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updated: Engineers cried foul over plan to charge $0.002/min.

Spotify and Accenture caught in crossfire as Trump attacks EU tech regulations.

Elon Musk’s X is updating its Terms of Service to indicate it still lays claim to the “Twitter” trademark. The move to add this detail to the company’s terms follows an announcement from a Virginia-based startup, which recently filed an application to trademark the term “Twitter.”

The startup, Operation Bluebird, claims that X had abandoned the brand “Twitter” by renaming its social networking service “X.” In its petition to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office filed on December 2, the startup pointed to a post from X owner Musk on July 23, 2023, which proclaimed that the social network would soon “bid adieu to the twitter brand.”

Epic Games CEO says Fortnite won't return to Japan, though, because the new rules still require high fees.

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/7074882

According to sources close to Reuters, China has developed a working prototype of an EUV machine, which is currently undergoing testing. This domestic achievement involved Chinese companies successfully reverse-engineering ASML's EUV lithography scanners and creating a functional version using second-hand components. The new EUV prototype reportedly takes up an entire factory floor, comparable in size to modern High-NA EUV machines from ASML. Chinese companies are said to have obtained parts from older ASML machines on secondary markets. The Chinese government initially set a goal of producing working chips from the prototype by 2028.

weak shit, smh give me some novel free electron laser shit, mrx chinese

In early 2025, we reported that a new EUV machine was undergoing testing at Huawei's Dongguan facility. This machine leverages laser-induced discharge plasma (LDP) technology, representing a potentially disruptive approach to EUV light generation. The LDP approach used in the Chinese system generates 13.5 nm EUV radiation by vaporizing tin between electrodes and converting it to plasma through high-voltage discharge, where electron-ion collisions produce the required wavelength. This methodology offers several technical advantages over ASML's laser-produced plasma (LPP) technique, including a simplified architecture, reduced footprint, improved energy efficiency, and potentially lower production costs.

although tpu suggest they are not doing full reverse engineering, but what on earth could take that much space with different light emission mechanism, they don't need tin inkjet printers

I don’t want Copilot for Christmas.

Mozilla has always believed that technology should serve people — not the other way around. As we enter a moment of rapid change in how people experience the internet and AI, we’re focused on building products that are private, transparent, and put people in control. Today, we’re excited to take an important step forward in that work by welcoming John Solomon as Mozilla’s new Chief Marketing Officer.

The company said that it would revisit opportunities for third-party partnerships in the future.

OpenAI is looking to populate its flagship chatbot with a host of new user experiences.

The Bluesky contact-matching feature is opt-in and your data won't be used to spam your friends, the social network says.

https://archive.ph/2025.12.17-154356/https://www.reuters.com/world/china/how-china-built-its-manhattan-project-rival-west-ai-chips-2025-12-17/