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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ U.S. gov't asks court to dismiss NAACP lawsuit against Elon Musk's xAI over use of unpermitted gas turbines — DOJ says Grok model running at Colossus 2 ‘supports mission-critical operations’ ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The US government is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit from the NAACP, arguing that the Colossus 2 data center is crucial for national security. The data center runs the Grok Gov AI model, and the government claims a shutdown "directly threatens ongoing national security interests." ]]>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Project Jupiter AI data center build raises concerns about water usage in rural New Mexico desert — Oracle calls water usage 'negligible' for 11 million gallon one-time fill ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Oracle's Project Jupiter is targeting a New Mexico desert already struggling with water consumption, but the company assures residents that the data center's water usage is "negligible." ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Bruno Ferreira) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bruno Ferreira ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZQiPPaXaAuQ4VrVEYnnR7G.png ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Meta data center allegedly muddies Georgia town's drinking water, investigation underway — EPA promises immediate investigation after congresswoman brings dirty jars of water to hearing ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Morgan County residents are complaining about dirty water coming out of their faucets ever since Meta began constructing a data center near the area. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 15:05:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Big Tech]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gM7E2WSDg2wgCFoaDPz9yK.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Samsung reportedly set to distribute up to $26.6 billion to staff in AI-driven semiconductor bonuses after last-minute union deal — average payouts could approach $400,000 per chip employee ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Samsung Electronics is reportedly preparing to distribute up to 40 trillion won ($26.6 billion) in semiconductor employee bonuses after reaching a last-minute labor agreement. The proposed deal ties payouts to AI-driven chip profits and could see average employee bonuses approach $400,000. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 14:25:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Big Tech]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Etiido Uko ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BBrMt7jWtSo2Dc3iKoroyD.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Angry tiny Texas town council member proposes total ban on cellular and GPS devices in protest over AI dispute — says 'Let’s take Bandera back to 1880' after town votes to dump AI-powered license plate reader ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A town councilor proposes banning all technology in a small Texas town after they lose vote on keeping Flock AI cameras running in the area. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Big Tech]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gM7E2WSDg2wgCFoaDPz9yK.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Samsung narrowly avoids 18-day chip strike after last-minute wage deal with 48,000-worker union — tentative deal, subject to workers' vote, suspends billions of dollars worth of potential losses ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Samsung Electronics has temporarily avoided a major 18-day strike at its South Korean semiconductor operations after reaching a tentative wage agreement with its 48,000-member union. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 17:53:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Big Tech]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Etiido Uko ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BBrMt7jWtSo2Dc3iKoroyD.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Samsung and SK Hynix employees are reportedly abandoning overseas training programs to nab up to $400,000 performance bonuses — online dating grades rise as female members 'seeking out SK hynix employees' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Samsung and SK Hynix employees are reportedly considering terminating overseas training programs to be eligible for performance bonuses as AI-driven semiconductor profits fuel record bonus projections worth hundreds of millions of won. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 15:35:01 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Big Tech]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Etiido Uko ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BBrMt7jWtSo2Dc3iKoroyD.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ US FTC reportedly launches antitrust probe into Arm following its launch of its own AGI CPU — regulators investigate if chip designer is restricting architecture access to rivals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The U.S. FTC is looking into Arm Holdings to see if it's abusing its market position as a dominant chip designer to gives its new chip manufacturing business an advantage over competitors who build semiconductors based on Arm designs. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 11:40:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Big Tech]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gM7E2WSDg2wgCFoaDPz9yK.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Intel announces McLaren F1 partnership, will battle AMD-powered Mercedes — deal includes chips for aerodynamic analysis, vehicle-dynamics simulation, race strategy analytics, and more ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Intel has announced a multi-year strategic partnership with F1's legendary McLaren Racing team. AMD has been Mercedes-AMG's partner for six years. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 14:38:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Big Tech]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/56vqMYLDaKRHPhHZgbADFR.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Amazon employees admit to using AI unnecessarily to pump up internal usage scores — workers complain of intense pressure to use AI tools ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Amazon is the latest hyperscaler where employees have been caught inflating AI token consumption to hit internal usage targets. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C4FAi2KzwaGLUrBqzX5aBM.png ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Cloudflare cuts 20% of its jobs due to AI, and its stock takes a 19% spill — 1,100 jobs disappearing as company increased usage of AI sixfold over past months ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Cloudflare cuts 20% of its jobs due to AI, and its stock takes a 19% spill. The company announced it will be cutting 1,100 jobs and has increased its usage of AI sixfold over the past few months. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Big Tech]]></category>
