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| Angel Au-Yeung / Wall Street Journal: |
AI coding startup Cursor raised a $2.3B Series D co-led by Accel and Coatue at a $29.3B valuation, after raising a $900M Series C at a $9.9B valuation in June — Cursor, which was founded by four MIT graduates who are still in their mid-20s, raised $2.3 billion in its third funding round this year
More: Cursor, CNBC, Forbes, Crunchbase News, TechCrunch, Observer, Reuters, Unite.AI, Implicator.ai, Bloomberg, Analytics India Magazine, Accel, and Crypto Briefing
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| Wall Street Journal: |
Anthropic says China's state-sponsored hackers used its tools to automate 80% to 90% of a September hacking campaign that targeted corporations and governments — The use of AI automation in hacks is a growing trend that gives hackers additional scale and speed
More: Axios, Anthropic, and Constellation Research
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Mastodon: @dangoodin@infosec.exchange and @kims@mas.to
| Mia Sato / The Verge: |
Google launches AI-powered shopping features in the US, including conversational search, side-by-side item comparisons, price tracking, and an agentic checkout — There have never been more options for things to buy. Google is betting AI is how shoppers will make decisions.
More: The Keyword, Android Police, 9to5Google, Ars Technica, Social Media Today, Android Headlines, MediaPost, Android Central, Digital Trends, Search Engine Land, Axios, CNET, PhoneArena, Engadget, Android Authority, Business Insider, TechCrunch, TipRanks Financial, BGR, Sourcing Journal, Glossy, WinBuzzer, and Search Engine Journal
| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
Europol, Eurojust, and others dismantle 1,025 servers used by the Rhadamanthys infostealer, VenomRAT, and Elysium botnet, in the latest Operation Endgame phase — Law enforcement authorities from nine countries have taken down over 1,000 servers used by the Rhadamanthys infolstealer …
More: Europol, Have I Been Pwned …, Shadowserver, The Record, TechCrunch, PCMag, Security Affairs, BankInfoSecurity.com, CyberScoop, LinkedIn, Metacurity, The Register, Infosecurity, The Cyber Express, CyberInsider, Help Net Security, Cyber Security News, Hackread, and OCCRP
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| Pei Li / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Tencent and Apple signed a deal to let Apple handle payments and take a 15% cut of purchases in WeChat mini games and apps, after over a year of talks — Tencent Holdings Ltd. has agreed a deal with Apple Inc. that will see the iPhone maker handle payments and take a 15% cut …
More: MacRumors, 9to5Mac, Thurrott, iPhone in Canada, The Information, iClarified, PYMNTS.com, AppleInsider, CNBC, Reuters, and Capital Brief. Forums: MacRumors Forums
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Apple unveils Mini Apps Partner Program, offering a reduced 15% commission on IAPs for mini apps, or “self-contained” experiences built with web tech like HTML5 — Apple announced on Thursday the launch of a new developer program, the Mini Apps Partner Program …
More: Apple Developer, Bloomberg, CNBC, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, iPhone in Canada, iClarified, and Lifewire. Bluesky: @kosso.co.uk
| Thomas Ricker / The Verge: |
Leaker Evan Blass details Samsung's upcoming trifold phone: named “Galaxy Z TriFold”, it has a 6.5" cover display, a 10" total display, and a 200MP main camera — The Galaxy Z TriFold could launch on December 5th. … Reputable gadget leaker Evan Blass has taken to X with … | Dwarkesh Patel / Dwarkesh Podcast: |
Q&A with Satya Nadella on business models for AGI, Copilot, Microsoft AI, the hyperscale business, the OpenAI partnership, capex, sovereign AI efforts, and more — As part of this interview, Satya Nadella gave Dylan Patel (founder of SemiAnalysis) and me an exclusive first-look at their brand-new Fairwater 2 datacenter.
More: Dwarkesh Patel on YouTube and The Economic Times
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| Brody Ford / Bloomberg: |
| Will Douglas Heaven / MIT Technology Review: |
Google DeepMind unveils SIMA 2, a video-game-playing agent built on top of Gemini to navigate and solve problems inside 3D virtual worlds like Goat Simulator 3 — Google DeepMind has built a new video-game-playing agent called SIMA 2 that can navigate and solve problems in a wide range of 3D virtual worlds.
