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Welcome to the third episode of 2025 on Tech Focus News! This week, we explore AI’s impact on music creation, with Suno AI’s CEO claiming that AI tools can make music more accessible—while critics argue that removing the challenge diminishes the creative process. We also examine AI’s role in coding, as Answer.ai’s evaluation of Devin highlights its struggles with complex programming tasks.

Privacy concerns dominate the headlines, as GDPR complaints target TikTok, AliExpress, Shein, and WeChat for allegedly transferring European user data to China. Meanwhile, the FTC cracks down on General Motors for selling OnStar driving data to insurance companies.

In cybersecurity, Robinhood faces a $45M SEC fine for failing to protect customer data, and Proton Mail’s global outage due to a Kubernetes migration underscores cloud infrastructure risks. Google advertisers are being hit by phishing scams, while PowerSchool’s massive data breach raises concerns over student data security.

On the hardware side, the UK government is investing in AI growth zones to boost computing infrastructure. Nintendo officially unveils the Switch 2, featuring backward compatibility and redesigned Joy-Cons, while Apple’s PowerBeats Pro 2 introduces heart rate monitoring, noise cancellation, and improved audio for fitness enthusiasts.

Finally, Sweden reverses its digital-first education policy, reintroducing physical textbooks after 15 years of an all-digital approach, sparking discussions on the balance between technology and traditional learning.

Join us for a deep dive into these stories and more in this week’s Tech Focus News!