Kuo: an OLED MacBook Pro with a touchscreen is set to enter mass production by late 2026, while a cheaper MacBook with an iPhone chip won't have the touch panel
Apple's first OLED MacBook Pro, set to enter mass production next year, will feature a touch screen display, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
iPhone 17 Pro review: solid battery life, a brighter screen outdoors, and doesn't get blazing hot, but it's heavier than the 16 Pro and Siri needs to catch up
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Sources: China told ByteDance, Alibaba, and others to stop testing and ordering Nvidia's RTX Pro 6000D, going beyond earlier guidance focused on Nvidia's H20
Beijing steps up efforts to boost semiconductor independence to compete with the US — China's internet regulator has banned …
Sources: under the US-China framework, a US investor consortium that includes Oracle, Silver Lake, and a16z would hold an ~80% stake in TikTok's US business
Oracle, Silver Lake and Andreessen Horowitz are part of consortium that would control 80% stake — TikTok's U.S. business …
iPhone Air review: light, easier to carry, and more pleasant to use for longer, but no ultrawide camera and the battery drains quicker than a standard phone's
The iPhone Air is as much a statement as it is a phone. It says something about the person using it: that they don't mind giving …
US tech giants announce £31B+ in UK investments, coinciding with Trump's visit to the UK; OpenAI says it will bring Stargate to the UK with partners like Nscale
Microsoft Corp., OpenAI and other American companies announced plans to spend tens of billions of dollars …
Trump extends ByteDance's deadline to divest TikTok's US operations until December 16, the fourth such extension; a deal is expected to be finalized this week
nothing screams “protecting America” like Michelin-starred foreign spyware by proxy. Trump cheerfully extended ByteDance's deadline to December 16 so that Oracle, Silver Lake, [image] @americanfreedom...
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says he was “disappointed” after The Financial Times reported that China has banned Chinese companies from using Nvidia's RTX Pro 6000D
LONDON — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has weighed in on the chipmaker's struggles in China after a report claimed the country has banned its AI semiconductors.
Microsoft announces a $30B investment in the UK to support AI infrastructure and ongoing operations from 2025 through 2028, including $15B for a supercomputer
Microsoft's announcement comes on the same day President Trump visits Britain and Google makes its own UK investment.
iPhone 17 review: the best value among iPhone 17 models, a Pro-level 120Hz display, and the Center Stage camera takes stellar photos, but no telephoto camera
the best iPhone for almost everyone Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge : The iPhone 17 is the one to get this year … For a while now, choosing the standard iPhone has meant missing out. Jacob Krol / TechRa...
Lyft partners with Waymo to launch robotaxis in Nashville starting in 2026, their first collaboration; Waymo started Nashville tests in March; LYFT jumps 10%+
Lyft Inc. is partnering with Waymo for the first time to offer robotaxi service in Nashville starting next year …
China calls the US-China framework deal to move TikTok US to American ownership a “win-win”; Trump and Xi are expected to confirm the agreement on a Friday call
Sources: Anthropic refused US federal law enforcement requests to use its AI models for some tasks, like the surveillance of US citizens, irking the White House
THE SCOOP — Anthropic is in the midst of a splashy media tour in Washington, but its refusal to allow its models to be used …
The UK FCA plans to exempt cryptoasset providers from some of its finance rules, as it prepares to integrate the sector into its regulatory framework from 2026
FCA says traditional financial rules would not be effective for the sector as it prepares to fully integrate the market
Apple Watch SE 3 review: great value for $249, with an always-on display and 5G connectivity, but an outdated design and no ECG or hypertension alerts
The Apple Watch SE 3 is a small price to pay for big upgrades — Tom's Guide Verdict … Why you can trust Tom's Guide Our writers …
The Hang Seng Tech Index, which tracks the top 30 Hong Kong-listed tech companies, rose 4.2% to its highest level since November 2021, amid renewed bets on AI
A blistering rally in Chinese technology shares accelerated on Wednesday as renewed bets on artificial intelligence sent a key gauge to the highest in nearly four years.
Apple Watch Ultra 3 review: a more significant upgrade than the Ultra 2, with emergency SOS via satellite, 5G, a 42-hour battery life, and a bigger display
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Amazon debuts a chatbot-style assistant to help advertisers use AI to make ads, which can run across Amazon's ad inventory and platforms that have Amazon deals
The biggest names in tech are racing to make advertising easier, especially for small businesses and consumer goods companies
How Meta's California super PAC, rare as a single-company entity, lets Mark Zuckerberg spend Meta's money on his own political choices, including AI regulation
Mark Zuckerberg, via Meta, can now essentially spend unlimited money in California elections.
Tencent and Baidu sold ~$3.3B combined in offshore bonds in 2025, the most ever for Chinese tech companies, as companies secure cheap financing for AI buildouts
Janice Huang / Bloomberg :
Amazon says it's investing $1B+ to raise pay for US fulfillment and transportation staff, increasing the average total compensation to $30+/hour with benefits
Amazon.com (AMZN.O) said on Wednesday it is investing more than $1 billion to raise pay and lower healthcare costs for U.S. fulfillment …
CrowdStrike: DeepSeek refuses to write code or produces less-secure code when English prompts say the code will be used by groups or regions disfavored by China
Research by a U.S. security firm points to the country's leading player in AI providing higher-quality results for some purposes than others.
