|
December 11, 2025, 1:25 AM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Oracle reports Q2 revenue up 14% YoY to $16.06B, vs. $16.21B est., raises FY capex forecast to ~$50B, up from $35B as of September; ORCL drops 11%+ after hours — Oracle shares sank 11% in extended trading on Wednesday after the database software maker reported lower quarterly revenue …
More: Oracle, Agence France-Presse, BBC, Bloomberg, Benzinga, Yahoo Finance, Constellation Research, Financial Times, The Information, The Register, Blockchain.News, SiliconANGLE, Investor's Business Daily, Wall Street Journal, Proactive, and Forbes
X: @spencerhakimian, @beth_kindig, @thetranscript_, @danielnewmanuv, @beth_kindig, @ericjhonsa, @thetranscript_, @realmeetkevin, @zerohedge, @stocksavvyshay, @stocksavvyshay, @beth_kindig, @danielnewmanuv, @mattzeitlin, and @ericjhonsa. LinkedIn: Jordan Novet. Forums: r/technology
| Courtney Rozen / Reuters: |
A group of state AGs sent a letter to Meta, Microsoft, Google, Apple, and others warning their chatbots' “delusional outputs” could be violating state laws — Microsoft, Meta, Google and Apple were among the 13 companies that received a warning from a bipartisan group of state attorneys general … | 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 …
More: TheStreet, Fast Company, Blockchain.News, Semafor, The Verge, Reuters, and Gizmodo
Forums: r/BlueOrigin and r/ASTSpaceMobile
| 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: Moneycontrol, App Store, UPI, MobileSyrup, MacRumors, Stevivor, MacTech.com, Lifewire, GameSpot, and 9to5Mac
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Spotify will begin testing a feature that lets a user write a prompt for a playlist and receive a unique set of songs based on the user's earlier behavior — Spotify announced on Wednesday that, for the first time, it's giving users more control over the streaming service's algorithm.
More: Spotify, Gizmodo, Android Authority, Bloomberg, Engadget, The Verge, How-To Geek, and Billboard
LinkedIn: Anna Lundström and Rasmus Zwickson
| Cyrus Farivar / Ars Technica: |
Operation Bluebird, a Virginia-based startup planning a “Twitter.new” social network, has petitioned the USPTO to cancel X Corp.'s “abandoned” trademarks — A Virginia startup calling itself “Operation Bluebird” announced this week that it has filed a formal petition …
More: San Francisco Business Times, Reuters, The Verge, Digit, and Decrypt
| Francisco Rodrigues / CoinDesk: |
Sei partners with Xiaomi to pre-install its crypto wallet and discovery app on all new Xiaomi phones sold outside mainland China and the US, starting in 2026 — The app will enable peer-to-peer payments, access to decentralized apps, and Web3 exploration, as well as stablecoin payments in retail stores.| Zaheer Kachwala / Reuters: |
Adobe reports Q4 revenue up 10% YoY to $6.19B, Digital Media revenue up 11% to $4.62B, and forecasts FY 2026 revenue above estimates — Adobe (ADBE.O) forecast fiscal 2026 revenue above Wall Street expectations on Wednesday, signaling strong demand for the Photoshop maker's design tools …
More: Adobe, Reuters, PYMNTS.com, Bloomberg, SiliconANGLE, Adobe, and PetaPixel
| Daniel Kuhn / The Block: |
The US CFTC grants crypto exchange Gemini a DCM license, allowing it to launch its prediction markets platform Gemini Titan — Partner offers — Quick Take — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission granted Gemini a Designated Contract Market license that will support …
More: Gemini Space Station, Inc., Decrypt, CoinGape, crypto.news, Cointelegraph, Dow Jones Newswires, and Cryptonews
X: @gemini, @wublockchain, @ellebeyoud, @cameron, @kkirkbos, and @ellebeyoud
| Megan Morrone / Axios: |
A Microsoft analysis of 37.5M Copilot conversations from January-September 2025 finds health-related topics dominated users' questions, and more — People are increasingly turning to Microsoft's Copilot chatbot for advice about their health, careers and relationships, according to data Microsoft first shared with Axios.
