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Taiwan rejects U.S. proposal of ’50-50′ chip production, says trade talks focused on tariffs

Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun said the arrangement was “not discussed,” as she returned from trade talks in the U.S., according to Taiwan’s Central News Agency.

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SK Hynix shares hit multidecade highs, Samsung also surges as chipmakers partner with OpenAI

The partnership will “focus on increasing the supply of advanced memory chips essential for next-generation AI and expanding data center capacity in Korea.”

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Hackers delete children’s pictures and data after nursery attack backlash

The hackers tell the BBC they are sorry for their actions – but experts question say it’s a practical rather than moral move.

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Visa crackdowns are blocking students’ study-abroad dreams, so India’s Leverage Edu is rerouting them

Leverage Edu places over 10,000 students annually into universities across 11 countries.

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Instagram head says company is not using your microphone to listen to you (with AI data, it won’t need to)

The idea that Meta would secretly turn on the microphones on users’ phones to record their conversations is an age-old conspiracy theory — and one that the company has disputed before.

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Self-driving trucks startup Einride raises $100M

Einride raised the funds five months after founder Robert Falck left the CEO role and took over as executive chairman of the board.

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OpenAI staff grapples with the company’s social media push

Current and former OpenAI researchers seem torn over how the company’s Sora app fits in with its broader mission.

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Better Tomorrow Ventures closes $140M, remains bullish on fintech

The six-year-old firm’s third fund is nearly the size of it previous fund raised during the fintech boom in early 2022.

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NASA employees on Artemis missions with SpaceX, Blue Origin to work through shutdown

NASA made an exception to allow work on Artemis missions with SpaceX and Blue Origin to continue during the government shutdown.

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What Does the Government Shutdown Mean for Cybersecurity?

CISA is among the government agencies affected. The shutdown is a reminder for government contractors to harden their cybersecurity. The post What Does the Government Shutdown Mean for Cybersecurity? appeared first on TechRepublic.

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