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A new report from the EU Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) and the French think tank Institut Montaigne warns that Europe’s semiconductor sector faces a bleak future, squeezed between Chinese export controls and a growing dependence on US technology. The study, published on Thursday, forms part of an 18-month,
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Apple is preparing a refreshed iPad Pro lineup and a redesigned entry-level MacBook Pro for release in the first half of 2027, according to Bloomberg. The iPad Pro update keeps its current 11-inch and 13-inch sizes but focuses on internal changes, and the MacBook Pro overhaul brings the entry-level 14-inch
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TL;DR BYD gained 9% and Xiaomi 5% in Hong Kong trading after strong June deliveries. Deutsche Bank forecasts BYD’s Q2 profit rising 145% quarter on quarter. Hong Kong-listed shares of Chinese EV makers surged on Thursday after June delivery figures beat expectations. BYD gained around 9% and Xiaomi
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Initial setup required downloading the Lexar app and running through the simple step-by-step process, after which the drive can only be accessed, or even recognised, once you tap your NFC-enabled phone on the touch surface. Hardware encryption is far superior to software, and whilst transfer rates are relatively slow for
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Google's new Nano Banana 2 Lite is really fast, as in about four seconds from prompt to image. That speed changes how you think about writing the prompts as much as the schedule of producing them. The standard Nano Banana 2 model, and most other AI image generators
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If you own Apple's latest Mac mini M4, you've no doubt found that while it's unquestionably powerful, the tiny desktop's selection of front-facing ports and internal storage options can quickly become limiting if you're working with large files or connecting
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On Tuesday, Proton introduced Lumo 2.0, the second iteration of its privacy‑first AI assistant. The company says Lumo 2.0 uses new reasoning models that respond faster and handle complex, multi‑step queries better than the previous version. Proton positions Lumo as a chatbot-style assistant that offers "
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I've got the best job at the bank. An enthusiastic statement from Scott Marcar, CIO at NatWest Group. With more than 500 branches serving over 20 million customers, NatWest is one of the largest banking groups in the UK and one that has become increasingly digitally-dependent in its
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Z.ai, the Beijing-based artificial intelligence lab formerly known as Zhipu AI, on Wednesday officially launched ZCode, a free desktop application it describes as an "Agentic Development Environment" purpose-built for its flagship GLM-5.2 large language model. The move marks the company's most aggressive push yet
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The file-sharing app launched 25 years ago and unleashed a wave of piracy that would shake Hollywood to its core. by Janko Roettgers Jul 2, 2026, 11:00 AM UTC Janko Roettgers is a tech reporter and author of the Lowpass newsletter. Twenty-five years ago today, a young, little-known programmer
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Attackers appear to have reverse-engineered Big Red's patch Attackers have been caught exploiting a critical flaw in Oracle E-Business Suite's Payments module just six weeks after Oracle patched it – and before any public proof-of-concept exploit was available. Researchers at Defused said they observed the first known
