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Monday, December 08, 2025

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Australia’s under‐16 social media ban sparks legal and tech challenges (9)

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Google Chrome Rolls Out Enhanced Security for AI Browsing (8)

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Nvidia and SoftBank Target $1B Investment in Skild AI (6)

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ChatGPT Now Enables In-App Grocery Purchases via Instacart (5)

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Google unveils AI-powered smart glasses with Gemini (9)

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Apple and Google collaborate to simplify cross-platform switching (10) hot

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US to approve Nvidia H200 chip exports to China (19) hot

US Regulatory Approval
Revenue Sharing Conditions
China Market Impact
Smuggling Crackdown

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Anthropic’s Claude Code Debuts in Slack for Coding Assistance (7)

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Apple iOS 26.2 RC2 build rounds out beta testing (7)

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Apple chip chief silences exit rumors in staff memo (8)

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Apple Fitness+ Expands Globally With AI Dubbing Enhancements (7)

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Meta Revamps EU Ad Model Under Regulatory Pressure (10) hot

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Adobe Premiere Mobile Launches Dedicated YouTube Shorts Hub (4)

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ICEBlock Developer Sues U.S. Over App Removal (21) hot

Legal Filings: Court reports on ICEBlock lawsuit details
Free Speech Debate: ICEBlock censorship sparks broader rights concerns
Officials Under Fire: Top officials targeted in ICEBlock lawsuit saga

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Tesla 2025 Holiday Update Rolls Out Festive New Features (4)

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Leaks Confirm iPhone 18 Pro to Feature Under-Display Face ID (9)

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Paramount’s Hostile Takeover Bid for Warner Bros Discovery (44) hot

Hostile bidding battle details
Political, regulatory and financing angles
Investor market reactions

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IBM to acquire Confluent for $11B in cash deal (21) hot

Market Reaction: Stock Surges
Strategic Deal: AI & Data Integration

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Melt&Marble Startup Secures Series A Funding For Animal‐Free Lipids (5)

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Airwallex secures major funding and Silicon Valley expansion (8)

In Detail Full day, Monday, December 08, 2025, Timezone: America/Chicago

Australia's Bold Move: No Social Media Access for Those Under 16

Alex Valdes / cnet - Countries around the world will be watching to see how well the new ban works ... or doesn't.

#techpolicy #apple #apps #reddit #australia #law #technology #litigation #regulation

Australia's social media ban leaves a 15-year-old worried about losing touch with friends

2 months / go

Rahm Emanuel says U.S. should follow Australia's youth social media ban

2 months / politico / Lisa Kashinsky

Australias banning social media for kids this week. Heres how its being enforced.

2 months / mashable

Reddit Limits Personalized Ads, Chat Access for Minors Worldwide

2 months / parameter / Newton Kitonga

Reddit Adds Global Teen Safety Features Ahead of Australia Ban

2 months / bloomberg / Newley Purnell

Australia is banning social media for children. Will it work?

2 months / ft

Reddit readying High Court challenge to u16s ban

2 months / mumbrella / Nathan Jolly

Apple Details Developer Requirements for Australia's New Under-16 Social Media Ban

2 months / iclarified

Australia's Bold Move: No Social Media Access for Those Under 16

2 months / cnet / Alex Valdes

Google Adds Security Layers to Safeguard Agentic Browsing With Chrome

PYMNTS / pymnts - Google has announced new tools it will use to improve the safety of agentic browsing with Chrome. The tools are designed in part to combat “the primary new threat facing all agentic browsers,” indirect prompt injection, Nathan Parker, Chrome security team…

#ai #cybersecurity #cloudsec #google #browsers #aiethics #alphabet #security #gemini

Google details security guardrails for Chrome’s new AI agents

2 months / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Google says Chrome's new AI creates risks only more AI can fix

2 months / theregister / Thomas Claburn

if i worked at CMS i would eat every cookie just to spite him

2 months / bsky / @marisakabas.bsky.social / marisakabas.bsky.social

Report: Nvidia and SoftBank to invest $1B in robotic brains startup Skild AI

Mike Wheatley / siliconangle - Nvidia Corp. and SoftBank Group Corp. are reportedly holding talks with the robotic artificial intelligence startup Skild AI over a $1 billion investment. The proposed round would bring the startup’s valuation to more than $14 billion. Skild AI was last v…

