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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, SiliconANGLE, Forbes, Crunchbase News, NextBigWhat, Analytics India Magazine, Unite.AI, Observer, Accel, Inc.com, and Bloomberg
X: @yuchenj_uw, @sarahdingwang, @cursor_ai, @benln, @pitdesi, @ephraimduncan_, @bytebot, @kylebrussell, @jenniferhli, @andrewcurran_, @packym, @milesgrimshaw, @liangsays, @swyx, @jamiequint, @rdoar4, @austinnickpiel, @petergyang, and @apartovi. LinkedIn: C. Diggory Rycroft
| Ashley Capoot / CNBC: |
Cursor says it has crossed $1B in annualized revenue, has 300+ employees, and its in-house models “generate more code than almost any other LLMs in the world” — Artificial intelligence startup Cursor on Thursday announced it has closed a $2.3 billion funding round … | 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, MacStories, PYMNTS.com, CNBC, MacRumors, Interesting Engineering, Michael Tsai, TechRadar, WinBuzzer, iPhone in Canada, Reuters, iClarified, and 9to5Mac
X: @mattcassinelli, @ethanlipnik, @mattcassinelli, @mattcassinelli, @timsweeneyepic, @timsweeneyepic, @timsweeneyepic, @timsweeneyepic, and @timsweeneyepic
Bluesky: @kosso.co.uk and @maxpatten
| OpenAI: |
OpenAI is piloting group chats in ChatGPT in Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, and Taiwan; up to 20 users can be invited to prompt ChatGPT in a shared space — Collaborate with others, and ChatGPT, in the same conversation. — Try in ChatGPT(opens in a new window)
More: 9to5Mac, Blockchain.News, and The American Bazaar
X: @alexeheath, @alexeheath, @parkerortolani, @dlevine815, @yuchenj_uw, @openai, and @openai
| 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, SiliconANGLE, Decrypt, TechEBlog, TechCrunch, and WinBuzzer
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Bluesky: @timkellogg.me, @pekka, and @janexwang
Forums: Hacker News and Lobsters
| OpenAI: |
OpenAI releases GPT-5.1 in the API, featuring a “no-reasoning” mode and extended prompt caching with up to 24-hour retention to generate faster responses — Today we're releasing GPT‑5.1 in the API platform, the next model in the GPT‑5 series that balances intelligence …
More: Simon Willison's Weblog, ZDNET, Blockchain.News, and The Decoder
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| 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, Implicator.ai, 9to5Google, MediaPost, Social Media Today, Android Police, Android Central, and Search Engine Land
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| Madlin Mekelburg / Bloomberg: |
A US judge rules that Apple and OpenAI must answer to a lawsuit filed by X and xAI accusing them of conspiring to thwart competition in emerging markets in AI — Apple Inc. and OpenAI must answer to a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk's X Corp. and xAI accusing the companies of conspiring …
More: AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, COINOTAG NEWS, and Reuters
| Ina Fried / Axios: |
Anthropic open sources a method to score AI model political evenhandedness; Gemini 2.5 Pro got 97%, Grok 4 96%, Claude Opus 4.1 95%, GPT-5 89%, and Llama 4 66% — Anthropic is releasing an open source method to evaluate the political “evenhandedness” of AI chatbots, the company said Thursday.| Carl Franzen / VentureBeat: |
Baidu unveils Ernie 5.0, an AI model to process and generate text, images, audio, and video, claiming it beats GPT-5-High and Gemini 2.5 Pro on some benchmarks — The goal: to position as a global contender in the increasingly competitive enterprise AI market.| Elissa Welle / The Verge: |
Mozilla says it is building AI Window, a Firefox feature that will include an AI assistant and let users choose the model, but offers few additional details — You will be able to chat with the browser's AI assistant in the new AI Window. … Another day, another AI browser.
