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| The Information: |
Sources: DeepSeek is developing its new AI model using several thousand Nvidia Blackwell chips, which were smuggled into China via third-party countries — DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup, has been developing its next major model using several thousand Nvidia's state-of-the-art Blackwell chips … | Mark Bergen / Bloomberg: |
Nvidia says that it hasn't seen “substantiation or received tips” about chip smuggling via data centers outside of China, after The Information's DeepSeek story — Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek has relied on Nvidia Corp. chips that are banned in the country … | Reuters: |
More: New York Times, Ars Technica, Stratechery, The Information, Tom's Hardware, The Hill, Kuwait Times, Investing.com, Atlantic Council, and Capital Brief. Forums: r/NVDA_Stock
| Wall Street Journal: |
Sources: Blue Origin has worked for over a year on tech for orbital AI data centers; SpaceX plans to use upgraded Starlink satellites for AI computing payloads — Space companies backed by tech billionaires hope to move AI data centers off Earth — Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have raced … | Pia Singh / CNBC: |
More: PCMag, Analytics India Magazine, and Proactive
X: @adioltean, @philipjohnston, @philipjohnston, @ezrafeilden, and @karpathy. LinkedIn: Ravin Kumar. Forums: r/singularity
| Christine Chung / New York Times: |
The US CBP proposes vetting five years of social media history for travelers from the UK, France, Germany, and more; the current system only requires basic info — Even visitors from countries like Britain and France, whose citizens don't need visas, would have to share five years' worth of social media.
More: NBC News, BBC, International Business Times, Washington Post, Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg, Mirror US, K-12 Dive, Sky News, The Register, Raw Story, The Korea Times, Australian Financial Review, Fast Company, Front Office Sports, Straight Arrow News, Associated Press, Forbes Middle East, CBS News, Mother Jones, Wall Street Journal, Washington Examiner, New York Sun, The Hill, Dexerto, Ben Werdmuller, Rediff, Axios, The Daily Wire, The American Bazaar, UPI, The Irish Times, The Independent, Lawyer Monthly, Travel And Tour World, Financial Times, New York Post, and Metro.co.uk
X: @davekeating, @frances_coppola, @peterstefanovi2, @franklinleonard, @jerrycap, @rnaudbertrand, and @steven_pifer
Bluesky: @mayaonstage, @victinibcn, @murray.senate.gov, @jayowens, @moved2italy, @katmabu, @sunflowermum, @tracydeepbluesea44, @bethanyallen, @jameeljaffer, @donmoyn, and @clarajeffery. Mastodon: @markmccaughrean …
| Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Adobe launches free ChatGPT-integrated Photoshop, Acrobat, and Express apps on desktop, the web, and iOS, after OpenAI added ChatGPT app integrations in October — Just describe your edits to ChatGPT, and the Photoshop, Acrobat, and Express apps will do it for you or surface the tool you need.
More: Adobe Newsroom, The Adobe Blog, 9to5Mac, Gizmodo, The New Stack, eWeek, PYMNTS.com, XDA Developers, Thurrott, MobileSyrup, Dexerto, Benzinga, Mercury News, WeRSM, Engadget, PCMag, Reuters, MacRumors, Wall Street Journal, The Indian Express, CNET, The AI Economy, Mashable, Redmond Pie, MakeUseOf, MacStories, TechCrunch, iPhone in Canada, WinBuzzer, Livemint, PetaPixel, ZDNET, iClarified, Android Headlines, The Shortcut, Digital Photography Review, Digital Trends, and Analytics India Magazine
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Meta's new AI model, codenamed Avocado, may launch in spring 2026 as a “closed” model, and was trained using Google's Gemma, OpenAI's gpt-oss, and Qwen — Meta Platforms Inc.'s Mark Zuckerberg, months into building one of the priciest teams in technology history …
More: The Verge, Engadget, The Decoder, International Business Times, iPhone in Canada, Implicator.ai, eWeek, and CNBC
X: @emollick, @emollick, @tekbog, @xlr8harder, @zephyr_z9, @deitaone, @morqon, @andrewcurran_, @natolambert, and @deitaone
| Eli Tan / New York Times: |
Sources detail tensions between Meta's TBD Lab and longtime lieutenants to Mark Zuckerberg over computing, company goals, priorities, and more — When Mark Zuckerberg revamped Meta's artificial intelligence operations this year, he recruited a new leader — Alexandr Wang, a 28-year-old entrepreneur …
More: Business Insider, New York Post, and Sherwood News
Bluesky: @shiraovide. Threads: @andymstone, @andymstone, @andymstone, and @karaswisher. Forums: Slashdot
| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