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                            <![CDATA[ Nvidia said that its NeMo Megatron Framework has non-infringing uses and that it's not liable for any piracy that its users might do. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gM7E2WSDg2wgCFoaDPz9yK.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Samsung chip workers reject $340,000 one-time bonus, demand annual payouts like SK hynix's $900,000 — workers want share of AI windfall, impending 18-day strike could cost Samsung up to $11.7 billion ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Negotiations between the National Samsung Electronics Union, which represents workers in the company’s chipmaking division, and management have seemingly broken down over a single issue. ]]>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Intel swipes Qualcomm veteran of 25 years to lead client computing — Alex Katouzian jumps ship to oversee consumer CPUs and physical AI ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Intel appoints Alex Katouzian to lead client computing and physical AI efforts and confirms Pushkar Ranade as CTO, signaling a deeper shift toward AI-driven and edge computing systems ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 21:43:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Big Tech]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Etiido Uko ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BBrMt7jWtSo2Dc3iKoroyD.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Enthusiast builds a PC big enough to live in — humans in this RGB-lit fish tank case look just like figurines ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A Chinese TechTuber scaled a tower PC large enough for a human to work and play in. It has air conditioning, too. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/56vqMYLDaKRHPhHZgbADFR.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Skyrocketing component prices push Big Tech capex to record $725 billion — Microsoft alone attributes $25 billion of AI budget to increased memory and chip costs   ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta plan to spend a combined $725 billion on capital expenditure in 2026, a 77% increase over last year's record $410 billion. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 15:49:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Big Tech]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C4FAi2KzwaGLUrBqzX5aBM.png ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is cutting 8,000 jobs to pay for AI infrastructure — insatiable compute demand means the company can't rule out further headcount reductions ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Meta spent $72.2 billion on capex in all of 2025. The midpoint of its new 2026 guidance would nearly double that figure in a single year. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C4FAi2KzwaGLUrBqzX5aBM.png ]]></dc:description>
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                            <![CDATA[ Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta collectively plan to spend $725 billion on capex in 2026, up 77% from last year's record $410 billion. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Luke James ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C4FAi2KzwaGLUrBqzX5aBM.png ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New 3D device computes using living brain cells — bioelectronic device uses 3D electronic mesh design paired with living tissue ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Princeton researchers have developed a 3D bioelectronic device that combines living brain cells with embedded electronics, allowing neurons outside the body to perform simple computational tasks. The system may help scientists study brain function, neurological disease, and the brain’s extraordinary energy efficiency. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Etiido Uko ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BBrMt7jWtSo2Dc3iKoroyD.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Union rally causes Samsung fab production to plummet by 58% during night shift as workers demand up to $400,000 bonuses — updated figures show over 40,000 people attended rally for better pay and bonuses ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Samsung's memory fab and contract chip foundry production for a single night-shift fell by up to 58% after a one-day strike. The union is gearing up for an extended 18-day labor action if company management refuses to meet their demands when it comes to pay and bonuses. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:10:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Big Tech]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gM7E2WSDg2wgCFoaDPz9yK.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                            <![CDATA[ Workers at Samsung's largest chip fab staged a rally today, demanding higher pay and bonuses, comparing their compensation to what SK hynix offers its people. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:09:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Big Tech]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gM7E2WSDg2wgCFoaDPz9yK.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft facing $2.8 billion UK lawsuit for overcharging 60,000 businesses using Microsoft Server on other clouds — Azure users allegedly received lower wholesale pricing ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A lawsuit alleging the company is overcharging Windows Server for non-Azure users has been certified to proceed to trial, although Microsoft is still appealing the decision. The lawyer handling the case alleges that the claim affects almost 60,000 businesses and is worth about $2.8 billion. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gM7E2WSDg2wgCFoaDPz9yK.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists solve decades-old 2D physics puzzle — Chaotic growth in a 2D quantum system obeys statistical laws ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Physicists have confirmed for the first time that chaotic growth in a 2D quantum system follows precise statistical rules, validating a 40-year-old mathematical model that describes how random, uneven surfaces evolve over time. ]]>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Nvidia quashes rumor it’s planning to purchase a major PC manufacturer — says that it’s ‘not engaged in discussions to acquire any PC maker’ ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Nvidia said that it wasn't in talks with another PC manufacturer to acquire it, despite rumors saying that it has been discussing the possibility since 2024. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gM7E2WSDg2wgCFoaDPz9yK.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ News outlets are blocking Wayback Machine from archiving their pages — 23 outlets concerned AI companies might abuse fair use and use it to train their models ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Many major news outlets are blocking the Wayback Machine's crawler from archiving their pages, despite using the tool for their reporting. Their primary concern is that AI tech companies are breaking fair use and training their models on publicly available data. