Nvidia says that it hasn't seen "substantiation or received tips" about chip smuggling via data centers outside of China, after The Information's DeepSeek story (Mark Bergen/Bloomberg) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-10/china-s-deepseek-uses-banned-nvidia-chips-for-ai-model-the-information-says
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Nvidia says that it hasn
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Amazon Kindle Scribe Colorsoft review: the $630 pen-enabled e-reader is a tough sell for most people, even with its big 11" display and productivity features (Samantha Kelly/Bloomberg) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-12-10/amazon-kindle-scribe-colorsoft-review-630-device-bets-big-on-ai-color-screen
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Amazon Kindle Scribe Colorsoft review: the $630 pen-enabled e-reader is a tough sell for most people, even with its big 11
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The RSL Collective, backed by Ziff Davis, Yahoo, and others, launches RSL 1.0, to let publishers set licensing and compensation rules for AI web crawlers (Emma Roth/The Verge)
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A pay-to-scrape AI licensing standard is now official
RSL 1.0 helps publishers outline how AI companies should pay for the content they scrape across the web.
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The RSL Collective, backed by Ziff Davis, Yahoo, and others, launches RSL 1.0, which lets publishers set licensing and compensation rules for AI web crawlers
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Sources: Meta's new model, codenamed Avocado, may launch in 2026 as a "closed" model, a move Alexandr Wang advocates, shifting from Meta's open-source strategy (Bloomberg) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-10/inside-meta-s-pivot-from-open-source-to-money-making-ai-model
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Sources: Meta
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Google launches a cheaper AI Plus plan in India, costing ~$2.21 per month for the first six months and ~$4.44 thereafter, to compete with ChatGPT Go (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
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Google launches sub-$5 AI Plus plan in India to compete with ChatGPT Go | TechCrunch
For new users in India, Google is offering an AI Plus subscription for β‚Ή199 ($2.21) for the first six months, after which you'll have to pay...
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Google launches a cheaper AI Plus plan in India, costing ~$2.21 per month for the first six months and ~$4.44 thereafter, to compete with ChatGPT Go
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Instagram launches Your Algorithm, which shows users an AI analysis of their activity to let them customize the topics shaping their Reels recommendations (Reece Rogers/Wired)
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Instagram Will Start Letting You Pick What Shows Up in Your Reels
In the battle for your attention, Instagram is betting that more control over the algorithm could keep you scrolling on Reels.
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Instagram launches Your Algorithm in the US, an AI-powered feature that lets users influence their Reels feed by picking topics they want to see more or less of
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How US startups like Oakland-based Brimstone are racing to develop sources of raw materials that the US needs for tech, an industry China has long dominated (Heather Somerville/Wall Street Journal) https://www.wsj.com/business/silicon-valley-is-racing-to-make-critical-mineralsand-blunt-chinas-dominance-692390e3?st=ofJWec&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
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How US startups like Oakland-based Brimstone are racing to develop sources of raw materials that the US needs for tech, an industry China has long dominated
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Adobe launches free ChatGPT-integrated apps for Photoshop, Acrobat, and Express on desktop, the web, and iOS, after OpenAI added app integrations in October (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)
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ChatGPT can now use Adobe apps to edit your photos and PDFs for free
No Creative Cloud required.
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Adobe launches free ChatGPT-integrated Photoshop, Acrobat, and Express apps on desktop, the web, and iOS, after OpenAI added ChatGPT app integrations in October
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Sources: Lip-Bu Tan's dual roles as Intel CEO and tech investor cause consternation in the industry and at Intel; four ex-Intel execs say it caused them to exit (New York Times)
Does the Job of C.E.O. or Private Investor Come First? Intel’s Chief Is Juggling That Question.
Lip-Bu Tan, who was appointed chief executive of Intel in March, is also a longtime venture capitalist. His dual roles have caused some consternation.
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Sources: Lip-Bu Tan
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Betting exchange Matchbook plans to launch a prediction market platform in the UK in January 2026 as a "road test" before a planned US launch as early as March (Justina Lee/Bloomberg)
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Matchbook to Launch UK Prediction Markets Ahead of US Entry
Matchbook, a sports betting exchange, is launching a prediction market platform in the UK as it prepares to compete with rivals Kalshi and Polymark...
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Betting exchange Matchbook plans to launch a prediction market platform in the UK in January 2026 as a “road test” before a planned US launch as early as March
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