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Meta just revived plans to train AI models with European user data – here’s how you can opt out
Meta has confirmed plans to train AI models using European users’ public content and conversations with its Meta AI chatbot. Last year, Meta announced plans to train its AI on user data, but pressure from activists and regulators, as well as tighter data privacy laws in the EU, led it to pause that plan indefinitely. Meta also held back the…
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Tired of price hikes? Xfinity launches 5-year price lock on its home internet plans
About a year ago, I gave my internet service provider the heave-ho, after a steady stream of price increases kept driving my internet bill upward. And I’m betting that I’m not the only person tired of ever-changing internet prices. Word of customer dissatisfaction with escalating internet prices must have reached Comcast, the largest internet service provider in the U.S. The…
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Google shakes off tariff concerns to push on with $75 billion AI spending plans – but analysts warn rising infrastructure costs will send cloud prices sky high
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has confirmed the company will still spend $75 billion on building out data centers despite economic concerns in the wake of US tariffs. While many were paused or reduced yesterday, heavy tariffs still remain on China, potentially raising the cost of infrastructure projects deemed necessary to enable the development and rollout of AI. Speaking at the…
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Google Cloud wants to tackle cyber complexity – here’s how it plans to do it
Google Cloud has announced a new unified security platform for enterprises, delivering new interoperability and AI capabilities for cyber teams and reducing time spent investigating threats in cloud environments. Google Unified Security combines products, telemetry, and context from Google Threat Intelligence, Mandiant, Google Security Operations, and Google Security Command Center, to provide organizations with an intelligent overview of threats. Referred…
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DOGE plans now reportedly include an IRS ‘hackathon’
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is planning to hold a “hackathon” next week in order to create a “mega API” for accessing Internal Revenue Service data, reports Wired. The outlet says the API would be used to move the data into a cloud platform — potentially a third-party one — to serve as the “read center” of the…
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T-Mobile is raising prices on some of its prized legacy plans
T-Mobile is letting some legacy plan customers know that a price increase is coming, 9to5Google reports. Many Reddit users on r/tmobile said the carrier sent them text messages that their plans will raise by $5 per month per line starting on April 2nd. In an internal memo obtained by CNET, T-Mobile consumer group president Jon Freier says the price increase…
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Tangerine’s Summer Sale slashes up to AU$180 off plans — get 100Mbps internet for just AU$61
Summer is well and truly over, but that doesn’t mean a Summer Sale needs to end. With stellar summer savings on offer well into Autumn, Tangerine’s latest NBN offerings will have you reaching for your wallet. If you’ve considered switching NBN providers, let us introduce you to Australia’s fruity provider. Piggybacking off the Vocus network, Tangerine came to be in…
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Apple’s plans for a smart display suffer a Siri-related setback
It’s been rumored for months now that Apple was planning to release a device early this year that would serve as a smart home hub with a display, similar to devices that its main smart home competitors, Amazon and Google, have both offered for years. The device is expected to be the first Apple smart home hub with support for…
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Apple plans to spend $500 billion in the next four years – but how much of that is fresh funding?
Apple has announced plans to invest more than $500 billion in the US over the next four years, marking the tech giant’s largest-ever spending commitment. The funding will go on a broad mix of projects, including expanding the staff and facilities in Michigan, Texas, California, Arizona, Nevada, Iowa, Oregon, North Carolina, and Washington, as well as on a new factory…
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Reported cuts at NIST imperil semiconductor reshoring plans in the US – Computerworld
“I don’t know how the companies (Intel and others) would replace the funding if it gets pulled,” Gold said. “In fact, I think it’s unlikely and the chip guys would just shutter whatever they are building, at least for the near term.” The issue goes beyond CHIPS funding, Gold added, saying program cuts will hurt local communities expecting new facilities…
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