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US bans Deepseek technology across federal civilian agencies

TL;DRUS government agencies banned from using Deepseek's AI tools over security concerns.

Why it matters: Signals escalating tech competition with China and potential restrictions on US access to advanced AI models.

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Amazon pledges to spend €16B+ in Germany in 2027 on AWS and AI data

Amazon pledging €16B investment in German data centers, AI infrastructure, and media production.

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Google says Cloud in its London region is "experiencing issues"

Google Cloud's London region outage took down UK banking services including Revolut Tuesday morning.

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Four Z.ai founders participated in a 2018

Z.ai founders worked on research funded by an organization MI5 linked to Chinese intelligence.

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OVHcloud CLI releases backdoored on GitHub to steal developer secrets

OVHcloud's CLI tool was hacked to steal developer credentials and secrets.

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Windows 98 SE users get a Thunderbolt 4 driver, thanks to AI assistance

AI helped create Thunderbolt 4 drivers for 25-year-old Windows 98.

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Alibaba, Tencent, and Huawei are pouring billions into data centers

Chinese tech giants are building massive data centers in Shaoguan for cheaper operations.

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Ahold Delhaize: Cyberattack affects services across US and Europe

Major grocery retailer Ahold Delhaize hit by cyberattack disrupting US and European stores.

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Electronics hobbyist converts $120 DDR5 SODIMM kit into ‘$1000’ desktop

Hobbyist overclocked cheap laptop RAM into high-end desktop RAM specs.

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Masayoshi Son’s RoboCop Dreams May Get a Boost With Allied Universal

SoftBank may enter the robot security market through Allied Universal partnership.

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Otter.ai raises $320 million from General Catalyst’s growth fund for its

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