Google’s Holiday Offer Brings Free AI Courses to Millions of Learners

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Techme101

Tech titan is launching holiday-timed AI training on Google Skills, with no-cost courses and labs for workers as more employers and staff look to build expertise.
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America’s Biggest Bitcoin Miners Are Pivoting to AI

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Techme101

In the face of a profitability crisis, industrial-scale bitcoin miners are transforming their data centers into AI factories.

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House Democrats establish AI working group as industry bolsters DC presence

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Techme101

House lawmakers see the commission as a starting point for working with industry on AI policies, issues.

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U.S. uncovers scheme to reroute Nvidia GPUs worth $160 million to China despite export bans

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Techme101

Authorities have shut down yet another China-linked smuggling network for Nvidia’s AI chips, according to a release from a U.S. Attorneys office.

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UK Politicians Push for Tougher AI Controls

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Techme101

100+ parliamentarians from across the political spectrum have joined a coordinated call for tougher AI regulation amid concerns that ministers are moving too cautiously.
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US Poised to Loosen Nvidia Chip Export Limits to China

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Techme101

The US may ease export curbs on Nvidia’s H200 chip to China, as investors question its AI dominance and Chinese rivals race to build their own GPUs.
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Google and NextEra to Launch AI-Powered Grid by 2026

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Techme101

They’re creating dedicated power ecosystems designed from scratch to feed AI’s ravenous appetite for electricity.
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Google hit with EU antitrust investigation over use of online content for AI

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Techme101

It’s the latest in a string of actions the European Commission has taken against U.S. big tech companies.

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CNBC Daily Open: The Warner Bros. Discovery deal — a cliffhanger in the making?

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Techme101

Even as Paramount and Warner Bros saw shares soar, the broader market declined as investors awaited the Fed’s rate-setting meeting on Wednesday.

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Saudi Arabia eyes data embassies amid sovereign AI push. Here’s what we know so far

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Techme101

Only two data embassies currently exist, but Saudi Arabia is looking to make them commonplace.

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