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| Anthropic: |
Anthropic donates the Model Context Protocol to the Agentic AI Foundation and says there are now more than 10,000 active public MCP servers — Today, we're donating the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to the Agentic AI Foundation (AAIF), a directed fund under the Linux Foundation …
More: Model Context Protocol Blog, The Linux Foundation, Thurrott, SiliconANGLE, diginomica, Implicator.ai, The New Stack, Analytics India Magazine, WinBuzzer, Veza, Amazon Web Services, GitHub, and Constellation Research
X: @film_girl, @robzolkos, @mikeyk, @alexalbert__, @kylebrussell, @marlene_zw, @mcp_community, @cloudflare, @anthropicai, @eastdakota, and @dsp_
Forums: Hacker News, r/ClaudeAI, r/singularity, and r/linux
| Will Knight / Wired: |
Anthropic, OpenAI, Block, Google, AWS, Microsoft, and others launch the Agentic AI Foundation to build open-source agent standards under the Linux Foundation — American AI giants are backing a new effort to establish open standards for building agentic software and tools.
More: The Linux Foundation, TechCrunch, The Information, The Register, The New Stack, OpenAI, The Decoder, and Techstrong.ai
X: @openainewsroom, @blocks, @chatgpt21, and @linuxfoundation
LinkedIn: Ed Anuff, Randy Bias, and Swami Sivasubramanian. Bluesky: @tprstly.com. Mastodon: @linuxfoundation@social …
| Anna Heim / TechCrunch: |
Mistral launches Devstral 2, an AI coding model with 123B parameters requiring at least four H100 GPUs, and Devstral Small, a 24B-parameter model for local use — French AI startup Mistral today launched Devstral 2, a new generation of its AI model designed for coding …
More: Mistral AI, The Decoder, Rohan's Bytes, Implicator.ai, WinBuzzer, and TestingCatalog
X: @bindureddy, @eliebakouch, @mervenoyann, @andrew_n_carr, @rohanpaul_ai, @zeddotdev, @scaling01, @guillaumelample, @arthurmensch, @onetwoval, @mistralai, @mistralai, @inderosd, @b_roziere, @sagar_vaze, @bentheegg, @dorialexander, @mistralai, and @emostaque. LinkedIn: Alexandre Jean
Forums: Hacker News and r/LocalLLaMA
| Barbara Moens / Financial Times: |
The European Commission opens an investigation into whether Google used publishers' content to provide AI services and YouTube content to train its AI models — Investigation is bloc's latest challenge to US big tech companies — Brussels has launched an investigation into whether Google …
More: European Commission, BBC, 9to5Google, Engadget, Business Today, Thurrott, CIO Dive, Politico, New York Post, Bloomberg, Computerworld, Techstrong.ai, Global Competition Review, WinBuzzer, Europe-Data.com, Wall Street Pit, eWeek, PYMNTS.com, Benzinga, Android Headlines, Euronews, Variety, Türkiye Today, Yahoo Finance, TRT World, Kuwait Times, Le Monde, Ukrainian National News, Wall Street Journal, and Reuters
X: @eu_commission. Bluesky: @perrinwolfbrother, @seldo.com, @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu, and @tmsqrll
| Julian Chokkattu / Wired: |
Pebble unveils the Pebble Index 01, a $99 smart ring with an on-device LLM for processing voice notes, shipping in March 2026, initially for $75 — You can speak into the Pebble Index to have it remember things or set reminders, timers, and tasks. No cloud processing, no subscription, and best of all, no charging.| Nic Fildes / Financial Times: |
As Australia enacts the world's first under-16 social media ban on December 10, a look at the implications, reaction from parents and teens, and more — Under-16s will no longer be able to subscribe to popular apps under groundbreaking Australian law — Kirstin Hunter was picking …
More: The Guardian, Washington Post, Politico, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Crikey, New York Times, The Guardian, TRT World, NDTV Profit, YouTube Official Blog, Firstpost, Silicon Republic, Tom's Guide, BBC, and Reuters
Bluesky: @rlstollar, @trance, @hammancheez, and @jan6risingvoice. Mastodon: @kate@aus.social. Forums: r/stupidpol
| Wired: |
Denise Dresser, Slack CEO since 2023, is stepping down to join OpenAI as the company's chief revenue officer — A memo obtained by WIRED confirms Denise Dresser's departure from Slack. She is now headed to OpenAI. — Slack CEO Denise Dresser is leaving the company and joining OpenAI …
More: OpenAI, Associated Press, San Francisco Business Times, TechCrunch, Reuters, Axios, CNBC, Bloomberg, and Adweek
| Jonathan Vanian / CNBC: |
Sources: Meta is pursuing a Llama successor and new frontier AI model, codenamed Avocado, set for release in Q1 2026 and that could be a proprietary model — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was so optimistic last year about his company's Llama family of artificial intelligence models that he predicted …
More: Benzinga, Livemint, Proactive, and WinBuzzer
X: @andrewcurran_ and @herrmanndigital
Bluesky: @bgrueskin and @ljkawa
| Saritha Rai / Bloomberg: |
Satya Nadella says Microsoft plans to spend $17.5B on AI and cloud computing in India over four years, its largest Asia investment yet, after meeting with Modi — Microsoft Corp. pledged to invest $17.5 billion on artificial intelligence and cloud computing in India over four years … | Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media: |
Instagram appears to be generating often misleading SEO-style headlines and long descriptions for users' Instagram posts, appearing in Google Search results — Instagram is generating headlines for users' Instagram posts without their knowledge, seemingly in an attempt to get those posts to rank higher in Google Search results.