#ai #startups #vc #robotics #ml #nvidia #aiethics #investment #technology #softbank

Nvidia, SoftBank chase robotics brain Skild AI with $1B bet at $14B valuation

2 months / techfundingnews / Abhinaya Prabhu

SoftBank and Nvidia eye $1B+ Skild AI investment

2 months / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Report: Nvidia and SoftBank to invest $1B in robotic brains startup Skild AI

2 months / siliconangle / Mike Wheatley

SoftBank and Nvidia reportedly in talks to fund SkildAI at $14B, nearly tripling its value

2 months / techcrunch / Marina Temkin

SoftBank and Nvidia Consider Joining Funding Round for Robotics Firm Skild AI

2 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

Nvidia and SoftBank in Talks to Invest $1 Billion in Robot AI Startup Skild AI

2 months / parameter / Trader Edge

ChatGPT / Instacart / Stripe integration for agentic commerce:

@gdb / x - ChatGPT / Instacart / Stripe integration for agentic commerce:— Greg Brockman (@gdb) Dec 8, 2025

#ai #ecommerce #openai #aiethics #chatgpt #food #payments #assistant

OpenAI and Instacart launch grocery shopping inside ChatGPT

2 months / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Instant Checkout with Instacart

2 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

You can now buy groceries in ChatGPT

2 months / mashable

ChatGPT / Instacart / Stripe integration for agentic commerce:

2 months / x / @gdb

You can buy your Instacart groceries without leaving ChatGPT

2 months / techcrunch / Amanda Silberling

Google Says First AI Glasses With Gemini Will Arrive in 2026

msmash / slashdot - Google said it's working to create two different categories of artificial intelligence-powered smart glasses to compete next year with existing models from Meta Platforms: one with screens, and another that's audio focused. From a report: The first AI gla…

#ai #hardware #ar #wearables #mixedreality #google #aiethics #genai #alphabet #gemini

The Glasshole Returns

2 months / implicator / Marcus Schuler

Google plans AI glasses launch in 2026 with Warby Parker

2 months / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

OpenAI reveals who's winning with AI at work

2 months / therundown / Zach Mink

Googles AI glasses are coming in 2026

2 months / mashable

Google previews upcoming Android XR smart glasses equipped with Gemini

2 months / siliconangle / Maria Deutscher

Google's First AI Smart Glasses Coming in 2026

2 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

Google to launch first of its AI glasses in 2026

2 months / cnbc

Google Says First AI Glasses With Gemini Will Arrive in 2026

2 months / slashdot / msmash

Google Says First AI Glasses With Gemini Will Arrive in 2026

2 months / bloomberg / Chris Welch

Google and Apple partner on better Android-iPhone switching

Anna Washenko / engadget - Google and Apple have long existed as polar opposites, each ruling over their tech kingdoms with little interest in cooperation. But the latest build of Android's Canary operating system hints at an unusual instance of collaboration between the brands, wi…

#mobiletech #apple #google #android #iphone #ux #technology #smartphone #updates #operatingsystems

Google and Apple are working on easier phone switching – yes, really

2 months / techspot

Leak reveals native Android-to-iOS transfer tool

2 months / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Apple and Google are working together to simplify moving between iOS and Android

2 months / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

Android’s latest Canary release lays the groundwork to help you seamlessly switch to iPhone

2 months / digitaltrends

A new build of Android has been released that will make it easier for Android and iPhone switching to take place in the future.

2 months / bsky / @appleinsider.com / appleinsider.com

Switching between Android and iOS is about to get easier

2 months / mashable

Google and Apple partner on better Android-iPhone switching

2 months / engadget / Anna Washenko

Switching From iPhone to Android Is About to Get Shockingly Easy

2 months / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

Apple and Google's iPhone-Android switching update starts to roll out

2 months / appleinsider

Switching Between iPhone and Android Will Get Easier With New Apple and Google Collaboration

2 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

U.S. Plans to Approve Export of Nvidia’s H200 Chip to China

Amrith Ramkumar / wsj - The chipmaker’s chief executive, Jensen Huang, met with President Trump last week to discuss exporting the powerful chips.

