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Sources: Databricks is raising $5B at a $134B valuation, expects sales to grow 55% in 2025 to $4.1B, and is operating at roughly breakeven (Cory Weinberg/The Information) Sources: Databricks is raising $5B at a $134B valuation, expects sales to grow 55% in 2025 to $4.1B, and is operating at roughly breakeven (Cory Weinberg/The Information) Reviewed by swadu on November 30, 2025 Rating: 5
Ukraine hits tankers in Black Sea in escalation against Russia Ukraine hits tankers in Black Sea in escalation against Russia Reviewed by swadu on November 30, 2025 Rating: 5
An in-depth look at TPUv7 Ironwood, the latest generation of Google's TPU, and how it positions Google as a serious challenger to Nvidia's AI chip dominance (Dylan Patel/SemiAnalysis) An in-depth look at TPUv7 Ironwood, the latest generation of Google's TPU, and how it positions Google as a serious challenger to Nvidia's AI chip dominance (Dylan Patel/SemiAnalysis) Reviewed by swadu on November 30, 2025 Rating: 5
Flights returning to normal after Airbus warning grounded planes Flights returning to normal after Airbus warning grounded planes Reviewed by swadu on November 29, 2025 Rating: 5
Salesforce: online Black Friday sales grew 6% YoY to $79B globally, including $3B in US sales driven by AI agents; Adobe: US online sales rose 9.1% to $11.8B (Joan Verdon/Forbes) Salesforce: online Black Friday sales grew 6% YoY to $79B globally, including $3B in US sales driven by AI agents; Adobe: US online sales rose 9.1% to $11.8B (Joan Verdon/Forbes) Reviewed by swadu on November 29, 2025 Rating: 5
Airbus issues an order to revert 6,000 A320-series planes to old software, after an incident revealed that intense solar radiation corrupted flight control data (Nadeem Badshah/The Guardian) Airbus issues an order to revert 6,000 A320-series planes to old software, after an incident revealed that intense solar radiation corrupted flight control data (Nadeem Badshah/The Guardian) Reviewed by swadu on November 29, 2025 Rating: 5
SEC filing: CoinShares withdraws registrations for its XRP, Solana staking, and Litecoin ETFs to focus on higher-margin opportunities ahead of a US listing (Arasu Kannagi Basil/Reuters) SEC filing: CoinShares withdraws registrations for its XRP, Solana staking, and Litecoin ETFs to focus on higher-margin opportunities ahead of a US listing (Arasu Kannagi Basil/Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on November 28, 2025 Rating: 5
Prime Intellect debuts INTELLECT-3, an RL-trained 106B parameter open source MOE model it claims outperforms larger models across math, code, science, reasoning (Prime Intellect) Prime Intellect debuts INTELLECT-3, an RL-trained 106B parameter open source MOE model it claims outperforms larger models across math, code, science, reasoning (Prime Intellect) Reviewed by swadu on November 28, 2025 Rating: 5
Hungary's Orban defies EU partners and meets Putin again in Moscow Hungary's Orban defies EU partners and meets Putin again in Moscow Reviewed by swadu on November 28, 2025 Rating: 5
General named new Guinea-Bissau leader a day after coup General named new Guinea-Bissau leader a day after coup Reviewed by swadu on November 27, 2025 Rating: 5
Sources detail how Anduril's fast-moving approach with its defense tech led to setbacks; Ukraine stopped using Anduril's Altius drones in 2024 due to problems (Wall Street Journal) Sources detail how Anduril's fast-moving approach with its defense tech led to setbacks; Ukraine stopped using Anduril's Altius drones in 2024 due to problems (Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on November 27, 2025 Rating: 5
The USPTO issues new guidelines clarifying that generative AI is considered a tool that assists human inventors and cannot itself be considered an inventor (Blake Brittain/Reuters) The USPTO issues new guidelines clarifying that generative AI is considered a tool that assists human inventors and cannot itself be considered an inventor (Blake Brittain/Reuters) Reviewed by swadu on November 27, 2025 Rating: 5
