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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 …
Forums: Hacker News
| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Oracle reports Q2 revenue up 14% YoY to $16.06B, vs. $16.21B est., raises FY capex forecast to ~$50B, up from $35B as of September; ORCL drops 11%+ after hours — Oracle shares sank 11% in extended trading on Wednesday after the database software maker reported lower quarterly revenue … | Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Blue Origin has worked for over a year on tech for orbital AI data centers; SpaceX plans to use upgraded Starlink satellites for AI computing payloads — Space companies backed by tech billionaires hope to move AI data centers off Earth — Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have raced …
More: Fast Company, Semafor, The Verge, iTnews, and Gizmodo
| Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land: |
Google rolls out Preferred Sources globally, letting users customize “top stories” in Search, and launches highlighted links from users' news subscriptions — Google is rolling out Preferred Sources globally after launching it in the US and India last August.
More: The Keyword, Android Police, Android Central, 9to5Google, The Information, and Search Engine Journal. Bluesky: @glenngabe
| 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 …
More: YouTube Official Blog, MacRumors, Deadline, Sports Business Journal, The Shortcut, Tubefilter, Los Angeles Times, The US Sun, The Wrap, Thurrott, Sportico, Business Insider, Front Office Sports, The Streamable, Chrome Unboxed, Cord Cutters News, Streaming Better, TheDesk.net, The Athletic, Sports Media Watch, 9to5Google, Pocket-lint, TechCrunch, and Awful Announcing
X: @jeffeisenband, @tvgrimreaper, @lukebk, @andrewmarchand, @updatesfromyt, @nealmohan, and @detroitonlion. Forums: r/SquaredCircle
| 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.
More: Adobe Newsroom, The Adobe Blog, 9to5Mac, Gizmodo, SiliconANGLE, The New Stack, eWeek, Engadget, PYMNTS.com, Dexerto, MobileSyrup, Benzinga, TechCrunch, MacRumors, Wall Street Journal, PCMag, CNET, The AI Economy, XDA Developers, Mashable, Redmond Pie, MakeUseOf, MacStories, iPhone in Canada, WinBuzzer, Livemint, PetaPixel, iClarified, The Shortcut, Digital Photography Review, WeRSM, Digital Trends, and ZDNET
X: @glenngabe, @icreatelife, @rahll, @icreatelife, @swopes, and @adobe. LinkedIn: Hilary McQuaide. Forums: Slashdot
| 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.
More: NBC News, BBC, The Verge, International Business Times, Associated Press, Washington Post, Al Jazeera, Bloomberg, Mirror US, Travel And Tour World, Bloomberg Law, Sky News, K-12 Dive, The Korea Times, Australian Financial Review, Fast Company, The Hill, Dexerto, Ben Werdmuller, Rediff, Front Office Sports, Axios, The Daily Wire, The American Bazaar, UPI, The Irish Times, CBS News, Lawyer Monthly, Mother Jones, The Register, Wall Street Journal, New York Sun, Financial Times, Forbes Middle East, Washington Examiner, and Straight Arrow News
X: @ojoelsen, @donwinslow, @kasparov63, @kama_kamilia, @youranoncentral, @tvietor08, @frenchresponse, @davekeating, @frances_coppola, @peterstefanovi2, @jessicabriedl, @franklinleonard, @jerrycap, @rnaudbertrand, and @steven_pifer
Bluesky: @mayaonstage, @jayowens, @moved2italy, @victinibcn, @murray.senate.gov, @katmabu, @sunflowermum, @tracydeepbluesea44, @bethanyallen, @jameeljaffer, @donmoyn, and @clarajeffery. Mastodon: @markmccaughrean …
| 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, Engadget, Motley Fool, The Decoder, iPhone in Canada, Implicator.ai, eWeek, and CNBC
| Eli Tan / New York Times: |
More: Business Insider, Sherwood News, and New York Post
Bluesky: @shiraovide. Threads: @danielbuechele, @sung.kim.mw, @andymstone, @andymstone, @andymstone, and @karaswisher. Forums: Slashdot
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
ChatGPT was 2025's most downloaded free app in the US iOS App Store, up from No. 4 in 2024, followed by Threads, Google, TikTok, WhatsApp, and Instagram — Apple on Wednesday released its annual list of the most downloaded apps and games for the year. For the U.S. market … | Reuters: |
Sources: ByteDance and Alibaba have asked Nvidia about placing large orders for H200 chips after Trump's export approval, as they remain concerned about supply — ByteDance and Alibaba (9988.HK) have asked Nvidia (NVDA.O) about buying its powerful H200 AI chip after U.S. President Donald Trump …
More: New York Times, Stratechery, The Information, Investing.com, Tom's Hardware, Atlantic Council, and Ars Technica. Forums: r/NVDA_Stock
| Reuters: |
More: The Register, TechCrunch, Tom's Hardware, New York Post, The American Bazaar, WinBuzzer, PC Gamer, TechPowerUp, and Proactive. Forums: Slashdot
| Peyton Bigora / Grocery Dive: |
Amazon now offers same-day perishable grocery delivery in 2,300+ US markets and has expanded the service's grocery offerings by 30%+ since its August launch — The company has expanded the service to 2,300 markets and said customers who buy perishables through the offering shop twice as often as those who don't.| Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: |
