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Waymo resumes its robotaxi service in SF after suspending it during a blackout, and says most trips finished before vehicles returned to depots or pulled over — Alphabet-owned Waymo has resumed its driverless ride-hail service in the San Francisco Bay Area after a temporary pause during blackouts …
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Filings: Chinese AI startups Zhipu and MiniMax report 2024 revenue of $44.4M and $30.5M, respectively, as both prepare for Hong Kong IPOs in the coming weeks — Chinese OpenAI contenders MiniMax and Zhipu AI offered the first look into their business models and profit prospects in listing filings …
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Google's TPUs and Gemini are competitive but Nvidia's and OpenAI's first-mover advantage makes their lead seem durable, and Google faces the innovator's dilemma — Two prevailing narratives have driven markets recently. The first is that Nvidia Corp.'s moat is eroding primarily thanks … | Reuters: |
Sources: Nvidia plans to begin shipping its H200 chips to China before mid-February 2026 and expects initial shipments to be ~40,000 to 80,000 H200 units — Nvidia (NVDA.O) has told Chinese clients it aims to start shipping its second-most powerful AI chips to China before the Lunar … | Thomas Brewster / Forbes: |
Some US schools are deploying AI surveillance tech like facial recognition and listening devices; critics say there is little evidence they make school safer — Schools across the U.S. are rolling out AI-powered surveillance technology, including drones, facial recognition and even bathroom listening devices.
Bluesky: @reset-america and @treekisser
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Adam Mosseri says “maybe we'll need” premium longform video for Instagram, and that TikTok's US sale turmoil has given Meta time to retune algorithms — A day before Instagram's new integration for Amazon Fire smart TVs was set to roll out, Adam Mosseri, who runs the platform for Meta …
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| John Sakellariadis / Politico: |
Sources: DHS is investigating whether six staffers misled CISA's acting director into taking a polygraph that he failed, compounding instability at the agency — The incident this July and the subsequent fallout — which has not been reported before — have angered career staff …
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Bluesky: @seniormcgeezer, @metacurity.com, @daviddarmofal, @metacurity.com, @multiversewanderer, @sharoncarbine, @andrewlevesque, @firstconsul, @carlfruge, @theycallmegary, @sodrock, @schnorkles, and @quinnypig.com
Mastodon: @msbellows@c.im, @GossiTheDog@cyberplace.social, and @AAKL@infosec.exchange
Forums: r/cybersecurity, r/pwnhub, r/technology, r/law, and r/politics
| Sara Salinas / CNBC: |
Paramount says Larry Ellison “agreed to provide an irrevocable personal guarantee of $40.4B” for its WBD bid, after WBD's board raised concerns about the offer — Paramount Skydance on Monday guaranteed the backing of billionaire Larry Ellison in an amended offer for Warner Bros. Discovery … | Mitchell Peters / Billboard: |
Pirate activist group Anna's Archive says it scraped 86M music files and 256M rows of track metadata from Spotify, and releases them in ~300TB of torrent files — The breach allegedly includes 86 million audio files.
More: Anna's Blog, AIN, Music Ally, and Android Authority
X: @positivfuturist, @rarefilmsguy, @robleathern, @dynamicwebpaige, @djc1805, @michaelmiraflor, @securityfreax, @karamlakshman, @marcosbl, @pfau, @thestefansmith, @stevenirby, @theo, @kanavtwt, @mehulmpt, @yuanyi_z, @realdougstewart, @synopsi, @brianroemmele, and @f4micom
Bluesky: @mikebutcher and @gpgomez
Forums: Hacker News, r/selfhosted, r/Piracy, r/revancedapp, r/DataHoarder, and Lobsters
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Investigation: internal Binance files show it failed to stop hundreds of millions in crypto from flowing through suspicious accounts, even after a 2023 US deal — Leaked files show continued activity despite links to terror networks, failed ID checks and other red flags| Sri Muppidi / The Information: |
Source: OpenAI's share of revenue after the cost of running AI models for paying users has jumped to ~70% in October, up from ~52% at the end of 2024 — As OpenAI discusses raising an unprecedented investment round of up to $100 billion, it can crow about some key improvements to how it runs its business.
More: Bloomberg, Benzinga, The Decoder, PYMNTS.com, and Tech in Asia
| Abram Brown / The Information: |
Sequoia, a16z, and other VC firms invested $1.2B+ into police and public safety tech startups over the past year, following the success of Palantir and others — Over the past year, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital and many of Silicon Valley's other top venture capital firms have funneled …
| Bloomberg: |
How the global AI boom is driven by thousands of newcomers, diluting Big Tech's infrastructure dominance; US data center credit deals hit $178.5B in 2025 so far — In the golden hills of Puglia, a southern region of Italy known today for its olive trees, white cliffs and turquoise mediterranean coves …
X: @leeminjeong83 and @pawlega
| Emily Mason / Bloomberg: |
A look at stablecoin-powered neobanks like Rizon and Dakota that are offering dollar-denominated digital banking services to customers worldwide — Three years ago Mustafa Ismael launched Karcsham Co., a Kenya-based company that resells Starlink devices and manages subscriptions for thousands … Sponsor Posts
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