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Google adds AI image generation to Chrome browser, side panel option for virtual assistant
Google is empowering its Chrome browser with the ability to alter imagery and a virtual assistant to help with online tasks as part of its push to turbocharge its digital services with more artificial intelligence technology.
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Consumer & Gadgets
Apple's unrivaled commitment to excellence is fading. A designer explains why
Apple introduced Liquid Glass in June 2025 in a self-declared attempt to bring "joy and delight to every user experience." The visual design style—which is being applied to all Apple products from iPhone to watch to TV—is ...
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Amazon to close most Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh stores in days
Amazon said this week that it was closing almost all of its Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh locations within days as it narrows its focus on food delivery and its grocery chain, Whole Foods Market.
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UK proposes forcing Google to let publishers opt out of AI summaries
Britain's competition watchdog said Wednesday that Google should give news sites and content creators the choice to opt out of having their online content scraped to feed its AI overviews.
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ASML made record $11.5 billion profit in 2025 thanks to AI-driven demand, plans to cut 1,700 jobs
Dutch semiconductor chip machine maker ASML recorded a record net profit of 9.6 billion euros ($11.5 billion) in 2025 on sales of 32.7 billion euros fueled by AI-driven demand, the company reported Wednesday as it also announced ...
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Business
EU steps in to make sure Google gives rivals access to AI services and data
The European Union said Tuesday it's stepping in to make sure Google gives rival AI companies and search engines access to Gemini AI services and data as required by the bloc's flagship digital rulebook.
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TikTok settles hours before landmark social media addiction trial
Video sharing app TikTok has made an eleventh-hour deal to avoid a landmark US trial accusing it, along with Meta and YouTube, of addicting young people to social media, lawyers said on Tuesday.
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Consumer & Gadgets
Amazon is closing its Fresh grocery and Go convenience stores
Amazon.com Inc. is shuttering its Amazon-branded grocery stores and automated grab-and-go markets, eliminating two centerpieces of its push into physical retail.
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Business
Should companies replace human workers with robots? Study takes a closer look
Last year, when The New York Times reported that Amazon's robotics team's ultimate goal was to automate 75% of the company's operations, replacing more than half a million human jobs in an attempt to pass cost savings onto ...
Jan 27, 2026
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All-powerful AI isn't an existential threat, according to new research
Ever since ChatGPT's debut in 2023, concerns about artificial intelligence (AI) potentially wiping out humanity have dominated headlines. New research from Georgia Tech suggests that those anxieties are misplaced. "Computer ...
Jan 26, 2026
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Internet
EU says WhatsApp to face stricter content rules
WhatsApp is set to face greater EU scrutiny after the European Commission on Monday added the platform to its list of digital firms big enough to face stricter content rules.
Jan 26, 2026
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Social media giants face landmark trial over addiction claims
A landmark trial beginning this week in Los Angeles could establish a legal precedent on whether social media companies deliberately designed their platforms to addict children.
Jan 26, 2026
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Coinbase power play sparks crypto rift as key bill gets delayed
It was a rare White House rebuke to the crypto industry: Don't take your newfound political muscle in Washington for granted. A week after Coinbase Global Inc. Chief Executive Officer Brian Armstrong helped stall sweeping ...
Jan 26, 2026
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Business
OpenAI will put ads in ChatGPT, opening a new door for dangerous influence
OpenAI has announced plans to introduce advertising in ChatGPT in the United States. Ads will appear on the free version and the low-cost Go tier, but not for Pro, Business, or Enterprise subscribers. The company says ads ...
Jan 25, 2026
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Meta pauses teen access to AI characters
Meta is halting teens' access to artificial intelligence characters, at least temporarily, the company said in a blog post Friday.
Jan 24, 2026
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What to know about the deal to keep TikTok in US
TikTok has at last finalized a deal to keep the popular video sharing platform operating in the U.S. after years of uncertainty, but questions remain about whether users' experience will change and whether the changes actually ...
Jan 24, 2026
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Software
Software engineering: How hybrid delivery systems adapt to real-world challenges
New research into project management in software engineering shows that the most successful systems are not the ones that follow a fixed blueprint from the start, but those that evolve in response to real challenges as projects ...
Jan 23, 2026
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Business
TikTok finalizes a deal to form a new American entity
TikTok has finalized a deal to create a new American entity, avoiding the looming threat of a ban in the United States that has been in discussion for years on the platform now used by more than 200 million Americans.
Jan 23, 2026
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Business
Physicists predict significant growth for cadmium telluride photovoltaics
A solar energy generation technology once considered limited in its potential is poised for significant growth in the United States.
Jan 22, 2026
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Business
Companies are already using agentic AI to make decisions, but governance is lagging behind
Businesses are acting fast to adopt agentic AI—artificial intelligence systems that work without human guidance—but have been much slower to put governance in place to oversee them, a new survey shows. That mismatch is ...
Jan 22, 2026
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Business
Colorado State University goes all in on AI, partnering with Microsoft to create RamGPT
Colorado State University has partnered with Microsoft to pilot a university-wide artificial intelligence system similar to ChatGPT that places the land-grant institution at the front of the pack in collaborations between ...
Jan 22, 2026
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Business
Boosting consumer trust could unlock market for retired EV batteries
Electric vehicles (EVs) are gaining unprecedented popularity across the globe, with their number reaching 26 million in 2022 and expected to grow eightfold by the end of the decade.
Jan 22, 2026
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Why AI has not led to mass unemployment
People have become used to living with AI fairly quickly. ChatGPT is barely three years old, but has changed the way many of us communicate or deal with large amounts of information.
Jan 21, 2026
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