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Room 8 Group hires game dev and tech leaders and consolidates brands

Room 8 Group said it is strengthening its business structure by combining a couple of gaming brands and hiring new game development and technology leaders.

VentureBeat - 3d

Chinese tech firms take two steps forward, one step back

Well-founded rally remains in jeopardy from geopolitical risks

Financial Times - 2d

Federal Tech Staffers Resign Rather Than Help Musk and DOGE

In a joint resignation letter, 21 staffers wrote that they were leaving the controversial DOGE office. Here’s why.

Inc. - 2d

Telefónica chair vows to challenge US tech supremacy with European deals

Marc Murtra says the Spanish group will pursue acquisitions to boost the region’s independence

Financial Times - 1d

DeepSeek raises new questions for Nvidia and the tech giants that hoard its chips

DeepSeek shook the market, but companies like Nvidia are still developing AI platforms that foundation models can use to operate.

CNBC - 1d

Can Nvidia earnings rally the stock market and stop the bleeding in tech?

Highflying “Magnificent Seven” tech stock are in correction territory. Investors are watching Nvidia’s results to assess tech exposure.

MarketWatch - 1d

Nvidia’s Profit Jumps 80 Percent as Company Rides Tech’s AI Boom

The Silicon Valley company, which dominates the market for chips needed to build A.I. systems, said revenue was up 78 percent from a year earlier.

The New York Times - 19h

Why Nvidia earnings report is good news for its Big Tech rivals

AI and chip market is expanding, giving others a chance to share the wealth.

MarketWatch - 14h

Global stocks slide as tariff threats add to big tech jitters

Equities fall after Trump’s latest trade threats and a Wall Street sell-off led by Nvidia

Financial Times - 1h

As Israel uses US-made AI models in war, concerns arise about tech’s role in who lives and who dies

U.S. tech giants have quietly empowered Israel to track and kill many more alleged militants more quickly in Gaza and Lebanon through a sharp spike in artificial intelligence and computing services

ABC News - Feb. 18

Google Ad-Tech Users Can Target National Security ‘Decision Makers’ and People With Chronic Diseases

Google enables marketers to target people with serious illnesses and crushing debt—against its policies—as well as the makers of classified defense technology, a WIRED investigation has found.

Wired - Feb. 20

Google, Meta execs blast Europe over strict AI regulation as Big Tech ups the ante

Executives at Google and Meta said that Europe's artificial intelligence industry is being held back by excessive regulation.

CNBC - Feb. 21

Instacart CEO Fidji Simo: 3 lessons on reaching the top of U.S. tech from a French fishing port childhood

Fidji Simo rose from a village childhood to Meta executive, taking Instacart public as CEO, and OpenAI board post. She shares some key lessons for success.

CNBC - 6d

George leads Georgia Tech against Boston College after 26-point game

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (13-13, 7-8 ACC) at Boston College Eagles (11-15, 3-12 ACC) Boston; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yellow Jackets -2.5; over/under is 142.5 BOTTOM LINE: ...

ABC News - 6d

Houston vs. Texas Tech odds, prediction, time: 2025 college basketball picks, Feb. 24 bets by proven model

SportsLine's model revealed its college basketball predictions for Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. Houston Cougars on Monday

CBS Sports - 3d

There are dot-com echoes beyond tech. This Costco shareholder explains why returns will be paltry at best.

A fund manager says there are parallels between now and the 1998-to-2000 period, and not just in the megacap tech stocks

MarketWatch - 3d

This Russian Tech Bro Helped Steal $93 Million and Landed in US Prison. Then Putin Called

In the epic US-Russian prisoner swap last summer, Vladimir Putin brought home an assassin, spies, and another prized ally: the man behind one of the biggest insider trading cases of all time.

Wired - 3d

Ovomind will show its Gen AI game tech that detects gamer reactions at GDC

Ovomind, an AI and "affective computing" startup, detects player reactions to a game.

VentureBeat - 2d

A Team of Female Founders Is Launching Cloud Security Tech That Could Overhaul AI Protection

Cloud “container” defenses have inconsistencies that can give attackers too much access. A new company, Edera, is taking on that challenge and the problem of the male-dominated startup world.

Wired - 2d

Your Boss Wants You Back in the Office. This Surveillance Tech Could Be Waiting for You

Warehouse-style employee tracking tech has expanded into job after job. Now, as millions are called back to the workplace, it’s finally coming for the American office worker.

Wired - 2d

Nvidia's auto segment revenue surges to record high on demand for driver-assist tech

U.S. chipmaker Nvidia's auto segment revenue doubled in the latest quarter to its highest on record as demand for driver-assist software picked up.

CNBC - 1d

One Tech Tip: Getting a lot of unwanted phone calls? Here are ways to stop them

Unwanted phone calls are out of control

ABC News - 1d

Elon Musk says he's sending Starlink tech to FAA while saying, without evidence, that air safety is 'at risk'

Executives at major airlines told CNBC on Thursday that they do not see the FAA infrastructure as an immediate safety risk.

CNBC - 16h

Patrick Mahomes surprises Texas Tech student who made viral 94-foot putt with free tuition

Texas Tech Red Raiders athletics will cover the student's tuition for next Fall after he sank the on-court putt on Monday.

ESPN - 13h

House Judiciary Committee subpoenas Alphabet, Meta, other tech giants over 'foreign censorship' of speech

The House committee is concerned that foreign laws around online content "have limited Americans' access to lawful speech" in the U.S.

CNBC - 13h

Anthony Edwards ejection: Wolves star fires ball into stands vs. Lakers, earns suspension for 16th tech

Edwards is likely going to lose some money for his post-ejection actions as well

CBS Sports - 5h

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