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Sources: DeepSeek is developing its new AI model using several thousand Nvidia Blackwell chips, which were smuggled into China via third-party countries — DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup, has been developing its next major model using several thousand Nvidia's state-of-the-art Blackwell chips … | Mark Bergen / Bloomberg: |
Nvidia says that it hasn't seen “substantiation or received tips” about chip smuggling via data centers outside of China, after The Information's DeepSeek story — Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek has relied on Nvidia Corp. chips that are banned in the country … | Eli Tan / New York Times: |
Sources: this fall, Alexandr Wang told people that he disagreed with top Meta execs like Chris Cox and Andrew Bosworth, including on using Instagram data for AI — When Mark Zuckerberg revamped Meta's artificial intelligence operations this year, he recruited a new leader — Alexandr Wang …
More: Business Insider and New York Post
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Meta's new AI model, codenamed Avocado, may launch in spring 2026 as a “closed” model, and was trained using Google's Gemma, OpenAI's gpt-oss, and Qwen — Meta Platforms Inc.'s Mark Zuckerberg, months into building one of the priciest teams in technology history …
More: The Verge, eWeek, iPhone in Canada, Sherwood News, Implicator.ai, International Business Times, Moneycontrol, and CNBC
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| Josh Taylor / The Guardian: |
Australia's ban on under-16 social media users takes effect, as Meta, YouTube, and others remove users; platforms that don't comply risk up to AU$49.5M in fines — Accounts held by users under 16 must be removed on apps that include TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Snapchat, Reddit, Kick, Twitch and Threads under ban
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| The Guardian: |
Australia eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant says under-16s slipping through the cracks of the social media ban will be “booted off” the platforms in time — Albanese says commencement of ban a ‘proud day’ for him as prime minister, while eSafety commissioner unconcerned by reports of children bypassing restrictions
More: Wall Street Journal and Australian Financial Review
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| Bloomberg: |
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| Christine Chung / New York Times: |
The US CBP proposes vetting five years of social media history for travelers from the UK, France, Germany, and more; the current system only requires basic info — Even visitors from countries like Britain and France, whose citizens don't need visas, would have to share five years' worth of social media.
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Bluesky: @sunflowermum, @tracydeepbluesea44, @bethanyallen, @jameeljaffer, @donmoyn, and @clarajeffery. Mastodon: @markmccaughrean …
| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Adobe launches free ChatGPT-integrated Photoshop, Acrobat, and Express apps on desktop, the web, and iOS, after OpenAI added ChatGPT app integrations in October — Just describe your edits to ChatGPT, and the Photoshop, Acrobat, and Express apps will do it for you or surface the tool you need.
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| Joe Wilkins / Futurism: |
McDonald's Netherlands pulls an AI-generated Christmas ad, made by ad agency TBWA\NEBOKO with film production company The Sweetshop, after social media backlash — There's just one issue: pretty much everybody hates it. — This year, McDonald's decided to get in on the corporate slopfest …
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Bluesky: @jonkk and @bcmerchant
Forums: r/technology, r/artificial, r/popculturechat, and Slashdot
| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
YouTube TV plans to launch over 10 genre-specific, cheaper YouTube TV Plans in early 2026, including a Sports Plan featuring ESPN Unlimited and Fox Sports 1 — YouTube TV's base package currently costs $82.99 per month. But early next year, the streaming service will roll out a range … | Dylan Butts / CNBC: |
Amazon plans to invest $35B+ in India's cloud and AI sector by 2030, adding to the nearly $40B it has invested in India, and expects to create 1M more jobs — Amazon on Wednesday committed to investing over $35 billion in India's cloud and artificial intelligence space by 2030, as hyperscalers race to get a foothold in the market.
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| Pew Research Center: |
A survey of 1,458 US teens: 64% use AI chatbots, and 28% use them daily; 59% say they use ChatGPT, 23% use Gemini, 20% Meta AI, 14% Copilot, and 9% Character.ai — Roughly 1 in 5 U.S. teens say they are on TikTok and YouTube almost constantly. At the same time, 64% of teens say they use chatbots …
More: CNET, PCMag, TRT World, Engadget, TechCrunch, Implicator.ai, Quartz, and KnowTechie. Bluesky: @conradhackett
| Stevie Bonifield / The Verge: |
Google unveils Emergency Live Video, similar to iOS' Emergency SOS Live Video, letting US users on Android 8 or later to share live video with 911 responders — Emergency Live Video is rolling out today on phones running Android 8 or later. … A new feature coming to Android …
More: The Keyword, Thurrott, CNET, RapidSOS, Axon.com, Android Central, BGR, Digital Trends, Business Wire, and Phone Scoop. X: @ssamat
| Joseph Menn / Washington Post: |
The Tech Transparency Project: Apple's App Store and Google's Play Store host dozens of apps for US-sanctioned companies; Google removed 17 and Apple removed 35 — Watchdog finds firms and organizations in Apple and Google stores that were banned for issues including human rights abuses in China and facilitating war in Ukraine.
More: Tech Transparency Project, AppleInsider, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, MacTech.com, and MacDailyNews
Forums: Hacker News and MacRumors Forums
| Bloomberg: |
Tim Cook met with US lawmakers in a closed-door meeting to lobby against provisions in pending legislation that would require app stores to verify users' ages — Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook met with US lawmakers on Wednesday to lobby against provisions in pending children's … | Reece Rogers / Wired: |
Instagram launches Your Algorithm, which shows users an AI analysis of their activity to let them customize the topics shaping their Reels recommendations — In the battle for your attention, Instagram is betting that more control over the algorithm could keep you scrolling on Reels.
