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The lawsuit is just the latest in a string of copyright-related legal complaints aimed at the AI industry.
Also, in an economy where everyone's feeling squeezed, AI-driven price testing of kitchen essentials was bound to attract attention.
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Isaacman will run the space agency at a time when Trump is trying to both downsize it and task it with returning astronauts to the Moon.
Also, DeSantis has spent 27 years at Amazon, including eight years as an SVP for AWS, the cloud provider that powers about one-third of the internet.
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December 17, 2025 • 5 mins
Skana Robotics built a decision-making algorithm that helps unmanned vessels react and adapt to data from other vessels.
Also, Amazon reportedly in talks to invest $10B in OpenAI as circular deals stay popular
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December 17, 2025 • 5 mins
Coursera and Udemy, two of the biggest names in online learning, are combining platforms next year.
Mozilla has appointed Anthony Enzor-DeMeo as its CEO, as the Firefox developer scrambles to adapt in a rapidly changing browser market.
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The Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters hacking collective stole Pornhub premium users’ data, including email addresses and viewing history.
Also, Everbloom has also developed a chemical process to transform waste fibers and feathers into upcycled materials that resemble everything from polyester to cashmere.
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It's one of the last big steps before the company can truly claim it's operating a robotaxi service, and start to take on Waymo.Industry
Also, concerns over Netflix acquiring Warner Bros has led executives to address fears regarding jobs and theatrical releases.
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December 15, 2025 • 9 mins
TechCrunch's Dominic-Madori Davis writes about women who ran an experiment to see if LinkedIn's new algo was being sexist and thought they proved it. But experts say there's more complexity involved.
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-Improvements to roads, bridges, and other infrastructure could take a hit as data center construction accelerates. That’s according to a report from Bloomberg.
-At least 5.6 million people had their names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers stolen in a data breach at Seven Hundred Credit, a company that runs credit checks and identity verification services for auto dealerships across the US.
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As robotaxi adoption continues, wild ideas like personal ownership and renting them out are starting to pop up again.
Also, Reddit, one of the world's largest social platforms, is arguing that it doesn't meet the definition of "social media platforms" as it seeks to overturn Australia's law banning children under 16 years of age from social media.
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December 12, 2025 • 8 mins
For the first time, developers can embed Google's Deep Research tool, based on Gemini 3 Pro, into their own apps.
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Opera wants you to pay $20 a month to use its AI-powered browser; plus, Rivian going big on autonomy
December 11, 2025 • 7 mins
Following a couple of months' testing, Opera has finally made its AI-powered browser, Neon, available to the public — though you'll have to shell out for a $19.90-per-month subscription to use it.
Also, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe laid out his plan for how Rivian's vehicles will increasingly drive themselves, in a bid to match or exceed the capabilities of rival automakers and AV companies.
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The stealthy startup plans to use a network of satellites to harvest sunlight and send it to Earth using infrared lasers.
A new software option could make it possible to see the approximate location of some of Nvidia's AI chips.
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December 10, 2025 • 5 mins
Google is rolling out managed MCP servers to make its services “agent-ready by design,” starting with Maps and BigQuery, aiming to simplify messy integrations and help AI agents use real tools.
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While teenagers may start out using AI chatbots for basic questions, their relationship with chatbot platforms has the potential to turn addictive.
Plus, Anysphere CEO Michael Truell explained the features his company is focused on building out after reaching $1 billion in annualized revenue,.
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Google will compete with Meta with its own line of AI-powered smart glasses.
Also, Ford and Renault in a ‘fight for our lives.’ The automakers will work together to bring two Ford-branded less expensive EVs to European dealerships in 2028.
And, Truecaller's Family Protection will be rolled out widely in the first quarter of 2026.
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December 9, 2025 • 4 mins
Zuckerman, who used to run the stalkerware apps SpyFone and SpyTrac, claimed the ban is hurting his unrelated business.
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“I will be doing a ONE RULE Executive Order this week,” Trump posted on social media. “You can’t expect a company to get 50 Approvals every time they want to do something.”
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.
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December 8, 2025 • 5 mins
The $82.7 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros., and the acquisition has already been described as sending Hollywood into “full-blown panic mode,” “possibly a death blow to theatrical filmmaking,” and maybe even “the end of Hollywood” itself.
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The New York Times filed a copyright lawsuit against Perplexity, joining other publishers using legal action as leverage to force AI companies into licensing deals that compensate content creators.
Also, Meta is partnering with CNN, Fox News, Fox Sports, Le Monde Group, the People Inc. portfolio of media brands, The Daily Caller, The Washington Examiner, and USA Today.
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Texting while driving is banned in nearly every state, even with the use of advanced driver assistance systems like Tesla's Full Self-Driving (Supervised) software.
Also, the agency already opened an investigation in October over Waymo's performance around school buses.
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