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The United States does not have an official language at the federal level. However, English is the de facto national language, as it is the most widely spoken and used for government, legal, and business purposes.

Microsoft to shut down Skype on May 5. Microsoft acquired the video-calling platform in 2011 for $8.5 billion. Users will be transitioned to the free version of Microsoft Teams.

Meta Explores Massive $200 Billion AI Data Center Project Reports indicate that Meta Platforms is considering a massive AI data center campus, potentially costing over $200 billion, with sites in Louisiana, Wyoming, and Texas under consideration.

UK quietly shelves AI regulation.

Here’s what I’m working on this week. In 1994, a simple email warning began circulating. It claimed that opening an email with the subject "Good Times" would ruin your files and even destroy your hard drive. But here's the twist

DeepSeek plans to release key code and data for its AI models, including DeepSeek-R1, starting next week. This move is part of an open-source approach to AI development, allowing developers and researchers to access and build upon the code behind DeepSeek’s models

Substack now lets creators monetize videos and post them directly from its app

iPhone 16e announced According to Apples newsroom available February 21 Notable features include: • 48MP Fusion Camera with 2x “optical-quality” telephoto zoom • IP68 water and dust resistance rating • Customizable Action Button replacing the traditional Ring/Silent switch

NYT approves AI Tools in Newsroom…..but then warned staff not to use AI to draft or significantly revise an article or input confidential source information. techcrunch.com/2025/02/17/t...

Everyone is gobbling up data. “We confirmed DeepSeek communicating with ByteDance," the South Korean data protection regulator told Yonhap News Agency. www.bbc.com/news/article...

They're putting a pin in it www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

X Lifts Block on Signal .me Link X (formerly Twitter) appears to have restored the ability for users to share Signal links as of Tuesday morning, February 18, 2025, two days after reports surfaced about a block.

📢 App Version 1.98 is rolling out now, including: (1/5) • a new option for who can reply to your posts • search posts by a user • lots of little improvements to make the app feel better!

Was it really a political rather than strategic decision? www.linkedin.com/pulse/behind...

The AI Action Summit enters its second day bringing together world leaders, experts, and policymakers to shape AI’s future. Today’s agenda is packed with key developments that will influence global AI strategies. Here’s what to expect on day 2👇

Oh boy! www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

I wrote about Google unveiling its 'responsible AI progress report' by quietly deleting the part of its AI principles where it promised not to work on weapons www.platformer.news/google-ai-pr...

Italy bans access to the Chinese AI app DeepSeek over data privacy concerns.

Mark Zuckerberg has pledged to spend ‘hundreds of billions’ on artificial intelligence as he seeks to propel Meta to a dominant position in the industry this year www.ft.com/content/9b31...

The naysayers are usually not even parents. It makes such a big difference in the long run to sleep train.

NB: Sam and Son have history—back in 2019, Son offered OpenAI $1 billion, but it never happened. Will things be different this time? www.japantimes.co.jp/business/202...

Of course they did. www.searchenginejournal.com/perplexity-a...

China’s DeepSeek AI Under EU scrutiny for regulatory risks www.mlex.com/mlex/article...

Microsoft investigating DeepSeek’s use of OpenAI APIs

Apple,T-Mobile and SpaceX have quietly been working together to get the Starlink network on iPhones.

Apple,T-Mobile and SpaceX have quietly been working together to get the Starlink network on iPhones. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Wow. it must feel terrible when someone takes something you made and uses it without permission or payment

this is how it feels to reach 30 MILLION users!!!

Deepseek launches revolutionary image generator. The startup has flipped the script on everything we thought we knew about AI development, and the ripples are being felt across industries, markets, and even governments. I wrote anout it here open.substack.com/pub/cybercaf...

The European Medicines Agency is leaving X and moving to Bluesky, citing the platform’s better fit for its communication needs. This follows concerns over X’s content and Elon Musk’s political activity in Europe. www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Nvidia, a leader in AI hardware, took a massive hit—losing over $500 billion in market value in just one day. Major AI companies are now on edge as a new competitor emerges, DEEPSEEK, delivering comparable performance at a fraction of the price. Working on the story and why it’s so significant.

It’s Hard Fork … Monday?? Here’s your DeepSeek emergency pod www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/p...