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Nvidia refutes report that China’s DeepSeek is using its banned Blackwell AI chips

The U.S. has blocked the export of Nvidia’s Blackwell chips to China in an effort to stay ahead in the AI race.

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‘Greetings, earthlings’: Nvidia-backed Starcloud trains first AI model in space as orbital data center race heats up

The company’s Starcloud-1 satellite is running Gemma, an open model from Google, marking the first time in history that an LLM has been trained in outer space.

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Former GitLab CEO raises money for Kilo to compete in crowded AI coding market

Kilo Code, which makes a vibe coding extension, was founded by former GitLab CEO Sid Sijbrandij.

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Porn company starts new age checks after £1m Ofcom fine

The media regulator Ofcom said AVS Group Ltd had started age checks on some of its porn websites.

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VITAS Healthcare Breach Exposes 319K Patient Records

Hackers maintained undetected access to patient systems for over a month, methodically downloading personal and medical information. The post VITAS Healthcare Breach Exposes 319K Patient Records appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Google launches managed MCP servers that let AI agents simply plug into its tools

Google is rolling out managed MCP servers to make its services “agent-ready by design,” starting with Maps and BigQuery, aiming to simplify messy integrations and help AI agents use real tools.

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Unacademy’s founder says startup is now worth less than $500M, confirms M&A talks

Unacademy’s valuation has dropped by over 85% from its pandemic-era peak price tag of $3.5 billion, its founder said.

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The Fed meeting, pressure on Oracle, Target’s fashion-forward renovation and more in Morning Squawk

Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.

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Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday: 57 Flaws Fixed

KB5072033 addresses vulnerabilities across Windows systems and Office applications—including one actively exploited zero-day. The post Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday: 57 Flaws Fixed appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Google Offers Free Screen Repairs for Eligible Pixel 9 Pro Units

Google has launched extended support for Pixel 9 Pro and Pixel 9 Pro Fold devices, offering free repairs or replacements for eligible hardware issues. The post Google Offers Free Screen Repairs for Eligible Pixel 9 Pro Units appeared first on … Continue reading

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