Cloudflare says it does not censor the internet, but the numbers tell a more complicated story

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Cloudflare insists it does not censor the internet, but its H1 2025 transparency report shows how abuse enforcement, piracy takedowns, and government geoblocking now happen at infrastructure scale. From automated copyright removals to phishing interdiction and firm resistance to DNS blocking, the report reveals how much influence now sits quietly inside the plumbing of the modern web.

Korea is building a 500B parameter AI model to avoid relying on the US and China

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South Korea is making a serious play for AI independence. SK Telecom’s 519B parameter A.X K1 model is not about consumer hype, but about building national AI infrastructure outside US and Chinese control.

TikTok didn’t break the timeline. It broke our sense of time.

TikTok time warp

TikTok users are claiming time has sped up or that we changed timelines, especially after Christmas felt like it arrived out of nowhere. A more grounded explanation points to social media addiction, short form video, and the loss of shared cultural moments quietly reshaping how we experience time itself.

Xiaomi 17 Ultra arrives with Leica co-creation cameras and a thinner flagship design

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Xiaomi has revealed the 17 Ultra, a flagship smartphone built around deeper Leica camera co-creation, a thinner flat display design, and an aggressive photography-first feature set that is unlikely to officially launch in the United States.