YouTube TV plans to launch over 10 genre-specific, cheaper YouTube TV Plans in early 2026, including a Sports Plan featuring ESPN Unlimited and Fox Sports 1 — YouTube TV's base package currently costs $82.99 per month. But early next year, the streaming service will roll out a range …
More: YouTube Official Blog, TechCrunch, Thurrott, Engadget, Deadline, Tubefilter, Sports Business Journal, Pocket-lint, 9to5Google, Awful Announcing, Los Angeles Times, TheDesk.net, The Athletic, Media Play News, The US Sun, The Wrap, Sportico, Business Insider, Front Office Sports, The Streamable, Chrome Unboxed, Cord Cutters News, Streaming Better, and Sports Media Watch. Forums: r/SquaredCircle
| Josh Taylor / The Guardian: |
Australia's ban on under-16 social media users takes effect, as Meta, YouTube, and others remove users; platforms that don't comply risk up to AU$49.5M in fines — Accounts held by users under 16 must be removed on apps that include TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube, Snapchat, Reddit, Kick, Twitch and Threads under ban
More: BBC, Politico, Mediaweek, Washington Post, The Week, Time, BBC, Associated Press, iPhone in Canada, FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul, techinspiredlife.com, Hollywood Life, The Daily Caller, Fortune, ABC, Reuters, Reuters, SBS News, SmartCompany, Information Age, CNN, The Hill, Al Jazeera, Sydney Morning Herald, Crikey, 9News, IJR, Daily Sabah, India Today, Breitbart, Tom's Guide, Silicon Republic, Le Monde, Moneycontrol, Associated Press, NDTV Profit, Türkiye Today, The Independent, TRT World, and Firstpost
X: @omarsbigsister, @hackingbutlegal, @yacinemtb, @katykray73, @jmart, @drdemography, @reuters, @marcushouse, @albomp, @votelewko, @jonhaidt, @deves_katherine, @pmalinauskasmp, @votelewko, @theage, @jimduncanrva, @suayrez, @bencarrollmp, @kobiethatcher, @matt_camenzuli, and @bradwilcoxifs
LinkedIn: Nicola Trotman and Wansoo Im
Bluesky: @claesdevreese, @rlstollar, @hammancheez, @jan6risingvoice, @trance, @judah-grunstein, and @bsky.app. Mastodon: @kate@aus.social
| The Guardian: |
More: Sydney Morning Herald and Wall Street Journal
X: @mickamiousg, @craigkellyafee, and @ausvstheagenda
Forums: r/AustralianPolitics and r/RedditSafety
| Bloomberg: |
More: Techdirt, Forbes, and Tom's Guide
| Reece Rogers / Wired: |
Instagram launches Your Algorithm in the US, an AI-powered feature that lets users influence their Reels feed by picking topics they want to see more or less of — In the battle for your attention, Instagram is betting that more control over the algorithm could keep you scrolling on Reels.
More: about.instagram.com, The Verge, Times of India, Fast Company, ABC News, Social Media Today, Search Engine Land, Agence France-Presse, TechRadar, TechCrunch, WeRSM, The Verge, 9to5Mac, and Engadget
Threads: @metanewsroom and @chriscox
| Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land: |
Google rolls out Preferred Sources globally, letting users customize “top stories” in Search, and launches highlighted links from users' news subscriptions — Google is rolling out Preferred Sources globally after launching it in the US and India last August.| Bloomberg: |
Tim Cook met with US lawmakers in a closed-door meeting to lobby against provisions in pending legislation that would require app stores to verify users' ages — Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook met with US lawmakers on Wednesday to lobby against provisions in pending children's …
More: AppleInsider, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, 9to5Mac, Now + Next, Punchbowl News, MacTech.com, and CNBC
Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Stevie Bonifield / The Verge: |
Google unveils Emergency Live Video, similar to iOS' Emergency SOS Live Video, letting US users on Android 8 or later to share live video with 911 responders — Emergency Live Video is rolling out today on phones running Android 8 or later. … A new feature coming to Android …
More: The Keyword, Android Police, Thurrott, GovTech, Android Headlines, CNET, RapidSOS, Android Central, Axon.com, Digital Trends, BGR, and Business Wire. X: @ssamat
| Dylan Butts / CNBC: |
Amazon plans to invest $35B+ in India's cloud and AI sector by 2030, adding to the nearly $40B it has invested in India, and expects to create 1M more jobs — Amazon on Wednesday committed to investing over $35 billion in India's cloud and artificial intelligence space by 2030, as hyperscalers race to get a foothold in the market.
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| Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: |
Reddit starts a limited test of verified profiles, an opt-in feature that places a gray checkmark beside the usernames of notable people or businesses — Reddit is starting a limited test of verified profiles, which places a grey checkmark beside the username of a notable person or business.
