Adnan Rasheed 
WASHINGTON (TECHY QUANTUM) — The United States government’s gross national debt has climbed beyond $38 trillion, marking a historic milestone and the fastest trillion dollar increase ever recorded outside of the pandemic era. The figure, published in the Treasury Department’s latest report this week, comes just two months after the national debt reached $37 trillion … Read more
WASHINGTON (TECHY QUANTUM) — Meta Platforms Inc. is preparing to eliminate roughly six hundred positions from its artificial intelligence division, according to a report from Axios citing an internal company memo. The cuts will impact several parts of the company’s Superintelligence Labs, including its long standing Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR) unit, along with product … Read more
WOLFSBURG, Germany (TECHY QUANTUM) — German automaker Volkswagen warned Wednesday that temporary production stoppages could occur in the coming weeks as China’s export restrictions on chips made by Nexperia disrupt Europe’s already fragile semiconductor supply chain. Volkswagen AG said its production remains unaffected for now but acknowledged that “short term effects on production cannot be … Read more
BEIJING (TECHY QUANTUM) — Chinese technology giant Baidu is preparing to bring its robotaxis to Switzerland, marking its most ambitious move yet in Europe’s self driving market. The company announced Wednesday that its autonomous unit Apollo Go will begin test operations in December, ahead of a planned launch of steering wheel free robotaxis by early … Read more
BERLIN (TECHY QUANTUM) — China has overtaken the United States as Germany’s top trading partner in the first eight months of 2025, reversing last year’s trend as renewed US tariffs and weaker export demand hit Europe’s largest economy, preliminary data from the Federal Statistical Office showed. Trade between Germany and China reached 163.4 billion euros … Read more
LOS ANGELES, (TECHY QUANTUM) — Netflix has released comprehensive guidelines for using artificial intelligence in film and television production, reflecting the streaming platform’s effort to integrate technology responsibly while protecting human creativity. The move highlights the growing role of AI in entertainment and follows recent industry labor disputes surrounding digital replication of performers. “AI offers … Read more
BEIJING (TECHY QUANTUM) — China is preparing to mark the 80th anniversary of Taiwan’s retrocession to Chinese rule with a celebration at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People this weekend, according to government sources. The event comes amid heightened tensions between Beijing and Taipei over their divergent interpretations of the handover following World War II. … Read more
NEW DELHI — India and the United States are nearing completion of a long pending bilateral trade deal that would significantly reduce US tariffs on Indian imports to around 15 to 16 percent from as high as 50 percent, according to a report by Mint citing three officials familiar with the talks. The move could … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — OpenAI on Tuesday unveiled ChatGPT Atlas, its first AI powered browser, marking the company’s boldest step yet into the web search and browsing market long dominated by Google. The browser, available first on macOS with versions for Windows, iOS and Android coming soon, is designed to merge the capabilities of ChatGPT directly … Read more
Gold experienced a dramatic price crash on Tuesday, posting its sharpest one day decline in five years as a stronger dollar and profit taking by investors halted the yellow metal’s record breaking rally. Spot gold dropped 5.5 percent to $4,115.83 per ounce by mid morning in New York, while US gold futures for December delivery … Read more
