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Trump administration clears way for Nvidia H200 chip sales to China with a 25% surcharge

The H200’s performance has been exceeded by two generations of Nvidia chips currently in production, the Blackwell and Rubin.

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This WhatsApp Link Can Hand Over Your Account in Seconds

A sophisticated phishing campaign impersonating WhatsApp Web uses fake meeting links and QR codes to hijack accounts and enable real-time surveillance. The post This WhatsApp Link Can Hand Over Your Account in Seconds appeared first on TechRepublic.

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China’s ban on cybersecurity software roils three of our stocks — here’s our view

Chinese authorities have told domestic companies to stop using software from a handful of U.S. and Israeli firms.

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Cerebras scores OpenAI deal worth over $10 billion ahead of AI chipmaker’s IPO

The deal will help diversify Cerebras away from the United Arab Emirates G42, which accounted for 87% of revenue in the first half of 2024.

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Netflix’s first original video podcasts feature Pete Davidson and Michael Irvin

As Netflix tries to take down YouTube’s dominance in the podcast space, it’s getting new originals with Pete Davidson and Michael Irvin.

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App downloads declined again in 2025, but consumer spending soared to nearly $156B

Global app downloads were down, but consumer spending was up to nearly $156B in 2025.

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AI’s Hacking Skills Are Approaching an ‘Inflection Point’

AI models are getting so good at finding vulnerabilities that some experts say the tech industry might need to rethink how software is built.

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Elon Musk’s xAI probed by California DOJ over Grok’s deepfake explicit images

Musk’s Grok AI chatbot faces investigations from India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Ireland, Australia as well.

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Google launches Personal Intelligence feature in Gemini app, challenging Apple Intelligence

Google has been bolstering its AI offerings as it takes on OpenAI, and is now going directly at Apple.

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Google’s Trends Explore page gets new Gemini capabilities 

The Trends Explore page for users to analyze search interest just got a major upgrade. It now uses Gemini to identify and compare relevant trends.

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