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Chinese national cyber centre says U.S. hacks stole trade secrets from tech firms

China's national internet emergency response centre said on Wednesday it had found and dealt with two incidents of U.S. ...

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U.S. Considers Ban On Chinese Made TP-Link Routers—Here’s Why

Have a TP-Link router in your home? U.S. Lawmakers say you could be at risk—Here's what you need to know....

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Today's Wordle answer for Thursday, December 19

Help with today's Wordle if you need it....

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The Game Awards Seemingly the Biggest Global Entertainment Event of Our Time

Perhaps Fares was right, in regards to the Oscars.Geoff Keighley's The Game Awards, love it or leave it, is a big deal, ...

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Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Dec. 19, #87

Here are some hints — and the answers — for Connections: Sports Edition No. 87 for Dec. 19....

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Salesforce adds skills to its AI agents and agentic platform to serve more enterprise use cases

Customer relationship management (CRM) software provider Salesforce has updated its agentic AI platform, Agentforce, to ...

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Smart watches could be exposing wearers to ‘forever chemicals’

They have become hugely popular devices that many of us wear day and night. But your smartwatch could be exposing you to...

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Tineco Floor One Switch S6 review: a five-in-one wet-dry vacuum for all kinds of floor

Primarily a vacuum-mop for hard floors, the Tineco Floor One Switch S6 keeps in mind that some homes have mixed floor ty...

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Apple says EU's interoperability laws risky for user privacy, slams Meta for repeated access requests

According to Apple, Meta has made at least 15 separate requests, including ones for iPhone mirroring and cross-device co...

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Fear of Foxconn reportedly driving possible Nissan, Honda and Mitsubishi merger

The EV race is well and truly running, and no-one wants to be left in the dust The automotive industry has been shaken t...

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Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Included in Dow Jones Sustainability World Index

On December 19th, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance announced that it has been included in the World Index, the highest ti...

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Apple slams Meta's interoperability requests over privacy concerns

A decision by the EU executive, which acts as the competition watchdog in the 27-country bloc, on whether Apple complies...

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Self-driving truck startup TuSimple rebrands as CreateAI, shifts to gaming tech

Founded in 2015, TuSimple attracted investments from Chinese internet giant Sina Corp and global heavyweights such as Nv...

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Redmi Turbo 4 now rumored to be rebranded globally as Poco X7 Pro, not Poco F7

The Redmi Turbo 3 launched internationally as the Poco F6, which made us think that the upcoming Redmi Turbo 4 would be ...

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‘The days of monolithic applications are numbered’: Konstantin Vishnivetskii on how microservices drive digital transformation

The global shift toward microservice architecture is reshaping how businesses build and scale their digital systems. By ...

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Four finalists picked in Panasonic- T-Hub Innovation Challenge

The four startups – Ayka Control Systems, GoVidyouth Mobility, PureLogic Labs India, Xeeed IO – will work closely wi...

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Financial startup Chime submits confidential filing for IPO

The company is aiming to go public in 2025, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is p...

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In potential reversal, European authorities say AI can indeed use personal data — without consent — for training

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued a wide-ranging report on Wednesday exploring the many complexities and ...

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Bacterium Demonstrates Extreme Radiation Resistance Courtesy of an Antioxidant

Survival mechanisms in Deinococcus radiodurans bacterium. (Credit: Feng Liu et al., 2023)" data-medium-file="https://hac...

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Now AI can keep you alive after you’re gone, and it’s as creepy as it sounds

Life’s Echo offers way to make AI persona to mimic users after they pass away....

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Persona Protagonists Are Invariably High School Boys Due to 'Mental Age'

Which tends to be lower than their contemporaries.Persona is a long-running JRPG series known for its killer combat, hea...

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New app offers relief for parents mourning the loss of a child

A new study shows that an app can help parents who are mourning the loss of a child. Parents who used the app for three ...

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US Supreme Court agrees to hear TikTok ban case in Jan

WASHINGTON, Dec 19 —The US Supreme Court agreed yesterday to hear TikTok’s appeal of a law that would force its Chin...

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Parliamentary panel pulls up IT ministry for failing to use over half of semiconductor fund

The Standing Committee on Communications and IT in the fourth report on demand for grants observed gradual decrease in a...

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Daesang Corporation Launches Gourmet Edition 'San Ho Won Kimchi' in Collaboration with Michelin 3-Star Chef

Daesang Corporation's brand 'Jongga' is teaming up with Michelin 3-star chef Corey Lee to introduce two gourmet editions...