#techpolicy #china #chips #nvidia #aiethics #government #us #semiconductor #regulation

China Market Impact (5)
Revenue Sharing Conditions (4)
Smuggling Crackdown (1)
US Regulatory Approval (7)
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China Market Impact

China’s AI developers to welcome Nvidia’s H200 chip shipments, analysts say

2 months / scmp

How Much Could China Gain From Access to Powerful Nvidia Chips?

2 months / nytimes / Meaghan Tobin

How Much Could China Gain From Access to Powerful Nvidia Chips?

2 months / nytimes / nytimes.com

Let em cook! - Nvidia can finally sell H200s to China

2 months / reddit / /u/reversedu

Nvidia’s China business basically went to zero. A new deal could change that

2 months / qz / Shannon Carroll

2 months / cnbc

Nvidia (NVDA) Stock: Surges as U.S. Approves Controlled H200 Chip Sales to China

2 months / parameter / Newton Kitonga

Department of Commerce may approve Nvidia H200 chip exports to China

2 months / techcrunch / Rebecca Szkutak

U.S. Plans to Approve Export of Nvidia’s H200 Chip to China

2 months / wsj / Amrith Ramkumar

Nvidia reportedly wins H200 exports to China — US Department of Commerce set to ease restrictions for full Hopper AI GPU

2 months / tomshardware

Nvidia Set to Win US Approval to Export H200 AI Chips to China

2 months / bloomberg / Maggie EastlandIan King

Exclusive / Commerce to open up exports of Nvidia H200 chips to China - https-//www.semafor.com

2 months / google

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2 months / bsky / @techpowerup.com / techpowerup.com

This news comes as a bill was introduced in Congree last week to prevent these exact kinds of chip exports.

2 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Claude Code is coming to Slack, and that’s a bigger deal than it sounds

Rebecca Bellan / techcrunch - Anthropic launches Claude Code in Slack, letting developers delegate coding tasks from chat threads. It's part of a shift toward AI-embedded collaboration that could reshape software workflows.

#ai #cloud #software #anthropic #genai #chatgpt #apps #productivity #api #developertools

Anthropic launches Claude Code in Slack

2 months / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Claude Code Is Coming To Slack

2 months / slashdot / BeauHD

Claude 4.5 Opus Soul Document

2 months / reddit / /u/Energylegs23

I let a coding agent run in a self-learning loop for 4 hours with zero supervision. It translated 14k lines of code with zero errors.

2 months / reddit / /u/cheetguy

Claude Code is coming to Slack, and that’s a bigger deal than it sounds

2 months / techcrunch / Rebecca Bellan

Anthropic is bringing Claude Code to Slack

2 months / theverge / Stevie Bonifield

Agentic coding comes to Slack as Anthropic launches Claude Code integration

2 months / siliconangle / Kyt Dotson

Apple Releases iOS 26.2 RC 2 [Download]

iclarified - Apple has seeded a second Release Candidate (RC 2) for iOS 26.2 to developers, arriving less than a week after the initial RC build. The release suggests that Apple discovered a specific issue requiring a fix before the software is cleared for the general…

#software #mobiletech #apple #ios #technology #smartphone #updates #operatingsystems #developertools #timcook

iOS 26.2 delayed: Apple issues second Release Candidate to testers

2 months / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Following the initial release candidates, Apple has supplied a second build of iOS 26.2, as it prepares for a formal release of its operating system updates ahead of the holidays.

2 months / bsky / @appleinsider.com / appleinsider.com

Apple Seeds Second iOS 26.2 Release Candidate to Developers and Public Beta Testers

2 months / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

Second release candidate of iOS 26.2 surfaces ahead of public release

2 months / appleinsider

Apple Releases iOS 26.2 RC 2 [Download]

2 months / iclarified

Apple Seeds iOS 26.2 RC 2 Ahead Of Official Release

2 months / bgr

Apple Seeds Second iOS 26.2 Release Candidate to Developers and Public Beta Testers

2 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

Apple's chip boss squashes exit rumors, says he's not leaving the company

cnbc - Bloomberg reported on Saturday that Srouji had told CEO Tim Cook that he was considering leaving.

