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Recent tech news includes:

• A China-linked hacking group, Silk Typhoon, targeted remote management tools and cloud apps in the US and abroad in late 2024 .

• AMD Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT were reviewed with 16GB of VRAM, FSR 4, and lower power draw; however, there is no AMD reference design and the cards are bulky .

• Scale AI signed a US DOD prototype contract for "Thunderforge" to use AI agents for planning and operations .

• Apple debuted the M3 Ultra, built from two 3nm M3 Max chips, with Thunderbolt 5, an UltraFusion packaging architecture, an 80-core GPU, and up to 512GB of memory .

• Apple updated the Mac Studio with an M4 Max for $1,999+ and an M3 Ultra for $3,999+ .

• Apple updated the 13" and 15" MacBook Air with an M4, offering a 10-core CPU and an 8-core GPU .

• The UK CMA cleared Microsoft's $13B OpenAI investment in 2023 .

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