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DeepSeek closes over $7 billion in funding, valuing the company at over $50 billion, according to Information.
The Large Hadron Collider has officially completed its scientific operations following the shutdown of the world's largest particle accelerator, CERN's press service reported. During a four-year pause, the LHC will be radically upgraded into a new facility — the HL-LHC (High-Luminosity LHC).
China's domestically-developed LineShine supercomputer has topped the latest TOP500 list with 2.198 EFLOPS of sustained double-precision performance, becoming the world's first supercomputer to sustain more than 2 EFLOPS on the High Performance Linpack benchmark, according to the National Supercomputing Center in Shenzhen.
Google's YouTube settles with plaintiff ahead of second California trial over social media harm to children, attorneys say
India privately rebuked Telegram for not proactively removing accounts offering purported leaked exam papers, while Telegram accused New Delhi of misrepresenting meeting records, an impasse that led to an unprecedented ban of the app, documents show.
Xinhua reports that China's domestically developed T1000-grade 12K small-tow carbon fiber has moved from laboratory research to large-scale production by Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical, marking a breakthrough in advanced materials.
US senators have requested a review of Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' safety data, citing a Reuters report.
SpaceX has formally agreed to acquire Cursor, with the deal entitling the startup's investors to SpaceX stock.
Meta announced that Threads now has 500 million monthly active users, introduced a 'Your Algo' tool for feed control, and launched Communities out of beta, as reported by TechCrunch.
French intelligence services have dropped the use of Palantir's software due to concerns about overreliance on the United States.
Flutterwave, one of Africa's most valuable fintech startups, has sold an equity stake to Ripple.
SEC filing: SpaceX agrees to acquire Anysphere in a merger valuing the Cursor-developer at $60B, expected to close in Q3 2026 (Reuters)