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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
President Trump says the US will let Nvidia ship its H200 chips to “approved customers” in China and elsewhere, on the condition that the US gets a 25% cut  —  President Donald Trump on Monday said Nvidia will be allowed to ship its H200 artificial intelligence chips to …
Vlad Savov / Bloomberg:
The US DOJ detains two men for allegedly violating export controls by trying to smuggle $160M+ of Nvidia H100 and H200 chips to China; a third man pleads guilty  —  The US Department of Justice has detained two men for allegedly violating export control laws by attempting to smuggle …
Zijing Wu / Financial Times:
Sources: Beijing is set to limit access to Nvidia's H200 chips despite President Trump allowing their export to China, in its push for chip self-sufficiency  —  Discussions among regulators come as Beijing seeks to achieve self-sufficiency in semiconductor production
Reuters:
Trump says the Commerce Department is working on “the same approach” for “AMD, Intel, and other GREAT American Companies” as Nvidia shipping H200 chips to China
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: after Netflix announced its WBD deal, Larry Ellison called Trump to argue it would hurt competition; Paramount CEO David Ellison promised CNN changes  —  David Ellison has launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Discovery, taking his case directly to shareholders after Netflix clinched a deal
Newley Purnell / Bloomberg:
Reddit launches new safety features globally for under-18s, like stricter chat settings, ahead of Australia's social media ban for under-16s from December 10  —  Reddit Inc. is launching new safety features globally for all under-18s on its popular online forums ahead of Australia's groundbreaking social media ban.
Barbara Moens / Financial Times:
The European Commission opens an investigation into Google to assess possible anticompetitive conduct by Google in “the use of online content for AI purposes”  —  Investigation is the bloc's latest challenge to American Big Tech companies  —  Brussels has launched an investigation …
Prima Wirayani / Bloomberg:
Robinhood is set to join Indonesia's retail investment boom after agreeing to acquire local brokerages PT Buana Capital Sekuritas and PT Pedagang Aset Kripto  —  Robinhood Markets Inc. is set to enter the Indonesian market after signing deals to acquire two local brokerages …
David Sacks / @davidsacks:
David Sacks says “AI preemption” won't apply to US state laws on child safety, communities won't be forced to host data centers they don't want, and more  —  ONE RULEBOOK FOR AI I wanted to share a few thoughts on AI preemption and address some of the concerns.
Chris Welch / Bloomberg:
Google details its plans for two different categories of AI-powered smart glasses coming as soon as 2026: one with in-lens displays and one that's audio-focused  —  Alphabet Inc.'s Google said it's working to create two different categories of artificial intelligence-powered smart glasses …
Scott Stein / CNET:
Xreal's Project Aura prototype glasses hands-on: they feel like VR shrunken to a far smaller form, the 70° FoV is small but enough for immersion, and more
David Heaney / UploadVR:
Google announces system “autospatialization” for Android XR, an AI feature to turn 2D content, including games streamed from a PC, into 3D, arriving in 2026
CoinDesk:
The US CFTC launches a pilot program allowing bitcoin, ether, and USDC to be used as collateral in US derivatives markets  —  Acting Chair Caroline Pham has unveiled a first-of-its-kind U.S. program to permit tokenized collateral in derivatives markets, citing “clear guardrails” for firms.
Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Apple and Google say they have developed new features that streamline the process of moving data between iOS and Android, as part of a joint collaboration  —  The latest Android Canary build is available today and it features work by Apple and Google to make switching between Android and iPhone devices easier.
Jonathan Vanian / CNBC:
Sources: Meta is pursuing a new Llama successor and frontier AI model, codenamed Avocado, set for release in Q1 2026, and it could be a proprietary model  —  Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was so optimistic last year about his company's Llama family of artificial intelligence models that he predicted …

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Todd Spangler / Variety:
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr says there was no “pressure from the outside” on the agency leading to an early review of ABC's TV broadcast licenses

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Amazon executives, including MGM Studios head Mike Hopkins, have discussed rebooting The Apprentice for Prime Video, with Donald Trump Jr. as the host

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Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
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Vallari Srivastava / Reuters:
NextEra Energy expands its partnership with Google Cloud to develop data center campuses across the US and secures 2.5GW+ of clean energy contracts from Meta
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Internal memo: Johny Srouji, who runs Apple's chip division, tells staff that “I don't plan on leaving anytime soon”, after reports he was considering leaving
Rachel Metz / Bloomberg:
Unconventional AI raised a $475M seed led by a16z and Lightspeed at a $4.5B valuation to build a more energy-efficient AI computer, part of an up to $1B round
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