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| Bjarke Smith-Meyer / Politico: |
Nikita Bier accuses the European Commission of trying to deceptively amplify the reach of its post about the €120M fine on X; X terminates the EC's ad account — Nikita Bier, X's head of product, accused the EU executive of trying to amplify its own social media post about the fine on X by trying …
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X: @nikitabier, @elonmusk, @eu_commission, @elonmusk, @_dmca, @davidjthunder, @shellenberger, @d_boeselager, @erwin_ai, @thoughtlesslabs, @nikitabier, @adamlyttleapps, @bscholl, @autismcapital, @fuckchrxs, @potfes, @eurofounder, @sirkavok, @fischerking64, @lsanger, @chesschick01, @bigsky_7, and @beaniemaxi
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| Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Ted Sarandos met with President Trump in November, and both agreed WBD should go to the highest bidder; Sarandos argued that Netflix wasn't a monopoly — Netflix Inc. co-Chief Executive Officer Ted Sarandos ventured to the White House in mid-November for a meeting with President Donald Trump.
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X: @lucas_shaw, @franklinleonard, @tvgrimreaper, @lucas_shaw, @jason, @sharonwaxman, @sharonwaxman, @joecarlsonshow, @sharonwaxman, @lucas_shaw, @sharonwaxman, @sharonwaxman, @atrupar, @cgasparino, @sharonwaxman, @cgasparino, and @sharonwaxman
Bluesky: @gigawattconduit and @toomuchtv.substack.com
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| Bloomberg: |
President Trump says Netflix's planned acquisition of WBD will have “to go through a process” and he will be personally involved in the decision-making process — President Donald Trump raised potential antitrust concerns for Netflix Inc.'s planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. …
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple's chip chief Johny Srouji told Tim Cook that he is seriously considering leaving soon; some execs floated elevating him to the CTO role — Apple Inc., long the model of stability in Silicon Valley, is suddenly undergoing its biggest personnel shake-up in decades …
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X: @marionawfal, @jeremiahjw, @bytebot, @drbarnard, @wongmjane, @kimmonismus, @zollotech, @film_girl, @vadimyuryev, @jamancheta, @lutherlowe, @sudoraohacker, @sankew06, @rjonesy, @firstadopter, @dimillian, @jukan05, @patrickmcgee_, @beffjezos, @nirave, @dhh, @mweinbach, @wholemars, @markgurman, @markgurman, @parkerortolani, @sawyermerritt, @markgurman, @cartidise, and @markgurman. Bluesky: @carnage4life. Mastodon: @jsnell@zeppelin.flights
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| Lora Kelley / New York Times: |
In recent months, several companies like Airtable, Handshake, and Opendoor have announced that they are “refounding”, as they scramble to add new AI features — In the age of artificial intelligence, some company leaders are framing new business lines as radical reboots.| Ashish Vaswani / Essential AI: |
Essential AI, whose CEO co-wrote Google's Attention Is All You Need paper, unveils Rnj-1, an 8B-parameter open model with SWE-bench performance close to GPT-4o — The long-term advancement and equitable diffusion of AI technologies crucially depend on their development in the Open.| John Thornhill / Financial Times: |
Impressions from a test ride in London in a car using Wayve's self-driving tech; Wayve has raised $1.3B since launch and is testing cars with Level 2+ autonomy — John Thornhill takes an autonomous spin through the city's tangled streets with the British start-up's chief Alex Kendall| Bloomberg: |
India's digital transformation has exposed citizens to scams like “digital arrests”, where victims are coerced into transferring funds under false accusations — She races into her bedroom, shuts the door behind her, then falls to the checkered-tile floor. The only place to hide is beneath the bed.
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X: @clairejiao, @paranjoygt, @andymukherjee70, @business, @business, @business, @suparnasharma, @suparnasharma, and @suparnasharma
LinkedIn: Natalie Obiko Pearson and Preeti Soni
Bluesky: @jasonleopold, @adityadubey, @riteshwriter, and @pauljholden.com
| Marina Temkin / TechCrunch: |
Sources: Aaru, which uses AI to simulate user behavior, has raised a Series A led by Redpoint Ventures at multiple valuation tiers, including a $1B tier — Aaru, a startup that provides near-instant customer research by using AI to simulate user behavior, has raised a Series A led by Redpoint Ventures … | Financial Times: |
Chinese smartphone makers are promoting apps to help users switch from iOS in a race for market share, as Apple struggles to roll out AI features in China — Manufacturers tout apps that help users switch from iPhones — William Langley in Guangzhou and Gloria Li in Hong Kong
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| Emma Jacobs / Financial Times: |
An interview with Headspace CEO Tom Pickett on its AI chatbot Ebb, which he insists isn't for serious mental health issues, Ebb's upgrade to voice, and more — Tom Pickett says care is needed when chatbots take the role of therapists — Before meeting for this interview …
LinkedIn: Dr Saif Abed
| Matthias Bastian / The Decoder: |
ChatGPT head says screenshots of ChatGPT ads are “either not real or not ads”; OpenAI's research chief says “anything that feels like an ad” is now turned off — Paid ChatGPT users recently reported seeing a prompt labeled “Shop for home and groceries.
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X: @nickaturley, @slow_developer, @yuchenj_uw, @thedataroom, @yuchenj_uw, @alignpoe, @dedene, @danadvantage, @omooretweets, @benjamindekr, @hobo_web, and @trishlaostwal. Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to
| Lisa Bonos / Washington Post: |
A look at an “etiquette camp” for young founders in San Francisco, which teaches them how to dress, act, and talk, amid shifting expectations for tech founders — SAN FRANCISCO — Strolling into the Four Seasons Hotel, wearing a suit on a recent Wednesday, artificial intelligence start …
Bluesky: @jeffjarvis and @drsurekhadavies
| Monique Mulima / Bloomberg: |
Digital asset treasuries, one of the hottest trends in public markets in H1 2025, saw a dramatic reversal in H2; SharpLink stock has fallen 86% from its peak — What began the year as one of the best trades in the stock market has, in a matter of months, turned into one of the worst.
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