More: Microsoft AI, The Indian Express, Thurrott, Implicator.ai, and GeekWire
| 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.
More: The Keyword, Android Police, Android Central, Search Engine Journal, 9to5Google, and The Information. Bluesky: @glenngabe
| 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: Reuters, MacRumors, Now + Next, iClarified, MacTech.com, Punchbowl News, AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, 9to5Mac, and CNBC
Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Peyton Bigora / Grocery Dive: |
Amazon now offers same-day perishable grocery delivery in 2,300+ US markets and has expanded the service's grocery offerings by 30%+ since its August launch — The company has expanded the service to 2,300 markets and said customers who buy perishables through the offering shop twice as often as those who don't.
More: About Amazon, Yahoo Finance, PYMNTS.com, Dow Jones Newswires, Engadget, Retail TouchPoints, and GeekWire
| 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: Google Cloud Blog, Digit, eeNews Europe, SiliconANGLE, CIO Dive, The New Stack, and Security Boulevard
X: @rebeccabellan, @thomasortk, and @rseroter
LinkedIn: Chengliang, Marie Haynes, Manoj Methil, Adam Parco, and Christopher Duncan. Bluesky: @louisgray
| Reed Albergotti / Semafor: |
Internal memo: Google is naming Amin Vahdat, who leads the company's AI and infrastructure team, to the new role of chief technologist for AI infrastructure — THE SCOOP — With the rapid buildout of infrastructure taking center stage in the tight AI race between tech giants …
More: Reuters and TechCrunch
| 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, Engadget, WeRSM, Social Media Today, Tech Times, Reuters, and Android Police. Forums: r/redditstock
| 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 …
More: Gizmodo, Semafor, Axios, New York Post, Jason Howell's Newsletter, The Decoder, Washington Times, Capital Brief, Proactive, The American Bazaar, WinBuzzer, Techstrong.ai, Wall Street Pit, and CNBC
Bluesky: @karlbode.com and @migueldeicaza
Forums: r/technology and r/geopolitics
| 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, AppleInsider, Livemint, MacRumors, Deadline, Sports Business Journal, Chrome Unboxed, The Athletic, Pocket-lint, TechCrunch, Engadget, 9to5Google, and BMI
X: @jeffeisenband, @updatesfromyt, @andrewmarchand, @nealmohan, @detroitonlion, @tvgrimreaper, and @lukebk
Forums: r/warriors and r/SquaredCircle
| Wall Street Journal: |
US investors are boosting Chinese AI-related tech stocks and adding cash to ETFs tracking China's tech sector, as US lawmakers push for tighter capital curbs — Lawmakers' push to restrict funding runs into Wall Street's hope of making money from the boom — U.S. investors are plowing money …
More: Barchart.com
| Ben Elgin / Bloomberg: |
Uber discontinues monthly EV bonuses as it scales back key climate efforts after embracing Trump's Big Beautiful Bill, which slashed clean-energy incentives — After long pushing for government policies to speed adoption of electric cars, Uber embraced Trump's EV-battering legislation.