#semiconductors #apple #chips #business #jobs #cpus #semiconductor #arm #timcook

Johny Srouji, in Memo Responding to Gurman Report: ‘I Love My Team, and I Love My Job at Apple, and I Don’t Plan on Leaving Anytime Soon’

2 months / cnbc / John Gruber

Apple Silicon Chief Dismisses Report Announcing His Possible Departure

2 months / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Apple Chip Leader Tells Staff He’s Staying Put After Exit Rumors

2 months / iphoneincanada / John Quintet

Apple chief Johny Srouji confirms he isn't 'leaving anytime soon'

2 months / appleinsider

Apple's Chipmaking Chief Johny Srouji Responds to Report About Him Potentially Leaving

2 months / macrumors / Joe Rossignol

Apple's chip boss squashes exit rumors, says he's not leaving the company

2 months / cnbc

Johny Srouji Commits to Apple in Staff Memo: 'I Don't Plan on Leaving Anytime Soon'

2 months / iclarified

Apple Chip Chief Tells Staff He’s Not Leaving ‘Anytime Soon’

2 months / bloomberg / Mark Gurman

Apple Fitness+ Expands to 28 New Markets, Adds Digital Dubbing and K-Pop

iclarified - Apple is bringing its Fitness+ service to 28 new markets this month, marking the platform's largest expansion since its debut five years ago. The rollout starts December 15 in regions including Chile, Hong Kong, India, the Netherlands, Singapore, Taiwan, …

#ai #voice #mobile #apple #aiethics #health #fitness #wellness #asia #technology

Apple Fitness+ Gets Major Market Expansion And Dubbed Workout Programs

2 months / bgr

Apple Fitness+ Isn’t Dying — It’s Doubling

2 months / idropnews / Jesse Hollington

Apple Expands Its Fitness Plus Service with AI-Dubbed Translations and K-Pop Tunes

2 months / cnet / Vanessa Hand Orellana

Apple Fitness+ Rolling Out to 28 More Countries This Month

2 months / iphoneincanada / John Quintet

Apple Fitness+ Expands to 28 New Markets, Adds Digital Dubbing and K-Pop

2 months / iclarified

Apple Fitness+ expands to 28 new countries with AI dubbing

2 months / appleinsider

Apple Fitness+ Coming to 28 New Regions With Digital Voice Dubbing

2 months / macrumors / Hartley Charlton

Meta Agrees to Give EU Users More Personalized Ad Choice

PYMNTS / pymnts - Meta has agreed to offer users in Europe more choice about seeing personalized ads. The European Commission (EC) announced that agreement Monday (Dec. 8), six months after fining the tech giant over its “consent or pay” model that allows ad-free services …

#meta #antitrust #europe #privacy #digitalmarketsact #eu #digitalprivacy #ads #advertising #regulation

Meta’s tweaked ad experience gets EU nod after DMA penalty

2 months / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

Meta Pledge To Use Less Personal Data For Ads Gets EU Nod, Avoids Daily Fines

2 months / slashdot / BeauHD

Meta proposal for less data sharing is approved by European Commission

2 months / therecord

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2 months / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

Meta Offers ‘Less Personalized’ Ad Tier in EU to End Antitrust Probe

2 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Facebook and Instagram will let European users see fewer personal ads

2 months / theverge / Jess Weatherbed

Meta Agrees to Give EU Users More Personalized Ad Choice

2 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

Meta offers EU users ad-light option in push to end investigation

2 months / arstechnica / Barbara Moens

Meta to Offer New Ad Preferences in the EU to Comply With the DMA

2 months / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Meta commits to ‘hybrid’ ad model to settle EU digital rules probe

2 months / politico / Jacob Parry

Adobe Premiere Mobile now has a YouTube Shorts space for easier and faster editing

