Google announces system "autospatialization" for Android XR, an AI feature to turn 2D content, including games streamed from a PC, into 3D, arriving in 2026 (David Heaney/UploadVR)
Android XR Getting AI System Feature To Turn Any 2D Window 3D
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Google announces Android XR system “autospatialization”, an AI feature that can turn 2D content, including games streamed from a PC, into 3D, arriving in 2026
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After rallying early in 2025, Netflix shares have fallen 28% since the end of June amid concerns about its growth outlook and its costly pursuit of WBD (Bloomberg)
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Netflix Sinks as Concerns Mount Over Risks of Warner Bros. Deal
Netflix Inc. investors were already skeptical about its $72 billion deal for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. Now the threat of having to pay even more ...
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After rallying early in 2025, Netflix
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The US CFTC launches a pilot program allowing BTC, ETH, and USDC to be used as collateral in US derivatives markets (CoinDesk)
BTC, ETH, USDC as Collateral in CFTC Crypto Pilot
Acting Chair Caroline Pham has unveiled a first-of-its-kind U.S. program to permit tokenized collateral in derivatives markets, citing "clear guard...
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The US CFTC launches a pilot program that allows bitcoin, ether, USDC, or other payment stablecoins to be used as margin collateral in US derivatives markets
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The CTO of Amazon's Zoox says the company plans to start charging for rides in Las Vegas in early 2026 and is focused on transporting people, not deliveries (Amanda Gerut/Fortune)
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Amazon robotaxi service Zoox to start charging for rides in 2026, with β€˜laser focus’ on transporting people, not deliveries, says cofounder | Fortune
Jesse Levinson, Zoox cofounder and CTO, said the robotaxi service needs several more years before it can operate at a scale where the business is β...
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Amazon Zoox CTO Jesse Levinson says Zoox plans to start charging for Las Vegas rides in early 2026, and it has a “laser focus” is on moving people, not packages
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President Trump says the US will allow Nvidia to ship H200 chips to "approved customers" in China and elsewhere, and that Xi Jinping "responded positively" (Kevin Breuninger/CNBC)
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Trump greenlights Nvidia H200 AI chip sales to China if U.S. gets 25% cut, says Xi responded positively
Nvidia and chip rival Advanced Micro Devices agreed over the summer to share 15% of the revenue from China chip sales with the U.S. government.
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President Trump says the US will let Nvidia ship its H200 chips to “approved customers” in China and elsewhere, on the condition that the US gets a 25% cut
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TikTok announces Shared Collection, to organize and share saved videos, and plans to launch Shared Feed, a daily curated selection of 15 videos, globally (Lawrence Bonk/Engadget)
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TikTok announces shared feed and collections features
TikTok just announced new social elements for the app. There's now a shared feed and a collections feature.
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TikTok unveils Shared Collection, a new way to organize and share saved videos, and plans to globally launch Shared Feed, a daily curated selection of 15 videos
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Letterboxd plans to launch its Video Store film rental platform on December 10, offering curated indie titles in 23 countries, including the US, UK, and France (Todd Spangler/Variety)
Letterboxd Video Store Sets Launch Date With Exclusive Films
Letterboxd Video Store is launching Dec. 10 with films available to rent in 23 countries, including some exclusive indie titles.
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Letterboxd plans to launch its Video Store film rental platform on December 10, offering curated indie titles in 23 countries, including the US, UK, and France
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Sources: Google has told advertisers that it plans to bring ads to Gemini in 2026; Google's VP of Global Ads says there are no plans for ads in the Gemini app (Trishla Ostwal/Adweek) https://www.adweek.com/media/google-gemini-ads-2026/
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Anthropic launches a Slack integration for Claude Code, expanding on the existing Claude app for Slack, launching in beta as a research preview (Kyt Dotson/SiliconANGLE)
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Agentic coding comes to Slack as Anthropic launches Claude Code integration - SiliconANGLE
Agentic coding comes to Slack as Anthropic launches Claude Code integration - SiliconANGLE
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Anthropic debuts a Slack integration for Claude Code in beta, expanding on the existing Claude app for Slack that can now relay tasks to Claude Code on the web
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Google details steps it is taking to secure Chrome's upcoming agentic browsing features, including a "User Alignment Critic" model that vets AI agent's actions (Abner Li/9to5Google)
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Google explains Gemini in Chrome’s agentic browsing security, protections
With Gemini in Chrome and the upcoming availability of agentic capabilities, Google is detailing how the browser will protect against threats.
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Google details the steps it is taking to secure Chrome
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