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November 26, 2025, 1:20 PM

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Vlad Savov / Bloomberg:
Counterpoint: Apple is set to overtake Samsung as the world's largest smartphone maker for the first time since 2011, lifted by the success of iPhone 17 models  —  Apple Inc. will retake its crown as the world's largest smartphone maker for the first time in more than a decade …
Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica:
In recent months, RAM and SSD prices have surged due to a shortage of memory chips caused primarily by the ongoing AI boom; some RAM kits now cost 3x as much  —  Some RAM kits are over three times as expensive as they were three months ago.  —  It's not a bad time to upgrade your gaming PC.
Reuters:
EU member states agree a position on draft child protection legislation without forcing Big Tech to find and remove CSAM; states now negotiate with EU lawmakers  —  A web camera is seen in front of the displayed words “Child Pornography” in this illustration t  - EU says big tech must tackle online child abuse
Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Nvidia says it is “delighted by Google's success” but “Nvidia is a generation ahead”, after a report that Meta could use Google's TPUs in its data centers  —  Nvidia on Tuesday said its tech remains a generation ahead of the industry, in response to Wall Street's concerns …
Hannah Erin Lang / Wall Street Journal:
Robinhood plans to launch a futures and derivatives exchange with Susquehanna in 2026 and acquires MIAXdx, which clears and executes derivatives trades  —  The new exchange will help Robinhood offer additional prediction contracts tied to sports, elections and other future events
Angela Yang / NBC News:
Filing: OpenAI denies liability in a lawsuit alleging ChatGPT gave a teen who died by suicide information about suicide methods, arguing that he misused ChatGPT  —  The family of Adam Raine filed a lawsuit against the AI company in August.  On Tuesday, OpenAI said in a new court filing that is not responsible for the teen's death.
Melissa Heikkilä / Financial Times:
MIT and Hugging Face study: the share of downloads of Chinese-made open AI models rose to 17% in the past year, surpassing US developers' 15.8% share, a first  —  Beijing-backed technology gains ground as American giants hold fast to ‘closed’ AI strategies  —  China has overtaken the US …
Bloomberg:
Naver agrees to acquire Dunamu, which runs South Korea's biggest crypto exchange Upbit, in a $10.3B all-stock deal; Upbit has 80%+ market share in South Korea  —  Naver Corp. agreed to acquire Dunamu Inc., operator of South Korea's biggest crypto exchange Upbit, in an all-stock deal valued …
Jordan Novet / CNBC:
As Microsoft accelerates its AI buildout in rural Wisconsin, one community's vocal opposition led the company to withdraw plans for a proposed data center site  —  The village of Caledonia, Wisconsin, sandwiched between Chicago and Milwaukee along Lake Michigan, is dotted with corn and soybean fields …
Joe Schulz / WPR:
Bloomberg:
Some food bloggers warn Google's AI Overviews and AI food pictures are burying their real, tested recipes, setting home cooks up for disaster this Thanksgiving  —  Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures  —  Eb Gargano has been writing recipes …
CNBC:
PitchBook: US AI and robotics VC deals are up over 4x since 2023 to $160B+ so far in 2025, while comparable China deals are just $10B+, up from $9.24B in 2023  —  The big story  —  Sitting in his new Beijing office, AI2 Robotics Founder and CEO Eric Guo wistfully reflected on fundraising challenges …
Murray Stassen / Music Business Worldwide:
Warner Music and AI music generator Suno strike a deal, settling previous litigation; Suno will launch licensed AI models and will acquire WMG's Songkick  —  Warner Music Group and AI music generator Suno have struck what they call a “first-of-its-kind partnership”.
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