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I’m Precious Amusat, Phronews’ Content Writer. I conduct in-depth research and write on the latest developments in the tech industry, including trends in big tech, startups, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and their global impacts. When I’m off the clock, you’ll find me cheering on women’s footy, curled up with a romance novel, or binge-watching crime thrillers.

Microsoft Corp. has reportedly paused and canceled projects on the expansion of data centers meant to cater to the rising AI industry. Microsoft, who had invested billions of dollars to expand digital infrastructure powering cloud services to support OpenAI’s projects, is now re-evaluating the relationship they have as OpenAI was touted by the U.S. President Trump to be in a partnership with rivals like Oracle Corp., according to AP News. One of the many reasons that led to the cancelling of this expansion – an expansion that would have been one for the books – was the concerns surrounding oversupply,…

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The unveiling of xAI’s Grok-3 comes after the recent release of the R1 ‘reasoning’ model by Deepseek, a Chinese-based AI startup, and it is said to rival other AI-powered chatbots like Google’s Gemini and Open AI’s ChatGPT. This comes after the OpenAI board rejected the offer made by a Musk-led group of investors to buy the company for $97.4bn. Musk, who was once a co-founder that provided a funding of $45 million, stepped down from OpenAI’s board after citing conflicts of interest with Tesla’s AI Development. However, with the launch of Grok-3, it has now positioned itself as a direct…

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Australia’s largest and leading bank Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CMB) also known as CommBank has established a Tech Hub in Seattle, Washington (USA). CommBank has grown to be the leading provider of integrated financial services to over 16 million retail, business, and institutional customers across Australia, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF).  As such, this dedicated movement into the U.S. – despite the recent 25% tariff imposition placed on Australian Imports by President Trump – signals the need for advancement in Australian technology where CBM teams will be equipped with the cutting-edge skills they need to stay afloat in…

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