Bluesky: @andymstone, @josephcox, @jeffvandermeer, @emanuelmaiberg, and @jasonkoebler
| Maxwell Zeff / Wired: |
Sources: OpenAI has become more guarded about publishing research on AI's economic harms, prompting at least two economic research staffers to leave — Four sources close to the situation claim OpenAI has become hesitant to publish research on the negative impact of AI.
LinkedIn: Maxwell Zeff. Bluesky: @carnage4life, @brbarrett, @jetjocko, and @katie-drummond. Forums: r/OpenAI
| Deborah Sophia / Reuters: |
Microsoft plans to invest CA$7.5B in Canada over two years to build AI infrastructure, coming online in 2026, taking its investment to CA$19B from 2023 to 2027 — Microsoft (MSFT.O) said on Tuesday it was investing more than C$7.5 billion ($5.42 billion) in Canada over the next two years …
More: Microsoft, DatacenterDynamics, Benzinga, MobileSyrup, Toronto Star, Barron's Online, Proactive, Blockonomi, Reuters, WinBuzzer, Windows Report, Analytics India Magazine, iPhone in Canada, Globe and Mail, The Logic, and Entrackr
LinkedIn: Alain Soussan, Louis Lo, Megan Anderson, and Aditya Soni. Bluesky: @fagankara. Forums: r/CanadaPolitics
| Menlo Ventures: |
Menlo Ventures: business spending on generative AI hit $37B in 2025, up from $11.5B in 2024; Anthropic's share of enterprise LLM spend grew from 24% to 40% YoY — AI Boom vs. Bubble — For all the fears of over-investment, AI is spreading across enterprises at a pace with no precedent in modern software history.| Lauren Forristal / TechCrunch: |
Google Photos launches new video editing tools, including specialized templates with preset music and text overlays, as well as a redesigned video editor — Google Photos announced on Tuesday the launch of new features aimed at making video editing and highlight reel creation easier.
More: The Keyword, How-To Geek, Android Police, Thurrott, 9to5Google, The Verge, iPhone in Canada, Mashable, Android Central, BGR, and PetaPixel. X: @shimritby
| Jaspreet Singh / Reuters: |
Spotify rolls out music videos to Premium subscribers in the US and Canada, following a beta launch in nearly 100 markets last year — Spotify (SPOT.N) said on Tuesday it is making music videos available to premium subscribers in the U.S. and Canada, as the Swedish streaming giant challenges YouTube for market share.| Sri Muppidi / The Information: |
Source: ChatGPT has nearly 900M weekly active users; Sensor Tower: Gemini's MAUs grew ~30% to 346M between August and November while ChatGPT's rose ~5% to 810M — The competition between AI chatbots has been heating up, with Google's Gemini nipping at OpenAI's heels.| Ben Weiss / Fortune: |
Circle launches USDCx, a privacy-focused version of its USDC stablecoin on the Aleo blockchain, to give users “banking-level privacy” with a “compliance record” — Blockchains are public databases. That's an immediate roadblock for large institutions like banks …
More: Decrypt, Circle, Business Wire, The Block, Blockonomi, Cointelegraph, PaymentsJournal, CoinGape, and The Crypto Times
| Vlad Savov / Bloomberg: |
The US DOJ detains two men for allegedly violating export controls by trying to smuggle $160M+ of Nvidia H100 and H200 chips to China; a third man pleads guilty — The US Department of Justice has detained two men for allegedly violating export control laws by attempting to smuggle …
More: US Department of Justice, PCMag, Engadget, Houston Business Journal, IJR, 2paragraph News, NewsMax.com, Dallas Express, SupplyChainBrain, Institute for Progress, Originally Reported …, The Post Millennial, The Register, Business Insider, Washington Times, UPI, Dow Jones Newswires, Silicon Republic, Malay Mail, Financial Times, CNBC, TechRadar, Just The News, Tom's Hardware, Reuters, Tech in Asia, Korea Joongang Daily, Benzinga, Proactive, Axios, and Reuters
X: @jordanschneider, @tom_winter, @senwarren, @usao_sdtx, @michaelsobolik, @usao_sdtx, @usao_sdtx, @chrisrmcguire, and @miles_brundage. LinkedIn: Roman Rozhavsky
| Boom: |
Boom Aerospace, which is building a supersonic plane, announces Superpower, a 42MW natural gas turbine using Boom's supersonic engine, to power AI data centers — It started, as many things do these days, by scrolling on X. — I was reading post after post about the power crisis hitting AI data centers … | Natalie Lung / Bloomberg: |
