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President Trump says the US will let Nvidia 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 …
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| 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 pled guilty — The US Department of Justice has detained two men for allegedly violating export control laws by attempting to smuggle …
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Sources: after Netflix announced its WBD deal, Larry Ellison called Trump to argue that it hurts 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
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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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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.
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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.| 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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| 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
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| Chris Welch / Bloomberg: |
Google details its plans 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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| 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.| 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.
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| Newley Purnell / Bloomberg: |
Reddit rolls out new safety features globally for all users under 18, ahead of Australia's social media ban for under-16s that takes 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.
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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 — With Gemini in Chrome and the upcoming availability of agentic capabilities, Google is detailing how the browser will protect against threats.
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| 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.| 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 … | Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
Q&A with Square product chief Willem Avé on Block's restructuring in 2024, AI automation, investing in crypto, the Lightning Network, and more — Today, I'm talking with Willem Avé, who's head of product at Square. You know Square — it was started by billionaire Jack Dorsey … | 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
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| 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| Wall Street Journal: |
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