More: Google DeepMind, TechCrunch, The Verge, TechEBlog, WinBuzzer, and The Decoder
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| Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority: |
Google says it will allow “experienced users” to install Android apps made by unverified developers, following backlash against new sideloading restrictions — Google will allow ‘experienced users’ to install Android apps made by unverified developers. — • — TL;DR
More: Android Developers Blog, Ars Technica, The Verge, The Register, How-To Geek, Thurrott, Android Police, OSnews, Liliputing, 9to5Google, Neowin, WinBuzzer, SamMobile, PhoneArena, PCMag, Digital Trends, Engadget, Phandroid, Android Headlines, GB News, Moneycontrol, Cord Cutters News, SammyGuru, and Droid Life
Bluesky: @datnofact and @campuscodi.risky.biz
| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
Meta overhauls Facebook Marketplace, adding collections, collaborative buying, reactions, comments, an improved checkout experience, and Meta AI integrations — Meta is overhauling Facebook Marketplace with new collaborative tools, social features, an improved checkout experience …
More: Meta Newsroom, Business Insider, Engadget, PhoneArena, iPhone in Canada, and Sherwood News
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Verizon plans to cut ~15,000 jobs, its largest workforce reduction yet, and transition ~200 stores into franchised operations, seeking to reduce costs — The telecommunications company is looking to reduce costs as it works to stem customer losses
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Forums: r/wallstreetbets, r/Economics, r/business, and r/technology
| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
LinkedIn rolls out AI-powered people search to LinkedIn Premium subscribers in the US, with plans to expand it to other countries in the coming months — For the last two years, LinkedIn has tried to infuse AI into different parts of its platforms, including ad copies, content creation … | Kurt Schlosser / GeekWire: |
Amazon renames Project Kuiper to Amazon Leo, a nod to “low Earth orbit”; so far, Amazon has launched 150+ satellites as part of a 3,200 planned constellation — Amazon is rebranding its ambitious effort to expand global access to high-speed internet: Project Kuiper will now be known as Amazon Leo.| Samantha Subin / CNBC: |
Sources: xAI raised $15B, adding $5B to the $10B it reportedly raised in September at a $200B valuation; Elon Musk replies “false” to an X post about the report — Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI has raised $15 billion from investors, sources familiar with the matter told CNBC's David Faber.| Elissa Welle / The Verge: |
Spotify starts rolling out Recaps, a new AI feature for audiobooks that summarizes what users have listened to so far, in beta on iOS — The Recap button will show up automatically on some English-language audiobooks in the iOS app. … Spotify is launching a new AI feature …
More: Spotify, Thurrott, Neowin, CNET, Entrepreneur, Mashable, Good e-Reader, TechCrunch, T3, Trusted Reviews, and Engadget
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| Samuel Stolton / Bloomberg: |
The EU opens a DMA investigation into Google for allegedly demoting news outlets with content from commercial partners, which Google says is an anti-spam policy — Google is under investigation by European Union antitrust watchdogs over concerns it unfairly demotes some news results in a probe … | Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Valve says the company is “no longer manufacturing” its high-end, PC-tethered VR headset Valve Index, released in 2019 for $999, after unveiling the Steam Frame — While showing its new Frame VR headset to The Verge, Valve confirmed that it's moving on from its previous one.| Paul Tenorio / The Athletic: |
Sources: Apple and Major League Soccer agree to make all MLS games available on Apple TV for no extra charge in 2026, ending the MLS Season Pass subscription — PALM BEACH, Fla. — MLS will no longer be behind a separate paywall on Apple TV beginning in 2026.
More: AppleInsider, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, The Hollywood Reporter, Sports Business Journal, Barrett Media, Awful Announcing, Sports Media Watch, and MacDailyNews
X: @markgurman, @tombogert, @andrewmarchand, @joeclowery, @kylesheldon, @paultenorio, and @joepompliano
Forums: r/apple, r/ussoccer, r/tvPlus, r/television, and r/MLS
| Neil Vigdor / New York Times: |
AIDOL, one of the first anthropomorphic robots in Russia, face-planted at a demo in Moscow; organizers dragged the robot away and covered it with a black drape — The robot, known as AIDOL, staggered onstage during a technology showcase in Moscow. Organizers blamed the mishap on calibration and lighting issues.
