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SoftBank to acquire DigitalBridge for $4bn in move to deepen ties to AI

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SoftBank to acquire DigitalBridge for $4bn in move to deepen ties to AI

Acquisition would further expand SoftBank’s investments in artificial intelligence as it tries to center itself in the boom

8 months ago

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NTSB investigating helicopter crash that killed 1, critically injured pilot in Hammonton, New Jersey

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NTSB investigating helicopter crash that killed 1, critically injured pilot in Hammonton, New Jersey

Updated on: December 29, 2025 / 10:03 AM EST / CBS Philadelphia

8 months ago

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‘This will be a stressful job’: Sam Altman offers $555k salary to fill most daunting role in AI

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‘This will be a stressful job’: Sam Altman offers $555k salary to fill most daunting role in AI

New head of preparedness at OpenAI will face unnerving in-tray amid fears from some experts that AI could ‘turn on us’

8 months ago

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‘Why should we pay these criminals?’: the hidden world of ransomware negotiations

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‘Why should we pay these criminals?’: the hidden world of ransomware negotiations

Cybersecurity experts reveal what they do for high-profile clients targeted by hackers such as Scattered Spider

8 months ago

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2025: The Year in Volcanic Activity

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2025: The Year in Volcanic Activity

Scenes from the wide variety of volcanic activity on Earth over the past year

8 months ago

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‘The most culturally Iranian of all Iranians died so far from Iran’: the towering legacy of Bahram Beyzaie

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‘The most culturally Iranian of all Iranians died so far from Iran’: the towering legacy of Bahram Beyzaie

Beyzaie, who has died aged 87, wove myth, folklore and classical Persian literature into stories that defend against a regime which sought to obliterate them

8 months ago

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Nvidia takes $5 billion stake in Intel under September agreement

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Nvidia takes $5 billion stake in Intel under September agreement

Nvidia has purchased Intel shares worth $5 billion, the ⁠semiconductor firm said in a filing on ‍Monday, carrying ‍out ‍a transaction announced in September.

8 months ago

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China is not catching US in chip race anytime soon

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China is not catching US in chip race anytime soon

The United States and its allies, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, and the Netherlands, are engaged in an existential battle for semiconductor supremacy. Chips are at the heart of the artificial intelligence revolution. Semiconductors enable the computation that powers data centers and the physical infrastructure required for AI.

8 months ago

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Arc Raiders review

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Arc Raiders review

PC, Xbox, PlayStation 5; Embark StudiosThe breakout hit, which has players coming together (or turning on each other) to battle intimidating robots in an apocalyptic future, is worth the hype

8 months ago

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Why the quarter-zip trend is about much more than jumpers

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Why the quarter-zip trend is about much more than jumpers

Young men swapping Nike Tech fleeces for quarter-zips are all over TikTok, as well as staging IRL meetups worldwide. What’s behind the growing movement centring a once unremarkable garment?

8 months ago

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The English House by Dan Cruickshank review

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The English House by Dan Cruickshank review

A deep dive into the creation of eight buildings from the 1700s to the 1900s tells some very human stories

8 months ago

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China to crack down on AI chatbots around suicide, gambling

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China to crack down on AI chatbots around suicide, gambling

The proposed rules come as Chinese artificial intelligence chatbot startups Minimax and Z.ai have this month filed for Hong Kong IPOs.

8 months ago

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