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Google’s $4.75 billion power play targets the biggest threat to AI growth, Says Sundar Pichai
Alphabet is acquiring Intersect Power for $4.75 billion to tackle energy constraints that CEO Sundar Pichai has warned could slow AI growth, enabling Google to co-locate power generation with future data centres.
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AWS denies Christmas outage as gamers report disruptions across Epic Games titles
AWS has denied claims of a Christmas outage after gamers reported problems accessing Fortnite, Arc Raiders, Rocket League and Steam, stating that its infrastructure was operating normally and the disruption originated elsewhere.
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Microsoft engineer walks back claim on eliminating C and C++: No plan to rewrite Windows
Microsoft engineer Galen Hunt has clarified that his comments about eliminating C and C++ were about a research project on large-scale code translation, not a plan to rewrite Windows or abandon legacy languages.
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says ‘sky-high’ salaries will come only after AI...
Sam Altman believes future workers could earn sky-high salaries in entirely new professions by the 2030s, but only after AI eliminates many existing jobs and reshapes the early-career landscape.
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Google India highlights ‘Virat Kohli Trend’ as searches cross 1 million after Vijay Hazare Trophy century
Virat Kohli’s century on his return to the Vijay Hazare Trophy triggered over one million Google searches, prompting Google India to celebrate the surge as fans across the country tracked his innings in real time.
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How to take control of Google Search News using the ‘Preferred Sources’ feature
Google Search’s Preferred Sources feature lets users prioritise news from specific outlets in Top Stories, reducing algorithmic noise and giving greater control over what sources appear.
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Satya Nadella cuts executives out of AI meetings to hear directly from Microsoft’s engineers
Satya Nadella has launched weekly AI meetings at Microsoft that exclude senior managers, giving engineers direct access to leadership as part of a high-intensity AI transformation push.
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iPhone 18 trial production reportedly set for February as Apple prepares staggered launch
Apple is reportedly set to begin trial production of the iPhone 18 in February, signalling that the Pro models’ design is largely final ahead of a staggered launch spanning late 2026 and spring 2027.
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Apple holds third place in Cloudflare’s Global Internet Services Rankings for 2025
Apple finished third in Cloudflare’s Global Internet Services rankings for 2025, maintaining strong global usage while gradually increasing its share of mobile internet traffic through iOS.
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Viral Grok prompts claim to decode personality, career direction, and life purpose using AI.
A viral set of Grok prompts claims to reveal personality traits, career alignment and life purpose using only a date of birth, highlighting a growing trend of AI-driven self-reflection.
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ChatGPT’s hidden Christmas trick turns a single emoji into a personalised Santa video
A hidden Christmas Easter egg in ChatGPT lets users trigger a personalised Santa video by sending a single emoji and uploading a selfie.
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Dell tightens office attendance rules as sales staff told to be onsite full-time
Dell has issued a strict new memo requiring onsite sales employees to work from the office five days a week for at least eight hours a day, following internal checks that revealed widespread non-compliance.
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Alphabet buys Intersect to accelerate data centre expansion for AI workloads
Alphabet is acquiring data centre and energy infrastructure company Intersect for $4.75 billion to expand AI capacity and strengthen control over power and infrastructure as demand accelerates.
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AWS CEO Matt Garman says copying rivals is one thing Amazon does poorly
AWS CEO Matt Garman has said Amazon is particularly bad at copying competitors, arguing the company performs best when it builds from first principles and focuses on differentiated expertise.
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Larry Page’s 25-year-old AI vision has quietly become Google’s present reality
A rare video from 2000 shows Google co-founder Larry Page describing an AI-powered search engine that closely mirrors how Google now uses generative AI across Search and its products.
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AirPods Pro 3 users still report static and crackling issues despite multiple firmware updates
AirPods Pro 3 users are still reporting static, crackling, and whistling sounds with Active Noise Cancellation, even after multiple firmware updates and replacement units.
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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 may stick with Exynos 2600 processor, here's why
Samsung is reportedly planning to equip the Galaxy Z Flip 8 exclusively with the Exynos 2600 chip, signalling renewed confidence in its in-house silicon strategy for 2026.
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ChatGPT's voice feature is leaving the macOS app in January 2026
OpenAI has confirmed that ChatGPT’s Voice feature will be removed from the macOS app on January 15, 2026, with voice access continuing on the web, mobile apps, and Windows.
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Apple research reveals how AI could transform extreme low-light iPhone photography
Apple researchers have demonstrated how integrating an AI diffusion model directly into the camera pipeline could dramatically improve extreme low-light photos by recovering detail from raw sensor data.
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YouTube Shorts tests new dislike button placement and rebrands it as “Not Interested”
YouTube Shorts is testing a new dislike button placement and experimenting with “Not interested” wording to change how users signal content preferences.
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Gemini will fully replace Google Assistant on Android in 2026 as Google pushes back timeline
Google has delayed its plan to replace Google Assistant with Gemini on Android, confirming the full transition will now take place in 2026.
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Meta to launch new image and video AI models to take on Google Nano Banana
Meta is developing new image, video and text AI models under its Superintelligence Lab, aiming for a critical launch in the first half of 2026.
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Samsung SmartThings becomes first platform to support Matter-compatible cameras
Samsung SmartThings has become the first smart home platform to support Matter-compatible cameras by adopting Matter 1.5, expanding the standard to include security and video devices.
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McDonald’s apologises: Pulls AI Christmas ad after backlash
McDonald’s Netherlands has pulled its AI-generated Christmas ad after online backlash, admitting the campaign failed to reflect how many customers view the festive season.