Google releases fully managed, remote MCP servers to help developers connect AI agents to services such as Maps, BigQuery, Compute Engine, and Kubernetes Engine — AI agents are being sold as the solution for planning trips, answering business questions, and solving problems of all kinds …
More: SiliconANGLE, Google Cloud Blog, The New Stack, CIO Dive, The Verge, Windows Report, Security Boulevard, ITPro, and TestingCatalog
X: @rebeccabellan, @thomasortk, and @rseroter
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Spotify will begin testing a feature that lets a user write a prompt for a playlist and receive a unique set of songs based on the user's earlier behavior — Spotify announced on Wednesday that, for the first time, it's giving users more control over the streaming service's algorithm.| 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 …
More: Reuters, iClarified, Now + Next, AppleInsider, MacRumors, CNBC, 9to5Mac, MacTech.com, and Punchbowl News
Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Reece Rogers / Wired: |
Instagram launches Your Algorithm in the US, an AI-powered feature that lets users influence their Reels feed by picking topics they want to see more or less of — In the battle for your attention, Instagram is betting that more control over the algorithm could keep you scrolling on Reels.| Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: |
Reddit starts a limited test of verified profiles, an opt-in feature that places a gray checkmark beside the usernames of notable people or businesses — Reddit is starting a limited test of verified profiles, which places a grey checkmark beside the username of a notable person or business.
More: Reddit Upvoted, Android Police, Social Media Today, WeRSM, Reuters, and Engadget. Forums: r/redditstock
| 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, Android Police, AndroidGuys, GovTech, CNET, Axon.com, Digital Trends, BGR, Android Central, RapidSOS, Business Wire, and Android Headlines. X: @ssamat
| 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.| Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
Sources: Google is set to be hit with a potentially large EU fine in Q1 2026 if it does not do more to ensure Google Play complies with EU competition rules — Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google is set to be hit with a potentially large EU fine early next year if it does not do more to ensure … | 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, MacRumors, Michael Tsai, and AppleInsider
Forums: Hacker News and MacRumors Forums
| Reed Albergotti / Semafor: |
Internal memo: Google is naming Amin Vahdat, who leads the company's AI and infrastructure team, to the new role of chief technologist for AI infrastructure — THE SCOOP — With the rapid buildout of infrastructure taking center stage in the tight AI race between tech giants …
More: Reuters
| 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 …
More: BBC, Ad Age, PC Gamer, Mashable, Entertainment Weekly, Times of India, eWeek, ZeroHedge News, Luiza's Newsletter, Breitbart, New York Post, and Newser
X: @culturecrave, @echotrx, @saberspark, @jacksfilms, @yfcherries, @firagawalkwthme, @gnoofiest, @octanesam, @girldrawsghosts, and @joncomms
Bluesky: @jonkk and @bcmerchant
Forums: r/technology, r/popculturechat, r/artificial, and Slashdot
| 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.
More: About Amazon, Livemint, The Business Times, SiliconANGLE, IN About Amazon, PYMNTS.com, TechCircle, Sourcing Journal, UPI, TechRadar, Pulse 2.0, Moneycontrol, The American Bazaar, Watcher Guru, Fortune India, Entrackr, The Straits Times, Press Trust of India, Analytics India Magazine, Deccan Chronicle, Moneycontrol, Times of India, NDTV Profit, Hindustan Times, Reuters, Bloomberg, Press Trust of India, and Inc42 Media. X: @ajassy
| Ina Fried / Axios: |
OpenAI says the capabilities of its frontier AI models are accelerating and warns that upcoming models are likely to pose a “high” cybersecurity risk — OpenAI says the cyber capabilities of its frontier AI models are accelerating and warns Wednesday that upcoming models are likely to pose a … | 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: Gizmodo, The Register, Social Media Today, Implicator.ai, CNET, TRT World, and Engadget. Bluesky: @conradhackett
| 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 … | Daniel Kuhn / The Block: |
The US CFTC grants crypto exchange Gemini a DCM license, allowing it to launch its prediction markets platform Gemini Titan — Partner offers — Quick Take — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission granted Gemini a Designated Contract Market license that will support …
More: Gemini and Dow Jones Newswires
X: @wublockchain, @ellebeyoud, @gemini, @kkirkbos, @ellebeyoud, and @cameron
| 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: PCMag, Proactive, and Analytics India Magazine
X: @adioltean, @philipjohnston, @philipjohnston, @ezrafeilden, and @karpathy. LinkedIn: Ravin Kumar. Forums: r/singularity
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