Tons of things today. Google’s new Gemini 3 model. Signs the “second tier” of AI startups is starting to get product market fit. The EU has announced that watering down of GDPR that was rumored. And will Meta’s big win against the government mean mergers and acquisitions are back on the tech menu?
Google is launching Gemini 3, its ‘most intelligent’ AI model yet (The Verge)
AI Music Platform Suno Valued at $2.45 Billion (WSJ)
TikTok will let you choose how much AI-generated content you want to see (TechCrunch)
Europe is scaling back its landmark privacy and AI laws (The Verge)
Meta Did Not Violate Antitrust Law, Judge Rules (NYTimes)
Meta’s Victory Opens the Way for Silicon Valley to Go Deal Shopping (NYTimes)
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The Bloodbath In Crypto
What happened with Cloudflare this morning. Grok’s new model wants to be creative. Catching you up on the bloodbath in crypto if you were unaware. Databricks is 12 years old but it seems to be one of the big AI winners. And debt continues to pile in to the AI buildout.
A massive Cloudflare outage brought down X, ChatGPT, and even Downdetector (The Verge)
Grok 4.1 has arrived — and it's bringing the fight to ChatGPT with these new features (Tom's Guide)
Crypto market sheds $1.2tn as traders shun speculative assets (Financial Times)
Google boss says trillion-dollar AI investment boom has 'elements of irrationality' (BBC)
Amazon Raises $15 Billion in First US Bond Sale in Three Years (Bloomberg)
Databricks in Talks to Raise Capital at a Valuation Above $130 Billion (The Information)
Roblox will require age estimation to chat starting next year (The Verge)
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Jeff Bezos To Be A CEO Again
Jeff Bezos is going to be a CEO once again. Could Tim Cook step down from Apple’s CEO position in a matter of months? Maybe don’t buy an AI teddy bear. What big AI startup would you short, if you could? And data-centers in spaaaaaaacceee…
Jeff Bezos Creates A.I. Start-Up Where He Will Be Co-Chief Executive (NYTimes)
Apple intensifies succession planning for CEO Tim Cook (FT)
Apple’s iPhone Overhaul Will Reduce Its Reliance on Annual Fall Spectacle (Bloomberg)
Happy holidays: AI-enabled toys teach kids how to play with fire, sharp objects (The Register)
At a major AI conference, one startup got voted most likely to flop (Business Insider)
Now Tech Moguls Want to Build Data Centers in Outer Space (WSJ)
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(Portfolio Profile) Hypercubic.AI
A portfolio profile episode of Hypercubic.ai, a seed-stage company that wants to not only preserve knowledge in legacy code, but legacy knowledge in enterprises.
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OpenAI Enters The Group Chat
OpenAI is testing out group chats as a sort of collaborative prompting experience. The hyperscalers are lining up against Nvidia in one specific arena. The Sam Altman Elon Musk feud isn’t over. Google knows who sent you that fake UPS shipment alert text. And, of course, the Weekend Longreads Suggestions.
ChatGPT launches pilot group chats across Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, and Taiwan (TechCrunch)
Amazon and Microsoft Back Effort That Would Restrict Nvidia’s Exports to China (WSJ)
OpenAI, Apple Lose Bid to Toss Musk xAI Suit Over Competition (Bloomberg)
AI startup Cursor raises $2.3 billion funding round at $29.3 billion valuation (CNBC)
You know those fake USPS texts? Google says it's found who's behind them (Fast Company)
Weekend Longreads Suggestions:
Sundar Pichai Is Google’s AI ‘Wartime CEO’ After All (Bloomberg)
CRYPTO: Realm of the Coin (Vanity Fair)
I'm Going to Be a Dad. Here's Why I'm Not Posting About My Kid Online (CNET)
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