Ubisoft reopens Rainbow Six Siege after shutting down the servers amid a breach exploiting the game's internal systems, and says the Marketplace remains closed
Ubisoft's Rainbow Six Siege (R6) suffered a breach that allowed hackers to abuse internal systems to ban and unban players …
Lou Gerstner, a former IBM CEO and chairman credited with turning the company around, died at 83; IBM's market value rose from $29B to ~$168B during his tenure
Louis Gerstner, who took over International Business Machines Corp. when it was on its deathbed and resuscitated it as a technology industry leader, died Saturday.
Sources detail how JD Vance, David Sacks, and others brokered a fragile truce between President Trump and Elon Musk, who threatened to fund an America Party
JD Vance played a key role brokering a reconciliation between the president and his wealthiest supporter.
Samsung and Google partner to bring Google Photos to TizenOS-powered TVs, launching in March 2026 and showing curated memories, ahead of CES 2026
Rajesh started following the latest happenings in the world of Android around the release of the Nexus One and Samsung Galaxy S …
Sam Altman says OpenAI is seeking a new Head of Preparedness, noting “the potential impact of models on mental health was something we saw a preview of in 2025”
CEO Sam Altman posted about the role on X, saying the models ‘are starting to present some real challenges.’
SoftBank agrees to acquire NYSE-listed DigitalBridge, a private equity firm that invests in data centers and digital infrastructure operators, for $4B in cash
SoftBank Group Corp. agreed to acquire private equity firm DigitalBridge Group Inc. in a deal valuing the data center investor at $4 billion including debt.
Coupang says it is offering $1B+ in compensation to all 33.7M customers affected by South Korea's biggest-ever data breach, after an ex-staffer accessed data
Coupang is offering compensation worth more than $1 billion to all customers affected by South Korea's biggest-ever data breach.
SEC filing: Nvidia acquires Intel shares worth $5B, carrying out a transaction announced in September, buying 214.7M shares for $23.28 each
Nvidia (NVDA.O) has purchased Intel shares worth $5 billion, the American semiconductor firm (INTC.O) said in a filing on Monday, carrying out a transaction announced in September.
A Kapwing study of the 15,000 top YouTube channels finds 278 of them have only posted AI-generated “slop” videos, amassing 63B+ views and 221M+ subscribers
low-quality AI-generated content designed to farm views, research has found. — The video-editing company Kapwing surveyed 15,000 of the world's most popular YouTube channels — the top 100 in every ...
ACCA, the world's largest accounting body, says it is ending remote exams to combat a rise in students cheating by using AI tools when taking tests
Decision follows scandals at Big Four and comes as AI tools make it easier to circumvent invigilators — The world's largest accounting body …
Sources and a memo: the US DOJ is using a novel reading of a federal anti-fraud law to probe contractors, including Google and Verizon, over their DEI programs
Google and Verizon among those being investigated under novel interpretation of law applying to government contractors
China's central bank unveils an overhaul of its digital yuan framework, including saying that commercial banks will soon begin paying interest on holdings
Partner offers — Quick Take — China's central bank will allow commercial banks to pay interests on clients' digital yuan holdings …
PitchBook: the biggest US private startups raised $150B in 2025, surpassing the previous high of $92B in 2021, boosted by large funding rounds by AI startups
Mega funding rounds create ‘fortress balance sheets’ as investors advise top groups to brace for tougher markets
Framework says it is raising DDR5 RAM prices to charge $10 per GB, after a price hike earlier in December due to “substantially higher costs” amid the AI boom
The modular PC maker will now charge $10 per GB for its 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB DDR5 RAM modules.
Sources: ~90% of Groq employees will join Nvidia and be paid cash for all vested shares; most shareholders will get per-share payouts tied to the $20B valuation
10% of the remaining employers can't reasonably be claimed to be running the leftover company. … Forums: Hacker News : Nvidia deal a big win for Groq employees and investors
How tech worker activism has grown more cautious as companies crack down and once-privileged workers realize they don't have much leverage
@kickstarterunited.org @opeiulocal153.bsky.social Veena Dubal / @veenadubal : “Still, Ms. Redwine, the Kickstarter employee turned labor organizer, said layoffs and pressure from management had made m...
In 2025, Big Tech got almost everything it wanted from President Trump, as he backs policies that let the industry grow unfettered, worrying some conservatives
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/ technology/tech-trump.html @terigoodson : “The conservative party stands for the free market and not picking winners and losers, yet what we've seen so far in the T...
China's SMIC plans to acquire the remaining 49% stake in its SMNC unit for ~$5.8B, making the unit wholly owned; SMNC focuses on 12" integrated circuit wafers
China's top foundry SMIC (0981.HK) said on Monday that it plans to acquire the remaining 49% stake in unit SMNC for 40.6 billion yuan …
US data center developers, facing grid access wait times of up to seven years, are turning to aeroderivative turbines and diesel generators to power the AI boom
Two industries I follow closely converged in an unexpected way this week: aviation and data centres. … Adil Mohammad : ⚡ What does it actually take to power an AI revolution? ⚡ — While the world fo...
How executives at humanoid robot startups like Agility Robotics and Weave Robotics are managing safety risks and tempering expectations for the technology
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Global hotel groups are intensifying efforts to get customers to book directly, as they seek to save on online platform commissions and prepare for AI agents
Hotels are late to respond. The perks will have to be big to beat one-stop-shop convenience of aggregators. Forums: Msmash / Slashdot : Global Hotel Groups Bet on Customer Loyalty To Beat Online and ...
Since the GENIUS Act's passage in July, the total value of stablecoins circulating rose from ~$250B to $300B+, as they become the “respectable” face of crypto
Joel Khalili / Wired :
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