OpenAI revises Pentagon contract to curb mass surveillance, but critics warn of major loopholes
On X, Altman acknowledged that OpenAI should have taken more time to address the "super complex" issues surrounding privacy and data security before rushing to finalize the agreement with the Pentagon. He added that the company learned a valuable lesson from the controversy, one that will help guide better decision-making...
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Qualcomm is getting ready for Wi-Fi 8 this year, 6G in 2029
Qualcomm announced a strategic coalition with numerous telecom operators and other technology companies to prepare for the global rollout of 6G. At MWC 2026, the partners established a roadmap aimed at launching commercial deployments beginning in 2029.
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ASML looks beyond EUV, plans new tools for larger chips and 3D packaging
The company's next moves include building machines for advanced chip packaging and exploring ways to produce even larger silicon dies, shifting ASML from its narrow role as the world's sole EUV supplier into a broader supplier of AI-era chipmaking tools. CTO Marco Pieters, who took over in October 2025 after a 40-year...
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Those cheap Windows and Office keys might come from a federal crime
The US Department of Justice says 52-year-old Heidi Richards of Brandon, Florida, who ran Trinity Software Distribution, has been sentenced to 22 months in federal prison after a jury found her guilty of conspiring to traffic in illicit Microsoft Certificates of Authenticity (COA) labels. The court also ordered a $50,000 fine.
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Nvidia's plan to open-source 6G might be bad news for the companies that built 5G
At this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Nvidia announced a "commitment" to make 6G both AI-native and open from the ground up. The list of companies backing this includes major telcos like Deutsche Telekom, T-Mobile, and SoftBank. But the names that really jump out are Ericsson and Nokia, the...
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Starlink Mobile is rolling out V2 satellites that promise 100x data density from orbit
The shift coincides with the rebranding of Starlink's "Direct to Cell" business as Starlink Mobile, a service that enables connectivity between smartphones and the satellite network without requiring dedicated user terminals such as dishes.
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DirectX just made shader execution reordering official, boosting ray tracing performance in games
The recently released Shader Model 6.9 brings Microsoft's official take on Shader Execution Reordering (SER) out of preview. Nvidia and a few game developers have already benefited from the feature, but the latest test nearly doubles frame rates for Intel Arc Battlemage GPUs.
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Washington state bill would ban employers from forcibly microchipping workers
The Washington State Legislature website describes House Bill 2303 as a law that prohibits employers from microchipping employees, which is nice.
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Charter's Cox deal approved: Higher broadband prices could follow as FCC clears $34.5B merger
The Federal Communications Commission's approval of Charter's $34.5 billion purchase of Cox positions Charter's Spectrum brand to overtake Comcast in total broadband subscribers once the transaction closes. Charter currently serves about 29.7 million residential and business Internet customers, compared with Comcast's 31.26 million. The addition of Cox's 5.9 million subscribers would make Charter the...
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Samsung Wallet can now store your house keys in your phone
Starting this month, smart locks from Aqara, Nuki, Schlage, and Ultraloq will support Samsung's recently announced Digital Home Key for Samsung Wallet. Similar to Apple Wallet's digital keys, Samsung users will be able to unlock the door to their home by opening the wallet app on their phone or smartwatch...
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