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The Oldest, Most Distant Galaxy Ever Photographed Is 13.5 Billion Years Old
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has achieved another record. Scientists using the groundbreaking telescope have detected light from an…
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OpenAI Buys Apple Vet Jony Ive’s AI Device Startup for $6.5 Billion
OpenAI is targeting AI-powered hardware in a big way. The AI tech company is purchasing io, an AI device startup,…
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Google celebrates 1 billion daily RCS messages in the U.S. and credits “Get the Message” campaign
As part of today’s Android Show broadcast on YouTube, Google revealed a striking new stat: more than 1 billion RCS…
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Google will pay Texas $1.4 billion to settle privacy lawsuits
Google has agreed to pay the state of Texas $1.375 billion to settle two lawsuits accusing the company of tracking…
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Google Pays $1.375 Billion to Texas Over Unauthorized Tracking and Biometric Data Collection
May 10, 2025Ravie LakshmananBiometric Data / Privacy Google has agreed to pay the U.S. state of Texas nearly $1.4 billion…
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Microsoft Sets Passkeys Default for New Accounts; 15 Billion Users Gain Passwordless Support
May 02, 2025Ravie LakshmananPassword Security / Windows A year after Microsoft announced passkeys support for consumer accounts, the tech giant…
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WhatsApp now has more than 3 billion users a month
WhatsApp now has more than 3 billion people using it every month, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg noted during the company’s…
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After Selling Pokémon GO For $3.5 Billion, Niantic Is Now Laying Off Employees
Image: Nintendo Life Niantic is laying off 68 employees next month, following its multi-billion dollar sale of its gaming division…
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Tuesday Telescope: Is the James Webb Space Telescope worth $10 billion?
Welcome to the Tuesday Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this world and not enough light—a little…
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After Harvard says no to feds, $2.2 billion of research funding put on hold
The Trump administration has been using federal research funding as a cudgel. The government has blocked billions of dollars in…
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