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Microsoft accused of silencing workers free speech

Fortnite returns to U.S. Apple App Store after nearly five-year ban

Swiss university secretly ran AI experiment to manipulate minds

Microsoft kills Skype

Moderators facing abuse at Meta’s new ‘secret site’ – report

Robots will outperform human surgeons in five years – Musk

US government could break up Zuckerberg’s Meta

Apple staged emergency iPhone airlift from India

Meta exposé tops bestseller list despite promotion ban

Pirate Bay co-founder dies

Apple sues UK over data privacy dispute

Humanoid robot performs kung fu (Video)

Author warns of AI-induced ‘cognitive diminishment’ and loss of human creativity

Human-like ‘Clone’ robot twitches to life (Video)

Microsoft unveils Pentagon-backed quantum processor

South Korea accuses DeepSeek of leaking user data

UK demands Apple allow spying on users worldwide – WaPo

Australia bans DeepSeek on government devices over ‘security concerns’

China’s breakthrough AI app triggers meme fest

Google Maps follows Trump on Gulf of Mexico

China unveils groundbreaking free AI model that ‘outpaces Silicon Valley rivals’

Apple pulls error-ridden AI news service

Google refuses to add fact checks despite EU pressure – Axios

Apple shareholders to decide future of diversity programmes

CIA can read WhatsApp messages – Zuckerberg

South African court orders probe into law firm’s use of AI

Meta and Amazon roll back DEI programs – media

Telegram founder Durov issues thinly veiled criticism of Zuckerberg

Meta replaces ‘fact-checking’ with user-based ‘community notes’ amid free speech push

Apple to pay Siri victims $20 each

China creating large-scale system of commercial remote sensing satellites – reports

‘Godfather of AI’ issues new warning to humanity

PayPal-owned ‘Honey’ browser extension accused of scamming influencers out of millions

Musk confirms $1 billion offer to rename Wikipedia

OpenAI whistleblower found dead

Amazon donates $1 million to Trump

ChatGPT to get video features

Meta makes $1 million donation to Trump

Telegram founder subjected to first detailed questioning in court

TikTok loses court battle over US ban, plans Supreme Court appeal

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