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November 28, 2025, 7:15 AM

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Kang Yoon-seung / Yonhap News Agency:
Sources: South Korean authorities suspect North Korean hacking group Lazarus of the $30M+ Upbit hack, which used methods resembling those of a 2019 Upbit theft  —  North Korean hacking group Lazarus is suspected to be behind a recent breach of around 45 billion won (US$30.6 million) …
Bloomberg:
China's top economic planning agency warns about the risk of a bubble forming in the booming humanoid robotics industry; 150+ manufacturers operate in China  —  China's powerful economic-planning agency warned of the risks of a bubble forming in the country's humanoid robotics industry …
Alex Forbes-Calvin / GamesIndustry.biz:
Reuters:
CME Group says futures trading on its markets, including for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, was halted on November 28 due to a cooling issue at CyrusOne's data centers  —  An outage at the world's biggest exchange operator, CME Group, has halted trade on its currency platform …
Politico:
EU lawmakers agree on new rules that hold platforms like Meta and TikTok liable for financial scams that have been reported, requiring them to compensate banks  —  The new rules set a dangerous precedent, big tech companies say.  —  BRUSSELS — Platforms including Meta and TikTok …
Jesse Whittock / Deadline:
Australia passes a law requiring global streamers with 1M+ Australian subscribers to spend 10% of their local outlay or 7.5% of revenue on Australian originals  —  Legislation requiring the likes of Netflix, Disney+ and HBO Max to spend a portion of their local earnings on original Australian content …
Francesco Guarascio / Reuters:
Sources: Vietnam's recent Huawei and ZTE 5G equipment deals bolster its ties with China following US tariffs, but could undermine US trust in Vietnam's networks  —  China's leading telecommunication firms Huawei and ZTE (000063.SZ) have won a string of contracts this year to supply 5G equipment in Vietnam …
Blake Brittain / Reuters:
The USPTO issues new guidelines clarifying that generative AI is considered a tool that assists human inventors and cannot itself be considered an inventor  —  The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued new guidelines on Wednesday outlining when inventions created with the help of artificial intelligence can be patented.
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