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Microsoft's Next Big Acquisition Is Enough Nuclear Power To Fuel Its AI Ambitions For Decades
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FTC report shows "staggering" amount of personal data collected on social media sites
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Hezbollah vows revenge for deadly attacks targeting tech devices
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CNBC - Business
Anti-Defamation League sues Intel, its first-ever discrimination case against major American company
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Wired - Tech
Big Tech’s New Adversaries in Europe
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Financial Times - World
Three big investment questions I’m asking now — and so should you
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Financial Times - Business
Amazon says workers need to be in the office. Most of Silicon Valley disagrees.
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The Guardian - World
Labour has ‘big hill to climb’ to win next Scottish election, says Ian Murray
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The New York Times - Business
Stocks Hit Record High a Day After Fed’s Big Interest Rate Cut
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Disney to Stop Using Slack Following Hack That Exposed Company Data
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The Wall Street Journal - Business
Social-Media Firms Lack Adequate Privacy Controls, FTC Report Says
The agency said the companies engaged in vast consumer surveillance while failing to provide adequate privacy controls or safeguards for children.Yesterday -
The New York Times - Tech
Instagram Unveils Sweeping Changes for Users Under Age 18
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The New York Times - Tech
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan Testifies Google Faces Plenty of Ad Tech Competition
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How SMIC, China’s Semiconductor Champion, Landed in the Heart of a Tech War
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