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| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Grok's chatbot on X says Elon Musk is superior at almost anything, including drinking urine; Musk says Grok was “manipulated by adversarial prompting” — Elon Musk is as smart as da Vinci, fitter than LeBron James, and really good at drinking piss.
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X: @elonmusk, @silvermanjacob, @existentialenso, @grok, @presidenttoguro, @statisticurban, @jonathanpienews, @pitdesi, @adamscochran, @gayest_tone, @ggooooddddoogg, @fredlambert, @bigmeaninternet, @romanhelmetguy, @sturgeons_law, @__apf__, @stevanzetti, @steinkobbe, @senatorbabet, @jules_su, @purpynfl, @mikeisaac, @anfieidfix, @steinkobbe, @agraybee, @romanhelmetguy, @liv_agar, @joni_askola, @fredlambert, @mikedrucker, @pitdesi, @steinkobbe, @esjesjesj, @thumpasaurus1, @growing_daniel, @wrotator, @wrotator, @jonathanpienews, @esjesjesj, @_alexhirsch, and @naledimashishi
Bluesky: @pqpolitics, @zunguzungu, and @willoremus.com
Mastodon: @scalzi@mastodon.social and @carnage4life@mas.to
| The Keyword: |
Google updates Quick Share to work with Apple's AirDrop to make file transfers between iPhones and Android devices easier, starting with the Pixel 10 family — When it comes to sharing moments between family and friends, what device you have shouldn't matter — sharing should just work.
More: Ars Technica, Google Online Security Blog, Wired, The Verge, The Verge, 9to5Google, Android Police, Android Authority, Google Help Center, TechRadar, O'Grady's PowerPage, BGR, Android Authority, Fossbytes, ZDNET, Forbes, Sam Lover, The Hacker News, MacRumors, India Today, WebProNews, Digital Information World, The Overspill, Business Standard, Moneycontrol, The Register, Ubergizmo, Tech Times, NDTV Profit, Beebom, Business Today, Gulf News, VICE, CNET, Bloomberg, MacRumors, Gizmodo, Gizchina, Pocketables, The Hindu, Droid Life, WinBuzzer, Chrome Unboxed, Phandroid, TechCrunch, PhoneArena, and Cult of Mac
X: @android, @chriswelch, @arvatiberiu, @caro_milanesi, @wongmjane, @rosterloh, @gaziello, @wongmjane, @lutherlowe, @lutherlowe, @tgod34748, @timsweeneyepic, @rjeytech, @mishaalrahman, @chriswelch, @iama_burrito, @app_settings, @nicksainato, @mishaalrahman, @mishaalrahman, @dylanmcd8, @tomwarren, @app_settings, @mweinbach, @tomwarren, @ssamat, @zacbowden, @nsnadeemsarwar, @mishaalrahman, @durvidimel, @mkbhd, @stufflistings, @luke_litowitz, and @seangchau. LinkedIn: Thai Duong
Forums: Hacker News, r/technews, r/apple, r/LinusTechTips, r/iphone, r/pixel_phones, r/GooglePixel, Slashdot, Ars OpenForum, and MacRumors Forums
| Leo Marchandon / Reuters: |
After a delay, Ubisoft reports Q2 net bookings up 39% YoY to €490.8M, above €450M est., and expects Q3 bookings of €305M; Ubisoft resumed trading on November 21 — - Delay due to accounting change and debt covenant breach — Breach addressed with early loan repayment using proceeds from Tencent investment
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| Abner Li / 9to5Google: |
Google launches Gemini 3 Pro Image, aka Nano Banana Pro, with more control, improved text rendering, and enhanced world knowledge, for free in the Gemini app — Google is following Tuesday's launch of Gemini 3 Pro with Nano Banana Pro. The image generation and editing model …
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X: @sundarpichai, @googledeepmind, @sundarpichai, @scaling01, @skirano, @fofrai, @ammaar, @poe_platform, @quinnypig, @geminiapp, @googleaidevs, @jeffdean, @beffjezos, @19kaushiks, @vercel_dev, @rauchg, @antigravity, @googlecloudtech, @nanobanana, @googlecloud, @docmilanfar, @officiallogank, @arena, @thomasortk, @vercel, @fofrai, @sriramk, @figma, @geminiapp, @zephyr_z9, @scaling01, @nickfloats, @googleaistudio, @emollick, @sebjefferies, @minchoi, @newsfromgoogle, @emollick, @google, @fofrai, @fofrai, @koraykv, @scaling01, @rohanpaul_ai, @apples_jimmy, @scaling01, @joshwoodward, @altryne, @scaling01, @demishassabis, @googleai, @scaling01, @apples_jimmy, @deedydas, @dr_cintas, @mreflow, and @linusekenstam
LinkedIn: Toni Leonoff, Vera Breuer, and Clément Farabet
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| Dominic Preston / The Verge: |
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X: @pushmeet, @google, @newsfromgoogle, @demishassabis, @simonw, and @balabuilds. Bluesky: @mattjord
| Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: |
OpenAI expands group chats in ChatGPT globally to all logged-in users on Free, Go, Plus, and Pro plans, after piloting the feature in select regions — ChatGPT is launching group chats globally to all users on Free, Go, Plus, and Pro plans, OpenAI announced on Thursday.
