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Microsoft backs FBI cybersecurity drive targeting basic security failures

Nine-week Operation Winter SHIELD focuses on implementing known controls rather than awareness campaigns

OpenAI publishes privacy policy detailing data collection practices

Company outlines categories of personal information collected and how it uses data across its services

Tether invests $150 million in Gold.com for tokenised gold expansion

Stablecoin issuer acquires 12% stake as gold-backed digital asset market nearly triples to $5.5 billion

Kraken adds Conflux token to trading platform

Chinese blockchain asset now available for deposits and trading on cryptocurrency exchange

OpenAI sets out framework for localising AI systems by country

Company establishes red-line principles prohibiting severe harms whilst allowing customisation for local users

Vision boards shift from private reflection to social media spectacle

Canva reports 13% rise in creations as Gen Z turns goal-setting into multimedia sharing

Bad Bunny Super Bowl performance drives sevenfold spike in Apple Music streams

Halftime show press conference breaks records with 63 million views as global listening surges

Bitcoin's rapid selloff cuts through support levels as broader risk reset hits crypto markets

Kraken analysts warn of potential further decline after ETF records biggest volume day with heavy selling

Datacentre boom triggers supply crisis across chip sector

Server CPU lead times stretch to six months as Amazon commits over $200 billion to infrastructure buildout, squeezing global semiconductor production

Samsung claims minority Nvidia memory share as Intel backs AI chip rival

South Korean giant to ship HBM4 this month but will supply just 25% of graphics leader's requirements, while critical T-Glass substrate shortages drive price increases

Safe haven assets wobble as markets question refuge playbook

Gold recovers half its historic losses while Bitcoin struggles below $70,000, exposing fragility in traditional crisis-hedging strategies as China accelerates US asset diversification

Generative AI could add $180bn to Canadian economy by 2030, Meta-backed study finds

Research predicts 8% productivity boost and 35,000 new jobs within five years as adoption accelerates

OpenAI pitches investors on ChatGPT rebound as $100 billion funding round nears close

Sam Altman tells staff the AI chatbot is back to double-digit monthly growth, even as competition from Anthropic intensifies and the company prepares to test in-app advertising

TotalEnergies signs largest US renewable deal to power Google's Texas data centres

The French energy giant will supply one gigawatt of solar capacity under 15-year agreements worth 28 terawatt-hours, as tech companies race to secure clean power for AI infrastructure

Cantor joins 24X National Exchange to expand trading hours access

Membership gives clients access to extended hours trading on platform approved for 23/5 operation

HBO Max to launch in UK and Ireland

Warner Bros Discovery streaming service will be available direct to consumers and via Sky and Prime Video

YouTube TV launches targeted subscription plans at lower prices

Google streaming service introduces category-specific options starting at $44.99 per month for new users

Uber to acquire Getir's Turkish delivery operations

Deal brings food, grocery and retail delivery services Getir and Trendyol Go into Uber's portfolio

UAE has moved from experiments to large-scale blockchain deployment

Meta tests AI glasses to aid memory loss

Meta partnered with the Oscar Mike Foundation to explore how Aria Gen 2 research glasses can help people with memory loss.