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ByteDance bets big on AI with 25% spending increase in 2026

ByteDance bets big on AI with 25% spending increase in 2026

ByteDance has announced plans to boost infrastructure spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure this year in a major push to dominate the...

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Musk vs OpenAI: Court battle exposes fight over AI control

Musk vs OpenAI: Court battle exposes fight over AI control

In week two of the landmark Musk vs OpenAI trial, President Greg Brockman contradicted Elon Musk's core claim that he sued to preserve the...

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Was the Feds’ involvement delayed? Shocking claims surface in Nancy Guthrie abduction case

Was the Feds’ involvement delayed? Shocking claims surface in Nancy Guthrie abduction case

Investigators are grappling with the unique and treacherous terrain of the Tucson area as the hunt for Nancy Guthrie continues.  Law enforcement...

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Pentagon’s latest UFO files spark reactions from Avi Loeb and top scientists

Pentagon’s latest UFO files spark reactions from Avi Loeb and top scientists

The Internet is flooding with revelations regarding declassified UFO files which the Pentagon released on Friday. The responses of the public are...

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How to watch Pentagon's new declassified UFO files online

How to watch Pentagon's new declassified UFO files online

The Pentagon launched a publicly accessible archive of 162 declassified UFO files on Friday, and anyone with an internet connection can now watch...

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Tony Brothers loses it: Referee clashes with coach Finch in playoff game

Tony Brothers loses it: Referee clashes with coach Finch in playoff game

The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 115-108 in Western Conference semifinals Game 3 on Friday, but the game was overshadowed by...

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‘Instagram DMs were never encrypted’, says Adam Mosseri after Meta drops end-to-end encryption

‘Instagram DMs were never encrypted’, says Adam Mosseri after Meta drops end-to-end encryption

Instagram community is also reeling from growing privacy concerns as Meta announced to disable Instagram's end-to-end encryption effective from...

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Instagram testing dislike button for comments, reports show

Instagram testing dislike button for comments, reports show

Screenshots circulating on social media suggest Instagram is expanding a dislike button feature for comments beyond its original small test group....

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Instagram deletes millions of followers in massive overnight purge

Instagram deletes millions of followers in massive overnight purge

Kylie Jenner woke to 15 million missing followers. So did BLACKPINK with loosing 10 million gone), Cristiano Ronaldo with 8 million, and thousands of...

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Cloudflare growth slows as AI-fueled investor expectations fade

Cloudflare growth slows as AI-fueled investor expectations fade

World's leading technology company Cloudflare has shown slow growth in a recent stock market update. Cloudflare shares tumbled more than 15% in...

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Goldman Sachs says no to monitoring employee AI use

Goldman Sachs says no to monitoring employee AI use

While JPMorgan monitors dashboards tracking tens of thousands of individual employees' AI activities and Meta installs keystroke-monitoring...

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Google unveils Fitbit Air: A strategic pivot toward screenless fitness tracking

Google unveils Fitbit Air: A strategic pivot toward screenless fitness tracking

The launch of the Fitbit Air on May 7, 2026, marks a significant strategic shift for Google, as it moves to challenge premium, screenless recovery...

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Nintendo, Sony hit by AI boom driven memory price surge: Will gamers pay more?

Nintendo, Sony hit by AI boom driven memory price surge: Will gamers pay more?

The global artificial intelligence boom is driving a massive surge in memory chip prices, forcing Sony and Nintendo to raise hardware prices to...

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Oil prices rise as US-Iran firefight tests ‘fragile’ ceasefire in Hormuz strait

Oil prices rise as US-Iran firefight tests ‘fragile’ ceasefire in Hormuz strait

Oil prices spiked nearly 3% to $103 per barrel on Friday following an exchange of fire in the key Strait of Hormuz waterway.  The US characterized...

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Giant black holes are cosmic ‘Frankensteins’ built by mergers, new study reveals

Giant black holes are cosmic ‘Frankensteins’ built by mergers, new study reveals

A new research has revealed the true origin of the Universe’s biggest black holes, addressing one of the most significant missing link problems in...

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Princess Anne takes on another solo outing for King Charles

Princess Anne takes on another solo outing for King Charles

In celebration for the third anniversary since King Charles’ Coronation, Princess Anne just attended a ceremony honoring him. The event in question...

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Instagram removes end-to-end encryption Starting today

Instagram removes end-to-end encryption Starting today

Instagram's end-to-end encryption feature is being disabled today, May 8, 2026, marking Meta's dramatic reversal of a seven-year commitment...

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El Nino 2026 forecast: Scientists warn of ‘record-breaking’ intensity as sea temperatures near all-time highs

El Nino 2026 forecast: Scientists warn of ‘record-breaking’ intensity as sea temperatures near all-time highs

The world is set to witness the worst reality of climate change in the form of the strongest ever intensity of El Nino in 2026. According to the...

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Buckingham Palace celebrates Sir David Attenborough as he turns 100

Buckingham Palace celebrates Sir David Attenborough as he turns 100

Sir David Attenborough just marked 100 years earth side and on his special day, Buckingham Palace, known for their own approach to environmental...

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GTA 6 summer update signals major franchise transition

GTA 6 summer update signals major franchise transition

Rockstar Games announced a major GTA Online summer update months before GTA 6's November 19, 2026 launch, a timing that has sparked intense...

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AI now writes 60% of company's code, says Airbnb CEO

AI now writes 60% of company's code, says Airbnb CEO

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky revealed during Thursday's earnings call that AI now generates nearly 60% of the company's code, a figure that...