More: San Francisco Business Times, Benzinga, CleanTechnica, and Yahoo Finance
| Reuters: |
Sources: ByteDance and Alibaba have asked Nvidia about placing large orders for H200 chips after Trump's export approval, as they remain concerned about supply — ByteDance and Alibaba (9988.HK) have asked Nvidia (NVDA.O) about buying its powerful H200 AI chip after U.S. President Donald Trump …
More: Ars Technica, New York Times, DigiTimes, Atlantic Council, Stratechery, Tom's Hardware, The Information, and New York Times. Forums: r/NVDA_Stock
| 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 … | Melissa Heikkilä / Financial Times: |
Google DeepMind plans to open its “first automated science laboratory” in the UK in 2026, focused on using AI tools to develop new materials for chips and more — Big Tech group will work with Sir Keir Starmer's government to enhance AI use across public sector
More: Livemint, ComputerWeekly.com, COINOTAG, GOV.UK, Fortune, and Google DeepMind. Bluesky: @prietschka
| Peter Chapman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: EU competition watchdogs raided Temu's European headquarters in Dublin last week, amid suspicions Temu may have received unfair subsidies from Beijing — Temu's European headquarters in Dublin have been hit by raids by European Union competition watchdogs, amid suspicions …
More: Financial Times and Reuters
| 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 … | Financial Times: |
Nick Clegg joins London-based VC firm Hiro Capital as a general partner, and Yann LeCun joins the firm as an adviser; sources: Hiro looks to raise a €500M+ fund — Former lobbyist and UK deputy prime minister joins London-based Hiro Capital — Sir Nick Clegg is becoming a venture capitalist … | 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, Business Standard, Gizmodo, 9to5Mac, Digit, Deccan Chronicle, BMI, PYMNTS.com, MobileSyrup, Redmond Pie, SiliconANGLE, Benzinga, The New Stack, Dexerto, eWeek, WeRSM, Digital Trends, iPhone in Canada, Apple Must, Mashable, PCMag, Engadget, WinBuzzer, Wall Street Journal, and ZDNET
X: @glenngabe, @icreatelife, @icreatelife, @rahll, @swopes, and @adobe. LinkedIn: Hilary McQuaide. Forums: Slashdot
| Reuters: |
Shares of JD.com's JingDong Industrials, a supply chain tech and services provider, opened down 7.8% after the company raised ~$383M in its Hong Kong IPO — Shares of Jingdong Industrials Inc (7618.HK), a unit of Chinese online retailer JD.com (9618.HK), opened down 7.8% …
More: Dow Jones Newswires, South China Morning Post, and Bloomberg
| 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, Computerworld, Engadget, The Decoder, Motley Fool, iPhone in Canada, and CNBC
| Eli Tan / New York Times: |
More: Business Insider and New York Post
Bluesky: @shiraovide. Threads: @andymstone, @andymstone, @antonabramov, @sung.kim.mw, @danielbuechele, @andymstone, and @karaswisher. Forums: Slashdot
Sponsor Posts
Okara:
Meet Okara, the AI platform that doesn't train on your data — Chat with 30+ open-source models (Llama, Kimi, Qwen, DeepSeek) through encrypted infrastructure. Used by teams handling proprietary code and strategy.
Meet Okara, the AI platform that doesn't train on your data — Chat with 30+ open-source models (Llama, Kimi, Qwen, DeepSeek) through encrypted infrastructure. Used by teams handling proprietary code and strategy.
Soxton:
AI-powered law for startups — Soxton automates startup legal so founders can move faster and sleep better. We handle incorporation, advisor, employment and commercial contracts. Join the waitlist for early access!
AI-powered law for startups — Soxton automates startup legal so founders can move faster and sleep better. We handle incorporation, advisor, employment and commercial contracts. Join the waitlist for early access!
Zoho:
ERP software from the builders of world-class products — Every business starts with a vision. Sustaining it is a more rigorous and complex pursuit.It lives in reconciled books, accurate inventory, and predictable cash flow.
ERP software from the builders of world-class products — Every business starts with a vision. Sustaining it is a more rigorous and complex pursuit.It lives in reconciled books, accurate inventory, and predictable cash flow.
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Salesforce data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.Featured Podcasts
Lenny's Podcast:
Why your product stopped growing (and the 5-step framework to restart it) | Jason Cohen
Interviews with world-class product leaders and growth experts to uncover actionable advice to help you build, launch, and grow your own product.
Subscribe to Lenny's Podcast.
Big Technology Podcast:
OpenAI's $50 Billion Fundraise, AI Advertising Game Theory, Apple's AI Wearable Pin
The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators.
Subscribe to Big Technology Podcast.
Hard Fork:
Will ChatGPT Ads Change OpenAI? + Amanda Askell Explains Claude's New Constitution
The future is already here. Each week, journalists Kevin Roose and Casey Newton explore and make sense of the latest in the rapidly changing world of tech.
Subscribe to Hard Fork.
Access:
Home robots are coming faster than you think, with Sunday's Tony Zhao
A show about the tech industry's inside conversation, hosted by tech reporter Alex Heath and founder whisperer Ellis Hamburger.
