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SoftBank agrees to acquire NYSE-listed DigitalBridge, a private equity firm that invests in data centers and digital infrastructure operators, for $4B in cash — SoftBank Group Corp. agreed to acquire private equity firm DigitalBridge Group Inc. in a deal valuing the data center investor at $4 billion including debt.| Shinhye Kang / Bloomberg: |
Coupang says it is offering $1B+ in compensation to all 33.7M customers affected by South Korea's biggest-ever data breach, after an ex-staffer accessed data — Coupang is offering compensation worth more than $1 billion to all customers affected by South Korea's biggest-ever data breach.| Rajesh Pandey / Android Police: |
Samsung and Google partner to bring Google Photos to TizenOS-powered TVs, launching in March 2026 and showing curated memories, ahead of CES 2026 — Rajesh started following the latest happenings in the world of Android around the release of the Nexus One and Samsung Galaxy S … | Arsheeya Bajwa / Reuters: |
SEC filing: Nvidia acquires Intel shares worth $5B, carrying out a transaction announced in September, buying 214.7M shares for $23.28 each — Nvidia (NVDA.O) has purchased Intel shares worth $5 billion, the American semiconductor firm (INTC.O) said in a filing on Monday, carrying out a transaction announced in September.
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| Ellesheva Kissin / Financial Times: |
ACCA, the world's largest accounting body, says it is ending remote exams to combat a rise in students cheating by using AI tools when taking tests — Decision follows scandals at Big Four and comes as AI tools make it easier to circumvent invigilators — The world's largest accounting body …
More: The Guardian, Semafor, and The Decoder
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| George Hammond / Financial Times: |
PitchBook: the biggest US private startups raised $150B in 2025, surpassing the previous high of $92B in 2021, boosted by large funding rounds by AI startups — Mega funding rounds create ‘fortress balance sheets’ as investors advise top groups to brace for tougher markets| Patrick Oster / Bloomberg: |
Lou Gerstner, a former IBM CEO and chairman credited with turning the company around, died at 83; IBM's market value rose from $29B to ~$168B during his tenure — Louis Gerstner, who took over International Business Machines Corp. when it was on its deathbed and resuscitated it as a technology industry leader, died Saturday.
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| Washington Post: |
Sources detail how JD Vance, David Sacks, and others brokered a fragile truce between President Trump and Elon Musk, who threatened to fund an America Party — JD Vance played a key role brokering a reconciliation between the president and his wealthiest supporter.
More: Mediaite, The Independent, Raw Story, New Republic, and Politico
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| Lydia Wheeler / Wall Street Journal: |
Sources and a memo: the US DOJ is using a novel reading of a federal anti-fraud law to probe contractors, including Google and Verizon, over their DEI programs — Google and Verizon among those being investigated under novel interpretation of law applying to government contractors
More: New York Post, The Western Journal, Reuters, and NewsMax.com
| Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer: |
Ubisoft reopens Rainbow Six Siege after shutting down the servers amid a breach exploiting the game's internal systems, and says the Marketplace remains closed — Ubisoft's Rainbow Six Siege (R6) suffered a breach that allowed hackers to abuse internal systems to ban and unban players …
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| Reuters: |
China's SMIC plans to acquire the remaining 49% stake in its SMNC unit for ~$5.8B, making the unit wholly owned; SMNC focuses on 12" integrated circuit wafers — China's top foundry SMIC (0981.HK) said on Monday that it plans to acquire the remaining 49% stake in unit SMNC for 40.6 billion yuan … | Stephanie Stacey / Financial Times: |
Global hotel groups are intensifying efforts to get customers to book directly, as they seek to save on online platform commissions and prepare for AI agents — Companies including Marriott and Hilton push to improve perks and get more direct bookings — Major hotel groups are intensifying efforts … | Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Framework says it is raising DDR5 RAM prices to charge $10 per GB, after a price hike earlier in December due to “substantially higher costs” amid the AI boom — The modular PC maker will now charge $10 per GB for its 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB DDR5 RAM modules.
More: Tech4Gamers. X: @optimuscan12k, @frameworkputer, @frameworkputer, @frameworkputer, and @frameworkputer
| Timmy Shen / The Block: |
China's central bank unveils an overhaul of its digital yuan framework, including saying that commercial banks will soon begin paying interest on holdings — Partner offers — Quick Take — China's central bank will allow commercial banks to pay interests on clients' digital yuan holdings … Sponsor Posts
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