AI browsers, still far from making legacy browsers obsolete, are forcing web developers to rethink whether they are designing websites for humans or crawlers — A crop of under-baked new products is splitting the internet into two lanes, forcing website developers to rethink who their pages are for.| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: after Netflix announced its WBD deal, Larry Ellison called Trump to argue it would hurt competition; Paramount CEO David Ellison promised CNN changes — David Ellison has launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Discovery, taking his case directly to shareholders after Netflix clinched a deal
More: Deadline, Financial Times, Newcomer, Puck, Techdirt, Politico, Ace of Spades HQ, Benzinga, iDrop News, The Independent, Game World Observer, Daily Mail, Defector, The Hollywood Reporter, TV Insider, Front Office Sports, The American Bazaar, 80 Level, Digital Trends, AzerNews, Fortune, The Wrap, New York Times, CNBC, Stratechery, and Bloomberg
Forums: r/popculturechat and r/boxoffice
| Belle Lin / Wall Street Journal: |
Anthropic and Accenture sign a three-year deal to sell AI services to businesses; the deal makes Accenture one of Anthropic's top three enterprise customers — The artificial-intelligence model maker and consulting firm say they can help businesses see a positive return on their AI investments| Newley Purnell / Bloomberg: |
Reddit launches new safety features globally for under-18s, like stricter chat settings, as Australia's social media ban for under-16s takes effect — Reddit Inc. is launching new safety features globally for all under-18s on its popular online forums ahead of Australia's groundbreaking social media ban.| Jen Judson / Bloomberg: |
The US DOD says it has chosen Google's Gemini for Gov to power its new GenAI.mil platform for the US military, as part of a $200M contract from July — The Defense Department said it has chosen Alphabet Inc.'s Gemini for Government system to deliver artificial intelligence capability … | Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Sam Altman said OpenAI plans to end its “code red” after releasing a model in January 2026 with improved image generation, speed, and personality — The CEO is prioritizing achieving mass popularity through ChatGPT versus moonshot projects like artificial general intelligence
More: Fortune and Livemint
X: @daniel_mac8, @chatgpt21, @andrewcurran_, and @conorsen. LinkedIn: Michael Weening. Bluesky: @jessefelder
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: SpaceX plans an IPO in mid-to-late 2026, seeking to raise far above $30B and targeting a ~$1.5T valuation, potentially making it the largest IPO ever — SpaceX is moving ahead with plans for an initial public offering that would seek to raise significantly more than $30 billion … | Deborah Mary Sophia / Reuters: |
Wikimedia Foundation names Bernadette Meehan, who was the US Ambassador to Chile from 2022 to 2025, as its new CEO — Wikimedia Foundation, the operator of Wikipedia, on Tuesday named Bernadette Meehan its chief executive officer, tapping an administrator with deep policy expertise … | Emily Sundberg / Feed Me: |
Hamish McKenzie says Substack is starting to test native sponsorships with some writers but won't take a cut for now — “During the pilot, Substack is simply facilitating payments and is not taking a cut.” — ∙ Paid — Hello everyone. — Today's letter includes …
X: @emily_sundberg, @alexeheath, @loudmouthjulia, and @mediaevan
Bluesky: @garvanwalshe.org and @caseynewton
| Zijing Wu / Financial Times: |
Sources: Beijing is set to limit access to Nvidia's H200 chips despite President Trump allowing their export to China, in its push for chip self-sufficiency — Discussions among regulators come as Beijing seeks to achieve self-sufficiency in semiconductor production
More: Wall Street Journal, The Information, Tom's Hardware, United States Senate Committee …, emptywheel, Council on Foreign Relations, Fox Business, Motley Fool, DataBreachToday.com, Benzinga, TechRadar, Quartz, Daily Sabah, Implicator.ai, New York Times, CNBC, Yahoo Finance, Transport Topics, Barchart.com, Dow Jones Newswires, South China Morning Post, The American Bazaar, The Decoder, Evertiq, Asia Financial, DatacenterDynamics, New York Post, Analytics India Magazine, Verdict, Telegraph, Sharecast, Times of India, and Reuters
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