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Britain brings tough online safety measures into force, gives tech giants three months to comply

The U.K. brought its sweeping online safety law into force Monday, paving the way for stricter supervision and potentially massive fines for tech giants.

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Bitcoin rises to new record above $106,000 as investors await this week’s Fed decision

Bitcoin rallied to a new all-time high Sunday evening as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s final interest rate decision of the year.

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Why the U.S. government is saying all citizens should use end-to-end encrypted messaging

If you are not using end-to-end encrypted messaging on your phone already, the U.S. government has a warning message for you about China and your texts.

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How China’s satellite megaprojects are challenging Elon Musk’s Starlink

China’s Qianfan, Guo Wang and Honghu-3 projects have plans to put 38,000 low earth orbit satellites into space.

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Broadcom’s long and winding path to the trillion-dollar club, and how Trump played a role

Broadcom became the eighth U.S. tech company to eclipse $1 trillion in market cap on Friday after the stock’s record gain.

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Former OpenAI researcher and whistleblower found dead at age 26

Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI researcher, was found dead in his San Francisco apartment in recent weeks, officials confirmed to CNBC.

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Tech companies most threatened by Trump are donating to his inauguration fund

Amazon, Meta and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have all announced $1 million donations to Trump’s inauguration fund.

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OpenAI emails show Elon Musk wanted for-profit structure in 2017

OpenAI on Friday posted screenshots showing that Elon Musk, one of its co-founders, pushed for the company to have a for-profit structure as far back as 2017.

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Apple and Google instructed by House committee to prepare to dump TikTok next month

House members are telling Apple and Google to be prepared to comply with a law that could result in TikTok facing an effective ban in the U.S.

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Broadcom stock jumps 21%, pushing company past $1 trillion market cap for the first time

Shares of Broadcom popped more than 21% Friday, pushing the company’s market cap beyond $1 trillion for the first time.

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