|
November 21, 2025, 10:50 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Trump's team recently discussed letting Nvidia sell H200 chips to China, a major departure from the administration's earlier public stances — US officials are having early discussions on whether to let Nvidia Corp. sell its H200 artificial intelligence chips to China …
More: Wired, Mercury News, WebProNews, PCMag, WAFF-TV, Reuters, The Motley Fool, Ukrainian National News, Proactive, Breitbart, TipRanks Financial, NBC Bay Area, Capital Brief, Yahoo Finance, Tom's Hardware, and Dow Jones Newswires
X: @ryanfedasiuk, @ryanfedasiuk, @chrisrmcguire, @jukanlosreve, @peterwildeford, @danielnewmanuv, @benitoz, @kobeissiletter, @patrickmoorhead, @zephyr_z9, @stevehou, @leadlagreport, @chigrl, @munster_gene, @blondesnmoney, and @alex_intel_. Bluesky: @followtheh. Forums: r/stockpicksdaily
| David McCabe / New York Times: |
A US judge is expected to rule next year on breaking up Google's ad tech monopoly, after the DOJ and Google delivered closing arguments in a remedies hearing — Judge Leonie M. Brinkema is on the clock. — The federal judge, who sits on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia …
More: The Verge, AdExchanger, Financial Times, Reuters, Adweek, WebProNews, Bloomberg, Courthouse News Service, BMI, and Outlook India
| Karen Freifeld / Reuters: |
Sources: the White House has put on hold a draft executive order that would seek to preempt state AI laws, following bipartisan backlash — The White House has put on hold a draft executive order that would seek to preempt state laws on artificial intelligence through lawsuits … | Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / TechCrunch: |
Google confirms hackers stole Salesforce-stored data from 200+ companies via a supply chain hack involving Gainsight, which provides a customer support platform — Google has confirmed that hackers have stolen the Salesforce-stored data of more than 200 companies in a large-scale supply chain hack.| Sergiu Gatlan / BleepingComputer: |
CrowdStrike confirms that an insider shared screenshots from internal systems with unnamed threat actors but says its systems were not breached — American cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has confirmed that an insider shared screenshots taken on internal systems with unnamed threat actors.
More: TechCrunch, CSO, Cyber Security News, Security Affairs, PCMag, Breached Company, and The Cyber Express
| Aidin Vaziri / San Francisco Chronicle: |
Waymo says California authorized it to operate across the entire Bay Area and Sacramento, and between LA and San Diego, where it plans to expand to in mid-2026 — California officials have quietly opened the door to one of the largest geographic expansions of autonomous ride-hailing the state has ever seen.
More: California DMV, KTVU-TV, Mercury News, The Robot Report, The Last Driver License Holder, and InsideEVs
X: @thestalwart, @powerbottomdad1, @signulll, @thlarsen, @scaling01, @iscienceluvr, @signulll, @brianwilt, @paularambles, @reed, and @waymo
Forums: r/SelfDrivingCars, r/Sacramento, and r/bayarea
| New York Times: |
Q&A with Roblox CEO David Baszucki on the chat function, AI-powered age estimation via face scans, accusations of compromising child safety for growth, and more — This week the company announced that it would require users to undergo an A.I.-powered age estimation process in order to chat with others on the platform.
More: Kotaku, PC Gamer, BetaKit, Destructoid, Game Developer, Crossplay, Dexerto, YouTube, GameSpot, and DNYUZ
X: @kevinroose, @realschlep, @davidbaszucki, @miles_brundage, @kevinroose, @mrgunn, @johnwilson, @kevinroose, @realrubensim, @kevinroose, @davidbaszucki, and @paultassi. LinkedIn: Shannon Loftis
Bluesky: @davidgerard.co.uk, @seanokane, and @stephentotilo
| Jennifer Elias / CNBC: |
At a recent all-hands meeting, Google's head of AI infrastructure Amin Vahdat said Google must double AI compute capacity every six months to meet demand — Google 's AI infrastructure boss told employees that the company has to double its compute capacity every six months in order to meet demand for artificial intelligence services.