Adam Vjestica / theshortcut - Create, edit and upload YouTube Shorts directly from Adobe Premiere Mobile

#software #mobile #digitalmarketing #streaming #youtube #apps #technology #contentmoderation #adobe

Adobe Premiere Mobile now has a YouTube Shorts space for easier and faster editing

2 months / theshortcut / Adam Vjestica

New Adobe Premiere space offers exclusive templates for YouTube Shorts

2 months / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

Adobe Premiere Mobile Adds a YouTube Shorts Creation Space

2 months / thurrott / Paul Thurrott

Adobe launches content creation hub in Premiere mobile for YouTube Shorts creators

2 months / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

ICEBlock developer suing DOJ, ICE, & more after Apple App Store removal

appleinsider - Apple removed the ICEBlock app from the App Store after being pressured by the US government, and now the developer is suing the DOJ & others involved for a violation of his First Amendment rights.The US DOJ is being sued by ICEBlock devThe developer of I…

#techpolicy #apple #government #doj #apps #law #censorship #litigation #digitalprivacy

Free Speech Debate: ICEBlock censorship sparks broader rights concerns (3)
Legal Filings: Court reports on ICEBlock lawsuit details (8)
Officials Under Fire: Top officials targeted in ICEBlock lawsuit saga (1)
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Free Speech Debate: ICEBlock censorship sparks broader rights concerns

Is Tracking ICE Protected Speech? ICEblock Wants a Jury to Decide

2 months / idropnews / IDrop News Staff

App That Tracks ICE Raids Sues U.S., Saying Officials Pressured Apple to Remove It

2 months / nytimes / Tripp Mickle

App That Tracks ICE Raids Sues U.S., Saying Officials Pressured Apple to Remove It

2 months / nytimes / nytimes.com

Legal Filings: Court reports on ICEBlock lawsuit details

ICEBlock developer sues U.S. government after DOJ demanded Apple remove app from store

2 months / cnbc

ICE location app developer sues government, not Apple, for app store removal

2 months / fastcompany / Mark Sullivan

App That Tracks ICE Raids Sues U.S., Saying Officials Pressured Apple to Remove It

2 months / reddit / /u/rezwenn

The developer behind ICEBlock is suing the federal government

2 months / engadget / Andre Revilla

App That Tracks ICE Raids Sues U.S., Saying Officials Pressured Apple to Remove It (Gift Article)

2 months / reddit / /u/Power-Equality

App That Tracks ICE Raids Sues U.S., Saying Officials Pressured Apple to Remove It

2 months / reddit / /u/Capable_Salt_SD

ICEBlock developer suing DOJ, ICE, & more after Apple App Store removal

2 months / appleinsider

ICEBlock Creator Sues U.S. Government Over App’s Removal

2 months / 404media / Joseph Cox

Officials Under Fire: Top officials targeted in ICEBlock lawsuit saga

Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem sued for pushing Apple to block anti-ICE app

2 months / reddit / /u/BreakfastTop6899

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icymi: the developer of ICE Block - Joshua Aaron - sued the US govt (DOJ, AG Bondi, DHS, ICE, etc.) for alleged 1A violations, coercing Apple to ban the app..: www.cnbc.com/2025/12/08/i...

2 months / bsky / @lorak.bsky.social / lorak.bsky.social

Apple removed the ICEBlock app from the App Store after being pressured by the US government, and now the developer is suing the DOJ & others involved for a violation of his First Amendment rights.

2 months / bsky / @appleinsider.com / appleinsider.com

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2 months / bsky / @pescado70.bsky.social / pescado70.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/b... App That Tracks ICE Raids Sues U.S., Saying Officials Pressured Apple to Remove It The developer of ICEBlock, which notifies users of ICE agent sightings, said Attorney General Pam Bondi censored his free speech.

2 months / bsky / @lunaluvgood2020.bsky.social / lunaluvgood2020.bsky.social

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2 months / bsky / @pescado70.bsky.social / pescado70.bsky.social

2 months / bsky / @lunaluvgood2020.bsky.social / lunaluvgood2020.bsky.social

New from 404 Media: the creator of ICEBlock just sued the U.S. government over it pressuring Apple to remove the app earlier this year. Says it violated his First Amendment rights. www.404media.co/iceblock-cre...

