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Chinese technology company Baidu announced a multi-year partnership with Uber Technologies to deploy thousands of Apollo Go autonomous vehicles on the ride-hailing platform across global markets. According to CNBC, the agreement excludes the United States and mainland China, with first deployments expected in Asia and the Middle East later this
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According to Yahoo News, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg will appear as a witness this week in an eight billion dollar trial. Shareholders of Meta Platforms sued Zuckerberg and other executives in Delaware court. They claim company leaders violated a 2012 Federal Trade Commission agreement to protect user data. The case
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SpaceX has committed $2 billion to Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI as part of a $5 billion equity funding round. According to NDTV, this represents nearly half of xAI's recent fundraising campaign. The investment came following xAI's merger with X platform earlier this
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Google announced Friday it hired Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan and co-founder Douglas Chen following the collapse of OpenAI's $3 billion acquisition deal with the AI coding startup. According to CNBC, Google paid $2.4 billion for a non-exclusive license to Windsurf technology and key personnel who will join
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Ireland's Data Protection Commission opened a fresh European Union privacy investigation into TikTok on Thursday, July 10, 2025. The probe examines whether the video sharing app properly handled user data transfers to China. According to AP News, this new inquiry follows a previous investigation that ended with a
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Delta Air Lines reported second quarter earnings that exceeded Wall Street expectations while reinstating its 2025 profit outlook at reduced levels. According to CNBC, the airline posted adjusted earnings of $2.10 per share, beating the consensus estimate of $2.05. Revenue reached $15.51 billion, slightly above the expected
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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the National Farm Security Action Plan on Tuesday at USDA headquarters. According to USDA, the plan elevates American agriculture as a key element of national security. The initiative addresses threats from foreign adversaries and strengthens the resilience of food and agricultural systems. Rollins was joined
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Naval News reports that China has constructed a massive four-engine ekranoplane nicknamed the "Bohai Sea Monster." The aircraft was photographed for the first time in June 2025 at an undisclosed Chinese coastal facility. Defense analysts describe it as the largest ground-effect vehicle built anywhere in decades. The Chinese
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A massive movement of 80,000 Bitcoin worth $8.6 billion occurred on July 4, 2025, from eight wallets dormant since 2011. According to BTCPeers, Coinbase executive Conor Grogan raised concerns this could represent the largest theft in human history. The transfers moved Bitcoin from wallets untouched for over 14
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According to Deadline, TikTok is building a new version of its platform for United States users ahead of a planned sale to American investors. The Chinese-owned social media company plans to launch this new app version on September 5, 2025, in US app stores. Reuters confirmed the development, citing The
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Tesla began operating its first robotaxi service in Austin, Texas on June 22, 2025, charging customers $4.20 per ride through an invite-only program. According to NBC News, the service launched with approximately 10-20 modified Model Y vehicles equipped with Tesla's Full Self-Driving Unsupervised software. Each vehicle carries
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China plans to provide annual cash payments of 3,600 yuan ($503) to families for each child born from January 2025 onward until the child reaches age three. According to Business Standard, the nationwide initiative responds to years of population decline threatening the world's second-largest economy. The policy