New Social Media Platform UpScrolled Pushes Back Against Big Tech Dominance

By: The Trek News Desk As conversations around artificial intelligence and digital governance dominated Web Summit Qatar 2026, an emerging social media platform, UpScrolled, captured significant attention for its challenge to established Big Tech players. Launched last year, UpScrolled has already crossed millions of downloads globally and is currently ranked among the top apps in…

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Oracle Plans to Raise to $50 Billion for Cloud Infrastructure Expansion

By: The Trek News Desk Software giant Oracle has announced plans to raise between $45 billion and $50 billion in funding in 2026 as part of its strategy to significantly expand its Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). The investment is aimed at meeting growing demand from large-scale enterprises and technology clients. The company, chaired by billionaire…

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ISRO Makes History with LVM3-M6, Launches Heaviest Commercial Satellite

By: The Trek News Desk The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) marked a major milestone on Wednesday by successfully launching the BlueBird Block-2 communications satellite using its powerful LVM3-M6 launch vehicle. The mission was carried out on December 24, 2025, from the second launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The rocket…

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Reddit Takes Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban to High Court

By: The Trek News Desk Reddit has taken legal action against Australia’s newly introduced social media age restriction, filing a petition in the High Court on Friday. The law prohibits children under 16 from creating accounts on major social media platforms, a move Reddit argues violates the country’s implied freedom of political communication and goes…

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Nissan Partners with AI Startup Wayve to Deploy Autonomous Driving Technology

By: The Trek News Desk Japanese automotive giant Nissan has announced a groundbreaking partnership with UK-based AI startup Wayve to integrate the company’s advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems into its vehicles. This deal marks Wayve’s first large-scale supply of autonomous driving technology to an automaker, positioning it as a significant player in the self-driving technology…

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IDC Forecast: Foldable Smartphone Shipments Set to Hit 20.6 million Units in 2025

By: The Trek News Desk The global foldable smartphone market is gearing up for another strong year, with a fresh wave of innovation expected to energise the premium device segment. According to the latest Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker report from the International Data Corporation (IDC), foldable shipments are projected to rise 10% year-on-year in…

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EU Launches Probe into Google for Using Creators’ Content to Train AI Without Payment

By: The Trek News Desk The European Union has launched a formal investigation into Google, alleging that the tech giant has been training its generative AI systems using online content, such as news reports, website articles, and YouTube videos, without compensating creators or providing a meaningful opt-out mechanism. According to the European Commission, this practice…

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Major Cloudflare Outage Knocks Out Zerodha, Groww and Several Websites

By: The Trek News Desk A large-scale outage at Cloudflare on Friday triggered widespread disruptions across India and multiple global regions, taking down key online services. Among the worst hit were leading trading platforms such as Zerodha, Groww, and Angel One, where users found themselves unable to log in, place orders, or access real-time market…

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