2 months / bsky / @josephcox.bsky.social / josephcox.bsky.social

The creator of ICEBlock argues he has First Amendment rights to keep his app in the App Store. The Justice Department demanded Apple take it down. Google even describes ICE as a vulnerable group as part of this app’s removal. What about the real vulner

2 months / bsky / @casuallylucid.bsky.social / casuallylucid.bsky.social

“Both Apple and Google have removed other similar apps from their app stores, with Apple also removing one called Eyes Up that simply archived videos of ICE abuses. ‘A lawsuit is the only mechanism that can bring transparency, accountability, and a bindi

2 months / bsky / @micchiato.bsky.social / micchiato.bsky.social

Tesla is adding a new alert to stop you from leaving your phone behind

digitaltrends - Tesla has confirmed that its upcoming 2025 Holiday Update will introduce a new feature that will alert drivers when they leave their phone in the car.The post Tesla is adding a new alert to stop you from leaving your phone behind appeared first on Digital…

#software #aiethics #tesla #gadget #ux #technology #elonmusk #grokai #updates #automotive

Tesla’s Holiday Update Lets You Put Grok in Charge of Mapping Out Directions

2 months / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

Tesla is adding a new alert to stop you from leaving your phone behind

2 months / digitaltrends

Teslas 2025 holiday update brings Grok navigation, Santa Mode, and more

2 months / mashable

Grok navigation, Photobooth, and helpful utility features arrives with Tesla 2025 Holiday Update

2 months / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

Apple could cherish this five-year-old Android trend with its iPhone 18

digitaltrends - If the under-display solution lives up to expectations, it could reshape how iPhones look and feel, and push the smartphone world further toward full-screen design.The post Apple could cherish this five-year-old Android trend with its iPhone 18 appeared f…

#mobiletech #innovation #apple #iphone #technology #oled #smartphone

New iPhone 18 Pro Leak Reveals Under-Display Face ID

2 months / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

New iPhone 18 rumor says Face ID is disappearing under the screen

2 months / theshortcut / Max Buondonno

iPhone 18 Pro's Under-Display Face ID Tech Reportedly In Testing

2 months / bgr

Apple Begins Testing Under-Display Face ID for iPhone 18 [Rumor]

2 months / iclarified

Continuing the back and forth of rumors over under-display Face ID, a new leak claims that Apple plans to introduce it in the iPhone 18 Pro in 2026.

2 months / bsky / @appleinsider.com / appleinsider.com

iPhone 18 Pro Leak Adds New Evidence for Under-Display Face ID

2 months / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

Apple could cherish this five-year-old Android trend with its iPhone 18

2 months / digitaltrends

New leak revives claim of under-display Face ID for iPhone 18 Pro

2 months / appleinsider

iPhone 18 Pro Leak Adds New Evidence for Under-Display Face ID

2 months / macrumors / Tim Hardwick

Paramount launches a hostile $108 billion bid to snatch Warner from Netflix

Emma Roth / theverge - Paramount has launched a $108.4 billion hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, calling Netflix’s $83 billion arrangement to purchase the entertainment giant’s studios and streaming service “inferior.” The Paramount proposal, unlike Netflix’s, wo…

#streaming #entertainment #netflix #antitrust #business #finance #acquisitions #media #technology

Hostile bidding battle details (26)
Investor market reactions (3)
Political, regulatory and financing angles (7)
All Other Stories

Hostile bidding battle details

Paramount mounts $108b hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros

2 months / mumbrella / Nathan Jolly

Paramount Puts Warner Bros. Back in Play with $108 Billion Hostile Bid

2 months / idropnews / Jesse Hollington

Paramount makes $108B hostile takeover offer for Warner Bros Discovery

2 months / siliconangle / Maria Deutscher

Paramount Skydance throws down $18B gauntlet in Netflix-WBD battle

2 months / techspot

How the Battle Over Warner Bros. Turned Into a Blockbuster

2 months / bloomberg / Christopher Palmeri

All you need to know about the increasingly complex sale of Warner Bros. Discovery

2 months / fastcompany / Chris Morris

Paramount goes hostile in bid for Warner Bros., challenging a $72 billion offer by Netflix

2 months / techxplore

Paramount challenges Netflix with hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros.

