Friday, December 12, 2025

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Valued at $800 Billion, as It Prepares to Go Public

Ryan Mac / nytimes - A sale of insider shares at $421 a share would make Mr. Musk’s rocket company the most valuable private company in the world, as it readies for a possible initial public offering next year.

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US lawmakers question basis for allowing sale of Nvidia H200 chips to China

ft - Committee chair warns the decision risks undermining Washington’s strategic advantage over Beijing in cutting-edge AI

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Leaked iOS 26 Code Reveals Features Planned for iOS 26.4, iOS 27, and iOS 28

iclarified - Apple's software roadmap has surfaced in a leaked internal build of iOS 26, offering a clearer look at features planned as far out as 2028. The discovery follows a week of hardware-related findings from the same software build, which previously pointed to…

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Rivian expands hands-free driving system, builds proprietary AI chip

techspot - Later this month, Rivian will expand its hands-free driving system to cover 3.5 million miles of roads across North America – more than 20 times its current coverage. The system, available on second-generation R1 trucks and SUVs, will no longer be limited…

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Oracle reportedly delays several new OpenAI data centers because of shortages — tight material and labor supply frustrate expansion plans, possibly by a year or more

tomshardware - Oracle reportedly delays some of the data centers for OpenAI from 2027 to 2028, citing labor and materials shortages.

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Google is bringing Gemini live translation to your headphones (unless youre using an iPhone, of course)

mashable - Google's Gemini-powered live language translation is now supported by any headphones you've got, but not any phone you've got yet.

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Prime Video’s AI recap feature messed up so badly that Amazon removed it

digitaltrends - Prime Video’s experiment with AI generated episode recaps backfired when the system produced wildly incorrect summaries for Fallout. After the backlash, Amazon removed the feature entirely, raising questions whether AI is ready for handling story driven c…

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Broadcom tumbles 11% despite blockbuster earnings as 'AI angst' weighs on Oracle, Nvidia

cnbc - Even with better-than-expected earnings and revenue, Broadcom slid on Friday as investors continued to grow concerned about the AI trade.

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Reddit Files Lawsuit Against Australia’s Social Media Ban

Usman Qureshi / iphoneincanada - Reddit has sued Australia’s government over the new under-16 social media ban, arguing it violates free speech and privacy rights.The post Reddit Files Lawsuit Against Australia’s Social Media Ban first appeared on iPhone in Canada.

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Switzerland opens antitrust probe over iPhone NFC access

appleinsider - Swiss regulators are examining what conditions Apple puts on third-party firms before it allows them to use the same NFC technology that enables Apple Pay.NFC payments are to be investigated by Switzerland's competition regulatorIn June 2024, the European…

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Wins "Game of The Year Award" at The Game Awards 2025, Get Big Patch 1.5.0 With New Content, AMD FSR 4, and More

techpowerup - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, made by the independent French video game developer Sandfall Interactive, is the big winner at The Game Awards 2025 in Los Angeles, taking home the coveted "Game of the Year" award, as well as the "Best Game Direction" and "Be…

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Elvy raises €500M to power its next-generation energy solution

Tamara Djurickovic / tech - Swedish energy company Elvyhas secured a €500 million financing package from Scayl and a banking partnerto fund home energy packages offered through a monthly subscription model. Thepackages include s...

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