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Technology

Blue Prince Lands on Switch 2 as Nintendo Doubles Down on Indies

Dogubomb's acclaimed puzzle-adventure launched same-day on Nintendo's new console during March Indie World Showcase, signaling platform's commitment to independent developers.

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Geopolitics Technology

Rebellions IPO Tests Wall Street Appetite for Korea’s Nvidia Challengers

South Korean AI chip startup's planned Seoul listing positions domestic semiconductor firms as strategic bet amid US-China tech decoupling.

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Energy Technology

Cloud Seeding Startup Raises $7.9M to Stop Lightning Strikes—But Scientists Remain Skeptical

Vancouver-based Skyward Wildfire claims it can prevent wildfires by suppressing lightning with Cold War-era chaff technology, drawing investment despite unproven efficacy and mid-century abandonment by U.S. agencies.

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Geopolitics Technology

China’s 450 km/h Train Redefines Global Rail Competition

CRRC's CR450 prototype sets a new speed benchmark, widening the gap with Japan and Europe as Beijing leverages high-speed rail for Belt and Road exports.

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Technology

Anonymous Credentials Emerge as Privacy Solution Amid KYC Data Breach Crisis

Zero-knowledge proof systems allow identity verification without exposing personal data—a critical shift as centralized databases leak billions of records and age-verification laws proliferate.

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Technology

Arm’s Cortex-X925 Reaches Desktop Performance, But the Ecosystem Remains Fractured

The chip designer's flagship core delivers 15% IPC gains and 36% total performance uplift — yet commercial adoption remains limited to MediaTek smartphones and Nvidia's $4,699 AI workstation.

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Markets Technology

Internal Docs Show Instagram Tracked Teen Engagement as Growth Target Amid Legal Storm

Meta faces mounting litigation as evidence reveals the company monitored rising teen usage metrics while courts weigh liability for youth mental health harms.

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Geopolitics Technology

NIST Bars Foreign Scientists from Labs in Sharp Escalation of U.S. Tech Decoupling

New three-year cap on international researchers threatens to expel 500 scientists and erode America's position at the centre of global standards-setting.

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Geopolitics Technology

NASA Shifts Artemis to Annual Launches as SLS Cost Crisis Deepens

The agency will target 10-month launch intervals while pushing the first lunar landing to 2028, escalating scrutiny of the $4 billion-per-launch rocket.

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Technology

Research Unable to Verify Alleged Sonos Play Speaker Leak

Extensive search finds no credible evidence of purported Best Buy Canada listing for unannounced portable speaker.

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Technology

Google and Airtel Deploy Carrier-Level Spam Filtering for RCS in India

Partnership integrates network-side intelligence into messaging platform to combat persistent fraud on Google's iMessage alternative.

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Technology

Lego Embeds Computing Power Into Plastic Bricks With Smart Play Launch

Danish giant unveils interactive brick ecosystem featuring custom 4.1mm chip, marking first major product evolution since 1978 Minifigure debut.

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