Microsoft stock plunges as Wall Street questions AI investments
The drop comes amid stalling growth for its cloud computing software as OpenAI investments are questioned.
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Astronauts splash down on Earth after first-ever ISS medical evacuation
Four astronauts end their mission early so that a crew member can receive medical treatment.
Child rights org says Google undermines parental control of child accounts
Melissa McKay of the Digital Childhood Institute filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission.
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Musk denies knowledge of Grok producing sexualised images of minors
In the US, Democratic lawmakers have called on Apple and Google to remove X from their respective app stores.
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Which countries made the biggest deals with Israel in 2025?
Israel signed several record multibillion-dollar gas, technology and military deals with its trading partners last year.
UK to investigate Elon Musk’s Grok over ‘deeply concerning’ deepfakes
Pressure on after Starmer said Musk’s X needs to ‘get a grip’ on Grok; Downing Street has threatened to leave platform.
UK presses X to address intimate deepfake images
Technology minister Liz Kendall called the nonconsensual images of women and minors ‘absolutely appalling’.
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Video: India launches ‘heaviest satellite’ into orbit
India has launched what it says is the heaviest satellite ever lifted from the country, using an Indian-made launcher.
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Trump announces new deal with pharma companies to cut drug prices
So far 14 of the 17 of largest pharmaceutical companies have agreed to lower drug prices in the US.
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Trump Media to merge with nuclear fusion company to power AI
The all-stock deal comes amid growing energy needs for the tech sector.
Can India catch up with the US, Taiwan and China in the global chip race?
India aims to be an additional manufacturing hub for companies wanting to expand production beyond China.
