Bloomberg: Baidu releases Ernie X1, an AI model that articulates its reasoning similar to DeepSeek R1, and upgrades its flagship foundation model to Ernie 4.5 — The Ernie X1 model by China’s internet search leader works similarly to DeepSeek R1 — which shocked Silicon Valley by offering comparable performance … Source link
British officials have held private talks with their US counterparts in an attempt to resolve concerns that the UK is trying to force Apple Inc. to build a backdoor into Americans’ encrypted data, according to people familiar with the matter. The high-level discussions took place after Apple removed its most advanced encrypted security feature for
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Ionut Arghire / SecurityWeek: Nashville-based 360 Privacy, an identity and risk management startup protecting enterprises and high net-worth people from online threats, raised $36M from FTV — 360 Privacy has raised $36 million in equity investment to scour the surface and dark web for leaked PII and remove it. Source link
SpaceX’s Starlink satellite Internet services could reportedly secure faster regulatory approvals in India. As per the report, the expedited approvals could be due to the Elon Musk-owned space technology company entering partnerships with Bharti Airtel and Jio Platforms. Notably, both the telecom service providers will make Starlink equipment available in their retail stores as well
Reuters: A profile of Intel’s new CEO Lip-Bu Tan, who invested in Annapurna Labs and Nuvia and revived the fortunes of chip design firm Cadence Design Systems as its CEO — Lip-Bu Tan may be one of the most powerful technology executives you’ve never heard of. As he steps into one of the highest-profile jobs
Jio Platforms Limited announced a strategic partnership with SpaceX on Wednesday, a move which will introduce Starlink broadband services in India. The Reliance Industries subsidiary says it will leverage the Elon Musk-owned company’s constellation of low-Earth orbit satellites to provide its customers with high-speed broadband services even in the country’s most remote and rural areas.
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Jay Peters / The Verge: Google updates Chrome extension policy to ban affiliate link injection without user action or benefit, after allegations Honey stole creators’ affiliate revenue — Honey was accused of shadily swapping out affiliate links, and now Google has new rules for extensions targeting exactly that. Source link
DuckDuckGo, the privacy-focused web browser, announced the rollout of AI-assisted answers on its search engine last week. The feature was so far available in beta, but now the company is releasing it to all users. With this, users will be able to see an artificial intelligence (AI) generated summary of their searched query, similar to
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New York Times: Eric Schmidt becomes CEO of Relativity Space; sources: he made a significant investment in the rocket-building startup to take a controlling stake — Eric Schmidt, 69, has not served as a chief executive since he gave up the job at Google in 2011. Benoit Tessier/Reuters Source link
1Password is rolling out a new feature that will make it easier to access specific passwords and codes based on your location. The latest version of 1Password for iOS and Android now includes support for adding location information to items. The app will show relevant items when a user is in a particular location. Similarly,
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