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Intel and AMD, two companies that spent decades trying to put each other out of business, may now be looking for ways to work together. CEO Lip-Bu Tan has reportedly held conversations with AMD's Lisa Su about potential collaboration as Intel fights to reclaim relevance in a semiconductor landscape it once dominated.
Shifting to a story about data and trust, UK Biobank says its research platform will soon be back online after a major breach in which someone attempted to sell the health records of five hundred thousand volunteers on Alibaba. The charity is awaiting sign-off from government health controllers before relaunching, months after the incident first came to light.
And in the world of online sports betting, a troubling pattern is coming into sharper focus. Platforms are reportedly showering their biggest losing customers with perks and rewards while quietly capping or restricting accounts belonging to consistent winners. It's a business model that raises serious questions about who these companies are actually designed to serve.
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