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Nvidia secures Groq technology and talent in $20B licensing deal (39) hot

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Steam outage disrupts website and store access for over an hour (4)

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Tesla Faces Heightened Multi-Angle Scrutiny Over Problematic Door Designs Amid Safety Probes (7)

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Apple to change iOS App Store policy in Brazil after antitrust settlement (9)

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Apple CEO Tim Cook makes a strategic move with Nike shares purchase (8)

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Apple iPhone Air 2 launch timeline amid conflicting leak reports (8)

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Apple to Source iPhone 18 Camera Sensors from U.S. Manufacturing Efforts (5)

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Italy orders Meta to allow rival AI chatbots on WhatsApp (7)

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NVIDIA Halts Intel 18A Process Trial with a Cautious Pause (7)

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Nvidia to license technology from inference chip startup Groq in reported $20B deal

Maria Deutscher / siliconangle - Artificial intelligence chip startup Groq Inc. today announced that Nvidia Corp. will license its technology on a nonexclusive basis. The deal will also see the graphics card maker hire several key Groq employees. They include founding Chief Executive Off…

#ai #startups #semiconductors #ml #chips #nvidia #gpu #aiethics #business

Asset Acquisition Misnomer (9)
Competitive Regulatory Strategy (3)
Licensing & Talent Acquisition (8)
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Asset Acquisition Misnomer

Nvidia strikes $20 billion deal to acquire Groq assets

2 months / mashable

Nvidia Buying Groq's Assets For $20 Billion in Its Largest Deal on Record

2 months / slashdot / msmash

Nvidia buys AI chip startup Groq's assets for $20 billion in the company's biggest deal ever — Transaction includes acquihires of key Groq employees, including CEO

2 months / tomshardware

Nvidia Lands Massive $20B AI Chip Deal With Groq

2 months / iphoneincanada / Nehal Malik

Nvidia buys AI chip startup Groq for $20 billion

2 months / semafor / Prashant Rao

Nvidia buying AI chip startup Groq's assets for about $20 billion in largest deal on record, according to Alex Davis, CEO of Disruptive, which led the startup’s latest financing round in September.

2 months / reddit / /u/ControlCAD

Nvidia to buy AI chip startup Groq for $20 billion

2 months / reddit / /u/Positive-Bowler7747

Nvidia buying AI chip startup Groq for about $20 billion in its largest acquisition on record

2 months / reddit / /u/bobj33

Exclusive: Nvidia buying AI chip startup Groq for about $20 billion in its largest acquisition on record

2 months / reddit / /u/Georgeika

Competitive Regulatory Strategy

Nvidia's $20 billion Groq deal is really about blocking Google's TPU momentum

2 months / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

Nvidia's $20 Billion Groq Deal Perfects Silicon Valley's Favorite Antitrust Dodge

2 months / implicator / Robert Brown

The ai industry gets another win, by which I mean yet another ai company isn’t being sold for actual money and has to do some weird licensing deal. This will be sold as “avoiding regulation” but I think it’s so it can avoid actually owning these toxic ass

2 months / bsky / @edzitron.com

Licensing & Talent Acquisition

NVIDIA Strikes $20 Billion Licensing Deal for Groq AI Technology

2 months / techstrong / Jon Swartz

No, NVIDIA Isn’t Acquiring Groq, But Jensen Just Executed a ‘Surgical’ Masterclass That No One Was Expecting

2 months / wccftech / Muhammad Zuhair

Nvidia signs $20B licensing deal with AI chip startup Groq

2 months / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

Nvidia to poach top staff from AI chip start-up Groq in licensing deal

2 months / ft

Nvidia to license technology from inference chip startup Groq in reported $20B deal

2 months / siliconangle / Maria Deutscher

Groq execs to join Nvidia as part of AI-chip licensing deal

2 months / x / @MarketWatch

Nvidia Licenses Groq’s AI Technology as Demand for Cutting-Edge Chips Grows

2 months / wsj / Kate Clark

Nvidia to license AI chip challenger Groq’s tech and hire its CEO

2 months / techcrunch / Amanda Silberling

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Appreciate The Guardian for the shoutout in their “NVIDIA isn’t Enron” piece https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/28/nvidia-insists-it-isnt-enron-but-its-ai-deals-are-testing-investor-faith