More: Reddit Upvoted, Android Police, Reuters, Social Media Today, The Verge, WeRSM, and Engadget. Forums: r/redditstock
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon plans to let authors offer their DRM-free ebooks in the EPUB and PDF formats through Kindle Direct Publishing, starting January 20, 2026 — Amazon says it will allow authors to offer their DRM-free e-books in the EPUB and PDF formats through its self-publishing platform, Kindle Direct Publishing.| Reuters: |
Sources: Nvidia has privately demonstrated its unreleased location verification tech in recent months, which could show the country its chips are operating in — Nvidia (NVDA.O) has built location verification technology that could indicate which country its chips are operating in …
More: TechCrunch, New York Post, Tom's Hardware, TechPowerUp, Proactive, The American Bazaar, WinBuzzer, PC Gamer, New Electronics, and Benzinga. Forums: Slashdot
| Joe Wilkins / Futurism: |
McDonald's Netherlands pulls an AI-generated Christmas ad, made by ad agency TBWA\NEBOKO with film production company The Sweetshop, after social media backlash — There's just one issue: pretty much everybody hates it. — This year, McDonald's decided to get in on the corporate slopfest …
More: BBC, Breitbart, Entertainment Weekly, eWeek, ZeroHedge News, Times of India, WCNC-TV, The Scottish Sun, Luiza's Newsletter, New York Post, Newser, WinBuzzer, and Los Angeles Times
X: @culturecrave, @echotrx, @saberspark, @jacksfilms, @yfcherries, @firagawalkwthme, @gnoofiest, @octanesam, @girldrawsghosts, and @joncomms
Bluesky: @jonkk and @bcmerchant
Forums: r/technology, r/artificial, r/popculturechat, and Slashdot
| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Oracle reports Q2 revenue up 14% YoY to $16.06B vs. $16.21B est., remaining performance obligations up 438% to $523B vs. $502B est.; ORCL drops 5%+ after hours — Oracle shares sank 11% in extended trading on Wednesday after the database software maker reported lower quarterly revenue … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
ChatGPT was 2025's most downloaded free app in the US iOS App Store, up from No. 4 in 2024, followed by Threads, Google, TikTok, WhatsApp, and Instagram — Apple on Wednesday released its annual list of the most downloaded apps and games for the year. For the U.S. market …
More: MacRumors, App Store, MacTech.com, MobileSyrup, 9to5Mac, GameSpot, and Lifewire. Forums: MacRumors Forums
| Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: |
Google releases fully managed, remote MCP servers to help developers connect AI agents to services such as Maps, BigQuery, Compute Engine, and Kubernetes Engine — AI agents are being sold as the solution for planning trips, answering business questions, and solving problems of all kinds …
More: The New Stack, CIO Dive, Google Cloud Blog, The Verge, Windows Report, Security Boulevard, ITPro, and TestingCatalog
X: @rebeccabellan, @thomasortk, and @rseroter
| Joseph Menn / Washington Post: |
The Tech Transparency Project: Apple's App Store and Google's Play Store host dozens of apps for US-sanctioned companies; Google removed 17 and Apple removed 35 — Watchdog finds firms and organizations in Apple and Google stores that were banned for issues including human rights abuses in China and facilitating war in Ukraine.
More: Tech Transparency Project, MacRumors, Michael Tsai, 9to5Mac, and AppleInsider
Forums: Hacker News and MacRumors Forums
| Pew Research Center: |
A survey of 1,458 US teens: 64% use AI chatbots, and 28% use them daily; 59% say they use ChatGPT, 23% use Gemini, 20% Meta AI, 14% Copilot, and 9% Character.ai — Roughly 1 in 5 U.S. teens say they are on TikTok and YouTube almost constantly. At the same time, 64% of teens say they use chatbots …
More: The Register, CNET, Social Media Today, Engadget, Implicator.ai, Quartz, TRT World, and KnowTechie. Bluesky: @conradhackett
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
The European Commission says Apple and Google's Android-iPhone data transfer tool, which will be available globally, is an example of the benefits of the DMA — Yesterday, Apple and Google announced that they have teamed up to make it easier to switch between Android and iPhone devices.
More: TalkAndroid.com, iDrop News, Android Headlines, nextpit, GameRevolution, iPhone in Canada, Gulf News, AppleInsider, and MacRumors. Forums: r/android_beta
| Ina Fried / Axios: |
OpenAI says the cyber capabilities of its frontier AI models are accelerating and warns that upcoming models are likely to pose a “high” risk — OpenAI says the cyber capabilities of its frontier AI models are accelerating and warns Wednesday that upcoming models are likely to pose a … | Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
Sources: Google is set to be hit with a potentially large EU fine in Q1 2026 if it does not do more to ensure Google Play complies with EU competition rules — Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google is set to be hit with a potentially large EU fine early next year if it does not do more to ensure … | Peter Andringa / Financial Times: |
Documents and former US government officials detail the DHS' digital surveillance capabilities, amid a drive to deport 1M people in President Trump's first year — The US is pulling in vast amounts of personal information in its drive to deport 1mn people this year
More: Washington Post. X: @ft. Bluesky: @jacobbogage, @wajali, @steadystatevets, @samjoiner, @peter.andringa.me, and @tonytassell
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