More: CNBC, Ars Technica, MediaPost, Moneycontrol, WebProNews, Implicator.ai, Gizmodo, and TipRanks Financial
X: @bengoertzel, @sundeep, and @realjimchanos
Forums: r/irenstocks, r/google, and Slashdot
| Bloomberg: |
Meta enters electricity trading to help accelerate the construction of new US power plants critical for its AI infrastructure buildout — Meta Platforms Inc. is venturing into the complex world of electricity trading, betting it can accelerate the construction of new US power plants …
More: The Verge, Benzinga, Seeking Alpha, WebProNews, TipRanks Financial, and Bloomberg
Bluesky: @edzitron.com, @rileyraygriffin, @karlbode.com, @ntpnate, @tuckerslaw, @justinhendrix, and @priorsconfirmed. Forums: Slashdot
| Anthropic: |
Anthropic finds that LLMs trained to “reward hack” by cheating on coding tasks show even more misaligned behavior, including sabotaging AI-safety research — In the latest research from Anthropic's alignment team, we show for the first time that realistic AI training processes can accidentally produce misaligned models1.| Alex Heath / Sources: |
Bret Taylor says his AI agent startup Sierra has hit $100M in ARR, after launching in February 2024, up from about $20M this time last year — A new trend has quickly emerged for AI startups that want to stand out from the rest: brag about revenue. — Take Sierra, Bret Taylor …
More: TechCrunch, WebProNews, and Sierra blog
X: @btaylor, @buccocapital, @sierraplatform, @claybavor, @mikesimonsen, and @varunram. LinkedIn: Alex Heath
| Daniel Zuidijk / Bloomberg: |
Ubisoft delayed reporting its Q2 results after auditors found it improperly booked sales from a partnership as revenue, forcing it to restate its accounts — Ubisoft Entertainment SA said it will use money from a Tencent Holdings Ltd. investment to pay off debt after the video-game publisher breached …
More: Reuters, Game File, GamesIndustry.biz, Game Developer, Digital Trends, Engadget, Kotaku, PC Gamer, Eurogamer.net, and PocketGamer.biz
X: @stephentotilo, @stephentotilo, and @paultassi
Bluesky: @shona and @librariancapital
Forums: r/fuckubisoft, r/fuckubisoft, and r/gaming
| Leo Marchandon / Reuters: |
More: Ubisoft, IGN, Mashable, Game World Observer, GamesIndustry.biz, GamesBeat, RTÉ, GameSpot, 80 Level, and Dow Jones Newswires
X: @shinobi602 and @bigflowertime
Forums: r/pcgaming and r/Games
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: the US has probed whether the products of China's Bitmain, which sells most of the world's Bitcoin-mining machines, pose risks of espionage or sabotage — Investigators have sought to assess whether Bitmain Technologies' products pose risks of espionage or sabotage, according to people familiar with the matter.| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: China's Moonshot AI, developer of the Kimi models, is raising several hundred million dollars at a ~$4B valuation and is aiming for an IPO in H2 2026 — It has also told some potential investors that it will aim for an initial public offering in the second half of next year| Gianluca Semeraro / Reuters: |
Italy's competition authority closes its July 2024 probe into Google's alleged unfair practices over users' personal data after Google adopted remedies — Italy's competition authority said on Friday it had closed a probe it had launched last year over Google's (GOOGL.O) …
More: MLex
| Lora Kolodny / CNBC: |
Figure AI's former head of product safety sues the humanoid robot startup, alleging he was unlawfully terminated after warning executives about product safety — Figure AI, an Nvidia-backed developer of humanoid robots, was sued by the startup's former head of product safety who alleged … | Zvi Mowshowitz / Don't Worry About the Vase: |
Analyzing Gemini 3's model card and safety framework report: the model is excellent but the safety report withholds or makes it difficult to understand key info — Gemini 3 Pro is an excellent model, sir. — This is a frontier model release, so we start by analyzing the model card and safety framework report.| The Information: |
