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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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Bluesky: @bookwyrm.art and @breakify
Forums: r/technews, r/technology, r/consoles, r/technology, and Ars OpenForum
| Bloomberg: |
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 …
More: PCMag, ComputerWeekly.com, TechPowerUp, and Talking Points Memo
| 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 …
More: European Commission, Euractiv, Associated Press, Financial Times, France 24, Tech in Asia, RTÉ, and Reuters
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| Edith Hancock / Wall Street Journal: |
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 … | Sam Sabin / Axios: |
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 … | Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: |
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.
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| 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 … | 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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| 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 …
More: Gizmodo, PYMNTS.com, Yahoo Finance, CoinDesk, crypto.news, and CoinGape
Bluesky: @blackamazon and @insortediaboli
| Eliza Gkritsi / Politico: |
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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| 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 …
More: Reuters
| 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 …
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| Reuters: |
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.
More: Council of the EU, Euractiv, Engadget, Politico, heise online News, DutchNews.nl, CCIA, and TechRadar
X: @mullvadnet, @ralphm, @rob_roos, @zarzalejosj, @inhope_pr, and @eucouncil
| 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 …
More: Search Engine Land, Axios, Futurism, Implicator.ai, Moneycontrol, Forbes, Gizmodo, and NextDraft
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Bluesky: @mims, @paleofuture, @shiraovide, @hcexvangelical, @robpegoraro.com, @nowletmebeclear, @rusty.todayintabs.com, and @cynthiasaysboo. Forums: r/technology
| Qianer Liu / The Information: |
Sources: ByteDance bought more Nvidia chips than any other Chinese company in 2025, but Chinese regulators now block it from using the chips in new data centers — ByteDance bought more Nvidia chips than any other Chinese company in 2025, according to three people with direct knowledge of its purchases.
More: TipRanks Financial, Reuters, Implicator.ai, Proactiveinvestors UK, and Crypto Briefing. Bluesky: @carlquintanilla
| Linda Lew / Bloomberg: |
Pony AI's Hong Kong-listed shares rose 6.7% after it said its Guangzhou operations had broken even per car, as it targets a 3,000+ global robotaxi fleet in 2026 — Pony AI Inc. shares rose for a third day in Hong Kong trading, arresting a steep decline since listing three weeks ago …
More: TechCrunch, eWeek, Tech in Asia, Caixin Global, Reuters, Pandaily, Nikkei Asia, Pony AI Inc., Automotive World, AIN, Benzinga, and CnEVPost
| Hannah Erin Lang / Wall Street Journal: |
Aggressive traders on Robinhood, whose stock has more than tripled in 2025, are central to the company's success, as critics liken the environment to a casino — Brokerage co-founded by Vlad Tenev makes exotic investments available to ordinary investors, seeing aggressive traders as key to company's success
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| Hannah Erin Lang / Wall Street Journal: |
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