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MICROSOFT BOLSTERS WINDOWS TO AVOID ANOTHER CROWDSTRIKE CRASH
Microsoft is rolling out a series of updates to make Windows tougher against crashes like the one caused by a faulty CrowdStrike update that knocked out millions of PCs and servers worldwide.
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June 28, 2025
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XIAOMI'S YU7 SUV CHALLENGES TESLA IN CHINA'S EV MARKET
Xiaomi, known for its smartphones, has launched its second electric vehicle, the YU7 SUV, priced at 253,500 yuan ($35,360), targeting Tesla’s Model Y in China, the world’s largest EV market.
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June 28, 2025
AppleMagazine
CHINA SHOWS OFF TINY MOSQUITO DRONE FOR STEALTH MISSIONS
China's National University of Defense Technology has developed a drone the size of a mosquito, designed for covert military operations.
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June 27, 2025
AppleMagazine
TESLA ROLLS OUT DRIVERLESS MODEL Y ROBOTAXIS IN AUSTIN
Tesla has launched a driverless taxi service in Austin, Texas, using a small fleet of Model Y vehicles equipped with unsupervised Full SelfDriving software.
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June 27, 2025
AppleMagazine
VERIZON'S PROJECT 624 BRINGS AI TO CUSTOMER SERVICE
Verizon has launched a sweeping overhaul of its customer service, dubbed Project 624, blending artificial intelligence with human agents to tackle issues faster.
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June 27, 2025
AppleMagazine
F1 THE MOVIE
TVOS 26 AND F1 MOVIE DRIVING NEXT-GEN ENTERTAINMENT FOR ALL AUDIENCES
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June 27, 2025
AppleMagazine
JUDGE FINDS ANTHROPIC'S AI TRAINING ON BOOKS IS FAIR USE
A federal judge in California ruled that Anthropic, an Al company backed by Amazon and Alphabet, did not violate copyright law by using books to train its Claude large language model.
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June 27, 2025
AppleMagazine
ASTRONAUTS FROM THREE NATIONS REACH THE STARS
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, carrying four astronauts on Axiom Mission 4, or Ax-4, to the International Space Station.
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June 27, 2025
AppleMagazine
AMAZON AND ULA SEND MORE KUIPER SATELLITES SKYWARD
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket roared into orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, carrying 27 satellites for Amazon's Project Kuiper, a broadband network designed to deliver high-speed internet worldwide.
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June 27, 2025
AppleMagazine
XBOX FACES UNCERTAIN FUTURE AMID NEW LAYOFFS
Microsoft is bracing for another round of layoffs in its gaming division, with managers expecting significant reductions across Xbox teams.
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June 27, 2025
AppleMagazine
QUANTUM NETWORKING STARTUP QUNNECT GAINS CISCO BACKING
Qunnect, a Brooklyn-based quantum networking company, has secured a $10 million extension to its Series A funding round, with Cisco Investments joining as a new backer.
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June 27, 2025
AppleMagazine
OPENAI HALTS JONY IVE PROMOS AMID TRADEMARK BATTLE
A federal judge has ordered OpenAl to stop marketing its partnership with Jony Ive's Al hardware startup, io Products, due to a trademark dispute with another Al company, iyO.
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June 27, 2025
AppleMagazine
TESLA SEMI DRIVES ELECTRIC TRUCKING INTO AMERICA'S ECONOMIC FUTURE
Tesla’s all-electric Class 8 Semi truck is hitting the road with a promise to shake up the U.S. trucking industry.
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June 27, 2025
AppleMagazine
2025 IPAD PRO ENTERS PRODUCTION, BUT COSTS MAY TURN BUYERS AWAY
Production for the 2025 iPad Pro is underway, with Samsung Display and LG Display starting mass production of OLED panels earlier this month.Production for the 2025 iPad Pro is underway, with Samsung Display and LG Display starting mass production of OLED panels earlier this month.