Internal memo: Sam Altman told OpenAI employees last month that Google's recent progress in AI could “create some temporary economic headwinds for our company” — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told colleagues last month that Google's recent progress in artificial intelligence could …
More: Big Technology, SiliconANGLE, Spyglass, TipRanks Financial, The Decoder, Newcomer, Implicator.ai, Sherwood News, The Economic Times, and WinBuzzer
X: @kimmonismus, @toby_meller, @capitalobserver, @dowdedward, @beffjezos, and @yuchenj_uw. Bluesky: @carnage4life
Forums: r/wallstreetbets, r/StockMarket, and Slashdot
| Natalie Lung / Bloomberg: |
Filing: Airbnb says CTO Ari Balogh, who joined seven years ago from Google, plans to step down in December — Airbnb Inc. Chief Technology Officer Ari Balogh plans to step aside from his role in December, the company said in an exchange filing on Friday. — Balogh, who joined … | Stephen Nellis / Reuters: |
IBM and Cisco plan to link quantum computers over long distances and aim to provide a proof-of-concept by 2030, potentially paving the way for quantum internet — IBM (IBM.N) and Cisco Systems (CSCO.O) on Thursday said they plan to link quantum computers over long distances …
More: IBM, MarketWatch, HPCwire, Telecoms Tech News, WebProNews, New Scientist, Silicon Republic, Motley Fool, Verdict, and DigiTimes
X: @chuckrobbins, @jaygambetta, and @ibmresearch
Forums: r/Futurology, r/technews, and Slashdot
Sponsor Posts
Google:
Try Gemini 3 Pro — Google's newest and most intelligent AI model that helps you bring any idea to life
Try Gemini 3 Pro — Google's newest and most intelligent AI model that helps you bring any idea to life
Shopify:
Shopify: Revolutionizing Commerce with Winter Edition '26 — Over 150+ new features transform how merchants build, design, and grow—with technology that amplifies creative vision.
Shopify: Revolutionizing Commerce with Winter Edition '26 — Over 150+ new features transform how merchants build, design, and grow—with technology that amplifies creative vision.
Zoho:
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control — Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control — Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.Featured Podcasts
Big Technology Podcast:
OpenAI's 2026 Priority, Disney's AI Play, Datacenter Buildout Trouble
The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators.
Subscribe to Big Technology Podcast.
Hard Fork:
Australia Kicks Kids Off Social Media + Is the A.I. Water Issue Fake? + Hard Fork Wrapped
The future is already here. Each week, journalists Kevin Roose and Casey Newton explore and make sense of the latest in the rapidly changing world of tech.
Subscribe to Hard Fork.
Access:
Why the next AI frontier is phone calls, with Beside CEO Maxime Germain
A show about the tech industry's inside conversation, hosted by tech reporter Alex Heath and founder whisperer Ellis Hamburger.
Subscribe to Access.
Great Chat:
So what happens after AGI?
A podcast mostly about tech. Brought to you weekly by Angela Du, Sally Shin, Mac Bohannon, Helen Min, and Ashley Mayer.
Subscribe to Great Chat.
Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith:
Ted Sarandos: Netflix and how tech changed storytelling
Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith speaks with leaders in government, business, and culture to explore the most critical challenges at the intersection of technology and society.
Subscribe to Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
Lachlan Cartwright Started in Tabloids. Now He's a Must-Read Media Gossip.
Media and tech aren't just intersecting - they're fully intertwined. To understand how those worlds work, Peter Kafka talks to industry leaders, upstarts and observers.
Subscribe to Channels with Peter Kafka.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 10:50 PM ET, November 21, 2025.
The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date indicated.