2 months / mobilesyrup / Bradly Shankar

Paramount tries to swipe Warner Bros. from Netflix with a hostile takeover

2 months / arstechnica / Scharon Harding

Paramount Just Pulled a Power Move to Steal Warner Bros. From Netflix

2 months / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

Paramount Announces $108.4 Billion Hostile Takeover Bid to Acquire All of Warner Bros

2 months / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Warner Bros (WBD) Stock: Paramount Launches $108B Hostile Takeover Bid After Netflix Deal

2 months / parameter / Trader Edge

Paramount triggers bidding war for Warner Bros., as it offers $18 billion more than Netflix trib.al/DW0cH5Y

2 months / x / @MarketWatch

Paramount bids to stop Netflix buying Warner Bros

2 months / appleinsider

Paramount gatecrashes Warner Bros-Netflix deal with $108bn hostile bid

2 months / ft

Paramount makes a $108 billion hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

2 months / engadget / Kris Holt

Paramount goes to war with Netflix for Warner Bros. Discovery with hostile $108.4B bid

2 months / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

Paramount Isn’t Letting Netflix Get Warner Bros. Without a Fight

2 months / gizmodo / James Whitbrook

Paramount reignites Warner Bros. bidding war with bigger offer than Netflix’s trib.al/UtKD1zG

2 months / x / @MarketWatch

Netflix gets outbid by Paramount as the battle for Warner Bros. Discovery goes hostile

2 months / qz / Chris Morris

Paramount launches a hostile $108 billion bid to snatch Warner from Netflix

2 months / theverge / Emma Roth

Paramount Skydance Launches Hostile Bid For WBD After Netflix Wins Bidding War

2 months / slashdot / msmash

Paramount gatecrashes Netflix, WBD deal

2 months / advanced-television / Editor

Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros

2 months / ycombinator

Paramount Makes Hostile Bid for Warner Bros. at $30 a Share

2 months / bloomberg / Christopher Palmeri

Paramount Goes Hostile, Launches $30 Per Share Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery in Attempt to Thwart Netflix

2 months / reddit / /u/MarvelsGrantMan136

Investor market reactions

CNBC Daily Open: The Warner Bros. Discovery deal — a cliffhanger in the making?

2 months / cnbc

CNBC Daily Open: Investors are loving the Paramount-Warner Bros-Netflix drama

2 months / cnbc

Paramount Skydance launches a hostile takeover bid in last-ditch effort to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery

2 months / fastcompany / Grace Snelling

Political, regulatory and financing angles

Tencent quits Paramount’s Warner Bros bid amid US regulatory concerns

2 months / scmp

Paramount’s Mideast financing doomed Warner Bros. Discovery auction bid - https-//www.semafor.com

2 months / google

Cravath, Latham plot antitrust path for Paramount with hostile Warner bid

2 months / globalcompetitionreview / Ben Remaly

Paramount (With Jared Kushner And Saudi Help) Launches $108 Billion Hostile Takeover Bid For Warner Brothers

2 months / techdirt / Karl Bode

Kushner, Gulf money and desperate texts: inside Paramount’s hostile bid for Warner Bros

2 months / ft

Finger-pointing in Washington as Paramount goes hostile in bid for Warner Bros. - https-//www.semafor.com

2 months / google

Jared Kushner is part of Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros Discovery

2 months / reddit / /u/abrownn

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Paramount (With Jared Kushner And Saudi Help) Launches $108 Billion Hostile Takeover Bid For Warner Brothers Last week Netflix announced a $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Brothers, elbowing out rival acquisition bids (for now) by Comcast/NBC and Para

2 months / bsky / @techdirt.com / techdirt.com

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2 months / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

Paramount doet nieuwe poging Warner Bros. alsnog binnen te halen: biedt $108 mrd voor het hele bedrijf. Netflix bood $82 mrd voor alleen studio en streamingdienst. www.ft.com/content/7981...

