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FP Explainers @ Firstpost Tech 2 place · 12/01/2025 09:26 EDT

Are humanoid robots spooking the Chinese government?

China’s once-celebrated humanoid robotics boom is now under the lens as Beijing warns of runaway growth, excessive product duplication, and inflated investor expectations. With more than 150 companies racing ahead despite weak commercial demand, policymakers fear the sector’s rapid expansion may be edging toward instability Read more

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Ayndrila Banerjee @ Firstpost Tech · 11/18/2025 19:57 EDT

Meta wins major antitrust case as judge rules it did not violate law in buying Instagram, WhatsApp

The ruling delivered a major victory to Meta after a five-year battle that began when the US agency filed suit claiming the company illegally maintained its monopoly by acquiring Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp in 2014 to eliminate competitive threats Read more

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FP Explainers @ Firstpost Tech · 11/18/2025 11:28 EDT

Cloudflare is down. Why this internet service provider you’ve never heard of is so important

Cloudflare went down today (November 18), disrupting access to some of the biggest websites around the world, including X, Letterboxd and ChatGPT, and leaving millions of people frustrated. The company said it is aware that it is facing widespread errors and that it is working to resolve them. But what do we know about Cloudflare? Why is it so important? Read more

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FP News Desk @ Firstpost Tech · 11/18/2025 10:36 EDT

'We failed our customers': Cloudflare CTO apologises after major outage hits internet services

Cloudflare CTO Dane Knecht publicly addressed the major outage that disrupted internet services worldwide, with the company apologising for the failure and acknowledging a technical bug that triggered the breakdown. Read more

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FP Explainers @ Firstpost Tech · 11/18/2025 10:29 EDT

Cloudflare is down. Why this internet service provider you’ve never heard of is so important

Cloudflare went down today (November 18), disrupting access to some of the biggest websites around the world, including X, Letterboxd and ChatGPT, and leaving millions of people frustrated. The company said it is aware that it is facing widespread errors and that it is working to resolve them. But what do we know about Cloudflare? Why is it so important? Read more

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FP News Desk @ Firstpost Tech 3 place · 11/18/2025 07:36 EDT

Cloudflare outage disrupts internet, X, ChatGPT & Canva down

X, ChatGPT, and Canva are among several widely used websites that have gone down because of a Cloudflare outage. Read more

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FP News Desk @ Firstpost Tech · 11/18/2025 05:00 EDT

What will happen if AI bubble bursts? Google boss Sundar Pichai says...

Google boss Sundar Pichai has cautioned that the global rush into artificial intelligence may be moving too fast, saying there is clear “irrationality” in the current AI boom even as companies pour billions into the technology. Read more

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FP News Desk @ Firstpost Tech · 11/18/2025 04:59 EDT

Japan's Sakana AI raises $135 mn fund at $2.5 bn valuation, but without newly raised capital

Tokyo’s Sakana AI has secured a ¥20 billion Series B round, lifting its valuation to $2.65 billion as it expands its Japan-centered AI ambitions. Read more

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FP News Desk @ Firstpost Tech · 11/17/2025 21:10 EDT

Project Prometheus: Jeff Bezos is taking up CEO's job again, and it's not Amazon

Jeff Bezos has taken a formal leadership role at a new AI start-up, Project Prometheus, which launches with $6.2 billion in funding and a focus on applying artificial intelligence to engineering and manufacturing Read more

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FP News Desk @ Firstpost Tech 2 place · 11/16/2025 22:43 EDT

US-China tech war has an unexpected winner: AI prodigy with $23 bn fortune

The tech war between the United States and China has helped Chinese tech entrepreneur Chen Tianshi become one of the world’s richest self-made billionaires. Here's how it happened Read more

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FP News Desk @ Firstpost Tech 1 place · 11/15/2025 01:21 EDT

Apple ramps up search for new CEO ahead of Tim Cook's exit next year

Both Apple’s board and senior executives have recently increased their focus on the transition, with plans for Cook to hand over control of the $4 trillion company after more than 14 years at the helm Read more

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FP News Desk @ Firstpost Tech 2 place · 11/14/2025 09:15 EDT

China launched ‘highly sophisticated’ AI-led espionage campaign — here’s how it was disrupted

Anthropic has said that it has disrupted a Chinese state-sponsored group's highly sophisticated AI-led espionage campaign. The company said the campaign targeted large technology companies, financial institutions, and government agencies in a first of its kind of a campaign. Read more

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FP Explainers @ Firstpost Tech 3 place · 11/14/2025 04:41 EDT

What is Threema, the Swiss messaging app that helped Delhi blast accused?

Investigators probing the deadly Red Fort car explosion say the accused built a concealed communication system using Threema, a Swiss encrypted messaging app, which is banned in India. Authorities allege the three suspects relied on the platform’s anonymity-driven architecture to prepare for multiple attacks before the plot was disrupted Read more

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FP News Desk @ Firstpost Tech · 11/14/2025 03:28 EDT

Beyond WhatsApp, why countries are adopting nationalist messenger apps

Earlier this week, Tajikistan's communications service said the launch of the app, ORIZ, was: "an important step towards Tajikistan's digital independence" Read more

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FP News Desk @ Firstpost Tech 2 place · 11/13/2025 04:29 EDT

Is Google using Gemini AI to snoop on Gmail, chat users?

Google is facing a lawsuit over claims that its Gemini assistant secretly collected data from Gmail, Chat, and Meet users. The case accuses the company of breaching privacy laws by activating the tool without consent. Read more

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FP Explainers @ Firstpost Tech 2 place · 11/13/2025 03:39 EDT

'Is it just a sock?' Why Apple's iPhone pocket has got the internet talking

Apple’s products are known the world over for its design and aesthetic. But, the US firm’s latest offering — the iPhone Pocket — which has been designed in collaboration with designer Issey Miyake, has got the internet sniggering. People can’t help balk at the price — a whopping $229.95 (Rs 20,000) Read more

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FP Explainers @ Firstpost Tech 1 place · 11/12/2025 05:57 EDT

Do you have a ‘Certified Bangers’ badge on X? Here’s what it means

Elon Musk-owned X has introduced a new feature called ‘Certified Bangers’, aimed at rewarding creators whose posts go viral on the social media platform. Account holders can earn the shiny new badge, displayed on their profile, for a month if they post something that ‘shapes internet culture’ and attracts engagement. The feature is in its testing phase right now Read more

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FP News Desk @ Firstpost Tech · 11/12/2025 04:08 EDT

Anthropic set to win AI race to profit as ChatGPT still burning holes in OpenAI’s pocket

Financial records show Anthropic is on track to break even by 2028, outpacing OpenAI’s slower route to profitability despite both recording major spending. Read more

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FP News Desk @ Firstpost Tech 3 place · 11/12/2025 00:41 EDT

China’s low-cost open-source AI sweeps Silicon Valley, outweighing US’s security concerns

According to Bloomberg, downloads of Chinese models on the developer platform Hugging Face have surged past those of US alternatives, with China-based Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s “Qwen” models accumulating roughly 385.3 million downloads Read more

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