An analysis of 100T+ tokens from the past year shows reasoning models now represent over half of all usage, open-weight model use has grown steadily, and more (OpenRouter)
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An empirical study analyzing over 100 trillion tokens of real-world LLM interactions across tasks, geographies, and time.
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An analysis of 100T+ tokens from the past year shows reasoning models now represent over half of all usage, open-weight model use has grown steadily, and more
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Seattle-based Yoodli, which sells AI-powered communication training software, raised a $40M Series B led by WestBridge Capital, valuing the startup at $300M+ (Jagmeet Singh/TechCrunch)
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Ex-Googler's Yoodli triples valuation to $300M+ with AI built to assist, not replace, people | TechCrunch
Yoodli counts Google, Snowflake, and Databricks among its customers.
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Seattle-based Yoodli, which sells AI-powered communication training software, raised a $40M Series B led by WestBridge Capital, valuing the startup at $300M+
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Waymo plans to issue a voluntary software recall over how its robotaxis operate around school buses following an NHTSA investigation opened in October (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch)
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Waymo to issue software recall over how robotaxis behave around school buses | TechCrunch
The voluntary recall comes as scrutiny by federal regulators and local school district officials increases.
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Waymo plans to issue a voluntary software recall over how its robotaxis operate around school buses following an NHTSA investigation opened in October
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A US judge rules Google must renegotiate annually any contract that makes its search engine or AI app the default on smartphones and other devices (Bloomberg) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-05/google-must-limit-default-contracts-to-one-year-judge-rules
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A US judge rules Google must renegotiate annually any contract that makes its search engine or AI app the default on smartphones and other devices
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A look at the uphill battle to win regulatory approval for Netflix's acquisition of WBD, and the roles of the US DOJ, EU regulators, and state attorneys general (Ted Johnson/Deadline)
Netflix Banking On Overcoming The Trump Factor In Warner Bros. Deal
Co-CEO Ted Sarandos called the proposed transaction "pro-consumer."
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A look at the uphill battle to win regulatory approval for Netflix
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WBD confirms that Warner Bros. Games will be acquired by Netflix along with its wider streaming and television business (Chris Kerr/Game Developer)
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Yes, Netflix is acquiring Warner Bros. Games
A Warner Bros. spokesperson has confirmed the video game division will be acquired by Netflix alongside its wider streaming and television business.
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WBD confirms that Warner Bros. Games will be acquired by Netflix along with its wider streaming and television business
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Meta acquires Limitless, which makes a pendant-style AI wearable that records and transcribes real-world conversations; Limitless has raised more than $33M (Echo Wang/Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/business/meta-acquires-ai-wearables-startup-limitless-2025-12-05/
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Meta acquires Limitless, which makes a pendant-style AI wearable that records and transcribes real-world conversations; Limitless has raised more than $33M
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Sources: SpaceX has told investors and financial institution representatives that it is aiming for an IPO in the second half of 2026 (Katie Roof/The Information) https://www.theinformation.com/articles/spacex-tells-investors-aiming-late-2026-ipo
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Sources: SpaceX has told investors and financial institution representatives that it is aiming for an IPO in the second half of 2026
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Netflix's WBD bid marks a striking strategy shift for a company long known for pivots, especially after years of avoiding full commitment to theatrical releases (Nicole Sperling/New York Times)
Netflix Does an About-Face, in a Big Way
The streaming giant has changed its strategy many times over the years. But the decision to get deeply into theatrical releases may be the most sta...
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Sources: SpaceX is planning a secondary share sale that would value the company at $800B, surpassing OpenAI to make it the most valuable US private company (Wall Street Journal) https://www.wsj.com/business/spacex-in-talks-for-share-sale-that-would-boost-valuation-to-800-billion-b2852191
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Sources: SpaceX is planning a secondary share sale that would value the company at $800B, surpassing OpenAI to make it the most valuable US private company
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