From: The Stream
Will the AI bubble burst or boom?
Hundreds of billions of dollars are being invested to ensure that AI succeeds, but what happens if it doesn’t pay off?
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Which countries made the biggest deals with Israel in 2025?
Israel signed several record multibillion-dollar gas, technology and military deals with its trading partners last year.
UK to investigate Elon Musk’s Grok over ‘deeply concerning’ deepfakes
Pressure on after Starmer said Musk’s X needs to ‘get a grip’ on Grok; Downing Street has threatened to leave platform.
UK presses X to address intimate deepfake images
Technology minister Liz Kendall called the nonconsensual images of women and minors ‘absolutely appalling’.
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Video: India launches ‘heaviest satellite’ into orbit
India has launched what it says is the heaviest satellite ever lifted from the country, using an Indian-made launcher.
Published On 24 Dec 2025
Trump announces new deal with pharma companies to cut drug prices
So far 14 of the 17 of largest pharmaceutical companies have agreed to lower drug prices in the US.
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Trump Media to merge with nuclear fusion company to power AI
The all-stock deal comes amid growing energy needs for the tech sector.
Can India catch up with the US, Taiwan and China in the global chip race?
India aims to be an additional manufacturing hub for companies wanting to expand production beyond China.
Former Harvard Medical School morgue manager jailed for sale of body parts
Judge sentences Harvard Medical School morgue manager for stealing organs and various body parts for sale to others.
Canada announces new methane emission standards for oil and gas sector
The new rules, which will take effect in 2028, aim to cut emissions by 75 percent by 2035.
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Is Trump’s $686m F-16 upgrade for Pakistan a message to India?
The US has authorised the sale of advanced technology and support for Pakistan’s F-16 jets.
