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Take Your Files Anywhere With This Super-Compact 512GB SSD, Now $60.99

This ultra-portable drive combines fast 500 MB/s file transfers with a sturdy, shock-resistant design, making it perfect for commuting and remote working.

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China’s Best Self-Driving Car Platforms, Tested and Compared

Tesla and General Motors may be struggling with self-driving tech, but the opposite is true in Asia. WIRED tested China’s top three autopilot systems to see just how far ahead they are.

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‘Wildly disappointing’: Tech exec warns web innovation is stagnating, compares it to space exploration post-1970s

A top technology executive thinks the world may be “wildly disappointed” by progress made on the web in the next three decades.

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Ontario Teachers mints new unicorn in Indian fintech Perfios

Teachers’ Venture Growth, the late-stage venture and growth investment arm of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, is investing $80 million in Perfios, an Indian fintech that provides real-time credit underwriting solutions to banks and other financial institutions. The new investment values … Continue reading

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Kolet makes travel eSIM cards easier to navigate

Kolet is a new French startup created by four experienced co-founders in the French tech ecosystem that wants to make it easier to stay connected when you travel. The company has crafted an interesting distribution strategy for travel eSIM cards … Continue reading

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Google AI chatbot restricts election answers

Elections are due to be held around the world this year including in the US, India and the UK.

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Revealed – how TikTok was upended by US bill that threatens its future

A unanimous vote from a bipartisan group of US lawmakers advanced a bill which would force ByteDance to divest ownership of TikTok, or risk losing access to its vast audience of 170 million in the States. The action wasn’t just … Continue reading

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Apple iMac could be set to try out touchscreen

Apple could be set to introduce a touchscreen for the iMac, in what would be a reversal of a long-standing policy. A report indicated an updated patent application has been lodged, revealing an iMac design complete with a pivot stand. … Continue reading

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Epic Games updates Unreal Engine price point for non-game developers

Epic Games has announced a new price structure, which will charge non-game developers an annual subscription fee of $1850 “per seat” to access its Unreal Engine. In a deviation from the royalty-based system utilized for game developers, the change will … Continue reading

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“Trump asked Elon Musk if he wanted to buy Truth Social” says report

According to reports in the Washington Post, former president Donald Trump asked Elon Musk if he would be open to buying his Truth Social network. A conversation is said to have taken place last summer, months after the Tesla and … Continue reading

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