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EU states agree on a position on draft child protection legislation without forcing Big Tech to find and remove CSAM, and will now negotiate with EU lawmakers — A web camera is seen in front of the displayed words “Child Pornography” in this illustration taken October 21, 2025.
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The EU Parliament backs a report that sets a 16+ age limit for accessing social media without parental consent and holds CEOs personally liable for violations — Call comes as several EU countries prepare to restrict social media for kids. — The European Parliament on Wednesday called …
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| 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.
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Dell, HP, and other tech companies are warning of potential memory-chip supply shortages in the coming year due to demand from the buildout of AI infrastructure — Dell Technologies Inc., HP Inc. and other tech companies are warning of potential memory-chip supply shortages in the coming year due …
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Italy's competition regulator says it is scrutinizing a Meta policy excluding rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp, broadening the scope of a probe started in July — The regulator began probing Meta over its WhatsApp AI messaging tool in July — Italy's competition regulator has broadened … | Emily Nicolle / Bloomberg: |
S&P downgrades the ability of Tether's USDT to maintain its peg to the US dollar to “weak”, the lowest rating, citing exposure to high-risk assets such as BTC — The ability of Tether's USDT stablecoin to maintain its peg to the US dollar has been downgraded to the lowest rating … | Jenny Che / Bloomberg: |
The EU says its regulators asked Shein for documents on measures to prevent the exposure of minors to inappropriate content and the circulation of illegal items — Shein is under pressure from the European Union to curb sales of childlike sex dolls and weapons on its third-party marketplace …
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The House Homeland Security Committee asks Dario Amodei to testify at a December 17 hearing about how Chinese state actors used Claude Code for cyber-espionage — The House Homeland Security Committee has asked Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to testify at a Dec. 17 hearing on how Chinese state …
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Sources: Jeff Bezos' Project Prometheus, which is building AI for manufacturing computers, cars, and spacecraft, has acquired agentic AI startup General Agents — Project Prometheus has raised over $6 billion in funding and hired over 100 employees, a handful of whom joined through … | Reuters: |
Intel denies allegations in a TSMC lawsuit that VP Wei-Jen Lo likely leaked trade secrets after retiring from TSMC and joining Intel — Intel (INTC.O) on Thursday denied allegations by Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC (2330.TW) that one of the U.S. firm's executives, Wei-Jen Lo, had leaked trade secrets.| 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 … | Financial Times: |
Michael Saylor-led Strategy has fallen 50%+ in the past three months, as the “digital asset treasury” craze unravels in the face of a $1T cryptocurrency rout — ‘Digital asset treasury’ craze sours amid $1tn rout in cryptocurrency market — Crypto-hoarding companies are ditching …
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Uber starts deploying fully driverless WeRide robotaxis in Abu Dhabi, after launching its robotaxi service with safety drivers in the UAE in December 2024 — The robotaxis, which are designed by WeRide, will be restricted to Yas Island, a popular tourist destination in Abu Dhabi.| 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 …
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| Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg: |
In an October 7 letter, the Pentagon informed lawmakers that Alibaba, Baidu, and BYD should be added to a list of companies that aid the Chinese military — The Pentagon concluded that Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Baidu Inc. and BYD Co. should be added to a list of companies that aid the Chinese military …
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