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amazon poised to overtake apple

NEWS

Feb 26, 2025

Amazon Poised to Overtake Apple as Most Valuable Company by 2026

Sophia Feona Cantiller

Amazon (AMZN) is projected to surpass Apple as the most valuable publicly traded company by the end of 2026. The company’s expansion in artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, and e-commerce continue to drive

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facebook purges old live videos

NEWS

Feb 20, 2025

Facebook purges old live videos: Users face 30-day storage limit

Michael Anthony Bitoon

Facebook users will soon lose years of live video content as Meta implements a new 30-day storage limit starting February 19, 2025. The policy affects all Facebook profiles and Pages globally, ending the platform'

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samsung dethrones intel

NEWS

Feb 6, 2025

Samsung dethrones Intel in global chip market

Michael Anthony Bitoon

Intel fell off its position as the world's largest semiconductor company in 2024, Gartner reports. Samsung Electronics overtook the spot, powered by strong memory chip sales and surging demand for artificial intelligence (AI). The

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essilorluxottica nuance audio hearing glasses

NEWS

Feb 5, 2025

Two-in-one: These FDA-cleared glasses help you see and hear

Michael Anthony Bitoon

EssilorLuxottica's Nuance Audio "hearing glasses" became FDA-cleared, marking the first prescription eyewear to function as an over-the-counter hearing aid in the United States. The glasses also achieved a CE marking under

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lgbt content crackdown vanishes websites

NEWS

Feb 3, 2025

8,000 health pages vanish as Trump orders LGBT content crackdown

Michael Anthony Bitoon

Thousands of federal government websites containing crucial public health information vanished over the weekend as the Trump administration enforced new content guidelines targeting what it calls "gender ideology" and diversity initiatives. Government agencies raced to

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zuckerberg confident amidst deepseek breakthrough

NEWS

Jan 31, 2025

Zuckerberg defends $65B AI spending despite DeepSeek’s cost-efficient breakthrough

Michael Anthony Bitoon

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg reaffirmed the company's massive artificial intelligence (AI) investment plans on Wednesday, even as Chinese startup DeepSeek demonstrated similar AI capabilities at a fraction of the cost. During Meta's fourth-

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cheaper chinese ai matches chatgpt

NEWS

Jan 27, 2025

New Chinese AI model matches ChatGPT using fraction of computing power

Michael Anthony Bitoon

A Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup has sent shockwaves through Silicon Valley by creating an AI model matching industry leaders' performance. The company, DeepSeek, achieved the feat while spending just $5.6 million, a fraction

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tumblrtv launches as tiktok alternative

NEWS

Jan 24, 2025

After decade in Labs, TumblrTV launches as TikTok alternative

Michael Anthony Bitoon

Following TikTok's removal from the U.S. app store, Tumblr has released TumblrTV as a full-fledged video platform. Since January 19, the tool has seen a 35% surge in new iOS installations. The

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chromebook face control

NEWS

Jan 23, 2025

Students can now navigate Chromebooks using head movements

Michael Anthony Bitoon

Google rolled out a new feature that allows students to control Chromebooks with their faces. The accessibility-focused feature was part of the ChromeOS M132 update, including several new features for Google Workspace and Google

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mac ipad ai powered email

NEWS

Jan 22, 2025

Mac, iPad users to get AI-powered email categories in spring update

Michael Anthony Bitoon

Apple will integrate missing Apple Intelligence features into Mac and iPad email systems this April. The update arrives months after similar features debuted on iPhones. The new artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities are expected to be

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tiktok continues operation in america

NEWS

Jan 21, 2025

China backs down on TikTok as Trump threatens 100% tariffs

Michael Anthony Bitoon

China may let TikTok strike a deal to continue operating in America. This move is a departure from its earlier tough stance, as President Donald Trump warned that he could impose tariffs on Chinese imports

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tiktok prepares us shutdown

NEWS

Jan 16, 2025

TikTok prepares for U.S. shutdown as sale deadline looms

Michael Anthony Bitoon

TikTok plans to cease U.S. operations this Sunday, impacting 170 million American users, unless ByteDance, its Chinese parent company, sells the platform to comply with federal law. The potential shutdown highlights a cautionary tale

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apple defends dei programs

NEWS

Jan 14, 2025

Apple defends diversity programs as other companies retreat

Michael Anthony Bitoon

Apple's board of directors pleads for investor support to reject a proposal to end the company's diversity programs. Meanwhile, other major corporations have scaled back similar initiatives in recent months as President-elect

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meta ditches fact checkers

NEWS

Jan 9, 2025

Meta ditches fact-checkers amid Trump ties, admits “We’re going to catch less bad stuff”

Michael Anthony Bitoon

Meta, the company that owns Facebook and Instagram, announced Tuesday that it will stop using independent fact-checkers to review posts in the United States. Instead, the company plans to let users add notes and

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Foxconn exceeds estimates

NEWS

Jan 6, 2025

AI server demand drives Foxconn to highest-ever quarterly sales

Michael Anthony Bitoon

Apple's biggest manufacturing partner, Foxconn, ended 2024 with its best sales ever thanks to growing demand for computers that power artificial intelligence (AI) systems. The Taiwan-based company reported NT$2.13 trillion ($64.

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NEWS

Dec 30, 2024

Under pressure from AI rivals, NVIDIA shifts gears to robotics

Michael Anthony Bitoon

NVIDIA, the $3.3 trillion semiconductor powerhouse, plans to roll out a new line of compact computers for humanoid robots in early 2025, marking a strategic shift amid growing competition in its core artificial intelligence (

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NEWS

Dec 23, 2024

Mullenweg pauses WordPress.org services amid legal battle, no timeline for return

Michael Anthony Bitoon

WordPress.org, the backbone of the open-source web ecosystem, has announced a temporary suspension of several key services due to ongoing legal disputes and volunteer fatigue. Matt Mullenweg, CEO of Automattic and steward of

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NEWS

Dec 19, 2024

Meta slapped with €251M fine for exposing 29M users’ data in 2018 breach

Michael Anthony Bitoon

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, has been fined €251 million (approximately $263 million) by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) for a data breach in 2018 that exposed the personal

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