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A timeline of the US semiconductor market in 2025

From leadership changes at legacy semiconductor companies to wishy washy policy around chip exports, a lot has happened already.

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Sam Altman warns there’s no legal confidentiality when using ChatGPT as a therapist

In response to a question about how AI works with today’s legal system, Altman said one of the problems of not yet having a legal or policy framework for AI is that there’s no legal confidentiality for users’ conversations.

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Intel drops 9% as chipmaker’s foundry business axes projects, struggles to find customers

Intel’s stock dropped 9% after the chipmaker said it would slash foundry costs in its latest attempt to turnaround its struggling business.

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Citing New Rules, Meta Says It Will End Political Ads in E.U.

Meta said political advertising would end in October, citing a forthcoming E.U. regulation that it said presented “unworkable requirements.”

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Google took a month to shut down Catwatchful, a phone spyware operation hosted on its servers

Google has suspended the Firebase account of Catwatchful following a TechCrunch investigation. The spyware operation was caught using Google’s own servers to host and run its surveillance app, which was stealthily monitoring thousands of people’s phones.

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Lyft to add autonomous shuttles in 2026 as Uber inks more self-driving deals

It’s one of just a few similar partnerships Lyft has struck, while rival Uber has an increasingly long list of robotaxi deals.

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Apple broadens App Store’s age rating system

Apple has expanded its age rating system to include 13+, 16+, and 18+ ratings, in addition to the existing ratings for younger users.

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Tesla is reportedly bringing a limited version of its robotaxi service to San Francisco

There will be an employee in the driver’s seat — a big change from how things have been working in Austin.

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Meta to stop selling political ads in the EU from October

In response to the European Union’s incoming regulation of political advertising, Meta said on Friday that it would stop selling and showing political ads in the EU from October 2025.

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Around 6,000 websites to start checking ages in UK, Ofcom says

Despite the law some remain sceptical about the effectiveness of porn age checks.

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