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Globally, Google said it blocked 5.1 billion ads in 2024 and took action against 1.3 billion publisher pages. India, now the second-largest internet market after China by user base, saw 2.9 million account suspensions and 247.4 million ad removals
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CEO Steve Huffman said that Reddit's success lies in being a place for authentic human conversation, not a platform flooded with bots. Read more âș
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Appleâs upcoming iPhone 18 Pro lineup has been the subject of numerous leaks in recent weeks. The latest rumor now claims to reveal the battery capacity of the iPhone 18 Pro Max. In a post on Weibo, tipster Digital Chat Station claims that the iPhone 18 Pro Max will feature a 5,000mAh (or larger) battery in China. Meanwhile, the international variant is said to pack a slightly bigger battery, likely... Read more âș
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Stocks tumble despite strong earnings reports from most Silicon Valley heavyweights Read more âș
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ICE has used Mobile Fortify to identify immigrants and citizens alike over 100,000 times, by one estimate. It wasn't built to work like thatâand only got approved after DHS abandoned its own privacy rules. Read more âș
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Qualis Flow (Qflow), a London-based construction data platform, has secured a âŹ2.3 million (ÂŁ2 million) strategic investment from San Francisco-based software firm Autodesk to fuel its plan to link construction data back with design intent. According to the company, this investment builds on the existing product collaboration between Qflow and Autodesk Construction Cloud, with the ... Read more âș
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An elixir for keeping our brains and bodies younger may already be sitting on pharmacy shelves across the United States â if only weâd take advantage of it. Iâm talking about the shingles vaccine. It was invented because, well, shingles is a terrible disease. If you ever had chickenpox (like I did), this virus is [âŠ] Read more âș
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Robotics specialist Unitree has been making waves with its humanoid robots, and a new video shows its impressive G1 bipedal bot dealing with incredibly cold conditions. In a video showing the G1 trudging through deep snow, Unitree describes the feat as âthe worldâs first autonomous walking challenge for humanoid robots in a -53.32°F (-47.4°C) extreme ... Read more âș
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"We need you to reach out, and we need a way to communicate with you so we can move forward," Camron Guthrie said in the new video. Read more âș
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The European Commission is preparing to trial a communications platform built on Matrix, the open source messaging protocol already used by the French government, German healthcare providers and European armed forces, as a sovereign backup to Microsoft Teams. Signal currently serves as the backup tool but has proven too inflexible for an organization the Commission's size, it said. The Matrix-based solution could also eventually connect the Commission to other EU... Read more âș
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The rivaling AI companies pushed GPT-5.3-Codex and Claude Opus 4.6, and had back-to-back appearances on a tech and business podcast. Read more âș
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An active-duty enlisted member of the US military said their unit was "pressured" into seeing Amazon's "Melania" documentary about the first lady. Read more âș
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On Thursday, Bitcoin's value fell over 10 percent in a single day, dropping to around $64,000, the lowest it has been since the 2024 Presidential election, as CNBC reports. After crossing $100,000 in November 2024 and peaking at over $122,000 in October 2025, the cryptocurrency has been in a steady decline for the last several [âŠ] Read more âș
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Early reports indicate that Russian forces are encountering trouble organizing troops at the tactical level after the Starlink changes. Read more âș
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Nvidia representative recommends GeForce graphics card owners to uninstall the Windows 11 KB5074109 update to solve framerate drops and gaming artifacts. Read more âș
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HBO is developing a Baldur's Gate TV show that will continue the story of Larian Studios' hit RPG Baldur's Gate 3, according to Deadline. The Last Of Us co-creator Craig Mazin will serve as the show's creator, writer, executive producer, and showrunner. While it's set to feature new protagonists, the plan is for existing characters [âŠ] Read more âș
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Tesla filed two new trademark applications on Tuesday for possible Roadster logos. Read more âș
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'Last of Us' showrunner Craig Mazin will work with Hasbro to pick up on the story of Larian's smash hit RPG 'Baldur's Gate 3'. Read more âș
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On Wednesday, the Supreme Court handed down a one-sentence order announcing that Californiaâs newly gerrymandered maps, which are expected to give Democrats as many as five more seats in the US House, may go into effect during the 2026 midterms. These maps were enacted to counterbalance a Republican gerrymander in Texas, which could also give [âŠ] Read more âș
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Companies such as Amazon and Citi have said they're trimming staff this year. Read more âș
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Nvidia's RTX 50 series Super refresh supposedly is design complete, but the GPU maker won't be releasing any new RTX GPUs in 2026, according to a report in The Information. Read more âș
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Google says the network was being used by cybercriminals to secretly route their activity through unsuspecting usersâ devices, creating âinvisible tunnelsâ that masked their true identity online. Read more âș
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A 'SaaSapocalypse' hit the Indian stock market on Wednesday (February 3) with IT stocks such as Infosys, Wipro and TCS all crashing. This occurred after Anthropic launched a new AI tool for its Claude Cowork agent, which investors fear could displace traditional software platforms Read more âș
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After Elon Musk called the raid on X's Paris office as a 'political attack', France said that investigating child sexual abuse material was not controversial. France is investigating X's chatbot Grok for generating sexually explicit deepfakes and Musk has ramped up his anti-EU rhetoric. Read more âș
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As Anthropic achieves another AI advancement with Claude Cowork Project, the market has not taken it well. According to the reports, these AI tools, that aim to turn Claude into a specialist for a role, team, and company, have also triggered a steep decline in IT and software stocks worldwide. Read more âș
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The move comes as part of a wider crackdown under Operation Meltdown and reflects growing cooperation between US and Indian authorities to curb illicit drug trafficking online. Read more âș
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In yet another layoff wave, Oracle is reportedly planning to cut around 30,000 jobs. According to the reports, the company might also sell its healthcare software, Cerner to fund in-house AI data-centre. Read more âș
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Supreme Court of India has warned WhatsApp to follow privacy laws or leave the country. Firstpost speaks to an expert on why global tech firms need to adopt true privacy-by-design approach. Read more âș
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Earnings-triggered sell-off revives doubts over Big Techâs AI spending boom as Azure growth slows and capital expenditure hits record $37.5 billion Read more âș
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Zupee confirms its second wave of layoffs this year, affecting around 200 employees. Despite the layoffs, the online gaming platform has announced a comprehensive relief and support plan for the impacted workforce. Read more âș
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France is the latest European nation to boost attempts to ditch US tech. Government officials will begin using a new video conferencing platform called Visio, an application developed by the government, instead of American-owned tools like Zoom or Microsoft Teams. What about other European countries? Read more âș
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