2 months / bsky / @edzitron.com

NVIDIA’s Next-Gen Feynman GPUs Could See the Inclusion of Groq’s LPU Units By 2028, Stacked as Separate Dies Similar to AMD’s X3D Approach

2 months / wccftech / Muhammad Zuhair

Our Tech Columnists’ Annual Predictions: Folding iPhones, Mind-Reading Tech, EV Supercars

2 months / wsj / Wilson Rothman

Nvidia insists it isn’t Enron, but its AI deals are testing investor faith

2 months / reddit / /u/No-Lifeguard-8173

Nvidia's $20 billion Groq deal looks a lot like an acquisition in disguise

2 months / reddit / /u/AdSpecialist6598

Nvidia's $20 billion Groq deal sure looks like an acquisition as 90 percent of staff moves over

2 months / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

One-Minute Daily AI News 12/27/2025

2 months / reddit / /u/Excellent-Target-847

Nvidia deal a big win for Groq employees and investors

2 months / ycombinator

Nvidia's $20 billion Groq deal looks a lot like an acquisition in disguise

2 months / techspot

Nvidia's $20B Antitrust Loophole (Not an Acquisition)

2 months / ycombinator

Speed, supply chains, and strategy converge in Nvidia's $20 billion quasi-acquisition of Groq

2 months / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

Maybe Groq's chips are legit, maybe they not, or maybe they're not *yet*, but even $20B is a relatively – for NVIDIA – small price to pay to effectively lock this team and tech up. Some last-minute Christmas shopping for Jensen Huang... https://spyglass.o

2 months / bsky / @mgsiegler.com

Nvidia-Groq deal is structured to keep 'fiction of competition alive,' analyst says

2 months / cnbc

From OpenAI to Nvidia, here’s a list of recent multibillion-dollar AI deals

2 months / fastcompany / Reuters

Nvidia Acquires Tech and Talent From Inference Chip Maker Groq

2 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

Nvidia's Groq deal, S&P's winning week, leather tariffs and more in Morning Squawk

2 months / cnbc

Nvidia’s ‘Acquihire’ of Groq: $20B Deal Secures AI Chip Tech, Bypasses Antitrust

2 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

With Groq on its side, Nvidia is poised to become even more dominant in chip manufacturing.

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

Nvidia's powerful open AI model play

2 months / therundown / Zach Mink

No, It’s Not Just You – Steam Is Currently Down, Website and Store Pages Offline [Update]

David Carcasole / wccftech - Update 24/12/2025 3:36 pm EST - The Steam store and website are back online. Altogether, the store was only offline for a little over an hour. You can go back to redeeming those gift cards and squeezing every cent out of them during the Winter Sale. That …

#cloud #software #gaming #techsupport #internet #technology #steam #bugs

AWS outage disrupts Fortnite and Steam

2 months / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Steam Store is offline

2 months / ycombinator

No, It’s Not Just You – Steam Is Currently Down, Website and Store Pages Offline [Update]

2 months / wccftech / David Carcasole

Steam and Valve's online games are down

2 months / engadget / Ian Carlos Campbell

Tesla’s Model 3 emergency door release controls are being investigated

Reuters / fastcompany - The U.S. auto safety regulator said on Wednesday it has opened a defect investigation into Tesla Model 3 compact sedans over concerns that emergency door release controls may not be easily accessible or clearly identifiable in an emergency.The Office of D…

#government #tesla #law #technology #elonmusk #automotive #litigation #safety #ev #regulation

Tesla-style retractable door handles will be banned in China

2 months / mashable

China Is Banning Tesla-Style Retractable Door Handles Over Safety Concerns

2 months / reddit / /u/lurker_bee

Tesla falls on safety concerns

2 months / semafor / J.D. Capelouto

Elon Musk Reportedly Insisted on Troubled Tesla Doors After a Warning

2 months / gizmodo / Zac Estrada

Tesla’s Model 3 emergency door release controls are being investigated

2 months / fastcompany / Reuters

Tesla is facing fresh government scrutiny over its controversial doors

2 months / x / @MarketWatch

Tesla drivers are buying emergency tools to avoid being trapped inside

2 months / reddit / /u/Disastrous_Award_789

Apple Agrees to Allow Alternative App Stores and Payments in Brazil

iclarified - Brazil's Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) has approved a settlement agreement with Apple that requires the company to allow alternative app marketplaces and third-party payment processing on iOS devices in the country. The decision resol…