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June 27, 2025
AppleMagazine
XERO BUYS MELIO TO BOOST US MARKET PRESENCE
Xero, a New Zealand-based accounting software company, has agreed to buy Melio, a US payments platform, for $2.5 billion in a cash-and-stock deal, with up to $500 million more tied to performance and retention goals over three years.
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June 27, 2025
AppleMagazine
OPENAI BUILDS A CHALLENGER TO WORKPLACE GIANTS
OpenAl is crafting features for ChatGPT that let teams edit documents together and chat within the app, positioning it as a direct competitor to Google Workspace and Microsoft Office.
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June 27, 2025
AppleMagazine
CLOUDFLARE UNVEILS CONTAINERS BETA FOR EDGE COMPUTING
Cloudflare has rolled out a public beta of its Containers product, letting developers run resource-heavy applications at the edge of its global network.
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June 27, 2025
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APPLE FACES NEW EU SCRUTINY OVER APP STORE RESTRICTIONS
European Union regulators warned Apple on June 16, 2025, that it risks fresh antitrust charges unless it resolves violations of the Digital Markets Act, a law aimed at curbing tech giants’ dominance. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, set a June 26 deadline for Apple to allow app developers to inform users about cheaper payment options outside the App Store, a practice known as steering. Failure to comply could trigger daily fines up to 5% of Apple's global revenue, a significant threat given the company’s $394 billion in sales last year.
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WHATSAPP EMBRACES ADS, SHIFTING ITS CORE IDENTITY
Meta Platforms announced on June 16, 2025, that WhatsApp, its global messaging giant, will display ads for the first time, marking a pivotal shift for the app acquired for $19 billion in 2014.
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WAYMO ROBOTAXIS SPREAD ACROSS MORE CALIFORNIA CITIES
Waymo, Alphabet's self-driving car unit, is rolling out its robotaxi service to new neighborhoods in California, adding over 80 square miles to its commercial zone.
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MICROSOFT'S VOW TO SAFEGUARD EUROPE'S CLOUD DATA
ROOTING DATA IN EUROPE
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APPLE AIMS FOR SPRING 2026 SIRI AI REVAMP
Apple has set its sights on spring 2026 to roll out a major Siri overhaul, planned for the iOS 26.4 software update.
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CHATGPT DIMS BRAIN ACTIVITY IN ESSAY WRITING, MIT STUDY FINDS
A new MIT study reveals that using ChatGPT to write essays reduces brain activity compared to writing with traditional search tools or no tools at all.
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macOS Tahoe REDEFINING THE MAC EXPERIENCE WITH LIQUID GLASS AND PRODUCTIVITY BOOST
macOS Tahoe 26 marks a significant milestone in the evolution of the Mac.
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NON-AI COMPANIES BUILD THEIR OWN CHATBOTS
WHY COMPANIES WANT BOTS
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MALAYSIA INVESTIGATES CHINESE FIRM'S USE OF NVIDIA AI CHIPS
Malaysia's trade ministry is digging into reports that a Chinese company is using servers equipped with Nvidia's advanced AI chips to train large language models in local data centers.
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GOOGLE FACES ROADBLOCK IN EU ANTITRUST FIGHT OVER ANDROID
Google suffered a major blow in its effort to overturn a massive European Union antitrust fine tied to its Android operating system.
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X UNVEILS XCHAT WITH ENCRYPTION AND NEW MESSAGING TOOLS
A NEW MESSAGING SYSTEM EMERGES
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APPLE'S BACK TO SCHOOL SALE OFFERS NEW INCENTIVES
Apple's annual Back to School sale, known as the Higher Education Offer, is underway in the United States, targeting students, educators, and parents through the Education Store.
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SHORTCUTS APP BRINGS CHATBOT-STYLE AI TO IOS 26
Apple's Shortcuts app in iOS 26 introduces a feature that lets users interact with Apple Intelligence language models in a conversational way, resembling a chatbot experience.
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