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UK Regulators Require Google to Let Publishers Opt Out of AI Search Features

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has issued a landmark ruling requiring Google to give online publishers more control over how their content appears in AI-powered search features. Under the new conduct rule, Google must: * Allow website owners to opt out of AI Search features such as

The AI Power Crunch: Data Centers Race to Secure Energy Before the Grid Gives Out

The Energy Challenge for AI Infrastructure The rapid expansion of AI workloads is creating an unprecedented strain on electrical grids worldwide. Data centers — the physical backbone of AI model training and inference — consume enormous amounts of power, and that demand is growing faster than many grid infrastructures can support. Racing

China Conducts Surprise Launch of New Rocket Similar to SpaceX's Falcon 9

China has successfully conducted the maiden flight of a new orbital rocket, launching it with little to no advance public notice. The vehicle is described as having design similarities to SpaceX's widely-used Falcon 9 rocket. The surprise nature of the launch drew attention within the space community, as

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Intel Arc G3 Extreme Brings Next-Gen Performance to Handheld Gaming

Intel is making a serious push into handheld gaming with its new Arc G3 Extreme graphics chip. The company, which has faced significant challenges including layoffs, reputation issues from crashing CPUs, and losing ground to Apple and Qualcomm in the laptop market, may have found redemption in the portable gaming

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Microsoft Unveils MAI-Thinking-1: A New Flagship Reasoning AI Model

Microsoft has unveiled MAI-Thinking-1, its first advanced reasoning AI model and new flagship, at the Build 2026 conference. The company describes it as a "medium-sized model" that reportedly matches leading models on key software engineering benchmarks. Microsoft emphasized that MAI-Thinking-1 was trained from the ground up on clean

SpaceX Secures $4 Billion Space Force Contract for Global Air Threat Satellites

SpaceX Lands $4 Billion Contract for Global Air Defense Satellites SpaceX has secured a $4 billion contract with the U.S. Space Force to develop and deploy satellites capable of identifying and tracking airborne threats anywhere on Earth. The contract marks a notable expansion of SpaceX's involvement in

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Amazon Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Ring Facial Recognition Feature

Ring Facial Recognition Feature Under Legal Scrutiny Amazon is facing a class action lawsuit over Ring's Familiar Faces feature, a facial recognition capability built into the company's smart doorbell and camera products. The lawsuit, filed in Seattle by Virginia resident Charles Sigwalt, claims that the feature