#techpolicy #mobile #apple #antitrust #ios #apps #brazil #payments #technology #regulation

UK $2 billion App Store ruling appealed -- again

2 months / appleinsider

Apple will allow third-party app stores and payment processing in Brazil

2 months / engadget / Andre Revilla

Apple Opens Brazil App Store to Rivals but Adds New Fees in Antitrust Settlement

2 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Apple Settles Brazilian Antitrust Case, Must Allow Third-Party App Stores and External Payment Links

2 months / slashdot / msmash

Apple To Allow Alternative App Stores For iOS Users In Brazil

2 months / slashdot / BeauHD

Apple Agrees to Allow Alternative App Stores and Payments in Brazil

2 months / iclarified

Apple Revises App Store Fee Structure in Brazil

2 months / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

Apple to Allow Alternative App Stores for iOS Users in Brazil

2 months / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Apple to Introduce New App Store Fee Structure in Brazil Following Antitrust Settlement

2 months / macrumors / Hartley Charlton

Apple CEO Tim Cook Buys $3 Million of Nike Shares

Hartley Charlton / macrumors - Apple CEO Tim Cook disclosed a roughly $3 million open-market purchase of Nike shares this week (via Reuters).According to a regulatory filing published yesterday, Cook purchased 50,000 Class B shares of Nike on December 22 at an average price of $58.97 p…

#apple #stockmarket #sports #investment #business #finance #nike #technology #timcook

Nike’s stock is on pace to extend this record losing streak. But Tim Cook is buying.

2 months / x / @MarketWatch

Apple CEO Tim Cook Buys $3 Million of Nike Shares

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

Amid rumours of his departure, a sense of where Tim Cook will end up next

2 months / bsky / @scottdagostino.ca / scottdagostino.ca

Apple CEO Tim Cook Scoops Up $3M in Nike Shares

2 months / iphoneincanada / Nehal Malik

Tim Cook doubles Nike stake to $6M, Wall Street takes notice

2 months / appleinsider

Apple CEO Tim Cook Buys $3 Million of Nike Shares

2 months / macrumors / Hartley Charlton

Nike shares are up after Apple CEO Tim Cook buys $3 million in stock

2 months / fastcompany / Reuters

Nike’s stock is on track for a 4th straight annual decline. Tim Cook is a buyer.

2 months / x / @MarketWatch

Leaker battle: iPhone Air 2 will ship in 2026, and not wait until 2027

appleinsider - As is typically the case about a year out, the 2026 iPhone lineup is in flux, as one leaker contradicts reports that the second-generation iPhone Air won't arrive until 2027.iPhone AirThe iPhone Air is viewed by analysts as a model that hasn't lived up to…

#mobiletech #apple #iphone #gadget #technology #smartphone #applewatch #timcook

Leaker Who Apple Is Suing Says 'Screw It,' Here's the Foldable iPhone Early

2 months / reddit / /u/dapperlemon

New iPhone Air 2 leak revives hope for a 2026 launch

2 months / digitaltrends

iPhone Air 2 Could Still Launch Next Year

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

Second-Gen iPhone Air Set for Fall Launch as iPhone 17e Enters Mass Production [Rumor]

2 months / iclarified

Apple’s Next iPhone Air Might Arrive in 2026 After All

2 months / iphoneincanada / Nehal Malik

Leaker battle: iPhone Air 2 will ship in 2026, and not wait until 2027

2 months / appleinsider

iPhone Air 2 Could Still Launch Next Year

2 months / macrumors / Hartley Charlton

Back To A Fall Launch Cadence: Apple iPhone Air 2 Tipped To Launch In Fall 2026 Or Fall 2027

2 months / wccftech / Rohail Saleem

Apple iPhone 18 Camera Sensors To Be Manufactured In The US As Supply Chain Re-Shoring Efforts Gain Steam

Rohail Saleem / wccftech - In what comes as a huge symbolic vindication for the Trump administration's efforts to re-shore the supply chains of major US companies, Samsung now intends to manufacture the camera sensors for Apple's iPhone 18 lineup at its existing facility in Austin,…

#semiconductors #apple #chips #samsung #iphone #supplychain #us #camera #manufacturing #smartphone

Samsung is Making iPhone 18 Camera Sensors in US

2 months / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

Samsung Prepares Austin Fab to Manufacture iPhone Image Sensors [Report]

2 months / iclarified

Apple iPhone 18 Camera Sensors To Be Manufactured In The US As Supply Chain Re-Shoring Efforts Gain Steam

2 months / wccftech / Rohail Saleem

Samsung moves closer to producing iPhone 18 camera sensors in Texas

2 months / appleinsider

Advanced iPhone 18 Camera Sensor to Be Made in Texas

2 months / macrumors / Hartley Charlton

Italy tells Meta to suspend its policy that bans rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp

Ram Iyer / techcrunch - Italy has ordered Meta to suspend its policy that bans companies from using WhatsApp's business tools to offer their own AI chatbots on the popular chat app.

