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Big Tech keeps Wall Street steady, even as most US stocks fall

Big Tech keeps Wall Street steady, even as most US stocks fall

NEW YORK (AP) — Most stocks are falling on Wall Street Thursday after a disappointing report said inflation was worse last month at the U.S. wholesale level than economists expected. But gains for Amazon and other influential Big Tech companies are helping to mask the losses. The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged after setting an all-time high the day before, …

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Samsung’s Display-Free Smart Glasses And AR Headset Launching In 2026 Could Spark The Next Big Tech Battle Against Apple’s Wearables Ambitions

Samsung’s Display-Free Smart Glasses And AR Headset Launching In 2026 Could Spark The Next Big Tech Battle Against Apple’s Wearables Ambitions

Samsung is reportedly stepping into the next wave of wearable technology with two new smart glasses projects in the pipeline, one display-free and the other offering full augmented reality capabilities. According to industry sources, the display-free model will feature microphones, speakers, and cameras, which will enable features like audio interaction, video capture, and a real-time voice assistant. These smart glasses …

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Big Tech is paying its way out of Trump tariffs

Big Tech is paying its way out of Trump tariffs

Apple CEO Tim Cook (R) shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on August 6, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win Mcnamee | Getty Images Top tech executives are at the forefront of a recent swathe of unprecedented deals with U.S. President Donald Trump. In just the last few days, …

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New $4M V12 supercar echoes the luxury rides of decades past with new tech

New M V12 supercar echoes the luxury rides of decades past with new tech

Garagisti & Co., which – despite the name – is a British company and not an Italian one, has just launched a new V12 supercar called the GP1. It gets better because this supercar was built using 2025 tech but following 1990s principles. Translated, it is not electric, and it’s lightweight. But the price tag is wild. DISCOVER SBX CARS: The …

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AI-powered radar tech can spy on phone calls up to 10 feet away

AI-powered radar tech can spy on phone calls up to 10 feet away

Believe it or not, your phone’s tiniest vibrations can reveal your conversations — thanks to AI. A team of computer science researchers at Penn State has developed a startling new way to eavesdrop on phone calls remotely by decoding subtle vibrations emitted by a cellphone’s earpiece. Using millimeter-wave radar combined with an AI speech recognition system, their setup can capture …

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Indoor solar cells deliver six times more energy with perovskite tech

Indoor solar cells deliver six times more energy with perovskite tech

Indoor light is an untapped source of energy for billions of small electronics. Devices like remote controls, keyboards, smoke alarms, and sensors spend their entire lifetimes in lit spaces but rely on batteries that need replacement. As the number of connected devices grows with the rise of the Internet of Things, replacing those batteries is becoming costly, labour-intensive, and environmentally …

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Brazil Clamped Down on Big Tech. Trump’s Tariffs Could Change That. – The New York Times

Brazil Clamped Down on Big Tech. Trump’s Tariffs Could Change That.  The New York Times Why Trump’s tariffs haven’t gotten Brazil to cave  Politico Trump’s sweeping new tariffs take effect against dozens of countries  BBC The unprecedented feud between the US and Brazil  Financial Times Trump tariffs: US imposes new levies worldwide as trade war widens  Reuters Source link

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‘Goodbye, $165,000 Tech Jobs. Student Coders Seek Work At Chipotle.’

‘Goodbye, 5,000 Tech Jobs. Student Coders Seek Work At Chipotle.’

theodp writes: The New York Times reports from the CS grad job-seeking trenches: Growing up near Silicon Valley, Manasi Mishra remembers seeing tech executives on social media urging students to study computer programming. “The rhetoric was, if you just learned to code, work hard and get a computer science degree, you can get six figures for your starting salary,” Ms. …

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