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Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft unveils the $349 Windows 365 Link, a mini PC for its Windows 365 cloud service running a “super hardened version of Windows”, shipping in April 2025  —  Microsoft is planning to launch a new purpose-built miniature PC for its Windows 365 cloud service next year.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft debuts the Windows Resiliency Initiative to help avoid another CrowdStrike-like incident, and a Quick Machine Recovery feature for fixing PCs remotely  —  Now, Microsoft has some answers in the form of a new Windows Resiliency Initiative that's designed to improve Windows security and reliability.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Microsoft announces Zero Day Quest, a Black Hat-like hacking event at its Redmond HQ in 2025 that it says will be the largest of its kind, and opens submissions
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Bluesky has 20M+ users and, according to Appfigures, has been #1 in US App Store since Nov. 13; Similarweb: its DAU gap with Threads on the web is narrowing  —  Bluesky, the social network and X competitor has been benefiting from a surge of departures from the Elon Musk-owned app formerly known as Twitter.
Brian Merchant / Blood in the Machine:
Bluesky is booming partly due to not being hindered by bad ad tech, AI slop, throttled links, or largely hostile user experiences, unlike some of its big rivals
Karissa Bell / Engadget:
Instagram says it is testing letting users reset the algorithmic suggestions that power Feed, Reels, and Explore, and the update “will soon roll out globally”  —  The app will offer users a chance for a “fresh start” with the algorithm.  —  If your Instagram recommendations …
Bloomberg:
Source: Microsoft reaches a deal with News Corp's HarperCollins to use nonfiction titles to train AI models; HarperCollins says authors can opt out  —  - Nonfiction books will be used for training AI models  — AI companies and publishers have butted heads in lawsuits
Reuters:
Sources: Sony is in talks to acquire Kadokawa, the Japanese media powerhouse behind the Elden Ring game, in the coming weeks; Kadokawa had a ~$2.7B market cap  —  Sony (6758.T) is in talks to acquire Kadokawa (9468.T), the Japanese media powerhouse behind the “Elden Ring” game …
Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media:
Niantic says it is using data generated by Pokémon Go players to create a large geospatial model, or LGM, that can navigate the physical world and power robots  —  Niantic says it is using data generated by Pokémon Go players to create a “Large Geospatial Model” that can navigate the real world and power robots.
Bruna Horvath / NBC News:
Social media users criticize Coca-Cola over an AI-generated Christmas video; many creatives say it is distasteful to use AI tech instead of the work of artists  —  The video was meant to pay homage to a classic 1995 Coca-Cola commercial.  —  Coca-Cola is facing backlash online …
Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch:
Google ships the first developer preview of Android 16, far ahead of schedule vs. the past few years, hoping to lower fragmentation by giving partners more time  —  Google is releasing the first developer preview of Android 16 to speed up feature rollouts in devices.
Helene Braun / CoinDesk:
Trump picks Howard Lutnick, CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, which has been a custodian for stablecoin company Tether since 2021, to serve as his Commerce Secretary  —  Lutnick, whose Cantor Fitzgerald has been a custodian for Tether since 2021, has been a vocal proponent of bitcoin and USDT for years.
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Google rolls out a “memory” feature for Gemini Advanced subscribers for the web app that remembers a user's interests and preferences  —  Google's Gemini chatbot can now remember things like info about your life, work, and personal preferences.  —  As flagged by posters on X …
CNN:
Two Baltic Sea internet cables, connecting Lithuania with Sweden and Finland with Germany, were suddenly disrupted, sparking concerns about Russian sabotage  —  Two undersea internet cables in the Baltic Sea have been suddenly disrupted, according to local telecommunications companies …
Paige Smith / Bloomberg:
Robinhood agrees to acquire TradePMR, a custodial and portfolio management platform for registered investment advisors, in a ~$300M deal set to close in H1 2025  —  The deal — for about $300 million in cash and stock — is expected to close in the first half of next year, Robinhood said in a statement.
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Smart ring maker Oura raised a $75M Series D from medical device company Dexcom at a $5B+ valuation, up from $2.55B in April 2022  —  - Dexcom invests $75 million in the seller of fitness rings  — Companies will integrate their apps and cross-sell products

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From Mediagazer

Hannah Miller / Bloomberg:
Source: Paramount and the NFL have paused negotiations over a potential increase of 50%+ on CBS's $2.1B/year deal amid legal challenges to its WBD acquisition

The Wrap:
The FCC votes to repeal the national broadcast ownership cap and replace it with a case-by-case review, approving the measure by a 2-1 margin

Etan Vlessing / The Hollywood Reporter:
Lionsgate reports Q1 revenue up 48% YoY to $776.6M, vs. $693.1M est., net loss of $28.8M, vs. $109M a year earlier, adjusted OIBDA of $79.3M, vs. $65.5M est.

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Upmanyu Trivedi / Bloomberg:
The UK CMA clears Google's partnership with Anthropic, finding that Google has not gained “material influence” over the AI startup, following a formal probe

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Mark Wilson / Fast Company:
An interview with Meta's heads of design for wearables Joshua To and Michelle Pujals on Orion's design, aiming to make Orion the AirPods of AR, and more
Jason Del Rey / Fortune:
Memo: Amazon employees find there is too much of a delay between asking the new LLM-based Alexa a question and getting a response or seeing it complete a task
Faris Mokhtar / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple has raised its offer to invest in Indonesia from about $10M to almost $100M, in a bid to persuade the government to lift its iPhone 16 sales ban
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