More: about.instagram.com, Fast Company, Search Engine Land, The Economic Times, WeRSM, Inc.com, 9to5Mac, TechRadar, TechCrunch, and The Verge. Threads: @chriscox
| Reuters: |
Sources: Nvidia has privately demonstrated its unreleased location verification tech in recent months, which could show the country its chips are operating in — Nvidia (NVDA.O) has built location verification technology that could indicate which country its chips are operating in …
More: Tom's Hardware, Proactive, The American Bazaar, WinBuzzer, PC Gamer, New Electronics, The Information, Tech in Asia, Benzinga, International Business Times, and TRT World. Forums: Slashdot
| David E. Sanger / New York Times: |
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| Financial Times: |
Nick Clegg joins London-based VC firm Hiro Capital as a general partner, and Yann LeCun joins the firm as an adviser; sources: Hiro looks to raise a €500M+ fund — Former lobbyist and UK deputy prime minister joins London-based Hiro Capital — Sir Nick Clegg is becoming a venture capitalist … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon plans to let authors offer their DRM-free ebooks in the EPUB and PDF formats through Kindle Direct Publishing, starting January 20, 2026 — Amazon says it will allow authors to offer their DRM-free e-books in the EPUB and PDF formats through its self-publishing platform, Kindle Direct Publishing.| Peter Andringa / Financial Times: |
Documents and former US government officials detail the DHS' digital surveillance capabilities, amid a drive to deport 1M people in President Trump's first year — The US is pulling in vast amounts of personal information in its drive to deport 1mn people this year
More: Washington Post. X: @ft. Bluesky: @peter.andringa.me, @samjoiner, and @tonytassell. Mastodon: @jackhutton@mstdn.social. Forums: r/politics
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
The European Commission says Apple and Google's Android-iPhone data transfer tool, which will be available globally, is an example of the benefits of the DMA — Yesterday, Apple and Google announced that they have teamed up to make it easier to switch between Android and iPhone devices.| New York Times: |
Sources: Lip-Bu Tan's dual roles as Intel CEO and tech investor cause consternation in the industry and at Intel; four ex-Intel execs say it caused them to exit — Lip-Bu Tan, who was appointed chief executive of Intel in March, is also a longtime venture capitalist. His dual roles have caused some consternation.| Anhata Rooprai / Reuters: |
Dropbox says its CFO Timothy Regan will step down after five years in the role and will be succeeded by Avalara president Ross Tennenbaum; DBX drops 5%+ — File hosting service provider Dropbox (DBX.O) said on Wednesday its chief financial officer Timothy Regan will step down after five years …
More: Work in Progress
| Benoît Morenne / Wall Street Journal: |
Geothermal energy company Fervo, which aims to power data centers and more, raised $462M from Google and others, taking its total funding to $1.5B since 2017 — The company, also backed by Bill Gates's Breakthrough Energy Ventures, has emerged as a leader in advanced geothermal energy
More: FinSMEs, Nikkei Asia, Latitude Media, Fervo Energy, CleanTechnica, Canary Media, Yahoo Finance, Heatmap News, Inc, Axios, and Bloomberg
| Peter Chapman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: EU competition watchdogs raided Temu's European headquarters in Dublin last week, amid suspicions Temu may have received unfair subsidies from Beijing — Temu's European headquarters in Dublin have been hit by raids by European Union competition watchdogs, amid suspicions …
More: Financial Times and Reuters
| Jem Aswad / Variety: |
TikTok launches a podcast series called TikTok in the Mix, featuring four 30-minute episodes streamed live on TikTok; the first episode stars Demi Lovato — TikTok is launching a brand-new live podcast series called “TikTok in the Mix,” a four-episode season of conversations with major artists.| Pia Singh / CNBC: |
Starcloud, which launched a satellite with a Nvidia H100 chip in November, says the satellite is running and querying responses from Google's Gemma — Nvidia-backed startup Starcloud trained an artificial intelligence model from space for the first time, signaling a new era for orbital data centers …
More: Proactive. X: @philipjohnston, @ezrafeilden, @karpathy, @adioltean, and @philipjohnston. LinkedIn: Ravin Kumar
| Heather Somerville / Wall Street Journal: |
How US startups like Oakland-based Brimstone are racing to develop sources of raw materials that the US needs for tech, an industry China has long dominated — Startups and venture capital are joining the nationwide push to develop new sources of metals the U.S. desperately needs
LinkedIn: Cody Finke, Ph.D.
| The Guardian: |
Ofcom: UK porn traffic has now settled at a “lower level” than before age checks began; VPN users rose to a peak of 1.4M+ in mid-August and now stand at 900K — Visitor numbers to UK's 10 most-visited services have settled at a ‘lower level’ than before 25 July, report finds
More: BBC, Mashable, and The Independent
Forums: r/LabourUK, r/europe, r/unitedkingdom, and r/ukpolitics
| Bloomberg: |
In a series of lawsuits, Intel, AMD, Texas Instruments, and Berkshire were accused of failing to keep their tech out of Russian-made weapons used in Ukraine — Microchip manufacturers Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Texas Instruments Inc. were accused in a series of lawsuits …
More: Benzinga, ZeroHedge News, and NewsMax.com
| Lauren Johnson / Adweek: |
Shopify launches Product Network, an ad tool that lets merchants recommend and advertise products on other merchants' storefronts — Shopify is taking a big step forward in its much-watched advertising business. The e-commerce firm is formally rolling out a product that allows its merchants … Sponsor Posts
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