2 months / bsky / @nandokasteleijn.bsky.social / nandokasteleijn.bsky.social

Reckoning with backing from Trump, Paramount has launched a $108bn hostile bid to buy Warner Bros Discovery, in an attempt to outmanoeuvre Netflix after the streaming giant won an auction for the prized media company last week. The all-cash offer for the

2 months / bsky / @robertscotthorton.bsky.social / robertscotthorton.bsky.social

If Paramount succeeds in buying Warner Bros....then Netflix will end up buying Paramount-WB in 2035.

2 months / bsky / @stephenkb.bsky.social / stephenkb.bsky.social

Paramount Skydance on Monday launched a hostile, $108.4 billion bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, days after Warner Bros. agreed to be acquired by Netflix for $82.7 billion.

2 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

getting the feeling I might end up using a lot of locutus top art over the next 18 months

2 months / bsky / @jwhitbrook.bsky.social / jwhitbrook.bsky.social

Confluent stock soars 29% as IBM announces $11 billion acquisition deal

cnbc - IBM will pay $31 per share in cash for all of the issued and outstanding common shares of the Confluent.

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Market Reaction: Stock Surges

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CFLT stock price: IBM deal to buy Confluent for $11 billion shows that investors still think AI is popping

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Confluent stock soars 29% as IBM announces $11 billion acquisition deal

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Confluent stock price surges 20% as IBM reportedly nears $11 billion acquisition deal

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Strategic Deal: AI & Data Integration

IBM To Buy Confluent For $11 Billion To Expand AI Services

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IBM to Buy Confluent for $11 Billion to Expand AI, Data Platform

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(PR) IBM to Acquire Confluent for $11 Billion to Create an Enterprise Smart Data Platform

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IBM acquires Confluent to build real-time AI data platform

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IBM to Acquire Confluent

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IBM buys Confluent for $11 billion

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IBM to acquire Confluent for $11B as it seeks to bolster its data offerings

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IBM drops $11B on Confluent to feed next-gen AI ambitions

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Why IBM plans to buy Confluent in its biggest deal since 2019

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IBM to Acquire Confluent

2 months / ycombinator

IBM to Buy Confluent for $11 Billion to Expand in AI Services

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IBM is buying data infrastructure company Confluent for $11 billion in cash in a bid to to bolster its data and automation products as ever more companies move their tech operations to the cloud and deploy AI technology.

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Melt&Marble Raises €7M in Series A Funding

FinSMEs / finsmes - Melt&Marble, a Gothenburg, Sweden-based company using precision fermentation to produce designer fats, raised €7M in Series A funding. The round was led by Industrifonden, with participation from European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund, Beiersdorf, Valio, …

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Swedish Biotech Melt&Marble Secures €7M For Food And Beauty Fat Innovation

2 months / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

Biotech Melt&Marble raises €7.3m for sustainable fats product

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Swedish BioTech company Melt&Marble secures €7 millon to scale designer fats in beauty and food

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Melt&Marble Raises €7M in Series A Funding

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Airwallex raises US$30M in Series G led by Addition to power US expansion

Anisa Menur / e27 - Global fintech company Airwallex has raised US$330 million in a Series G funding round, lifting its valuation to US$8 billion. The round was led by Addition, with contributions from T. Rowe Price, Activant, Lingotto, Robinhood Ventures and TIAA Ventures. …

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Airwallex Secures $330M Series G at $8B Valuation, Expands to San Francisco and Accelerates AI Finance

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Airwallex Eyes ‘Borderless’ Banking as Valuation Hits $8 Billion

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Airwallex Raises $330M in Series G Round at $8B Valuation

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Stripe, Adyen rival Airwallex nabs $330M at $8B valuation

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Payments Startup Airwallex Raises Money at $8 Billion Valuation

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Airwallex raises US$30M in Series G led by Addition to power US expansion

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Airwallex plots Silicon Valley expansion after securing $8bn valuation

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