Italy's competition regulator says it is scrutinizing a Meta policy excluding rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp, broadening the scope of a probe started in July (Edith Hancock/Wall Street Journal) Italy's competition regulator says it is scrutinizing a Meta policy excluding rival AI chatbots from WhatsApp, broadening the scope of a probe started in July (Edith Hancock/Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on November 26, 2025 Rating: 5
'I am devastated': Hong Kong residents in disbelief after fire destroys blocks of flats 'I am devastated': Hong Kong residents in disbelief after fire destroys blocks of flats Reviewed by swadu on November 26, 2025 Rating: 5
In an October 7 letter, the Pentagon informed lawmakers that Alibaba, Baidu, and BYD should be added to a list of companies that aid the Chinese military (Anthony Capaccio/Bloomberg) In an October 7 letter, the Pentagon informed lawmakers that Alibaba, Baidu, and BYD should be added to a list of companies that aid the Chinese military (Anthony Capaccio/Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on November 26, 2025 Rating: 5
Trump envoy denies bias as he pushes for Sudan peace plan Trump envoy denies bias as he pushes for Sudan peace plan Reviewed by swadu on November 25, 2025 Rating: 5
OpenAI merges ChatGPT's voice mode directly into the main text chat interface by default; users can still switch back to the original, separate voice mode (Zac Hall/9to5Mac) OpenAI merges ChatGPT's voice mode directly into the main text chat interface by default; users can still switch back to the original, separate voice mode (Zac Hall/9to5Mac) Reviewed by swadu on November 25, 2025 Rating: 5
Ex-wife of Dubai royal says she fears arrest as custody battle escalates Ex-wife of Dubai royal says she fears arrest as custody battle escalates Reviewed by swadu on November 25, 2025 Rating: 5
OpenAI unveils a free shopping research feature in ChatGPT that delivers a personalized buyer's guide, powered by a custom version of GPT-5 mini (Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET) OpenAI unveils a free shopping research feature in ChatGPT that delivers a personalized buyer's guide, powered by a custom version of GPT-5 mini (Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET) Reviewed by swadu on November 24, 2025 Rating: 5
Ukraine's Aonishiki becomes sumo champion in Japan Ukraine's Aonishiki becomes sumo champion in Japan Reviewed by swadu on November 23, 2025 Rating: 5
Sources: Infinite Reality, rebranded as Napster, told staff that $3B+ in funding from an unnamed investor is not coming, calling itself a "victim of misconduct" (Forbes) Sources: Infinite Reality, rebranded as Napster, told staff that $3B+ in funding from an unnamed investor is not coming, calling itself a "victim of misconduct" (Forbes) Reviewed by swadu on November 23, 2025 Rating: 5
Science-centric streamer CuriosityStream's Q3 revenue rose 46% YoY to $18.4M, driven by IP licensing deals for AI training that generated $23.4M through Sept. (Scharon Harding/Ars Technica) Science-centric streamer CuriosityStream's Q3 revenue rose 46% YoY to $18.4M, driven by IP licensing deals for AI training that generated $23.4M through Sept. (Scharon Harding/Ars Technica) Reviewed by swadu on November 23, 2025 Rating: 5
Trump ally Marjorie Taylor Greene to quit Congress after Epstein files feud Trump ally Marjorie Taylor Greene to quit Congress after Epstein files feud Reviewed by swadu on November 22, 2025 Rating: 5
While the AI bubble feels like the internet bubble of 1999, it may actually be larger and scarier with an unstable US economy and greater exposure for Big Tech (Fred Vogelstein/Crazy Stupid Tech) While the AI bubble feels like the internet bubble of 1999, it may actually be larger and scarier with an unstable US economy and greater exposure for Big Tech (Fred Vogelstein/Crazy Stupid Tech) Reviewed by swadu on November 22, 2025 Rating: 5
Irish fashion designer Paul Costelloe dies aged 80 Irish fashion designer Paul Costelloe dies aged 80 Reviewed by swadu on November 22, 2025 Rating: 5
Sources: Trump's team recently discussed letting Nvidia sell H200 chips to China, a major departure from the administration's earlier public stances (Bloomberg) Sources: Trump's team recently discussed letting Nvidia sell H200 chips to China, a major departure from the administration's earlier public stances (Bloomberg) Reviewed by swadu on November 21, 2025 Rating: 5
