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| Cade Metz / New York Times: |
Google says its Willow quantum chip using a new Quantum Echoes algorithm ran computations 13,000x faster than supercomputers, aiding drug and materials research — Michel H. Devoret was one of three physicists who won this year's Nobel Prize in Physics for a series of experiments they conducted more than four decades ago.
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X: @sundarpichai, @brianmcc, @bourboncap, @kimmonismus, @say_cem, @googleai, @ai_for_success, @elonmusk, @googleresearch, @kent_walker, @amritwt, @googlequantumai, @dr_singularity, @stockmarketnerd, @sahilypatel, @jeffdean, and @iterintellectus
LinkedIn: Julian Kelly, Stephane Requena, and Amir Karamlou
| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Meta is cutting ~600 jobs out of the several thousand within its Superintelligence Lab, including in its FAIR unit, while sparing the newly formed TBD Lab — Meta is cutting several hundred roles from its AI unit even as it continues to hire for its newer TBD Lab, Axios has learned.
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LinkedIn: Curtis Harris and Vincent Lextrait
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Forums: r/InstagramDisabledHelp, r/singularity, r/bayarea, and r/economicCollapse
| Michael Wayland / CNBC: |
GM plans to roll out Google Gemini in its vehicles starting in 2026 and plans an advanced driver-assistance system with eyes-off driving capabilities in 2028 — NEW YORK — General Motors is targeting a suite of new software initiatives for its vehicles over the next three years …
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X: @techau, @wholemarsblog, @sawyermerritt, @mattforsberg280, @niccruzpatane, @imprezn, and @nathanbomey
LinkedIn: Josh Tavel, Baris Cetinok, and Michael Wayland
Forums: r/cars, r/technology, and r/Android
| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Q&A with GM CEO Mary Barra and CPO Sterling Anderson on GM's plans for AI and autonomous driving, ditching Apple CarPlay and Android Auto on all its cars, more — We've got a special episode of Decoder today. I'm talking to General Motors CEO Mary Barra and new GM Chief Product Officer … | Mike Isaac / New York Times: |
Reddit files a lawsuit against Perplexity and three data scraping companies, accusing them of illegally stealing its data by scraping Google search results — In a lawsuit, Reddit pulled back the curtain on an ecosystem of start-ups that scrape Google's search results and resell the information to data-hungry A.I. companies.
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X: @mikeisaac, @zerohedge, @rustybrick, @jbillinson, and @glenngabe
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| Reuters: |
Sources: Trump administration is considering barring exports of products made with US software to China in response to the country's rare earth restrictions — - Trump administration considers potential escalation in China trade war — Measure could restrict shipments to China of goods containing or made with U.S. software
More: Benzinga, Bloomberg, and Capital Brief
X: @goddessofgrain, @jldastin, @kannbwx, @thecryptolark, and @teortaxestex. Mastodon: @Nonilex@masto.ai
Forums: r/Economics, r/worldnews, r/China, and r/StockMarket
| Financial Times: |
The UK CMA designates Apple and Google with “strategic market status” in each of their mobile platforms, imposing stricter rules on them to improve competition — Competition regulator designates the Big Tech groups with special status under strict new digital laws
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X: @appfairness, @cmagovuk, @ccianet, and @newsmediaorg
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Apple removes controversial dating safety apps Tea and TeaOnHer from the App Store for failing to meet requirements around content moderation and user privacy — Controversial dating safety apps, Tea and Tea on Her, have been pulled from the Apple App Store.