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:27:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Big Tech]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gM7E2WSDg2wgCFoaDPz9yK.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Framework founder says that ‘personal computing as we know it is dead’ — vows to keep building ‘computers that you can own at the deepest level’ ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Framework founder Nirav Patel said that the personal computing industry is facing a massive change as big companies are forcing it to move towards a subscription-based model. Still, he vows to continue making hardware that will enable the personal ownership of computation. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:53:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:53:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gM7E2WSDg2wgCFoaDPz9yK.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Nvidia's own DLSS 5 announcement video gets taken down by YouTube in Italy due to a copyright strike — local TV channel sent a copyright strike to every YouTube video for using the trailer it used for its own broadcast ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ YouTube's AI moderator acted on an errant DMCA takedown, affecting nearly every video that contained clips of the DLSS 5 trailer, including Nvidia's own YouTube video. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:13:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 10:15:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gM7E2WSDg2wgCFoaDPz9yK.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Oracle believed to have cut 10,000 positions across multiple divisions as mass layoffs begin to fuel AI investments — company is reportedly reducing headcount to fund data centers ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Oracle reportedly cut over 10,000 positions based on reports from various employees. The move comes after the company has spent billions of dollars on AI infrastructure, with some saying that it will be in the red until 2030 after all this spending. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:28:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:35:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gM7E2WSDg2wgCFoaDPz9yK.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Museum opens doors to ‘World’s largest collection of Apple products’ on April 1 to celebrate Apple’s 50th anniversary — 2,000 artifacts spread across 20,000 sq ft in Roswell, GA  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mimms Museum in Roswell will open the doors to its iNSPIRE: 50 Years of Innovation from Apple exhibition on Wednesday, April 1 ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 12:36:07 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Big Tech]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/56vqMYLDaKRHPhHZgbADFR.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ US Supreme Court says ISPs aren’t liable for their users’ piracy — top judiciary body unanimously rules that Cox Communications did not commit copyright infringement ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Sony Music Entertainment in its case against Cox Communications alleging that the ISP is liable for its users' illegal sharing of copyrighted content. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:33:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Big Tech]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gM7E2WSDg2wgCFoaDPz9yK.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Paralyzed army vet can now play World of Warcraft using 'science fiction… magic… brilliant…' Neuralink brain implant — 'I’m now raiding, and exploring Azeroth hands-free at full speed' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ British Army veteran Jon L. Noble has shared a heartwarming update on his first 100 days with a Neuralink implant. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:38:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Big Tech]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/56vqMYLDaKRHPhHZgbADFR.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                            <![CDATA[ HiSense is forcing some owners of its smart TVs to watch ads when switching channels or inputs or going to the home screen. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:02:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Big Tech]]></category>
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                            <![CDATA[ Some of the U.S.'s biggest AI tech companies are expected to go to the White House to sign the "ratepayer protection pledge" that promises they will pay for all of their electricity usage and not pass on the burden of increased rates to the average American. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gM7E2WSDg2wgCFoaDPz9yK.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Trump orders Big Tech to generate its own power for AI data centers — reveals new 'ratepayer protection pledge' to curb rising electricity prices in the US ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Building upon his Social Truth post from last month, President Trump has formally asked the big tech players to build their own power plants. Data centers have been eating at the national grid, causing electricity prices to rise across the board — for the average household. The "ratepayer protection pledge" will combat this by ensuring companies generate their own energy. ]]>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Anthropic's new AI tool can write 67-year-old COBOL code, sending 115-year-old IBM's stock tumbling by 13% — IBM stock has worst day in 26 years, down 25% MoM and counting ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ IBM stock takes a 13% whiplash after Anthropic announces COBOL AI tooling ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bruno Ferreira ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZQiPPaXaAuQ4VrVEYnnR7G.png ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Data center developers building private natural gas 'Shadow Grid' power plants to sidestep strained grids — off-grid GW Ranch project in Texas will reportedly use as much power as Chicago ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Data centers using natural gas plants to sidestep power grids at the cost of carbon emissions ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Big Tech]]></category>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ AMD's AI chips to be used as debt collateral in $300 million loan, report says — Cloud startup to use chips in Ohio datacenter ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ AMD's chips will be used as debt collateral in a $300 million loan to cloud startup Crusoe with financing from Goldman Sachs. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:16:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Big Tech]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrew E. Freedman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MTveuGNKPqpzrLttEA9ebb.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ White House mulling tariff exemptions for Big Tech — Amazon, Google, Microsoft, other AI hyperscalers to be spared worst of import duties with U.S.