As White House talks about impounding NASA funding, Congress takes the threat seriously
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US passes first major national crypto legislation
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Meta investors settle $8bn lawsuit with Zuckerberg over Facebook privacy
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Senate votes to kill entire public broadcasting budget in blow to NPR and PBS
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Samsung boss cleared by Supreme Court over fraud case
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India eyes global quantum computer push — and QpiAI is its chosen vehicle
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WeTransfer says files not used to train AI after backlash
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Reddit starts verifying ages of users in the UK
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Musk says Grok chatbot was 'manipulated' into praising Hitler
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Four arrested in connection with M&S and Co-op cyber-attacks
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With Varda Space, leading Silicon Valley players make big bet on making drugs in space
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US government confirms arrest of Chinese national accused of stealing COVID research and mass-hacking email servers
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Tesla Announces New Electric Pickup Truck
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Apple hits back against 'unprecedented' €500m EU fine
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Xbox producer tells staff to use AI to ease job loss pain
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Fortnite maker Epic Games settles antitrust case against Samsung
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