More: MacRumors, 404 Media, Engadget, AppleInsider, Mashable, Daring Fireball, and 9to5Mac
X: @wesocialgrowth, @phlpcrlsn, @appfigures, and @david_attisaas. Mastodon: @zackwhittaker@mastodon.social
Forums: r/MensRights, r/AWDTSGisToxic, and MacRumors Forums
| Nikkei Asia: |
Sources: Apple has cut production orders for the iPhone Air to levels near “end of production” but increased those for the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro — TAIPEI — Apple is drastically cutting iPhone Air production orders but boosting those for other iPhone 17 models …
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Forums: r/IphoneAir, r/IphoneAir, r/iPhone13Mini, and MacRumors Forums
| Canadian Press: |
Canada's financial crime watchdog fines crypto exchange Cryptomus a record ~$126M for infractions including failing to flag suspicious transactions — Firm failed to flag over 1,000 transactions with suspected links to criminal activity — A cryptocurrency exchange has been slapped … | Wall Street Journal: |
A teen's parents allege OpenAI loosened ChatGPT's suicide-talk rules to boost engagement before their son died by suicide using a method discussed with ChatGPT — An amended complaint from the parents of Adam Raine, a 16-year-old who died by suicide, alleges the changes were part of a push to increase engagement
More: Financial Times, TechCrunch, Bloomberg Law, The Guardian, Futurism, Yahoo Finance, New York Post, and MLex
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Kalshi is receiving funding offers from VC investors at $10B-$12B or higher valuations, just weeks after it announced a $300M round at a $5B valuation — Prediction market Kalshi is receiving funding offers from venture capital investors that would value the startup at more than $10 billion …
More: The Block and Front Office Sports
| Bloomberg: |
Samsung unveils the Galaxy XR headset, with Android XR, 4K micro-OLED displays, a Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chip, and an external battery pack, available for $1,800 — The $1,800 headset is a precursor to smart glasses launching “pretty soon.” — A new mixed-reality headset developed …
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| Shahram Izadi / The Keyword: |
More: Ars Technica, Samsung us, KnowTechie, Forbes, Liliputing, 9to5Google, CGMagazine, iPhone in Canada, Android Headlines, and Android Authority
X: @google, @izadi_shahram, and @jspring86az
LinkedIn: Karen Gaskill, Sathyanarayanan Kulasekaran, Nanea Reeves, Prashant Paulose, Aaron Luber, and Sriramya Gainedi
Forums: Hacker News, r/Android, Slashdot, and Ars OpenForum
| Christina Kyriasoglou / Bloomberg: |
SAP reports Q3 revenue up 7% YoY to €9.08B, cloud revenue up 22% to €5.29B, below €5.33B est., and current cloud backlog up 23% to €18.84B — SAP SE, Europe's most valuable software company, reported third-quarter cloud revenue that missed analysts' estimates in a sign …
More: Reuters, Investor's Business Daily, and SAP SE
| Financial Times: |
Sources: Sequoia COO Sumaiya Balbale resigned after the firm refused to discipline partner Shaun Maguire over his comments calling Zohran Mamdani “an Islamist” — Sumaiya Balbale left the venture firm after it decided not to discipline outspoken investor for posts about New York mayoral candidate
More: Notes From The Circus, Forbes, and The Information
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Bluesky: @robertscotthorton, @radiobeartime.com, @lopatto, @mmasnick, and @clarajeffery. Forums: Hacker News
| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Amazon is testing AR glasses for delivery drivers, using AI and computer vision to help them scan packages, follow walking directions, and get proof of delivery — MILPITAS, Calif. — Amazon is bringing delivery details directly to drivers' eyeballs. — The e-commerce giant on Wednesday confirmed …
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| Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch: |
Tinder plans to expand its facial verification feature to all new US users in the coming months, following its rollout in seven countries and in California — Dating app giant Tinder announced on Wednesday that it's expanding its facial verification feature to more users in the U.S.
More: Tinder Newsroom, Mashable, Bloomberg, Digital Trends, Dallas Morning News, and Wired
| Brody Ford / Bloomberg: |
IBM reports Q3 revenue up 9% YoY to $16.3B, above $16.1B est., and Hybrid Cloud (Red Hat) revenue up 14%, below 16% est.; IBM drops 6%+ after hours — International Business Machines Corp. reported disappointing revenue in its closely watched Red Hat unit, sparking concerns among investors …
More: SiliconANGLE, Reuters, Investor's Business Daily, IBM, Yahoo Finance, Proactive, Investing.com, and Constellation Research
X: @barchart and @danielnewmanuv
| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
YouTube now lets mobile users set a customizable daily limit to restrict how long they can scroll Shorts feeds; the limit notifications are dismissible — Mobile users can automatically pause their Shorts feeds after watching for a set duration.