More: Telegraph, Meduza, TechEBlog, BBC, Telewizja Polska S.A, Gizmodo, Washington Post, Futurism, EADaily, Associated Press, The Times, New York Times, Times of India, NBC News, Daily Mail, Kyiv Post, and The Register. Bluesky: @mgsiegler.com
| Sam Tobin / Reuters: |
The UK CAT refuses Apple permission to appeal a ruling that it abused its dominance by charging unfairly high App Store fees; a lawyer calculates damages at £1B — - Apple refused permission to appeal landmark ruling — Company says it will challenge decision at Court of Appeal| Chris Welch / Bloomberg: |
OnePlus debuts the $900+ OnePlus 15, with a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, a 7,300mah battery, and a 6.78" 165Hz screen; the US government shutdown delays a US debut — The OnePlus 15 has top-tier gaming performance and can control TVs as a universal remote. — The US federal government shutdown …
More: 9to5Google, The Verge, Android Police, Forbes, Android Headlines, Android Central, Droid Life, and Pocket-lint. X: @imparkerburton
| Bloomberg: |
Ubisoft delays the publication of its H1 financial results and requests the shares be halted from trading until then; its stock is down 49% so far in 2025 — Ubisoft Entertainment SA said it's delaying the publication of its first-half financial results and requested the shares be halted from trading until then.| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
TikTok launches Bulletin board, which lets brands and creators share public, one-to-many messages to their followers, similar to Instagram's broadcast channels — TikTok announced on Thursday that it's launching “bulletin board,” a new feature that lets brands and creators share public, one-to-many messages to their followers.| Elissa Welle / The Verge: |
Google says all NotebookLM users will get access to Deep Research in the service within a week; users get to choose between two research styles: fast or deep — Google is adding Deep Research and more file types to NotebookLM. … Google is pairing up two of its research products …
More: XDA Developers, 9to5Google, Engadget, TechCrunch, ZDNET, CNET, The Keyword, Android Authority, The Decoder, Tom's Guide, and BGR
| Tim De Chant / TechCrunch: |
Exowatt, which aims to use concentrated solar power to generate 1¢ per kWh electricity for data centers, raised a $120M Series A from a16z, Sam Altman, and more — When Hannan Happi started thinking about how to solve the AI power crisis, he kept one figure in mind: one cent per kilowatt-hour.
More: FinSMEs and Refresh Miami
| Sherry Qin / Wall Street Journal: |
Tencent reports Q3 revenue up 15% YoY to ~$27B, above ~$26.6B est., net profit up 19% YoY to ~$8.9B, above ~$8B est., and domestic game revenue up 15% YoY — The tech giant delivered a 19% increase in third-quarter net profit — Tencent Holdings reported double-digit growth on its top and bottom lines …
More: Investor's Business Daily, CNBC, IG, Reuters, Nikkei Asia, Blockonomi, Tech in Asia, Bloomberg, Tencent, South China Morning Post, and Caixin Global. X: @economyapp
| Nicole Sperling / New York Times: |
Netflix is shifting its video game strategy to focus on popular titles like Pictionary, Boggle, and Tetris, playable on TVs with smartphones as controllers — Netflix has an answer with how to deal with weird Aunt Marsha on Thanksgiving night: Boggle! — Four years after the streaming giant …
More: Comic Book, NBC News, Shacknews, Polygon.com, Mobilegamer.biz, and What's on Netflix
| Ben Jiang / South China Morning Post: |
Baidu unveils two AI chips: the M100 for efficient MoE inference, coming in early 2026, and the M300 for training super-large multimodal models, coming in 2027 — The M100 and M300 provide ‘powerful, low-cost and controllable AI computing power’ to support the nation's self-reliance push, the firm says
More: The Register, TechPowerUp, AzerNews, TrendForce, Blockonomi, Wall Street Journal, WinBuzzer, Bloomberg, and Reuters
| Financial Times: |
European carmaker officials say they face “devastating” chip shortages after the Netherlands' Nexperia takeover and are scrambling to find alternative sources — Executives warn production lines could stop within weeks as the Dutch chipmaker is not sending products to China unit
More: Tom's Hardware and Reuters
| Deepa Seetharaman / Reuters: |
Red Queen Bio, spun out of mRNA therapeutics company Helix Nano to focus on preventing AI-enabled bioweapons development, raised a $15M seed led by OpenAI — ChatGPT maker OpenAI on Thursday said it will invest in a startup focused on blocking bad actors from creating biological weapons powered by artificial intelligence.Sponsor Posts
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