From Mediagazer
Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:Sam Roberts / New York Times:
Pamela McClintock / The Hollywood Reporter:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Mayank Parmar / BleepingComputer: |
More: 9to5Google, WebProNews, Engadget, Android Police, PCMag, PCWorld, Sherwood News, Windows Report, Android Authority, Implicator.ai, Search Engine Land, MediaPost, Android Headlines, and Search Engine Roundtable
X: @brodieseo, @adsliaison, and @rustybrick
Bluesky: @umakarma, @martinsfp, @proflhunter, @quinnypig.com, @goose.art, and @faineg
Forums: r/BetterOffline, r/technology, r/technews, and Slashdot
| Grace Priscilla Teo / Tech in Asia: |
More: Business Wire, SiliconANGLE, Pulse 2.0, The American Bazaar, Archetype AI, FinSMEs, Ventureburn, and Axios
Earlier Picks
| Brock E.W. Turner / Axios: |
| Jay Peters / The Verge: |
More: TechCity, Android Central, Tech Times, Engadget, UploadVR, Social Media Today, and Meta
X: @heaney555, @samcscole, @bmfshow, @edwardahn9, and @barrsm
Threads: @gordongram, @atombombbody, @ufc, @jank0, and @zuck
| Heekyong Yang / Reuters: |
More: Samsung Newsroom, The Verge, PhoneArena, SamMobile, and Dataconomy
X: @universeice, @_thejasonc, and @wvisioncreation
| Renju Jose / Reuters: |
More: BBC, TechCrunch, The Nightly, New York Times, WebProNews, Engadget, Mediaweek, ABC, Neowin, Tech in Asia, The Independent, 9News, and Agence France-Presse. Forums: Hacker News
| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
More: 404 Media, Rolling Stone, Washington Post, Gizmodo, Mashable, Times of India, Associated Press, MobileSyrup, Futurism, KnowTechie, eWeek, Platformonomics, New York Post, The Present Age, Salon, NextDraft, Straight Arrow News, Daily Star, DNYUZ, International Business Times, New Republic, Pharyngula, WebProNews, Newser, PC Gamer, Business Insider, Implicator.ai, The Guardian, PCMag, and TechCrunch
X: @elonmusk, @silvermanjacob, @existentialenso, @grok, @fredlambert, @anfieidfix, @sturgeons_law, @naledimashishi, @gayest_tone, @bigmeaninternet, @ggooooddddoogg, @mikedrucker, @wrotator, @stevanzetti, @wrotator, @jules_su, @steinkobbe, @thumpasaurus1, @liv_agar, @steinkobbe, @agraybee, @mikeisaac, @esjesjesj, @presidenttoguro, @statisticurban, @pitdesi, @adamscochran, @purpynfl, @romanhelmetguy, @jonathanpienews, @romanhelmetguy, @__apf__, @pitdesi, @joni_askola, @_alexhirsch, @jonathanpienews, @steinkobbe, @esjesjesj, @growing_daniel, @fredlambert, and @senatorbabet
Bluesky: @joncooper-us, @multiversewanderer, @whodat35, @pqpolitics, @willoremus.com, and @zunguzungu
Mastodon: @scalzi@mastodon.social and @carnage4life@mas.to
| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
More: Gizmodo, OpenAI, Thurrott, iPhone in Canada, eWeek, KnowTechie, MacRumors, BMI, Business Today, Dataconomy, WebProNews, and Fidji Simo
X: @openai, @bentossell, @lukeharries_, @sulmanrc, @yuchenj_uw, @nickaturley, @iethics, and @fidjissimo. Bluesky: @edzitron.com
| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
More: Ai2, MarkTechPost, WinBuzzer, and Hugging Face
X: @clementdelangue, @novasarc01, @tyleraromero, @rasbt, @allen_ai, @novasarc01, @sriramk, and @natolambert
Forums: Hacker News and Lobsters
| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
More: The Keyword, Fast Company, Google DeepMind on YouTube, Forbes, PCMag, BGR, TestingCatalog, The Verge, Phandroid, Lawyer Monthly, Trusted Reviews, Search Engine Roundtable, Dataconomy, AIN, NDTV Profit, Android Authority, Digital Information World, CNBC, Simon Willison's Weblog, Neowin, The Verge, The Sun, and The Verge
X: @beffjezos, @scaling01, @sundarpichai, @googledeepmind, @sundarpichai, @emollick, @skirano, @fofrai, @antigravity, @docmilanfar, @googlecloud, @vercel_dev, @fofrai, @googlecloudtech, @googleaidevs, @poe_platform, @thomasortk, @quinnypig, @19kaushiks, @arena, @vercel, @ammaar, @jeffdean, @nanobanana, @officiallogank, @rauchg, @geminiapp, @sriramk, @figma, @geminiapp, @zephyr_z9, @scaling01, @googleaistudio, @nickfloats, @newsfromgoogle, @sebjefferies, @minchoi, @emollick, @google, @fofrai, @fofrai, @koraykv, @scaling01, @rohanpaul_ai, @apples_jimmy, @scaling01, @joshwoodward, @altryne, @demishassabis, @googleai, @scaling01, @scaling01, @apples_jimmy, @deedydas, @dr_cintas, @mreflow, and @linusekenstam
LinkedIn: Toni Leonoff, Vera Breuer, and Clément Farabet