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Jacob Gershman / Wall Street Journal:
TikTok still faces a US ban if not sold by January 19, after a federal appeals court ruled that Congress has the power to take action to protect US interests  —  Panel rules Congress has the power to shut down Chinese-backed app in the U.S. because of national security concerns
Dave Lee / Bloomberg:
TikTok users shouldn't count on Trump to save the app, as his stance has been inconsistent and the app's existence brings little upside for him post-election
Kelvin Chan / Associated Press:
The EU sends TikTok an urgent request for information on Russia's role in Romanian election turmoil, a day after ordering it to retain all election-related data  —  The European Union said Friday it sent TikTok an urgent request for more information about Romanian intelligence files suggesting …
CNN:
Romania's top court annuls presidential election, after its security council revealed “hybrid Russian attacks”, like cyberattacks and TikTok influence campaigns  —  Romania's constitutional court has annulled the first round of the country's 2024 presidential election process …
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Meta announces Llama 3.3 70B, a text-only model that Meta claims can deliver the performance of its largest Llama model at a lower cost  —  Meta has announced the newest addition to its Llama family of generative AI models: Llama 3.3 70B.  —  In a post on X, Ahmad Al-Dahle …
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple's in-house modems will debut next spring in the new iPhone SE, with 2nd-gen modems expected in higher-end products like iPhone 18 lineup in 2026  —  - Company plans first modem in 2025 and high-end version in 2026  — Initial chip, in iPhone SE, won't match Qualcomm capabilities
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: with its own modem in the pipeline, Apple is investigating bringing cellular connectivity to the Mac and headsets like Vision Pro for the first time
Connor Hart / Wall Street Journal:
Palantir and Anduril announce a partnership to advance AI capabilities for US national security, focusing on data readiness and processing data at scale  —  The companies said they wish to ultimately expand the partnership to other industry partners  —  Palantir Technologies is partnering …
Rami Ayyub / Reuters:
The CFPB issues an order establishing supervisory authority over Google Payment; Google says it's challenging the decision in court  —  The US watchdog for consumer finance on Friday announced it was ordering federal supervision of Google Payment Corp., the internet giant's (GOOGL.O) …
Bloomberg:
David Sacks, Trump's AI and crypto czar, lacks deep ties to either industry but is a longtime critic of tech regulation, which investors view as more important  —  David Sacks, the VC and staunch Trump supporter, hasn't been a key player in either crypto or AI until now.
Financial Times:
Sources: OpenAI is discussing ditching a clause that cuts off Microsoft's access to OpenAI tech if OpenAI develops AGI, so that Microsoft can continue investing  —  Start-up discusses removing provision to protect powerful technology from being misused for commercial purposes
Reuters:
Sources: Ubisoft shareholders are considering how to structure a possible buyout of the game maker without reducing the founding Guillemot family's control  —  Shareholders of Ubisoft Entertainment SA (UBIP.PA) are considering how to structure a possible buyout of the Assassin's Creed video …
Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg:
SpaceX got a Pentagon contract in August to expand Ukraine's access to Starshield, an encrypted signal over Starlink that's more difficult to hack into or jam  —  - Added Pentagon funding brings total terminals to 3,000  — Encrypted Starshield signal is difficult to hack into or jam
Financial Times:
Industry insiders believe Pat Gelsinger's hasty exit could be a prelude to Intel moving away from manufacturing its chips altogether, in a blow to US ambitions  —  The Silicon Valley-based company could scale back its semiconductor manufacturing business in a blow to American ambitions
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From Mediagazer

CNBC:
President Trump says he is banning CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House over their coverage of him, with “other Fake News Media Outlets to follow”

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Paramount is in advanced settlement talks with California Attorney General Rob Bonta over the company's deal to acquire WBD

Oliver Darcy / Status:
Dylan Byers of Puck has gone to unusual lengths to defend Bari Weiss' work while Puck is in funding talks with RedBird Capital, a top Paramount investor

More News

Joel Khalili / Wired:
A US teen faces backlash for making ~$50K via a “soft rug pull” on Pump.Fun, which made $250M+ in less than a year and is struggling to protect users from scams
CNBC:
Q&A with Trump's pick for FCC chairman Brendan Carr about the Salt Typhoon hack, Section 230, tech companies' “collusion to suppress speech”, Starlink, more
OpenAI:
OpenAI expands its Reinforcement Fine-Tuning Research Program to let developers create expert models in specific domains with very little training data
Nitasha Tiku / Washington Post:
Sauron, which is touting a waiting list of tech CEOs and VCs for its home security system that incorporates drones and facial recognition, raised a $18M seed
Casey Newton / Platformer:
The “AI is fake and sucks” people who take phony comfort in their AI skepticism need to accept that AI is more real and dangerous than they currently admit
Jennifer McKiernan / BBC:
When asked if Musk is a threat to democracy, Nick Clegg says Musk has the choice of becoming an avid Trump supporter or “a sort of political puppet master”
Zac Bowden / Windows Central:
Microsoft ends production of its $4,500+ Surface Studio 2+, after announcing the all-in-one desktop in October 2022, with seemingly no plans to make a successor

Earlier Picks

Apollo Research:
An evaluation of six frontier AI models for in-context scheming when strongly nudged to pursue a goal: only OpenAI's o1 was capable of scheming in all the tests
Bill Allison / Bloomberg:
FEC filing: Elon Musk poured at least $274M into US political groups in 2024, including $238.5M for his America PAC, making him the biggest US political donor
Ben Schoon / 9to5Google:
Samsung releases One UI 7 beta for Galaxy S24, with a huge visual overhaul, a “Now Bar”, a vertically scrolling app drawer, new security and AI tools, and more
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