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-According to Financial Times, Apple has already progressed to testing the company's memory chips with its devices, while it's still lobbying the US government to give it permission to use CXMT's products.

-CNBC quotes an unnamed State Department spokesperson who said the use of Chinese models "by US companies raises serious concerns."

-DuckDuckGo announced that it can now block most video ads, particularly those on YouTube, when a video is playing in its browser.
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The iPhone Fold's complexity means production will get off to a slow start.
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- Google introduced a change to how it hoovers up our data to train its AI platforms. It can now scoop up media you upload to its various search tools for training purposes, according to a report by TechCrunch.

-DeepSeek, the Chinese AI company which sometimes keeps tech executives awake at night, is reportedly looking to build its own silicon.

-Meta is facing penalties of up to a massive $1.4 trillion from four US states that sued the company over the addictive designs of Facebook and Instagram.
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Plus - Why bulky laptop chargers are a relic of the past; Tesla Q2 vehicle deliveries are up 25 percent over last year.
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