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  Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row

  BBC News - Zoe Kleinman

  Apple is taking the unprecedented step of removing its highest level data security tool from customers in the UK, after the government demanded access to user data. Advanced Data Protection (ADP) means only account holders can view items such as photos or documents they have stored online through a …

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  I broke up with Google search. It was surprisingly easy.

  The Washington Post - Shira Ovide

  I challenged myself, and readers, to try switching away from the search king. Here’s what I learned. My experiment in ditching Google search felt like quitting coffee. The first few days, I was jittery. I kept double searching on Google and DuckDuckGo, the non-Google web search engine I was using, to …

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  How SMIC, China's Chip Giant, Could Threaten the U.S. Grip on the AI Industry

  The Wall Street Journal.

  U.S. efforts to keep China’s biggest chipmaker, SMIC, in check appear to have had the opposite effect. WSJ explains how China is catching up in the global AI race.

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  United’s Starlink-powered Wi-Fi is the end of airplane mode

  The Verge - by Andrew J. Hawkins

  Last Thursday, I boarded one of the first United Airlines planes to be equipped with Starlink’s satellite Wi-Fi. As expected, the Wi-Fi was very fast and left me wondering whether this will herald the end of spotty in-flight Wi-Fi, expensive connectivity fees, or even the quaint notion that we can …

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  Trump fires director of U.S. Copyright Office, sources say

  CBS News - Scott MacFarlane

  The Trump administration has fired the head of the U.S. Copyright Office, two sources familiar with the situation confirmed to CBS News Saturday. The …

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  Coding emerges as generative AI’s breakout star

  Fast Company - BY Mark Sullivan

  Some estimates suggest that writing code now accounts for half of large language model usage. Welcome to AI Decoded, Fast Company’s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. You can sign up to receive this newsletter every week here. Half of all LLM usage is for …

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  Pope Leo signals he will closely follow Francis and says AI represents challenge for humanity

  CNN - Lauren Kent

  Rome CNN — Pope Leo XIV indicated on Saturday that his papacy will follow closely in the footsteps of the late Pope Francis, telling church cardinals that they should take up that “precious legacy” and identifying artificial intelligence as a main challenge for working people and “human …