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Monthly Archives: March 2025
Nikola founder Trevor Milton pardoned by Trump
Trevor Milton, the founder of bankrupt hydrogen trucking startup Nikola who was convicted of fraud, has been pardoned by President Trump, the White House confirmed to TechCrunch. Milton was convicted in October 2022 of one count of securities fraud and two counts … Continue reading
Mozilla patches Firefox bug ‘exploited in the wild’, similar to bug attacking Chrome
The bug fix comes days after Google fixed a similar vulnerability under attack in its Chrome browser.
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Google rolls out user choice billing on Google Play in the UK
Google said today that it will start offering user choice billing in the U.K., giving Google Play developers the ability to use other billing options instead of Google’s own system. The change kicks in on March 29, initially only to … Continue reading
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Taiwan accuses China’s biggest chipmaker SMIC of ‘illegally’ poaching tech talent
Taiwan’s justice ministry alleged that SMIC used a Samoa-based entity as cover to set up an entity on the island and has been “actively recruiting” talent.
If Anthropic Succeeds, a Nation of Benevolent AI Geniuses Could Be Born
The brother goes on vision quests. The sister is a former English major. Together, they defected from OpenAI, started Anthropic, and built (they say) AI’s most upstanding citizen, Claude.
Assassin’s Creed-maker Ubisoft’s shares surge 11% on deal to spin off top game franchises
Ubisoft shares surged on Friday after the French video game publisher announced a deal to spin out some of its best-selling franchises.
D-Wave Claims to Achieve ‘Quantum Supremacy’ — Some Researchers Disagree
Quantum computing leader D-Wave recently announced what it called an achievement of “quantum supremacy.”
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Microsoft’s Recent Quantum Claims: Breakthrough or Overreach?
Since Microsoft’s Majorana 1 quantum computing news, some members of the scientific community have raised questions about the validity of the tech giant’s claims. Here’s why.
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U.S. tech giants are betting big on humanoid robots — but China’s already ahead, analysts say
American tech giants are increasingly focusing on the humanoid robotics space, but analysts say they’re at risk of falling behind China.
Assassin’s Creed maker gets $1.25bn Chinese investment
The unit will run Ubisoft’s biggest franchises, including Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six.