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Doosan Enerbility Selected as Equipment Supplier for TerraPower’s SMR Project in the U.S.

Doosan Enerbility will collaborate with U.S.-based TerraPower to supply the main equipment for its first Small Modular R...

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The Ultimate Grip-Stand For Mobile Content Creation with Built-in Cooling, SSD, and a Ring Light

The Ultimate Grip-Stand For Mobile Content Creation with Built-in Cooling, SSD, and a Ring LightEver seen one of those S...

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All together, smartphone cos fail to increase volume again

According to Counterpoint Research, the 30-day festive period, which this year started late-September and lasted till en...

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Provocative San Francisco billboards raise questions about AI eliminating human jobs

In the face of wide speculation about how artificial intelligence will impact workers in the Bay Area and beyond, a seri...

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Supreme Court to hear TikTok's challenge to law that could ban it

The court's move came only two days after TikTok and ByteDance, its Chinese parent company, filed an emergency applicati...

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US probes TP-Link, the China-founded router maker dominating the American market

Investigators fear that TP-Link is using ‘the Huawei playbook’, according to people familiar with the probe....

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PS5 architect mostly interested in using AI for graphics and gameplay performance

PlayStation console architect Mark Cerny says that he is mostly interested in using AI and ML to drive tools for improve...

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AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EST

Trump brings chaos back to Washington by attempting to kill bipartisan budget deal with Musk's help WASHINGTON (AP) — ...

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Huawei and The University of Hong Kong Build a Next-Generation Smart Campus, Accelerating Digital Transformation of Education

HONG KONG, Dec. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On Dec. 12, Huawei and the University of Hong Kong (HKU) jointly held a launch ...

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Today’s ‘Wordle’ #1279 Hints, Clues And Answer For Thursday, December 19th

Looking for help with today's New York Times Wordle? Here are hints, clues and commentary to help you solve today's Word...

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Tottenham vs Man Utd live stream: How to watch EFL Cup game online

Watch the Tottenham vs Man Utd live stream to find out which of these two Premier League giants will reach the semi-fina...

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Helldivers 2 Devs Met with Instant Killzone Crossover Pricing Backlash

This is democracy manifest.Following its two-step forward, one-step back strategy, Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has ...

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EU Requires Apple to Further Open iPhone to Third-Party Devices

The European Commission demanded that Apple further open up the iPhone to third parties to meet the requirements of the ...

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U.S. military seeks commercial space technology for strategic edge

The Pentagon wants to leverage commercial space technology to enhance military capabilities, even as officials work to a...

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Decoding Whisk gen AI tool from Google, Instagram DM scheduling and HDMI 2.2

Two reasons for that—new tech is becoming more expensive, and the human urge to step up within a limited budget....

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10 Best Minimalist Japanese Design Gifts to Enhance your Daily Life

10 Best Minimalist Japanese Design Gifts to Enhance your Daily LifeIn a world that often feels chaotic, minimalist Japan...

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How to watch the final ISS spacewalk of 2024

The space station will host its third and final spacewalk of 2024 on Thursday, December 19. Here's how to watch it ......

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PE-backed Australian tech firm swallows ASX minnow

The chief executive of Humanforce says its $17.2 million acquisition will complete its suite of human resources software...

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New Samsung Galaxy S25+ and S25 Ultra renders leak

Following the leaked hands-on images from yesterday, today we get a couple more leaked renders purportedly showing the u...

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Preserve battery health by setting your Pixel to stop charging at 80%; here’s how

In an update to Android 15, Google’s Pixel phones can now set charging limits to prevent the phone from charging past ...

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Two SF AI startups raise big new funding rounds

One is on track to match OpenAI funding milestone...

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Foreign Policy: Bitcoin and Hawk Tuah Aren’t So Different

The headline was the brief — and well done to Haliey Welch for stealing bitcoin's thunder....

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Sebi curbs & stock broking startups; UPI One World expands

Happy Thursday! Startups which entered the stock broking space despite regulatory challenges are finding ways to keep gr...

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InnovationRx: A Bird Flu Emergency

Plus: Next generation IVF, another successful pig-kidney transplant, worm secretions to treat inflammation, a new skin c...

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Yes 5G now lets you roam in 12 countries including South Korea from RM10/day

Yes 5G has expanded its Yes Roam ASEAN Plus Data Roaming offering which now covers a total of 12 countries. South Korea ...

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Elon Musk leads charge to kill spending bill meant to avert government shutdown

Elon Musk's opposition to the funding bill, which came ahead of Donald Trump's own opposition the the bill, has drawn ir...