding the ban, is set to sign a memorandum of agreement with Apple as soon as this week.
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Bybit Hit by Crypto’s Worst Hack With Almost $1.5 Billion Stolen
Bybit said it was hacked, resulting in what analysts estimate was the loss of almost $1.5 billion (roughly Rs. 13,008 crore) worth of tokens. The Dubai-headquartered platform, which is not available in the US, had roughly $16.2 billion (roughly Rs. 1,40,489 crore) in assets on its exchange prior to being hacked.
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Apple Removes Advanced Data Protection for iCloud Encryption Feature From UK After Backdoor Order
Apple is discontinuing its most advanced encrypted security feature, Advanced Data Protection, for new users in the UK. This follows a government order to create a backdoor for user data access. This optional feature provides end-to-end encryption for a range of user data, including iCloud storage, device backups, web bookmarks, voice memos, notes,...
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Tesla Posts Job Openings in India, Signaling Entry Plans After PM Modi’s US Trip
Tesla is hiring in India. The electric-vehicle maker sought candidates for 13 roles, including customer-facing and back-end jobs, according to advertisements on Monday on its LinkedIn page.
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US, UK Decline to Sign Onto Macron’s AI Summit Communique, Signatories Include India, China
US Vice President JD Vance argued strongly against the European Union’s tough regulatory approach to social-media platforms and AI and what he termed as foreign governments “considering tightening the screws” on US tech companies.
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Elon Musk-Led Group Makes $97.4 Billion Bid for Control of OpenAI, Sam Altman Says 'No Thank You'
Elon Musk-led group of investors offered to purchase OpenAI's non-profit parent firm for $97.4 billion (roughly Rs. 8,46,576 crore). In response, OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman posted on Musk’s X social-media platform: “No thank you but we will buy twitter for $9.74 billion (roughly Rs. 8,46,576 crore) if you want.
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Putin, Zelensky Soften Stance Against Direct Talks As Trump Vows To End War
The leaders of Ukraine and Russia signaled that their previous refusal to talk to each other has softened, following US President Donald Trump's promise to end Moscow's full-scale invasion.
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US Crypto Czar David Sacks Begins Studying Feasibility of US Bitcoin Reserve
White House crypto czar David Sacks said on Tuesday that the feasibility of Donald Trump's plan to create a national Bitcoin reserve is still being studied. While meeting with lawmakers to advance the new president's digital asset policies, Sacks mentioned that a future announcement will authorise outreach with the crypto industry.
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US SEC Gives Initial Approval to Combined Bitcoin, Ether ETF
The Bitwise Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF from Bitwise Asset Management would seek to provide investors with a balanced exposure to the two digital assets, weighted by their market capitalisation. The US regulator in a filing approved the so-called form 19b-4, one step in the overall process that would allow the product to start trading.
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Microsoft Probing If DeepSeek-Linked Group Improperly Obtained OpenAI Data
Microsoft and OpeAI are checking if data output from OpenAI’s technology was obtained in an unauthorised manner by a group linked to DeepSeek. David Sacks, President Donald Trump’s artificial intelligence czar, said Tuesday there’s “substantial evidence” that DeepSeek leaned on the output of OpenAI’s models to help develop its own techn...