More: The Mozilla Blog, Mozilla Connect, Engadget, The Register, How-To Geek, WinBuzzer, OMG! Ubuntu, and Thurrott
LinkedIn: Anthony Enzor-DeMeo and Ajit Varma
Mastodon: @dtgeek@mastodon.social and @patrick_h_lauke …
| 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: Anthropic, Axios, The Information, Runtime, Decrypt, Implicator.ai, PCMag, WinBuzzer, Constellation Research, SiliconANGLE, and CBS News
X: @max_paperclips, @miles_brundage, @chrismurphyct, @dickclucas, @matthewjgunton, @danbochman, @teortaxestex, @s_oheigeartaigh, @miles_brundage, @bindureddy, @thestalwart, @kylebrussell, @anthropicai, @peterwildeford, @peterwildeford, @miles_brundage, @headinthebox, @logangraham, @ideafaktory, @jasondclinton, @mattocko, and @anthropicai
Bluesky: @carlquintanilla and @kevincollier
Mastodon: @kims@mas.to, @cigitalgem@sigmoid.social, and @dangoodin@infosec.exchange
Forums: Hacker News and r/cybersecurity
| Bloomberg: |
Ubisoft delays publishing its H1 financial results on the day they were due and requests that its shares be halted from trading until then; UBI is down 47%+ YTD — 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.
More: Video Games Chronicle, Engadget, Reuters, PC Gamer, PocketGamer.biz, Eurogamer.net, and TheStreet
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Mira Murati's Thinking Machines Lab is in early talks to raise a new round of funding at a roughly $50B valuation, potentially rising to $55B-$60B — Thinking Machines Lab, an artificial intelligence startup founded by former OpenAI executive Mira Murati, is in early talks to raise … | 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: The Keyword, 9to5Google, TechCrunch, The Decoder, ZDNET, WinBuzzer, Tom's Guide, Engadget, Neowin, XDA Developers, and BGR
| 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 …
More: European Commission, The Keyword, Euractiv, The Guardian, Reuters, Channel News, Silicon UK, PYMNTS.com, The Motley Fool, Breitbart, and Wall Street Journal
| 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, Neowin, Social Media Today, iPhone in Canada, Engadget, and PhoneArena. LinkedIn: Karishma Anand
| Dave Lee / Bloomberg: |
Sundar Pichai proved to be the “wartime CEO” that Google needed after ChatGPT's launch, making the company an AI leader, in part by empowering Demis Hassabis — There was a time everyone seemed to have a take on why Open AI's ChatGPT beat Google to market in November 2022.| Isabelle Lee / Bloomberg: |
Grayscale files for an IPO, reporting $203.3M in net income on $318.7M in revenue for January to September 2025; the DCG unit has ~$35B in AUM and 40+ products — Grayscale Investments Inc. filed publicly for an initial public offering, the latest cryptocurrency-linked company … | 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
More: Reuters, Bloomberg, PhoneArena, Engadget, Yahoo Finance, WHAS-TV, Android Authority, Droid Life, Fierce Network, Investor's Business Daily, Daily Caller News Foundation, ZeroHedge News, Benzinga, and CRN
Bluesky: @paleofuture and @keithboykin
Forums: r/Economics, r/technology, r/technology, r/business, r/wallstreetbets, and r/news
| Amrith Ramkumar / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Amazon and Anthropic support the GAIN AI Act, which would give US buyers first priority on advanced AI chips, joining Microsoft; Nvidia opposes it — Legislation would give tech leaders preferential access to chips — WASHINGTON—Amazon.com is joining Microsoft in supporting legislation …
More: Reuters
| 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 is raising $15 billion from investors, sources familiar with the matter told CNBC's David Faber.
More: Crypto Briefing, New York Post, Moneycontrol, PYMNTS.com, Proactive, and TESLARATI
| Kurt Schlosser / GeekWire: |
Amazon renames Project Kuiper to Amazon Leo, a nod to “low Earth orbit”; Amazon has so far launched 150+ satellites as part a constellation set to have 3,200+ — Amazon is rebranding its ambitious effort to expand global access to high-speed internet: Project Kuiper will now be known as Amazon Leo.