-Taiwan deal ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The White House is considering a tariff carve-out for big AI tech companies, like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft, allowing them to purchase imported AI chips from TSMC without getting slapped with an import tax. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 17:32:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Big Tech]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gM7E2WSDg2wgCFoaDPz9yK.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Big Tech stocks take a $1 trillion tumble as projected AI spending continues to outweigh revenue — investors are antsy about long-term planning becoming never-ending spending ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Big Tech stocks take a $1 trillion tumble as projected AI spending continues outweighing revenue ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bruno Ferreira ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZQiPPaXaAuQ4VrVEYnnR7G.png ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, thinks it can still be saved — despite some parts being 'optimized for nastiness' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, thinks it can still be saved ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bruno Ferreira ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZQiPPaXaAuQ4VrVEYnnR7G.png ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Nvidia pumps another $2 billion into CoreWeave and announces standalone availability of Vera CPU — chipmaker increases stake in its customer to 9% ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Nvidia is spending another $2 billion investing in CoreWeave, one of its AI customers, due to "confidence in their growth and confidence in CoreWeave’s management," according to CEO Jensen Huang. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 23:14:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Big Tech]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bruno Ferreira ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZQiPPaXaAuQ4VrVEYnnR7G.png ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Microsoft gave customers' BitLocker encryption keys to the FBI — Redmond confirms that it provides recovery keys to government agencies with valid legal orders ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Microsoft is said to have cooperated with the FBI and released the backup BitLocker encryption key of one user stored in its servers to the agency after receiving a valid search warrant. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 12:20:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Cybersecurity]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jowi Morales ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gM7E2WSDg2wgCFoaDPz9yK.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ OpenAI could reportedly run out of cash by mid-2027 — analyst paints grim picture after examining the company's finances ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ OpenAI might be running out of cash as soon as mid-2027 ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Big Tech]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bruno Ferreira ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZQiPPaXaAuQ4VrVEYnnR7G.png ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Search pioneer AltaVista’s star shone bright with a clean and minimal UI 30 years ago  — engine lost momentum after multiple ownership changes and the embrace of the web portal trend ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Pioneering search engine AltaVista opened its service to the public 30 years ago. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 11:40:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Big Tech]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Tyson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/56vqMYLDaKRHPhHZgbADFR.jpg ]]></dc:description>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[In 1996: the power of AltaVista on CD, to privately index and search your computer files]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[AltaVista for your desktop]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New calculator helps evaluate the economics of datacenters in space — running the numbers on orbital computing reveals a brutal reality ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Orbital data centers have been proposed as a way around the power, cooling, and regulatory requirements of building on Earth, but new analysis reveals that the costs of deploying such installations would be astronomical. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Big Tech]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bruno Ferreira ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZQiPPaXaAuQ4VrVEYnnR7G.png ]]></dc:description>
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                            <![CDATA[ Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince said that blocking AI bots and giving website owners the option to license their content to AI companies could help maintain online publication's viability as a business in the future. ]]>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Nvidia says it’s ‘delighted’ with Google’s success, but backhanded compliment says it is ‘the only platform that runs every AI model’ — statement comes soon after Meta announces proposed deal to acquire Google Cloud TPUs ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Nvidia congratulates Google for its success in AI hardware, but asserts the flexibility of its AI chips. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 16:22:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 16:32:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Trump administration touts Genesis Mission to try and win the AI race—White House compares scope of its initiative to the Manhattan Project ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ On the heels of its AI Action Plan announced earlier this year, the US government is now ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bruno Ferreira ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZQiPPaXaAuQ4VrVEYnnR7G.png ]]></dc:description>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Elon Musk claims he will 'build chips at higher volumes ultimately than all other AI chips combined' — Tesla AI engineering team has AI5 chip ready to go and is setting its sights on AI6 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Hopefully the goal isn't as far away as Tesla's Full Self Driving. ]]>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ASML allegedly offered to spy on China for the US — company proposed being 'Washington’s eyes and ears in China' after breaking gentlemen’s agreement on limiting DUV sales to country, says new book ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ ASML allegedly offered to spy on its customers for the U.S. after it was caught breaking a gentleman's agreement that limited the number of DUV lithography machines it could sell to China. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 13:25:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 16:52:46 +0000</updated>
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