More: TechCrunch, BGR, WeRSM, Engadget, Social Media Today, Digital Trends, Android Police, Droid Life, and PCMag. Forums: Slashdot
| Ann Gehan / The Information: |
TikTok pushes merchants to use a new ad-buying tool that promotes videos linking to TikTok Shop rather than merchants' own sites, frustrating some merchants — As TikTok readies itself for the expected sale of its U.S. business to a new venture controlled by American investors … | Financial Times: |
Nonprofit Cyber Monitoring Centre estimates that the Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack cost the UK economy at least £1.9B and affected over 5,000 UK organizations — Incident was likely ‘the most economically damaging cyber event’ for the country, according to cyber classification group
More: BBC, CMC, Reuters, Cybersecurity Dive, and HealthcareInfoSecurity.com
LinkedIn: Andy Young, James Morris, and Edward L.
Bluesky: @hern, @silencedogood2, and @joetidy. Mastodon: @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social. Forums: Slashdot
| Lucca De Paoli / Bloomberg: |
The UK FCA sues Justin Sun-linked crypto exchange HTX in London's High Court for alleged illegal promotion of “cryptoasset services” to UK consumers — The UK's finance watchdog sued several entities that form part of HTX, a digital asset exchange with links to Trump family cryptocurrency confidant Justin Sun.
More: PYMNTS.com, Financial Times, Reuters, Cryptonews, Cointelegraph, Finextra, The Block, Bitcoin Insider, Blockonomi, and CoinDesk
| Bloomberg: |
Apple's Vision Pro with the M5 chip is assembled in Vietnam, according to labels on its packaging; the M2-based model, launched in 2024, was built in China — Apple Inc.'s new Vision Pro headset doesn't offer much in the way of fresh features, but the company made a notable change to its production.
More: MacRumors, Daring Fireball, iClarified, BonTech Labs, Appleosophy, The Independent, and TechRadar
| Diana Pearl / The Business of Fashion: |
ShopMy, which lets brands run influencer marketing efforts, raised $70M led by Avenir at a $1.5B valuation, up from ~$410M after raising $77.5M in March 2024 — The fast-growing creator monetisation business raised $70 million in a funding round that included heavyweight Silicon Valley investors …
More: Puck, Shop My Shelf, INC., Tubefilter, and The Information
LinkedIn: Kamran Ali and Susannah Shipton
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Sources: Microsoft is significantly increasing the price of its Xbox Development Kit from $1,500 to $2,000, after hiking Series X prices by $150 in September — Microsoft is raising the price of Xbox dev kits, just a month after tariffs hit Xbox console pricing.
More: GamingBolt, The Shortcut, and Windows Central
X: @legacykillahd, @tharriesyt, @nick_marseil, @detectiveseeds, @nickjcal, @puertorock77_, @kidsmoove, @niktekofficial, @shinobi602, @alegendarydrops, @gts_tweets, @gigawattconduit, @liredbone, @colteastwood, @_tom_henderson_, @synthpotato, @jezcorden, @brokengamezhdr_, @unidasensei, @mrpyo1, @daveoshry, @tomwarren, and @neogamespark
Bluesky: @marypcbuk, @dokuroscarmiglione …, and @tomwarren.co.uk
| Brave: |
Researchers detail systemic vulnerabilities in AI agentic browsers, including Perplexity's Comet and Fellou, related to indirect prompt injection attacks — Building on our previous disclosure of the Perplexity Comet vulnerability, we've continued our security research across the agentic browser landscape.
More: The Register, Spyglass, PCMag, 9to5Mac, Digital Trends, Livemint, Semafor, and TechCrunch
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