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Canvas hacked: ShinyHunters attack exposes alarming new ransomware trend

Canvas hacked: ShinyHunters attack exposes alarming new ransomware trend

The cybersecurity world is reeling from a massive data breach at an educational tool Canvas orchestrated by the notorious hacking group ShinyHunters,...

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AWS cooling recovery slows in North Virginia data centre; Coinbase among services impacted

AWS cooling recovery slows in North Virginia data centre; Coinbase among services impacted

Amazon’s cloud unit reportedly confirmed Thursday that it had made incremental progress in restoring cooling at the North Virginia data centre after...

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French professor under probe for allegedly awarding himself 'fake prize'

French professor under probe for allegedly awarding himself 'fake prize'

A strange act caught everyone's attention after a French academician was under investigation for inventing a Nobel-style prize for philology in...

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US trade court rejects Trump's proposed 10% global tariffs

US trade court rejects Trump's proposed 10% global tariffs

Trump's trade tariffs are again in the limelight, but many countries, including the European Union, are not in favor of these imposed duties or...

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Meta tightens age verification through teen face scanning on Instagram, Facebook

Meta tightens age verification through teen face scanning on Instagram, Facebook

Meta Platforms is introducing a new artificial intelligence-powered system that will analyze faces in photos and videos to estimate the ages of...

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OpenAI rolls out three new audio models for real-time voice tasks

OpenAI rolls out three new audio models for real-time voice tasks

OpenAI introduced three audio models for its developer platform on Thursday. The model aims to make voice-based software agents more ‌conversational...

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Colorado: Boulder fire-bombing attack suspect pleads guilty to all state charges

Colorado: Boulder fire-bombing attack suspect pleads guilty to all state charges

Colorado's Boulder fire-bombing attack suspect pleads guilty to all state charges on Thursday.  The man was accused of lobbing gasoline bombs at...

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US and Iran explore short-term deal to end fighting

US and Iran explore short-term deal to end fighting

The United States and Iran are edging toward a temporary agreement to halt ​their war, sources and officials said on Thursday. According to Reuters...

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Pope Leo and Rubio exchange symbolic gifts to mend relations at Vatican meeting

Pope Leo and Rubio exchange symbolic gifts to mend relations at Vatican meeting

Catholic leader Pope Leo XIV and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio were scheduled for a "frank" meeting on Thursday. The agenda of the...

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Snap cancels $400 million Perplexity AI mega deal amid ad revenue pressure

Snap cancels $400 million Perplexity AI mega deal amid ad revenue pressure

Snapchat's founder company, Snap, recently took a bold step by ending a $400 million mega-deal with Perplexity AI. The Snap-Perplexity AI deal,...

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Meta sues UK regulator over online safety act fees

Meta sues UK regulator over online safety act fees

Meta is fighting the UK's media regulator Ofcom in London's High Court over how regulatory fees and penalties are calculated under...

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UK police arrested third suspect over London synagogue arson attack

UK police arrested third suspect over London synagogue arson attack

A third arrest has been made over an attempted arson attack at a London synagogue. British police have arrested a 19-year-old suspect in connection...

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UK: FTSE 100 falls as oil stocks drag ahead of key elections amid economic uncertainty

UK: FTSE 100 falls as oil stocks drag ahead of key elections amid economic uncertainty

The UK stock market has been edged lower ahead of key vote polling as it's pressured by a ‌firmer pound and a slide in oil majors Shell and BP...

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EU plans to restrict US cloud providers for sensitive data

EU plans to restrict US cloud providers for sensitive data

The European Commission is preparing to restrict EU government use of US cloud providers for sensitive data, signalling a dramatic shift in European...

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NASA’s Artemis 2 moon launch becomes the largest event in Space Coast history

NASA’s Artemis 2 moon launch becomes the largest event in Space Coast history

The Artemis 2 mission was a historic success that reached far beyond the lunar flyby. According to data released by the Space Coast Office of Tourism...

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Spotify AI DJ now speaks French, German, Italian

Spotify AI DJ now speaks French, German, Italian

Spotify's AI DJ feature now speaks four new languages, French, German, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese, expanding its reach to more than 75...

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Is success written in your DNA? New study reignites nature vs nurture debate

Is success written in your DNA? New study reignites nature vs nurture debate

The debate between nature and nurture is not new. It centers on the relative contributions of genetic inheritance (nature) and environmental factors...

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Is ChatGPT dulling your brain? Scientists warn

Is ChatGPT dulling your brain? Scientists warn

Students who use ChatGPT frequently score significantly worse on standard critical thinking tests, and surveys of 494 students found heavier AI users...

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'TOWIE' star Jack Hall dead at 35 as final Spain video resurfaces

'TOWIE' star Jack Hall dead at 35 as final Spain video resurfaces

Jake Hall, The Only Way Is Essex star, has died at the age of 35 in Spain during a horrible tragedy. As reported by The Sun, the model and former...

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AI meets spirituality: Robot monk unveiled in South Korea ahead of Buddha’s birthday

AI meets spirituality: Robot monk unveiled in South Korea ahead of Buddha’s birthday

Have you ever imagined what will happen when AI takes over the position of spiritual leader? Initially, it seems like a figment of imagination. Now,...

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Shell hits $ 6.92bn profit milestone as Iran conflict pushes oil prices higher

Shell hits $ 6.92bn profit milestone as Iran conflict pushes oil prices higher

Energy giant Shell has reported a significant rise in quarterly earnings, joining rivals in benefiting from a volatile global energy market following...

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Anthropic CEO says AI growth is becoming 'too hard to handle'

Anthropic CEO says AI growth is becoming 'too hard to handle'

Anthropic witnessed 80x year-over-year growth in revenue and usage during Q1 2026, a surge so explosive that CEO Dario Amodei joked his company should...

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