Subscribe to Access.
The Nick, Dick and Paul Show:
An Intro to Data Centers
Nick Bilton, Dick Costolo, and Paul Kedrosky pull back the curtain on AI, startups, and the future rushing toward us, all with healthy dose of irreverence.
Subscribe to The Nick, Dick and Paul Show.
Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith:
Special Edition: Key findings from the Microsoft AI Diffusion Report
Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith speaks with leaders in government, business, and culture to explore the most critical challenges at the intersection of technology and society.
Subscribe to Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 1:25 AM ET, December 11, 2025.
The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date indicated.
From Mediagazer
Benjamin Lindsay / The Wrap:Siladitya Ray / Forbes:
Dan Kennedy / Poynter:
Upcoming Tech Events
More News
| Pia Singh / CNBC: |
More: PCMag and Analytics India Magazine
X: @adioltean, @philipjohnston, @philipjohnston, @ezrafeilden, and @karpathy. LinkedIn: Ravin Kumar. Forums: r/singularity
Earlier Picks
| Reece Rogers / Wired: |
More: The Hindu, Instagram News, Fast Company, PCMag, Social Media Today, Phandroid, Times of India, Android Headlines, Mediaweek, ABC News, Communicate Online, Hypebeast, Search Engine Land, WeRSM, The Economic Times, TechRadar, Engadget, TechCrunch, and The Verge
Bluesky: @ericsipple.com. Threads: @metanewsroom, @chriscox, and @westervelt. Instagram: mosseri on instagram
| Joe Wilkins / Futurism: |
More: Agence France-Presse, BBC, SiliconANGLE, Mediaweek, NewsMax.com, ZeroHedge News, Mashable, Times of India, Newser, Ad Age, Entertainment Weekly, Breitbart, eWeek, and WCNC-TV
X: @culturecrave, @echotrx, @saberspark, @jacksfilms, @yfcherries, @firagawalkwthme, @gnoofiest, @octanesam, @girldrawsghosts, and @joncomms
Bluesky: @jonkk and @bcmerchant
Forums: r/technology, r/popculturechat, r/artificial, and Slashdot
| Christine Chung / New York Times: |
More: NBC News, BBC, Mirror US, Washington Post, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera, The Verge, Associated Press, International Business Times, Front Office Sports, Travel And Tour World, Australian Financial Review, The Korea Times, K-12 Dive, Fast Company, Raw Story, One America News Network, Forbes Middle East, View from the Wing, The Daily Wire, The Register, Sky News, Mother Jones, Wall Street Journal, Straight Arrow News, Washington Examiner, and New York Sun
X: @atrupar, @reichlinmelnick, @ojoelsen, @peterstefanovi2, @kasparov63, @kama_kamilia, @youranoncentral, @jessicabriedl, @pattymurray, @donwinslow, @tvietor08, @rnaudbertrand, @edwardjdavey, @steven_pifer, @frenchresponse, @franklinleonard, @davekeating, @frances_coppola, and @jerrycap
Bluesky: @mayaonstage, @victinibcn, @murray.senate.gov, @katmabu, @jayowens, @moved2italy, @sunflowermum, @tracydeepbluesea44, @bethanyallen, @jameeljaffer, @donmoyn, and @clarajeffery. Mastodon: @markmccaughrean …
| Peter Andringa / Financial Times: |
More: Washington Post. X: @ft. Bluesky: @jayapal.house.gov, @wajali, @jacobbogage, @steadystatevets, @samjoiner, @peter.andringa.me, and @tonytassell
| Dylan Butts / CNBC: |
More: About Amazon, The Economic Times, Times of India, Livemint, The Business Times, PYMNTS.com, Sourcing Journal, The American Bazaar, Pulse 2.0, IN About Amazon, Fortune India, Entrackr, The Straits Times, Press Trust of India, Analytics India Magazine, Deccan Chronicle, Moneycontrol, Times of India, NDTV Profit, Hindustan Times, Reuters, Bloomberg, Press Trust of India, and Inc42 Media