Google is testing a Windows desktop app that brings Mac's Spotlight-like search bar to PC users, allowing them to search local files, Google Drive, and the web
Emma Roth / The Verge :
The NYDFS grants Bullish a BitLicense, allowing its US entity to offer spot trading and custody services in the state
The digital asset platform is now regulated in the U.S., Germany, Hong Kong and Gibraltar. — What to know: … Bullish (BLSH), the parent company of CoinDesk …
Alibaba, Tencent, and Baidu have raised $5B+ via bonds in September for AI and digital infrastructure; combined with JD.com, their 2025 AI capex could top $32B
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The UK has ramped up the use of facial recognition, AI, and internet regulation to address crime and other issues, stoking concerns of surveillance overreach
British authorities have ramped up the use of facial recognition, artificial intelligence and internet regulation to address crime …
Chinese state media: Alibaba has secured a high-profile client in China Unicom for its AI chips; prior reports said Alibaba supplies tens of thousands of chips
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has secured a high-profile customer in China Unicom for its AI chips, suggesting …
Sources: StubHub is pricing its US IPO at $23.50/share after marketing a range of $22-$25, giving it an $8.6B market cap, and will trade under the ticker STUB
Bloomberg :
Bengaluru-based FinBox, which provides B2B digital lending infrastructure, risk intelligence, and orchestration tools, raised a $40M Series B led by WestBridge
FinBox, a digital credit infrastructure platform, secured $40 million in a funding round led by WestBridge Capital …
Irregular, which helps AI labs test their models' for misuse, raised $80M across seed and Series A rounds led by Sequoia and Redpoint at a $450M valuation
Frontier AI labs are relying on a small Israeli startup to run their AI through simulations to test its capacity for malicious hacking.
Sources: Binance nears a deal with the US DOJ to remove the outside compliance monitor imposed under its $4.3B 2023 settlement over money laundering failures
Sabrina Willmer / Bloomberg :
Groq, which sells AI chips and data-center compute powered by those chips, raised $750M led by Disruptive at a $6.9B post-money valuation to expand its capacity
Funding round is led by Disruptive, includes Blackrock and Neuberger Berman — Artificial intelligence chip startup Groq Inc …
How xAI is building Colossus 2, which is on track to be the world's first gigawatt-scale AI datacenter after reaching 200MW in six months
Much has been written about xAI's Colossus 1. The Memphis build belongs in the history books: the largest AI training cluster, erected from scratch in 122 days. Forums: r/singularity Forums: r/singul...
BreachForums admin Conor Fitzpatrick is resentenced to three years in prison after an appeals court vacated his prior sentence of 20 years of supervised release
Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer :
EvoluteIQ, which offers a low-code AI platform for companies to design, deploy, and scale business processes, raised $53M led by Baird Capital
EvoluteIQ unifies orchestration, data integration, and generative AI into a single platform to automate workflows for complex, regulated enterprises.
A profile of Song-Chun Zhu, an AI scientist and NSF and Pentagon grantee, who left the US after 28 years to lead China's state-backed AI institute BIGAI in 2020
www.theguardian.com/news/ng- inte... Mastodon: Julian Oliver / @JulianOliver@mastodon.social : Interesting piece on Song-Chun Zhu, an influential ‘AI’ scientist who left the US after nearly 30yrs for ...
Dyna Robotics, which is building an AI foundation model for robotics, raised a $120M Series A led by Robostrategy, CRV, and First Round Capital
just as we turned one year old. We're fortunate to have the backing of incredible partners. This moment in robotics feels historic: the convergence of AI breakthroughs, hardware progress, and urgent l...
Critics say the Philippine government is prioritizing collecting online casino license fees, projected at ~$1B in 2025, over tackling online gambling addiction
an exponential rise from less than half a million in 2018.” … Anne Riley Moffat : Anyone in the Philippines 21 or older can fill their digital wallets and place wagers over an internet connection. …
Airia, which is building a governance and orchestration layer for AI agents, raised $50M from its co-founder John Marshall, who made a further $50M commitment
Cybersecurity startup Airia LLC says it has the money it needs to build the most effective governance and orchestration layer …
Singapore-based used car marketplace Carro raised $60M led by Japan sovereign wealth fund Cool Japan Fund to promote Japanese cars in the Asia-Pacific region
Sources: SMIC is testing China's first domestically produced deep-ultraviolet lithography machine, aiming to reduce reliance on western chipmaking technology
SMIC takes significant step on road to wafer fab equipment self-sufficiency Ananya Gairola / Benzinga : China's SMIC Pilots Domestic Lithography Machine To Push 7nm Chips As Beijing Turns Regulatory H...
Indian on-demand home services provider Urban Company surged 56%+ in its stock market debut after raising $215M in India's most oversubscribed major IPO of 2025
Ashutosh Joshi / Bloomberg :
AI code review startup CodeRabbit raised a $60M Series B led by Scale Venture Partners, valuing the company at $550M, and says it makes $15M+ in ARR
Marina Temkin / TechCrunch :
The World Shipping Council launches an AI tool to scan millions of bookings in real time to identify risks of cargo fires, which reached a decade-high in 2024
Financial Times :
Foxmont and BCG report: Philippine startups raised a record $1.12B in 2024, up 16.7% YoY, with foreign investment rising to 52.5%, but regulatory hurdles remain
Ramon Royandoyan / Nikkei Asia :
Scale AI signed a $100M ceiling contract with the DOD to provide end-to-end services, including its data engine for data preparation and AI model testing
Maria Curi / Axios :
Console, which uses AI agents in Slack to resolve lower-level IT support tickets, raised a $23M Series A led by DST Global Partners and Thrive Capital
Alex Konrad / Upstarts Media : X: @alexrkonrad , @andrei_serban , @alexrkonrad , and @alexrkonrad X: Alex Konrad / @alexrkonrad : Exclusive: Console has raised a $23M Series A round from DST Global a...
Q&A with Amy Lanzi, CEO of marketing and ad agency Digitas, on digital marketing, AI's impact on advertising, the creator economy, and more
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