YouTube launches an option for US-based creators to receive payouts in PayPal's stablecoin, PYUSD (Ben Weiss/Fortune)

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YouTube launches option for U.S. creators to receive stablecoin payouts through PayPal | Fortune

Google, which owns YouTube, has already used PayPal’s stablecoin to receive payments from customers using its cloud computing service.

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YouTube launches an option for US-based creators to receive payouts in PayPal

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Sam Altman's World updates its app to make it a "super app" with encrypted chat integration and a Venmo-like tool for sending and requesting crypto (Lucas Ropek/TechCrunch)

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World launches its 'super app,' including crypto pay and encrypted chat features | TechCrunch

Tools for Humanity, the company behind the app, is seeking to expand its "real human network."

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Trump's AI EO directs federal agencies to look into withholding federal funding for states that introduce "burdensome" AI regulations (Gerrit De Vynck/Washington Post) https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/12/11/trump-executive-order-ai-states/

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[Thread] Substack quietly added a feature that forced subscribers to download the app to read full newsletters but say they've rolled it back after complaints (Gergely Orosz/@gergelyorosz)

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I love Substack. Always have. Their team is great. But a silent change could force me off the platform if it stays. They broke email. My paid su...

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[Thread] Substack quietly added a feature that forced subscribers to download the app to read full newsletters, but says it reverted the change after complaints

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Serval, which offers an AI-powered IT support assistant, raised a $75M Series B led by Sequoia at a $1B valuation, bringing its total raised to $127M (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/technology/ai-startup-serval-valued-1-billion-after-sequoia-led-round-expand-it-automation-2025-12-11/

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Serval, which offers an AI assistant for IT, HR, legal, and finance, raised a $75M Series B led by Sequoia at a $1B valuation, taking its total funding to $127M

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Switzerland launches a preliminary investigation into whether Apple's terms for granting third-party access to NFC tech on iPhones violate its antitrust laws (Tim Hardwick/MacRumors)

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Apple Pay Faces Swiss Antitrust Investigation Over NFC Access

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Switzerland launches a preliminary investigation into whether Apple

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Sources: Nvidia tells its Chinese clients that it is considering adding production capacity for its H200 chips in response to robust demand (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/world/china/nvidia-considers-increasing-h200-chip-output-due-robust-china-demand-sources-say-2025-12-12/

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Sources: Nvidia told its Chinese clients that it is evaluating adding production capacity for its H200 chips after orders exceeded its current output level

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TechInsights: Huawei's Kirin 9030 processor, used in its Mate 80 Pro Max phone, is China's most advanced chip to date and produced with SMIC's updated 7nm tech (Ian King/Bloomberg) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-11/china-s-huawei-and-smic-make-progress-with-chips-report-finds?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2NTUxNDUyMywiZXhwIjoxNzY2MTE5MzIzLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUNzQ1T0hLR0NURzgwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI0QzFFQkRBNTg4RTM0QTRGQUYxN0VDREJBRkVCQUMyOCJ9.OkXW1Lv0l1zoSG8vc54mXlbXy3KWybb-kiOpoN7Wyds

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Sources: China is considering a $28B to $70B incentives package, which will operate separately from the $50B Big Fund III, to support its chipmaking industry (John Liu/Bloomberg) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-12/china-prepares-as-much-as-70-billion-in-chip-sector-incentives

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Sources: China is considering a ~$28B-to-$70B incentives package, which would be separate from the $50B Big Fund III plan, to support its chipmaking industry

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EU finance ministers agreed to set a €3 customs duty on low-value parcels from July 2026, aiming to crack down on cheap Chinese imports from brands like Shein (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/world/china/eu-impose-3-euro-duty-small-e-commerce-parcels-july-2026-2025-12-12/

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EU finance ministers agree on a €3 customs duty on low-value parcels from July 2026, aiming to crack down on Chinese imports from retailers like Shein and Temu

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