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China tests brain chip to control AI agents

China tests brain chip to control AI agents
Scientists discover hundreds of mysterious giant viruses lurking in ocean

Scientists discover hundreds of mysterious giant viruses lurking in ocean

AI could spark nuclear war, World War III, experts fear

AI could spark nuclear war, World War III, experts fear

Scientists make shocking discovery 1,700 miles beneath Earth's surface

Scientists make shocking discovery 1,700 miles beneath Earth's surface

Coinbase seeking US SEC approval to offer blockchain-based stocks

Coinbase seeking US SEC approval to offer blockchain-based stocks

Musk's xAI in talks for 4.3 billion-dollar equity funding, Bloomberg News reports

Musk's xAI in talks for 4.3 billion-dollar equity funding, Bloomberg News reports

Amazon's corporate workforce may shrink as AI takes over routine tasks

Amazon's corporate workforce may shrink as AI takes over routine tasks

Elon Musk's X sues New York to block social media hate speech law

Elon Musk's X sues New York to block social media hate speech law

Stablecoins gain ground with corporates as US legislation takes shape

Stablecoins gain ground with corporates as US legislation takes shape

Spanish power grid's lack of control over voltage led to blackout

Spanish power grid's lack of control over voltage led to blackout

Nvidia to attend China supply-chain expo in July for first time

Nvidia to attend China supply-chain expo in July for first time

OpenAI wins 200mn dollars US defense contract

OpenAI wins 200mn dollars US defense contract

Italy regulator probes DeepSeek over false information risks

Italy regulator probes DeepSeek over false information risks

Trump Media seeks SEC approval for bitcoin and ethereum ETF

Trump Media seeks SEC approval for bitcoin and ethereum ETF

Dutch court confirms Apple abused dominant position in dating apps

Dutch court confirms Apple abused dominant position in dating apps

Crypto group Tron to go public in US via reverse-merger with SRM

Crypto group Tron to go public in US via reverse-merger with SRM

Reddit unveils AI-driven ad tools to help brands tap into user discussions

Reddit unveils AI-driven ad tools to help brands tap into user discussions

Microsoft lays out data protection plans for European cloud customers

Microsoft lays out data protection plans for European cloud customers

Taiwan adds China's Huawei and SMIC to export control list

Taiwan adds China's Huawei and SMIC to export control list

Is flying getting more dangerous? Scientists reveal why so many planes crashing

Is flying getting more dangerous? Scientists reveal why so many planes crashing

Musk's X sees partial recovery after outage hits US users, Downdetector shows

Musk's X sees partial recovery after outage hits US users, Downdetector shows

Digital technology to help financially empower women: CM

Digital technology to help financially empower women: CM

WestJet probes cybersecurity incident affecting app and internal systems

WestJet probes cybersecurity incident affecting app and internal systems

Meta's 14.8bn dollar Scale AI deal latest test of AI partnerships

Meta's 14.8bn dollar Scale AI deal latest test of AI partnerships

Google comes out on top as years-long Mexico antitrust case closed

Google comes out on top as years-long Mexico antitrust case closed

Google, Scale AI's largest customer, plans split after Meta deal

Google, Scale AI's largest customer, plans split after Meta deal

Alligator near your ball? AI rules expert at US Open will tell you what to do

Alligator near your ball? AI rules expert at US Open will tell you what to do

Adobe shares slide as investors skeptical of quicker AI-adoption returns

Adobe shares slide as investors skeptical of quicker AI-adoption returns

AstraZeneca signs AI research deal with China's CSPC for chronic diseases

AstraZeneca signs AI research deal with China's CSPC for chronic diseases

AMD turns to AI startups to inform chip, software design

AMD turns to AI startups to inform chip, software design

Meta makes major investment in Scale AI, takes in CEO

Meta makes major investment in Scale AI, takes in CEO

AMD unveils AI server as OpenAI taps its newest chips

AMD unveils AI server as OpenAI taps its newest chips

Google says it has resolved global service outage impacting multiple platforms

Google says it has resolved global service outage impacting multiple platforms