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Congress is moving toward issuing a subpoena for Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang regarding his alleged relationship with a suspected Chinese spy.

NASA is reshaping its contract strategies to quickly build a permanent lunar base, using flexible agreements and a streamlined proposal process to engage commercial space companies.

Google Wallet for Android is receiving support for digital home keys, working alongside compatible smart locks set up in Google Home.

Retroid has officially started shipping all color variants of its dual-screen Android handheld, the Pocket Duo, following a brief delay from its initial October target.

Google Home is restoring classic Google Assistant sounds for special timers while introducing an unexpectedly different confirm sound for smart home commands.

Google is updating eight of its Translate widgets on Android with a cleaner appearance, smoother borders, and new text labels.

NBCUniversal is giving the Peacock mobile app a major overhaul centered on vertical video content, fandom hubs, and new tech features to increase user engagement.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. plans to invest $1 billion total in AI developers Anthropic and OpenAI, gaining direct stakes in the companies.

The European Union has proposed a new Digital Fairness Act aimed at protecting online consumers from deceptive pricing, hidden influencer marketing, and addictive features like gaming loot boxes.