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| Kevin Breuninger / CNBC: |
Trump says the US will allow Nvidia to ship H200 chips to “approved customers” in China and elsewhere, and 25% of the chip sales will be paid to the US — President Donald Trump on Monday said Nvidia will be allowed to ship its H200 artificial intelligence chips to “approved customers” …
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Forums: r/worldnews, r/China_irl, and r/baba
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: after the Netflix-WBD deal was announced, Larry Ellison called President Trump about how the transaction would hurt competition — David Ellison has launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Discovery, taking his case directly to shareholders after Netflix clinched a deal
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| CNBC: |
Paramount launches a hostile bid to acquire WBD, offering WBD shareholders $30/share in a $108.4B all-cash deal; sources say WBD rejected the same bid last week — Paramount Skydance is launching a hostile bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery after it lost out to Netflix in a months-long bidding war …
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| David Sacks / @davidsacks: |
David Sacks says AI preemption won't apply to 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. First, this is not an “AI amnesty” or “AI moratorium.”
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| Bloomberg: |
President Trump says he will sign “a ONE RULE” EO on AI “this week” and “you can't expect a company to get 50 Approvals every time they want to do something” — President Donald Trump said he would approve an executive order this week to establish …
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| 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 …
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| Daniele Lepido / Bloomberg: |
Italy-based humanoid robotics startup Generative Bionics raised €70M led by CDP Venture Capital, with participation from Tether, AMD Ventures, and others — Stablecoin giant Tether has joined a €70 million ($81.6 million) funding round for Italy-based Generative Bionics …
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| Chris Welch / Bloomberg: |
Google says it's working to create two different categories of AI-powered smart glasses: one with screens launching in 2026 and another that's audio-focused — Alphabet Inc.'s Google said it's working to create two different categories of artificial intelligence-powered smart glasses …
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| Natalie Lung / Bloomberg: |
AI browsers, still far from making legacy browsers obsolete, are forcing web developers to rethink whether they are designing websites for humans or for robots — A crop of under-baked new products is splitting the internet into two lanes, forcing website developers to rethink who their pages are for.| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Apple and Google say they've 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.| CoinDesk: |
The US CFTC launches a pilot program allowing BTC, ETH, 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. — What to know:
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LinkedIn: Greg Tusar and Paul Grewal
| Dan Vergano / Scientific American: |
The International Committee of the Red Cross, which runs major research archives, warned that AI models are fabricating research papers, journals, and archives — The International Committee of the Red Cross warned that artificial intelligence models are making up research papers, journals and archives| 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 — With Gemini in Chrome and the upcoming availability of agentic capabilities, Google is detailing how the browser will protect against threats.
More: Google Online Security Blog, TechCrunch, The Register, WWD, Unite.AI, and PYMNTS.com
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Internal memo: Johny Srouji, who oversees Apple's chip division, tells his employees that “I don't plan on leaving anytime soon” — Apple Inc.'s Johny Srouji, who oversees the company's chip division, told staff that he's staying at the iPhone maker.
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X: @markgurman, @markgurman, @patrickmoorhead, @gruber, and @neilcybart
Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Jared Perlo / NBC News: |
Scientists at NeurIPS, which drew a record 26,000 attendees this year, say key questions about how AI models work and how to measure them remain unresolved — Despite soaring progress, scientists at AI's largest gathering say key questions about how models work and how to measure them remain unsolved.
Bluesky: @skynetandchill.com
| 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 — OpenAI and Instacart are launching a grocery shopping experience inside of ChatGPT, allowing customers to brainstorm meal ideas …
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| Gavin Leech / LessWrong: |
An overview of AI in 2025, including arguments for and against above-trend model capabilities growth, the state of evals, and the safety of reasoning models — This is the editorial for this year's “Shallow Review of AI Safety”. (It got long enough to stand alone.) … tl;dr
X: @g_leech_, @g_leech_, and @patrick_oshag
| Kai-Fu Lee / Financial Times: |
The future of AI development could resemble the rivalry between iOS and Android, with China's AI approach closer to Google's open and customizable Android OS — The models are akin to studying together to ace a test instead of relying on individual knowledge| 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 — Naveen Rao joins a rarified club of prominent tech founders to raise big funding rounds for very young companies.
More: Unconventional AI, Analytics India Magazine, HPCwire, The Register, and Lightspeed Venture Partners
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| Newley Purnell / Bloomberg: |
Reddit is rolling out new safety features globally for all users under 18, ahead of Australia's social media ban for under-16s taking effect on 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.| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: CEO Sam Altman said OpenAI plans to end “code red” after releasing a model in January 2026 with improved image generation, speed, and personality — The CEO is prioritizing achieving mass popularity through ChatGPT versus moonshot projects like artificial general intelligence
X: @daniel_mac8, @chatgpt21, and @andrewcurran_
| Boone Ashworth / Wired: |
US lawmakers remove provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act for 2026 that would have ensured military members' right to repair their own equipment — The final language of the annual bill that funds the US military is in. It removes provisions that would have helped ensure … Sponsor Posts
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