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)

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Google and Apple partner on better Android-iPhone switching

The latest Android Canary is available today and it features work by Apple and Google to make switching between Android and iPhone easier.

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Apple and Google say they built new features that streamline moving data between iOS and Android, rolling out now in Android Canary and coming to iOS 26 beta

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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)

Samsung Galaxy XR Gets Realistic Face-Tracked 'Likeness' Avatars

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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)

Airwallex data access concerns over about China-based staff accessing customer data

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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

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Hands-on with Xreal's Project Aura prototype glasses: they feel like VR shrunken to a far smaller form, the 70° FoV is small but enough for immersion, and more (Scott Stein/CNET)

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Google's Putting It All on Glasses Next Year: My Demos With Project Aura and More

The Xreal-made hardware is one element of a three-part launch next year with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, and lots of upgrades coming to Galaxy...

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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)

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Google Says First AI Glasses With Gemini Will Arrive in 2026

Alphabet Inc.’s Google said it’s working to create two different categories of artificial intelligence-powered smart glasses to compete next ye...

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Google details its plans for two different categories of AI-powered smart glasses coming as soon as 2026: one with in-lens displays and one that

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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)

Exclusive: Trump says Nvidia can sell powerful H200 AI chips to China

The decision will open up a huge market for the chipmaker while ensuring US technology remains the standard worldwide.

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Source: the US Department of Commerce plans to allow the export of Nvidia

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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/

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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/

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NextEra Energy expands its partnership with Google Cloud to develop data center campuses across the US and secures 2.5GW+ of clean energy contracts from Meta

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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)

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Tiger Global launches new fund eyeing $2.2 billion raise as it takes more disciplined approach

Tiger first invested in OpenAI in 2021 at a valuation of less than $16 billion and in Waymo that same year at $39 billion.

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Leaked letter: Tiger Global launches Private Investment Partners 17, a fund targeting raising $2.2B, signaling a pivot from megafunds to more discipline

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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

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Internal memo: Johny Srouji, who runs Apple

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