More: About Amazon, CNET, The Verge, Engadget, Aviation Week Network, Via Satellite, and 425Business.com/
| Paul Tenorio / The Athletic: |
Apple and Major League Soccer agree to make all MLS games available on Apple TV for no extra charge from 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. — MLS and Apple have agreed to alter …
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X: @tvgrimreaper, @alexmsilverman, @alexmsilverman, @alexmsilverman, @nineradvocate, @sportssturm, @mattbakerstl, @adamcrafton_, @managertactical, @davidpsamson, @andrewmarchand, @joeclowery, @paultenorio, @kylesheldon, @markgurman, @tombogert, @neilcybart, @joepompliano, and @neilcybart
Forums: r/SoundersFC, r/television, r/apple, r/appletv, r/ussoccer, r/tvPlus, r/PhillyUnion, and r/MLS
| Patrick Coffee / Wall Street Journal: |
Alembic, which offers AI-powered data analytics for marketers, raised a $145M Series B led by Prysm and Accenture at a $645M valuation, up from $49M in 2024 — New funding round values Alembic, which helps brands show links between marketing activity and business results, at $645 million| Sam Tobin / Reuters: |
The UK CAT refuses to let Apple appeal a ruling that it abused its dominance by charging “excessive and unfair” App Store fees; lawyers: the damages are £1B+ — - Apple refused permission to appeal landmark ruling — Company says it will challenge decision at Court of Appeal
More: Moneycontrol, AppleInsider, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, Channel News, Computerworld, and IAM. Forums: MacRumors Forums
| Maria Curi / Axios: |
Maryland will use Claude across its agencies to help residents apply for food aid, Medicaid, and more, and deploy Percepta tools to speed up housing permits — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) is partnering with AI companies Anthropic and Percepta to try to improve access to government benefits and housing …
More: Office of Governor Wes Moore, GovTech, StateScoop, and Anthropic
| Thomas Ricker / The Verge: |
Leaker Evan Blass details Samsung's upcoming “Galaxy Z TriFold” phone: a 6.5" cover display, a 10" inner display, a 200MP main camera, and a 5,437mAh battery — The Galaxy Z TriFold could launch on December 5th. … Reputable gadget leaker Evan Blass has taken to X with …
More: The Chosun Daily, 9to5Google, Droid Life, MobileSyrup, Digital Trends, Deal N Tech, Chrome Unboxed, Android Authority, GSMArena.com, and Forbes. X: @evleaks
| SemiAnalysis: |
A deep dive into Microsoft's AI strategy: its OpenAI deal, data center investments, neocloud renting, GitHub Copilot, its MAI models, its Maia chip, and more — “The Big Pause”, AI Tokens Factory Economics Stack, OpenAI, Neocloud Renting, GitHub Copilot, MAI and Maia
More: Dwarkesh Patel on YouTube, Ed Zitron's Where's Your Ed At, Wall Street Journal, eWeek, Financial Times, TechCrunch, WinBuzzer, CNN, Implicator.ai, BonTech Labs, Dwarkesh Podcast, and Wall Street Journal
X: @andrewlekashman, @andrewlekashman, @firstadopter, @jordannanos, @jordannanos, and @dylan522p. Bluesky: @mgsiegler.com
| 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 …, politie.nl, The Record, GovInfoSecurity.com, Hackread, eSecurity Planet, OCCRP, PCMag, and LinkedIn
X: @uk_daniel_card, @pancak3lullz, @uk_daniel_card, @europol, and @troyhunt. LinkedIn: Trevor Hilligoss
Bluesky: @ericjgeller.com, @andyjabbour, @metacurity.com, and @shadowserver
| 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.
More: TikTok, Social Media Today, Neowin, Tubefilter, Engadget, Digital Trends, WeRSM, and MediaPost. X: @tiktokcomms
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