#ai #meta #antitrust #aiethics #government #chatgpt #europe #law #digitalmarketsact #regulation

Italy Orders Meta to Suspend WhatsApp AI Competitor Ban, Blocking Eviction of Rivals

2 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Italy’s Competition Authority Stops Meta From Excluding ChatGPT And Perplexity On WhatsApp

2 months / medianama / Azdhan

Italy Tells Meta To Suspend Its Policy That Bans Rival AI Chatbots From WhatsApp

2 months / slashdot / BeauHD

Meta Faces Probe Over WhatsApp AI Policy in Italy

2 months / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

Italy tells Meta to suspend its policy that bans rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp

2 months / techcrunch / Ram Iyer

Rome pushes Meta to allow other AIs on WhatsApp

2 months / techxplore

Italy Watchdog Orders Meta to Suspend Exclusion of Rival AI Chatbots From WhatsApp

2 months / wsj / Adrià Calatayud

NVIDIA Tested Intel's 18A Node but Did Not Commit to Intel Foundry

techpowerup - According to a report from Reuters, NVIDIA has explored using Intel Foundry's 18A node but has not proceeded to mass production. Reuters states, "NVIDIA recently tested out whether it would manufacture its chips using Intel's production process known as 1…

#chips #nvidia #tsmc #stockmarket #business #intel #manufacturing #semiconductor #technology

NVIDIA Halts Tests of Intel 18A Process Noder Despite $5B Investment

2 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Why NVIDIA is skipping Intel 18A for its next generation AI chips

2 months / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

"Intel Shares Fall on Report Nvidia Halts Production Test"

2 months / bsky / @scottlincicome.bsky.social / scottlincicome.bsky.social

NVIDIA Tested Intel's 18A Node but Did Not Commit to Intel Foundry

2 months / reddit / /u/self-fix

NVIDIA Tested Intel's 18A Node but Did Not Commit to Intel Foundry

2 months / techpowerup

Intel Shares Fall on Report Nvidia Halts Production Test

2 months / bloomberg / Jake Rudnitsky

NVIDIA Did Test Intel’s 18A Process, But Reportedly Stopped Moving Forward, Suggesting No Foundry Deal From the AI Giant for Now

2 months / wccftech / Muhammad Zuhair

Santa Tracker live – come join us following him online!

digitaltrends - It’s Christmas Eve, and as the holidays start to really bed in, it’s a time to come together and find joy in the simple things – and one of those is the constant question of ‘When is Santa coming?’ Well, while this is one of the times when it’s great to n…

#defensetech #streaming #entertainment #culture #media #technology #broadcasting #satellite

SSL Santa greets London Victoria visitors with a borked update

2 months / theregister / Richard Speed

Where IS Santa right now? He’s not far away…

2 months / digitaltrends

OpenAI does NORAD’s Santa tracker! With apps that don’t work

2 months / pivot-to-ai / David Gerard

Where IS Santa right now? Come join us tracking him

2 months / digitaltrends

NORAD live tracker 2025: How to follow Santa Claus in real-time as he delivers Christmas gifts around the world

2 months / fastcompany / Jennifer Mattson

Track Santa On Christmas Eve 2025 (Via NORAD & Google) via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

2 months / searchenginejournal / Matt G. Southern

How to track Santa Claus this Christmas Eve using AI

2 months / techcrunch / Lauren Forristal

Santa Tracker live – come join us following him online!

2 months / digitaltrends

North American air defense troops ready for 70th year of Santa tracking

2 months / theregister / Brandon Vigliarolo

Santa Tracker live – how can I follow him online?

2 months / digitaltrends

NORAD Santa tracker: When Santa takes off, how to follow Christmas Eve journey

2 months / mashable

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