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NY Gov. Kathy Hochul signs a law requiring social platforms with features like autoplay and addictive feeds to show mental health warning labels for young users — New York (WRGB) — Governor Hochul has signed new legislation that will require social media platforms with certain addictive features …
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A Google support page in Hindi says the company is rolling out an option to let users change their Gmail addresses while retaining all data and services — For quite some time now, Google has allowed users to change their account email address if they are using a third-party email address …
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Internal documents show Instagram's aggressive campaign to win back teens, including by boosting teen-friendly influencers, adjusting its algorithm, and more — The company pursued a yearslong strategy to win teens back even after critics said it wasn't safe, records show.
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Indian IT services provider Coforge agrees to acquire Encora, which offers AI tools for product, cloud, and data engineering, at an enterprise value of $2.35B — Indian IT services provider Coforge said on Friday it would acquire artificial intelligence firm Encora at an enterprise value … | Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Oracle stock fell 30% this quarter, its steepest drop since Q3 2001, when it slid ~34%, amid skepticism about its ability to open more data centers for OpenAI — Three months ago Oracle named Clay Magouyrk and Mike Sicilia as its new CEOs. They're off to a rough start.
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| Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez / Fortune: |
Cursor CEO Michael Truell warns that “vibe coding” advanced projects may create “shaky foundations” and eventually “things start to kind of crumble” — Michael Truell, cofounder and CEO of Cursor.STUART ISETT—FORTUNE — Cursor may utilize AI …
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Refinitiv: AI infrastructure companies borrowed $100B+ in 2025; small companies face higher interest rates given investor wariness over unproven AI businesses — Artificial intelligence companies looking to raise funds are being made to pay lofty interest rates, as debt investors become cautious.
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| Muyao Shen / Bloomberg: |
Coinbase says a former customer service agent was arrested in India, following a May breach where hackers bribed contractors to access sensitive customer data — Coinbase Global Inc. Chief Executive Officer Brian Armstrong said that a former customer service agent for the largest US crypto exchange … | Reuters: |
Government data: shipments of foreign-branded mobile phones in China, primarily iPhones, rose 128.4% YoY in November 2025 to 6.93M units — Shipments of foreign-branded mobile phones, including Apple's (AAPL.O) iPhones, rose 128.4% in China in November from the same month last year … | Alfred Ng / Politico: |
Federal records show ICE has increased its surveillance tech spending to $300M+ under Trump, as the White House lowered privacy guardrails around citizens' data — The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is buying millions of dollars' worth of new surveillance tools at the same … | Annie Palmer / CNBC: |
As startups flood the market with AI shopping agents, Amazon is playing defense by blocking agents' access to its site and investing heavily in its own tools — Amazon CEO Andy Jassy could see how dramatically artificial intelligence was altering e-commerce.
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Chinese state media: China launches three VC funds of $7.1B+ each to back early-stage “hard technology” startups valued below ¥500M, or about $71M — China on Friday launched three venture capital funds to invest in “hard technology” areas, state broadcaster CCTV reported.| Pranshu Verma / Washington Post: |
Amazon, Microsoft, and Google pledged a combined $67.5B in Indian investments since October, 80% of those in December, as part of an AI spending frenzy in India — Amazon, Microsoft and Google have pledged a combined $67.5 billion in Indian investments since October. Eighty percent of those commitments came this month.| Hartley Charlton / MacRumors: |
Apple settles with a Brazilian regulator to allow alternative app stores; report: Apple will charge a 5% fee for alt app stores and 15% on App Store link-outs — Brazilian regulators have approved a settlement that will require Apple to change how the App Store operates on iPhone in the country …
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| Rafe Rosner-Uddin / Financial Times: |
The top 10 US tech billionaires collectively added $550B+ to their combined net worth in 2025, reaching $2.5T by December 24, up from $1.9T at the year's start — Elon Musk stays on top as Nvidia's Jensen Huang powers up the rankings on an AI-fuelled surge in fortunes
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