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Microsoft employees are banned from using DeepSeek app, president says 

Microsoft employees aren’t allowed to use DeepSeek due to data security and propaganda concerns, Microsoft vice chairman and president Brad Smith said in a Senate hearing today. “At Microsoft we don&#...

Mistrial declared in case against officer in fatal shooting of black motorist

The killing of Patrick Lyoya during a traffic stop in Michigan sparked widespread protests, renewing questions around police brutality.

A timeline of South Korean telco giant SKT’s data breach

In April, South Korea’s telco giant SK Telecom (SKT) was hit by a cyberattack that led to the theft of personal data on approximately 23 million customers, equivalent to almost half of the count...

Trump proposes to raise income taxes on wealthy Americans

Move would breach Republican orthodoxy and comes as president seeks to pay for broader fiscal package

Aurora to add night driving, new routes as it ramps driverless trucking

In 2025, Aurora plans to operate fully driverless trucks at night, in poor weather, and beyond Houston and Dallas and into El Paso and Phoenix.

Friday Briefing: The First American Pope

Plus, Tate Modern turns 25.

Aurora co-founder Sterling Anderson is leaving the self-driving truck startup

Sterling Anderson, a veteran of the nascent autonomous vehicle sector and co-founder of Aurora, is resigning just a week after the company launched its commercial self-driving truck service in Texas. ...

Appfigures: Apple made over $10B from US App Store comissions last year

Over $10 billion — that’s how much revenue Apple’s U.S. App Store raked in last year, according to a new analysis by app intelligence provider Appfigures. The firm’s estimates indica...

Appfigures: Apple made over $10B from US App Store commissions last year

Over $10 billion — that’s how much revenue Apple’s U.S. App Store raked in last year, according to a new analysis by app intelligence provider Appfigures. The firm’s estimates indica...

A fact sheet on the first American pope, Leo XIV.