Tech News

1. US and China Trade Agreement:

   • The US and China have agreed to a deal to lower tariffs for 90 days, with the US cutting tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%. 👉 ft.com^$
   • China will lower its import duty on American goods to 10% from 125%. 👉 ft.com^$
   • The agreement suspends most tariffs imposed in a tit-for-tat trade war. 👉 nytimes.com^$

2. AI Startups:

   • Google has launched the AI Futures Fund to invest in AI startups. 👉 techcrunch.com
   • The fund offers early access to Google AI models from DeepMind, Google Cloud credits, and potential direct investment from Google. 👉 techcrunch.com

3. iPhone battery life:

   • Apple is planning an AI-powered battery management mode for iOS 19 to conserve energy by analyzing device usage. 👉 bloomberg.com^$
   • The new feature will also include a lock-screen indicator showing charging time. 👉 bloomberg.com^$

4. iPhone Prices:

   • Apple is considering raising prices for its fall iPhone lineup, seeking to couple the increase with new features and design changes. 👉 wsj.com^$

5. Nvidia GPU Prices:

   • Nvidia has reportedly raised the official prices of its products, with gaming GPUs up by 5-10% and AI GPUs up to 15%. 👉 tomshardware.com

6. Ticketmaster Pricing:

   • Ticketmaster will now display full ticket prices upfront, including fees, to comply with the FTC's ban on junk fees. 👉 theverge.com

7. AI and Education:

   • Chegg is laying off 22% of its workforce as students increasingly turn to AI-powered tools like ChatGPT. 👉 reuters.com

8. AI Developments:

   • Saudi Arabia launches Humain, a multibillion-dollar AI company. 👉 ft.com^$
   • The Trump administration is considering a sale of US AI chips to UAE's G42 and is expected to unveil a deal with Saudi Arabia's Humain. 👉 nytimes.com^$

9. Google "G" Logo Update:

   • Google is updating its "G" logo for the first time in 10 years, replacing the solid color sections with a smooth gradient transition. 👉 9to5google.com

10. Liquid Water on Mars:

    • Evidence suggests a vast reservoir of liquid water exists on Mars between 5.4 and 8 kilometers below the surface. 👉 theconversation.com

11. AI Company Valuation:

    • Perplexity is in advanced talks to raise $500M led by Accel in a round that values it at $14B, up from $9B in November 2024. 👉 wsj.com^$

12. Coinbase Joins S&P 500:

    • Coinbase will join the S&P 500, replacing Discover Financial Services. 👉 cnbc.com

13. Western Digital Investment:

    • Western Digital has invested in Cerabyte, a German startup developing ceramic-based data storage technology, aiming to enable massive capacity increases. 👉 tomshardware.com

14. Banana Production: - Rising temperatures, extreme weather, and climate-related pests are pummeling banana-growing countries, threatening the future of the world's most popular fruit. 👉 theguardian.com

15. General Motors Executive Change:

    • GM names Aurora co-founder and CPO Sterling Anderson as VP of global product and chief product officer. 👉 techcrunch.com

16. Trump Admin and AI Chips: - The Trump admin is considering a sale of hundreds of thousands of US AI chips to UAE's G42 and is expected to unveil a deal with Saudi Arabia's Humain. 👉 nytimes.com^$

17. Tariffs on Chinese Goods: - The White House says a 120% tariff rate on shipments from China valued under $800 will remain, impacting Shein and Temu. 👉 axios.com

18. OpenAI's Stargate Project:

    • SoftBank and OpenAI's $100B Stargate investment hits snags on tariff fears. 👉 bloomberg.com^$

19. American Bitcoin IPO:

    • American Bitcoin, backed by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, will list on Nasdaq via an all-stock merger with Gryphon Digital Mining. 👉 reuters.com

20. Google to pay $1.375 billion to settle Texas data privacy violations. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com

21. Moldova arrests suspect linked to DoppelPaymer ransomware attacks. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com

22. Google Chrome to use on-device AI to detect tech support scams. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com

23. Microsoft Teams will soon block screen capture during meetings. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com

24. iPhone Users Urged to Update to Patch 2 Zero-Days. 👉 threatpost.com

25. Cybercriminals Are Selling Access to Chinese Surveillance Cameras. 👉 threatpost.com

26. Chegg to lay off 248 employees due to the pressure from AI Tools. 👉 reuters.com

27. Google's Gemma models passed 150M downloads and 70K+ variants on Hugging Face. 👉 techcrunch.com

28. American Bitcoin, a bitcoin miner backed by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, said it will list on the Nasdaq via an all-stock merger with Gryphon Digital Mining. 👉 reuters.com

29. Ticketmaster announces it will now show the full price of your ticket up front, ahead of the FTC's ban on junk fees. 👉 theverge.com

30. ASUS Patches DriverHub RCE Flaws Exploitable via HTTP and Crafted .ini Files. 👉 thehackernews.com

31. 7,000-Device Proxy Botnet Using IoT, EoL Systems Dismantled in U.S. - Dutch Operation. 👉 thehackernews.com

32. Fake AI Tools Used to Spread Noodlophile Malware, Targeting 62,000+ via Facebook Lures. 👉 thehackernews.com

33. iClicker site hack targeted students with malware via fake CAPTCHA. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com

34. Police dismantles botnet selling hacked routers as residential proxies. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com

35. Majority of Browser Extensions Pose Critical Security Risk, A New Report Reveals. 👉 bleepingcomputer.com

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