Apple and Google say they've developed new features that streamline the process of moving data between each platform as part of a joint collaboration (Abner Li/9to5Google)
Samsung's Galaxy XR gets beta support for Google's realistic avatar system for video calls, a Travel Mode, and a built-in PC remote desktop feature (David Heaney/UploadVR)
An Airwallex executive warned in 2023 that China staff were pushing to access client data; Keith Rabois accuses Airwallex of enabling Chinese access to US data (Lucas Baird/Australian Financial Review)
Hands-on with Xreal's Project Aura prototype glasses: they feel like VR shrunken to a far smaller form, the 70Β° FoV is small but enough for immersion, and more (Scott Stein/CNET)
Google says it's working to create two different categories of AI-powered smart glasses: one with screens launching in 2026 and another that's audio-focused (Chris Welch/Bloomberg)
Source: the US Department of Commerce plans to allow the export of Nvidia's old H200 chips to China, seeking a compromise over controlling exports to China (Reed Albergotti/Semafor)
Sources: Google has told advertising clients that it plans to bring ads to Gemini in 2026, separate from ads in AI Mode (Trishla Ostwal/Adweek) https://www.adweek.com/media/google-gemini-ads-2026/
NextEra Energy expands its partnership with Google Cloud to develop data centre campuses across the US and secures 2.5+ GW of clean energy contracts from Meta (Vallari Srivastava/Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/nextera-energy-google-cloud-expand-deal-add-us-capacity-2025-12-08/
Leaked letter: Tiger Global launches Private Investment Partners 17, a new fund targeting a raise between $2B and $3B, signaling a pivot away from megafunds (CNBC)
Internal memo: Johny Srouji, who oversees Apple's chip division, tells staff that "I don't plan on leaving anytime soon" (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-08/apple-chip-chief-tells-staff-he-s-not-leaving-anytime-soon