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Trump hosts Apple CEO Tim Cook at Mar-a-Lago amid outreach efforts by big tech leaders
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Meta seeks nuclear power developers for reactors to start in early 2030s
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Australia's under-16 social media ban sparks anger and relief
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OpenAI launches free AI training course for teachers
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US to call for Google to sell Chrome browser: report
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Is AI’s meteoric rise beginning to slow?
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Apple’s new feature helps travellers track lost luggage
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The Guardian quits X social media platform
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Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman, currently visiting India for the first time, unveiled his vision for a future where artificial intelligence (AI) tools, such as Copilot Vision, will learn to communicate like humans.
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