More: OpenAI, MacRumors, Business Today, BMI, Dataconomy, WebProNews, PYMNTS.com, Moneycontrol, Business Standard, NextBigWhat, Analytics India Magazine, Digit, CNET, WinBuzzer, and Fidji Simo
X: @openai, @bentossell, @lukeharries_, @sulmanrc, @nickaturley, @iethics, @yuchenj_uw, and @fidjissimo. Bluesky: @edzitron.com
| Renju Jose / Reuters: |
Australia adds Twitch to teen social media ban; Twitch plans to deactivate accounts for 16-and-under users from Jan. 9 and bar new underage users from Dec. 10 — Australia's internet watchdog on Friday said it would include Amazon.com-owned (AMZN.O) live streaming service Twitch …
More: BBC, TechCrunch, Neowin, ABC, Tech in Asia, 9News, Breitbart, Dexerto, The Independent, Agence France-Presse, and Mumbrella. Forums: Hacker News
| Marina Temkin / TechCrunch: |
Source: Kalshi raised $1B led by Sequoia and CapitalG at a $11B valuation, less than two months after it announced a $300M fundraise at a $5B valuation — Kalshi, a prediction market that allows people to bet on future events, has raised a massive $1 billion round at a $11 billion valuation …
More: Unchained, Benzinga, Decrypt, crypto.news, NFTgators, Tech Funding News, BeInCrypto, Ventureburn, Blockhead, Cryptonews, The Block, and The Information. Bluesky: @dmnd.me
| Pew Research Center: |
A survey of US adults on social media: 84% use YouTube, 71% use Facebook, 50% use Instagram, 37% use TikTok, 32% use WhatsApp, 26% use Reddit, and 21% use X — Growing shares of U.S. adults say they are using Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp and Reddit, but YouTube still rises to the top| Heekyong Yang / Reuters: |
Samsung names mobile chief TM Roh as co-CEO and DX division head; Roh was serving as consumer business acting head since April after co-CEO Han Jong-Hee's death — - TM Roh named co-CEO, heads device experience division — Roh previously served as acting head of consumer business since April
More: Samsung Newsroom, SamMobile, KED Global, English News, Dataconomy, Korea Joongang Daily, and BMI
| Stephen Nellis / Reuters: |
IBM and Cisco plan to link quantum computers over long distances and aim to provide a proof-of-concept by 2030, potentially paving the way for quantum internet — IBM (IBM.N) and Cisco Systems (CSCO.O) on Thursday said they plan to link quantum computers over long distances …
More: New Scientist, IBM, MarketWatch, Silicon Republic, Verdict, DigiTimes, Motley Fool, and The Fast Mode
Forums: r/Futurology and Slashdot
| Bloomberg: |
OpenAI partners with Foxconn to design and develop data center server racks to be manufactured in the US; Foxconn will produce cabling, power systems, and more — OpenAI is partnering with Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. to design and manufacture hardware for data centers …
More: OpenAI, DatacenterDynamics, Benzinga, Reuters, Bloomberg Law, ANI News, Nikkei Asia, Blockonomi, TipRanks Financial, Tech in Asia, Capacity, Dow Jones Newswires, Associated Press, WebProNews, DigiTimes, Proactive, Hindustan Times, Focus Taiwan, Verdict, NextBigWhat, Hürriyet Daily News, Tech in Asia, Reuters, Fortune, CNBC, and Agence France-Presse. LinkedIn: Chris Lehane
| Bloomberg: |
Numerai, which trades stocks using AI-driven ideas from freelance finance quants, raised a $30M Series C led by university endowments at a $500M valuation — A crowdsourcing hedge fund backed by billionaire Paul Tudor Jones has raised fresh capital from university endowments and venture firms …
More: Numerai, DL News, crypto.news, ZyCrypto, Ventureburn, Cointelegraph, and NFTgators
| Mike Scarcella / Reuters: |
X ends its 2023 lawsuit against law firm Wachtell to recover most of the $90M fee the firm received for defeating Musk's bid to exit his $44B Twitter buyout — Elon Musk's social media platform X has ended its lawsuit against elite law firm Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz that sought to recover …
More: New York Times and WinBuzzer
| The Information: |
Internal memo: Sam Altman told OpenAI employees last month that Google's recent progress in AI could “create some temporary economic headwinds for our company” — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told colleagues last month that Google's recent progress in artificial intelligence could … | Jay Peters / The Verge: |
Meta rolls out link sharing to let users invite up to eight people into their Hyperscape virtual rooms via a Quest 3 or 3S headset, or the Horizon mobile app — The company is rolling out the ability to hang out in Hyperscape rooms with your friends.
More: International Business Times, Engadget, Meta, TechEBlog, UploadVR, and Social Media Today
X: @bmfshow, @samcscole, @heaney555, @edwardahn9, and @barrsm
Threads: @gordongram, @atombombbody, @ufc, @jank0, and @zuck
| Bloomberg: |
As Kalshi and Polymarket race to scale during a Trump-era regulatory opening, critics warn that expanding gambling in the US could have unintended consequences — The intimate meal, 60 floors above New York's financial district, brought together a pillar of the Wall Street establishment and a young crypto upstart.| Grace Priscilla Teo / Tech in Asia: |
Archetype, which builds AI to interpret sensor data from the physical world, raised a $35M Series A and launches tools to build and deploy physical agents — Archetype AI, a US-based company developing AI for real-world physical environments, has raised US$35 million in a series A round led …
More: FinSMEs, Archetype AI, Ventureburn, Business Wire, and Axios
| Financial Times: |
Taiwan's minister Wu Cheng-wen says the US won't impose “punishing” tariffs on Taiwan, after a “consensus” that Taiwan would support the US chip industry — Tech official says Taipei willing to share lessons from its world-leading industrial model under trade deal
More: Tom's Hardware
| Reuters: |
Foxconn Chair Young Liu says the company will spend $2B to $3B per year in AI in the next three to five years and is discussing potential investments with Japan — - Foxconn to invest $2-3 billion annually in AI over the next 3-5 years -Liu — China's EV market faces fierce competition, consolidation expected soon -LiuSponsor Posts
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