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YOUR DAILY TECH BRIEFING

The Daily Five.

Five stories to understand what’s happening in tech.

AI-edited briefing · Updated 23:00 Brussels3 min read

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English · AI-generated voice · This edition’s selected stories

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SpaceX's AI business drives record $14.6B Q3 revenue and profitability

SpaceX reported $14.6 billion in Q3 revenue, a 161% year-over-year increase, driven largely by growth in its AI-driven Super Intelligence segment and Connectivity operations. Despite a $7 million operating loss in its Space division, the firm swung to overall profit with $4.4 billion net income. The company credits AI expansion for its financial leap this quarter.

Why it matters

SpaceX's rapid AI business growth underscores the increasing commercial impact of AI technologies beyond aerospace, signaling shifts in tech-driven revenue models.

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Digital Policies4 sources

US Homeland Security bans Chinese DeepSeek AI tools in federal agencies

The US Department of Homeland Security ordered all federal civilian agencies to remove and halt use of DeepSeek's AI products, citing national security concerns about potential sensitive data transfers to China. The ban extends to third-party tools developed with DeepSeek technology. China condemned the ban as an overextension of security concepts.

Why it matters

This reflects escalating US-China tensions in AI governance and highlights government efforts to control foreign AI influence on critical systems.

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Tech Products5 sources

Google's London datacentre power outage disrupts UK cloud services and critical sectors

A power event at Google's europe-west2-b datacentre in London caused widespread outages affecting cloud services, impacting UK courts, banks including Revolut, Lloyds, HSBC, and NHS app users. Services were largely restored, but the outage delayed court hearings and financial transactions. The UK government remains engaged with Google regarding the incident.

Why it matters

The outage exposed the UK's vulnerability due to dependence on a few cloud providers, raising concerns about resilience of critical services to infrastructure failures.

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Digital Policies2 sources

Meta suspends Muse sharing feature after privacy leak exposes users' secrets

Meta's AI companion app Muse revealed personal and business secrets when users shared conversations. In response, Meta suspended the sharing feature pending investigation into privacy issues. Meanwhile, Muse has reached over 10 million U.S. downloads within 40 days and retains users better than competing AI apps.

Why it matters

The incident highlights ongoing privacy challenges for AI assistants and the trade-offs between new AI capabilities and user data protection.

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Digital Policies1 source

PHP warns admins of two critical security flaws with emergency patches imminent

PHP security team alerted administrators to prepare for emergency patches addressing two critical vulnerabilities, as details reportedly leaked ahead of scheduled disclosures. The flaws pose significant risks to the many applications relying on PHP and require urgent attention upon patch release.

Why it matters

The warning signals an urgent cybersecurity threat that could affect a vast portion of web services globally if not quickly addressed.

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