Explosion of satellites could transform the night sky, study warns

UA new study by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) warns of the risk of an unprecedented increase in the number of satellites in orbit. According to the research, projects currently under analysis foresee the launch of more than 1.7 million new satellites, including extremely bright models capable of altering the appearance of the night sky […]

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Court upholds billion-dollar fine against Google

The dispute between Google and the European Union has reached a new outcome. The block’s highest court rejected the company’s appeal and upheld the fine of €4.1 billion (around R$26.2 billion) imposed for practices related to Android. According to Reuters the result preserves one of the largest penalties ever imposed on a technology company and […]

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Circle CEO says Open USD must break USDC’s network effect before its 140 backers matter

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire used Open USD’s launch to draw a harder line around USDC’s moat: a partner-owned stablecoin can challenge Circle only if its distribution becomes live, regulated transaction flow. His July 1 response followed Open Standard’s June 30 announcement of Open USD. The launch post said more than 140 businesses had signed up […]

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Bitcoin starts H2 in a bear market as ETFs, Fed and Strategy set $100K-or-$50K test

Bitcoin is entering the second half of the year with its support system, which powered its last rally, under pressure. Data from CryptoSlate shows that the largest digital asset has fallen about 33% this year and more than 50% from its October record high above $126,000, trading near its weakest level since September 2024 at […]

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Privacy nightmare? WhatsApp guarantees security of new functionality

The WhatsApp has started to allow users to reserve usernames within the app. The new feature should allow, in the future, a person to be added to the platform without having to share their phone number. The change, however, generated concern among users on social media. On X, formerly Twitter, some people said they feared […]

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iPhone Fold to spearhead 2026 rebound for foldable phone screen shipments

Apple’s iPhone Fold is expected to be the driving force of a 2026 rebound for foldable smartphone orders, falling only just behind Samsung’s hardware. Apple is expected to unveil its first folding iPhone in late 2026. Though the move will mark the company’s entry into new smartphone territory, the iPhone Fold could also have a […]

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Employees know that OpenAI has no business plan, says author of book about the company

In just over a year since its launch in the USA, the book “The AI ​​Empire”, by American journalist Karen Hao, has become one of the main references for those seeking to understand the era of generative artificial intelligence. In the work, Hao tells the story of OpenAI’s rise based on hundreds of interviews and […]

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European stock markets close mostly higher with technology and AI, and with an eye on volatile oil

Frankfurt Stock Exchange June 19, 2026. REUTERS/team European stock markets closed mostly higher this Tuesday, 30th, supported by the advance of the technology sector, amid the continued recovery of shares linked to artificial intelligence (AI). The possibility of new negotiations between the US and Iran, which kept oil prices volatile, and inflation and activity indicators […]

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Group with almost 400 newspapers sues OpenAI and Microsoft in the USA for copying texts without authorization

A group of publishers representing almost 400 newspapers filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft in the United States, accusing big techs of using content without authorization to train artificial intelligence models, Bloomberg news agency reported. In the lawsuit, filed on June 24 in a New York court, the media companies claim that chatbots such […]

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