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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
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.
Nic Fildes / Financial Times:
As Australia prepares to enact the world's first under-16 social media ban on December 10, a look at the implications, reaction from parents and teens, and more  —  Under-16s will no longer be able to subscribe to popular apps under Australian groundbreaking law
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
Barbara Moens / Financial Times:
The European Commission opens an investigation into whether Google used publishers' content to provide AI services and YouTube content to train its AI models  —  Investigation is bloc's latest challenge to US big tech companies  —  Brussels has launched an investigation into whether Google …
Saritha Rai / Bloomberg:
Satya Nadella says Microsoft plans to spend $17.5B on AI and cloud computing in India over four years, its largest ever Asia investment, after meeting with Modi  —  Microsoft Corp. pledged to invest $17.5 billion on artificial intelligence and cloud computing in India over four years …
Prima Wirayani / Bloomberg:
Robinhood is set to join Indonesia's retail investing 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.
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.
Paayal Zaveri / Bloomberg:
Fal, which hosts generative AI models for developers, raised a $140M Series D led by Sequoia, a source says at a $4.5B valuation, up from $1.5B in July  —  Artificial Intelligence startup Fal raised fresh funding from investors in a deal that values the company at $4.5 billion …
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.
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

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New York Times:
Sources: Jeff Bezos said “I don't care” after WaPo leaders told him changes to the Opinion section could turn off subscribers; 60K+ canceled their subs in Feb.

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Nielsen delays the release of The Gauge, its monthly snapshot of broadcast, cable, and streaming consumption, by a week; it will likely show a streaming decline

Todd Spangler / Variety:
In a DOD press conference, Pete Hegseth says “the sooner David Ellison takes over [CNN], the better” as he complains about media coverage of the war in Iran

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Kumar Tanishk / Reuters:
Filing: HashKey, Hong Kong's largest licensed crypto exchange, is aiming to raise up to ~$215M in its IPO in the city

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Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google details steps it is taking to secure Chrome's upcoming agentic browsing features, including a “User Alignment Critic” model that vets AI agent's actions
Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
OpenAI and Instacart launch a grocery shopping experience inside of ChatGPT, letting customers brainstorm meal ideas and check out via OpenAI Instant Checkout
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
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