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TikTok has been abruptly shut down in the US due to national security concerns over its links to Chinese parent company ByteDance, impacting 170 million users.
The partnership boosts Mistral’s competitiveness in the AI market against OpenAI and Anthropic.
Nvidia’s initiative aims to make AI agent adoption more secure and reliable for businesses.
Apple is pausing AI-generated news summaries following misleading alerts and a BBC complaint.
Hull College uses AI to improve lesson planning and language translation for students.
The new partnership is boosting India-US tech collaboration.
The advanced chip production was delayed in Arizona.
After Austrian advocacy group Noyb filed GDPR complaint against Chinese firms, sparking a data privacy debate.
As Ether staking surpasses 33 million globally, PostFinance's service is positioned to appeal to those seeking traditional banking options within the crypto space.
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