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November 12, 2025, 8:45 AM

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Liv McMahon / BBC:
The UK proposes an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill that would let “authorized testers” proactively assess AI models for their ability to generate CSAM  —  The UK government will allow tech firms and child safety charities to proactively test artificial intelligence tools …
Robert Hart / The Verge:
Chris Bryant / Bloomberg:
Michael Burry's warning that hyperscalers are underestimating AI chip depreciation shows that tech investors may have forgotten how much depreciation can hurt  —  Costing tens of thousands of dollars each, Nvidia Corp.'s pioneering AI chips make up a hefty chunk of the $400 billion …
Financial Times:
Google files a lawsuit in the SDNY against China-based hackers who it says run the Lighthouse platform for “phishing services”, ensnaring 1M and stealing $1B+  —  Tech giant aims to dismantle the ‘Lighthouse Enterprise’, which it claims has tricked 1mn victims out of $1bn
Bloomberg:
China says the December 2020 theft of 127,272 bitcoin, now worth ~$13B, from Chinese mining pool LuBian is likely a “state-level hacker operation” led by the US  —  China's cybersecurity agency accused the American government of orchestrating the theft about $13 billion worth of Bitcoin …
James Hunt / The Block:
SoFi debuts SoFi Crypto, saying it is the first nationally chartered bank in the US to offer consumers BTC, ETH, and other crypto trading, rolling out in phases  —  - SoFi has launched SoFi Crypto to offer crypto trading for consumers, the first directly integrated crypto offering under its national bank charter.
Ian King / Bloomberg:
AMD CEO Lisa Su says AMD's annual revenue growth will average more than 35% and AI data center revenue growth will average 80% over the next three to five years  —  Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Nvidia Corp.'s nearest rival in AI chips, predicted accelerating sales growth over the next five years …
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Google unveils new Pixel phone features, including AI-based notification summaries, notification prioritization, and Gemini Nano-powered photo edits in Messages  —  Google announced its November software update for Pixel phones, called Pixel Drop — a quarterly feature release that brings …
Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET:
Lizette Chapman / Bloomberg:
Maryland-based Forterra, an autonomous military vehicle software startup founded in 2002, raised $238M, including $50M in debt, at a $1B+ valuation  —  Moore Strategic Ventures, Franklin Templeton and others have invested $238 million in Forterra.  —  Forterra, a startup that makes autonomous technology …
Sean O'Kane / TechCrunch:
Boston-based Teradar, which aims to launch a solid-state sensor for autonomous cars in 2028 that it says can outperform lidar and radar, raised a $150M Series B  —  Matt Carey, the co-founder and CEO of Boston-based startup Teradar loves when people tell him: “I don't believe you.”
More: Reuters
Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
CoreWeave closed down 16% after CEO Mike Intrator admitted delays at a data center developer that Jim Cramer implied may be Core Scientific; CORZ fell 10%+  —  CoreWeave shares closed down 16% on Tuesday after CEO Mike Intrator addressed delays at a third-party data center developer …
More: Runtime and Benzinga
Financial Times:
Sony unveils a cheaper, Japan-only PlayStation 5 Digital Edition for ~$350, a ~25% discount, following a similar move by Nintendo with the Switch 2  —  Sony is launching a cut-price model of its flagship PlayStation 5 to be sold only in Japan, in an inflation-busting move to boost sales …
Steve Dent / Engadget:

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