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Draft docs: the European Commission plans to simplify some of its privacy rules, including GDPR, to boost AI growth and slash red tape for businesses in Europe — BRUSSELS — European Union officials are ready to sacrifice some of their most prized privacy rules for the sake of AI …
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| Wired: |
Apple removes two of China's most popular gay dating apps, Blued and Finka, from its App Store in the country, citing a Cyberspace Administration of China order — The removal of Blued and Finka marks another setback for China's marginalized LGBTQ+ community.| Joe Tidy / BBC: |
An interview with Ukrainian cyber-crime kingpin Vyacheslav Penchukov, aka Tank, who was arrested in 2022 after nearly 10 years on the FBI's Most Wanted list — After years of reading about “Tank” and months of planning a visit to him in a Colorado prison, I hear the door click open before I see him walk into the room.| Fast Company: |
Financial stress from AI infrastructure spending, overhiring, and recession fears, rather than AI adoption, are likely responsible for the economy-wide layoffs — For decades now, we have been told that artificial intelligence systems will soon replace human workers.
More: Technical.ly. X: @bcardarella. LinkedIn: Keith Instone. Bluesky: @carnage4life, @rufus-hickok, @tnewmsblues, @stradicat, and @somershade
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| Debby Wu / Bloomberg: |
TSMC reports October sales were up 16.9%, the slowest pace since February 2024, highlighting uncertainty over the AI boom's sustainability; TSMC is up 38%+ YTD — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. reported slowing growth in monthly revenue as investors debate the sustainability …
More: MarketWatch, CoinDesk, Benzinga, PC Gamer, Blockonomi, Dow Jones Newswires, DigiTimes, and COINOTAG NEWS
| Kat Tenbarge / Wired: |
Amazon's House of David Season 2 had 350 to 400 AI-generated shots, up from 70+ in Season 1, using 10 to 15 tools from companies like Runway, drawing criticism — The show, which follows David's ascent to King of Israel, used four times as much AI this season, including for many of its battle scenes.| Billy Gray / Wall Street Journal: |
Rumble agrees to acquire German AI infrastructure company Northern Data in an up to $970M deal, set to close in Q2 2026; both companies are backed by Tether — The deal brings together two companies backed by stablecoin issuer Tether — Rumble said it would acquire German artificial … | Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
A look at Apple's plans to expand satellite features in its products, hiding Siri's Gemini upgrade, 2026 Macs, a new Health+ service, and the future of Fitness+ — Apple is planning a series of upgrades to its satellite features for the iPhone and its smartwatches.
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| Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch: |
Scribe, which helps enterprises identify where AI and automation investments will yield genuine returns, raised a $75M Series C at a $1.3B post-money valuation — After helping several enterprises document how work actually happens, Scribe has raised $75 million at a $1.3 billion post-money valuation …
More: Fortune
| Niko Gallogly / New York Times: |
Gamma, which uses AI to help create presentations, social media posts, websites, and more, raised $68M at a $2.1B valuation and reports 600K+ paying users — The five-year-old start-up, which has just 52 employees and is profitable, is now valued at $2.1 billion by investors including Andreessen Horowitz.| Evan Gorelick / New York Times: |
A group of US lawyers document 509 cases of AI misuse in legal filings so far in 2025, including fabricated citations; judges and bar associations permit AI use — More lawyers are using artificial intelligence to write legal briefs. Some colleagues are publicizing the A.I.-generated errors.
More: Bloomberg Law, Gizmodo, One First, and Futurism
Bluesky: @lauridonahue, @carnage4life, and @thiagokrause
Forums: r/technews and r/technology
| Zeyi Yang / Wired: |
EchoTik estimates TikTok Shop sold $19B worth of products globally in Q3, nearing eBay's $20.1B, with US sales accounting for between $4B and $4.5B, up 125% QoQ — TikTok's ecommerce arm has kept growing steadily, despite tariffs and never-ending debates over whether the platform should be banned.| Financial Times: |
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev says he aims to give “normal people” exposure to private AI companies via Robinhood Ventures' fund with 5+ “best in class” companies — CEO Vlad Tenev plans to offer shares in a fund that holds a handful of private artificial intelligence companies
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| Steven Levy / Wired: |
Q&A with Palantir CEO Alex Karp on “the woke left and the woke right”, being patriotic, the Ukraine war, Palantir's culture, Trump, democracy, Israel, and more — Palantir's CEO is good with ICE and says he defends human rights. But will Israel and Trump ever go too far for him?Sponsor Posts
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