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Computers & internet

Brazil's telecom regulator announced on Wednesday that internet providers could begin restoring access to Elon Musk's social media X, formerly Twitter, as the platform was already back online for some users.

Brazil Lifts Ban on X

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Report: DOJ Mulls Google Breakup After Antitrust Ruling

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Tesla’s Cybercab robotaxi is here — and it could cost less than $30K

TechCrunch2 hrs

Microsoft Says It's Developing 'Ever Present' AI Assistant

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Is childproofing the internet constitutional? A legal expert explains

PBS NewsHour7 hrs

Games

Toy and game manufacturer Mattel announced it will launch a more "inclusive" and "collaborative" version of Scrabble, marking the biggest change in the 75-year history of the board game.

Mattel Announces New, More 'Inclusive' Scrabble

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Meta Announces New AI Products at Conference

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Metaphor: ReFantazio Is the Future of RPGs

Wired4 days

Judge Rules Microsoft Able to Buy Activision Blizzard

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What Went Wrong at Blizzard Entertainment

Atlantic5 days

Software

Microsoft confirmed in a letter on Tuesday its immediate resignation from the observer role on the board of OpenAI, arguing that its participation was no longer needed after the artificial intelligence company allegedly improved its governance.

Microsoft Quits OpenAI Board

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NBC to Use AI-Generated Voice of Al Michaels for Olympic Recaps

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Kasperksy says it’s closing down its UK office and laying off dozens

TechCrunch4 days

Microsoft Announces AI Key on Windows 11 Keyboard

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Forcing people to change their passwords is officially a bad idea

New ScientistSep 29

Hardware

Chip-maker Nvidia on Tuesday passed Microsoft to become the world's most valuable public company, based on data from S&P Global — an ascent fueled by a boom in generative artificial intelligence (AI) and greater demand for the company's chips.

Nvidia Passes Microsoft as Most Valuable Public Company

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Report: China Buying Nvidia Chips Despite US Export Ban

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Merck opens new chip materials R&D center in Korea

Korea Herald2 days

Democrats Seek a Classified Briefing on Whether House Chaos Helps China

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'Complete failure': Top GOP senator demands full report on migrants entering US, boarding flights without ID

FOX News1 day

Computer security

Former US Treasury Secretary under former Pres. Trump Steven Mnuchin announced that he's building a team of investors to try and buy the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, which is estimated to be worth upwards of $100B.

Steven Mnuchin Says He's Building a Team to Buy TikTok

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US Court: Pegasus Spyware Maker Must Give Code to WhatsApp

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Worldwide Tech Outage Started with Defective Crowdstrike Update to Microsoft Windows

Scientific AmericanSep 22

White House Issues New Cyber Directives to Defend US Ports

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Flaws in Ubiquitous ATM Software Could Have Let Attackers Take Over Cash Machines

WiredAug 14