Copper demand is being boosted by AI data centers, which require 27-33 tonnes per MW, over 2x that of conventional data centers, according to miner Grupo MΓ©xico (Camilla Hodgson/Financial Times)
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Copper demand is being boosted by AI data centers, which require 27 to 33 tons per MW, over 2x what conventional data centers require, per miner Grupo México
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London-based Sokin, which develops tech for B2B cross-border payments, raised a $50M Series B led by Prysm Capital at a $300M valuation (John Reynolds/Tech.eu) https://tech.eu/2025/12/01/cross-border-payment-fintech-sokin-lands-50m-funding-round/
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London-based Sokin, which develops tech for B2B cross-border payments, raised a $50M Series B led by Prysm Capital at a $300M valuation
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Binance names co-founder Yi He as co-CEO alongside Richard Teng, making her one of the few women leading a crypto company; she also has children with ex-CEO CZ (Jeff John Roberts/Fortune)
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Yi He has worked in crypto since the early days of the industry, and becomes one of only a handful of women to lead a crypto firm.
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Binance names co-founder Yi He as co-CEO, alongside Richard Teng, making her one of the few women leading a crypto company; she also has children with ex-CEO CZ
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An analysis of Waymo's data covering ~100M driverless miles across four US cities: Waymo cars have far lower crash rates per million miles than human drivers (Jonathan Slotkin/New York Times)
Opinion | The Data on Self-Driving Cars Is Clear. We Have to Change Course.
Compared to human drivers, Waymo cars were involved in 91 percent fewer crashes that resulted in serious injuries.
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An analysis of Waymo data covering nearly 100M driverless miles in four US cities: Waymo cars have far lower crash rates per million miles than human drivers
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Waymo's self-driving cars appear to be bending traffic laws and growing impatient with pedestrians as the company seeks to make them "confidently assertive" (Katherine Bindley/Wall Street Journal) https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/cars/waymo-self-driving-cars-san-francisco-7868eb2b?st=xZCsG4&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
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Stripe agrees to acquire Metronome, which offers APIs to help SaaS companies charge customers based on usage and has raised $128M in total funding (Scott Woody/Metronome)
Important Company Update | Metronome blog
A new chapter for modern monetization and global payments. Metronome has signed a definitive agreement to join Stripe.
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Stripe agrees to acquire Metronome, which offers APIs to help SaaS companies charge customers based on usage and has raised $128M in total funding
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MongoDB stock jumped 22% on December 2 after Q3 revenue rose 19% YoY to $628M, above $592M est., and raises full-year guidance on Atlas growth and AI demand (Samantha Subin/CNBC)
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MongoDB stock skyrockets 22% on AI, cloud database platform growth
MongoDB said its Atlas platform grew 30% from a year ago as it benefits from AI tailwinds
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Software testing startup Antithesis raised $105M led by trading firm Jane Street, as demand grows for software to vet code generated by AI coding tools (Financial Times)
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Software testing and validation startup Antithesis raised $105M led by Jane Street, as demand grows to vet AI-generated code for bugs and security flaws
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YouTube says it will comply with Australia's social media ban for under-16s, after rejecting its inclusion in the crackdown and calling the regulation "rushed" (Angus Whitley/Bloomberg) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-02/youtube-finally-set-to-comply-with-australia-s-under-16s-ban
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YouTube says it will comply with Australia
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After a backlash, India says its pre-installed cybersecurity app is optional for users, who "have complete freedom to activate, or delete the app at any time" (Shruti Srivastava/Bloomberg) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-03/india-says-mandatory-phone-app-can-be-deleted-after-backlash
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After a backlash, India says its preinstalled cybersecurity app Sanchar Saathi is “optional” and “users have complete freedom to activate, or delete the app”
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