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Hackers From China, Iran and Russia Use ChatGPT to Boost Cyberattacks, Microsoft and OpenAI Warn
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Jeff Bezos Sells $4 Billion in Amazon Stock Ahead of Florida Relocation
"Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is continuing his divestment from the e-commerce giant, recent regulatory filings indicating the sale of more than $4 billion in stock over the past week. This follows earlier reporting of Bezos' 50-million share sell-off plan to be completed by 2025, through Morgan Stanley as his brokerage firm. -
Elon Musk Maps Out Strategy for Million-Person Mars Settlement
"Elon Musk, the visionary behind SpaceX, has once again captured public imagination with his audacious blueprint for interplanetary colonization. Musk's latest pronouncements outline a staggering ambition: to transport one million humans to Mars, a goal he shared in a succinct response on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Makes Closest Earth Pass at 168 Million Miles, Offering Rare Glimpse Into Milky Way’s Earliest Era
An interstellar comet believed to be billions of years older than the Sun passed its closest point to Earth on Friday, giving astronomers a fleeting opportunity to study what may be the oldest physical object ever detected in the solar system. 
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Millions of AI Chats Harvested by Chrome Extensions, Researchers Warn, as Data Is Sold for Analytics
Personal conversations conducted on popular artificial-intelligence platforms including OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Gemini and Anthropic's Claude are being quietly collected and sold through browser extensions used by millions of people, according to new findings by cybersecurity researchers. 
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ByteDance Finalizes TikTok U.S. Deal With Oracle-Led Group as Forced Sale Deadline Nears
ByteDance has finalized a sweeping agreement to keep TikTok operating in the United States, striking a deal with Oracle, Silver Lake and Abu Dhabi-based investment firm MGX as the threat of a forced sale or nationwide ban reached a critical point, according to an internal company note reviewed by Axios. 
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Apple Prepares Radical iPhone Overhaul for 20th Anniversary as Seven New Models Enter Pipeline
Apple is laying the groundwork for its most aggressive and complex iPhone roadmap in years, with internal plans pointing to as many as seven iPhone models in active development and a sweeping design overhaul timed to coincide with the device's 20th anniversary in 2027, according to reporting by The Information. The strategy signals Apple's intent to break out of a period of largely incremental upgrades and reassert design leadership in its most important product line. 
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3I/ATLAS Reveals Unusual Chemistry at 150,000 mph, Offering New Clues to Alien Star Systems
Astronomers studying the interstellar object known as 3I/ATLAS say new observations from the Gemini North Telescope in Hawaii have revealed a striking chemical transformation as the comet exits the inner solar system, underscoring how little is known about material formed around distant stars. The object, first detected by NASA's Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System on July 1, 2025, is only the third confirmed visitor from outside the solar system, following 1I/'Oumuamua in 2017 and 2I/Borisov in 2019. 
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U.S.–EU Tech Clash Escalates as Washington Warns of Retaliation After €3B in Fines on Google, Apple and Meta
A deepening rift between Washington and Brussels over the regulation of large technology companies is hardening into a transatlantic confrontation, with U.S. officials warning that European champions such as Spotify could face countermeasures after the European Union imposed multibillion-euro penalties on American firms including Google, Apple and Meta. The dispute centers on the EU's Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act, which U.S. officials argue disproportionately burden U.S.-based companies operating in Europe. 
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NASA Data Clarifies Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS as It Passes 170 Million Miles From Earth
NASA is tracking a rare interstellar object known as 3I/ATLAS as it approaches its closest point to Earth on Friday, offering scientists a fleeting opportunity to study material formed around another star system while tamping down online speculation about its origins. The object, discovered earlier this year by a Chile-based telescope in a NASA-funded survey network, will pass safely at a distance of about 170 million miles, according to agency data. -
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Races Past Earth at 137,000 mph, Exposing Gaps in Planetary Defense
An interstellar object moving at roughly 137,000 miles an hour is making its closest approach to Earth this week, drawing intense scrutiny from astronomers and planetary-defense officials despite posing no direct threat. Known as 3I/ATLAS, the comet is only the third confirmed visitor from beyond the solar system and is traveling on a hyperbolic trajectory that has sharpened concerns about how quickly such objects can be detected and tracked. -
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Displays 500,000-Kilometer Sunward Anti-Tail, Defying Standard Models
Astronomers are intensifying scrutiny of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS after images captured this week revealed a massive, sunward-facing anti-tail extending roughly half a million kilometers-longer than the average distance between Earth and the Moon-an observation that challenges conventional comet physics as the object approaches its closest pass by Earth. -
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Makes Closest-Ever Pass, Offering Rare Clues to Alien Planet Formation
Astronomers are preparing for a rare observational opportunity as interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS approaches its closest point to Earth on Dec. 19, marking the nearest encounter humanity will ever have with the object. The visitor, which originated outside the solar system, is only the third confirmed interstellar body ever detected passing through Earth's neighborhood, offering scientists an unusually clear look at material formed around another star.