US judge resigns after being disciplined for wearing Elvis wig in court US judge resigns after being disciplined for wearing Elvis wig in court Reviewed by swadu on November 21, 2025 Rating: 5
CrowdStrike confirms that an insider shared screenshots from internal systems with unnamed threat actors but says its systems were not breached (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer) CrowdStrike confirms that an insider shared screenshots from internal systems with unnamed threat actors but says its systems were not breached (Sergiu Gatlan/BleepingComputer) Reviewed by swadu on November 21, 2025 Rating: 5
Ukrainian teen saboteurs recruited on Telegram to attack their own country Ukrainian teen saboteurs recruited on Telegram to attack their own country Reviewed by swadu on November 20, 2025 Rating: 5
Trial opens into North Macedonia nightclub fire that killed 63 Trial opens into North Macedonia nightclub fire that killed 63 Reviewed by swadu on November 19, 2025 Rating: 5
AI video startup Luma AI raised a $900M Series C led by Humain, sources say at a ~$4B valuation, and partners with Humain on a 2GW AI cluster in Saudi Arabia (Vaibhavi Khanwalkar/The Economic Times) AI video startup Luma AI raised a $900M Series C led by Humain, sources say at a ~$4B valuation, and partners with Humain on a 2GW AI cluster in Saudi Arabia (Vaibhavi Khanwalkar/The Economic Times) Reviewed by swadu on November 19, 2025 Rating: 5
Zelensky to meet Trump envoy in Turkey in bid to 'intensify' peace talks Zelensky to meet Trump envoy in Turkey in bid to 'intensify' peace talks Reviewed by swadu on November 18, 2025 Rating: 5
A US judge rules Meta's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp don't violate antitrust law, as the FTC failed to prove the deals let Meta monopolize the market (Bloomberg Law) A US judge rules Meta's acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp don't violate antitrust law, as the FTC failed to prove the deals let Meta monopolize the market (Bloomberg Law) Reviewed by swadu on November 18, 2025 Rating: 5
Ford and Amazon partner to let people purchase certified pre-owned Ford vehicles via Amazon Autos, initially available in Los Angeles, Seattle, and Dallas (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge) Ford and Amazon partner to let people purchase certified pre-owned Ford vehicles via Amazon Autos, initially available in Los Angeles, Seattle, and Dallas (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge) Reviewed by swadu on November 17, 2025 Rating: 5
Ukraine to import US liquefied natural gas via Greece Ukraine to import US liquefied natural gas via Greece Reviewed by swadu on November 17, 2025 Rating: 5
Forecasters at the US National Hurricane Center are increasingly leaning on Google's new DeepMind prediction model, though questions about its methods remain (Eric Holthaus/The Guardian) Forecasters at the US National Hurricane Center are increasingly leaning on Google's new DeepMind prediction model, though questions about its methods remain (Eric Holthaus/The Guardian) Reviewed by swadu on November 16, 2025 Rating: 5
Federal agents launch immigration crackdown in city of Charlotte Federal agents launch immigration crackdown in city of Charlotte Reviewed by swadu on November 16, 2025 Rating: 5
Tokyo-based Sakana AI becomes Japan's most valuable unicorn at a ~$2.6B valuation, following a ~$130M raise from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial and US VC firms (Nikkei Asia) Tokyo-based Sakana AI becomes Japan's most valuable unicorn at a ~$2.6B valuation, following a ~$130M raise from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial and US VC firms (Nikkei Asia) Reviewed by swadu on November 16, 2025 Rating: 5
A look at Flighty, a flight-tracking app that often beats airline updates; downloads went up 3x when the FAA cut air traffic during the US government shutdown (Ben Cohen/Wall Street Journal) A look at Flighty, a flight-tracking app that often beats airline updates; downloads went up 3x when the FAA cut air traffic during the US government shutdown (Ben Cohen/Wall Street Journal) Reviewed by swadu on November 16, 2025 Rating: 5
Some experts question Anthropic's claims of cyberattack breakthroughs using its tools, noting that white-hat hackers report modest gains from AI-aided hacking (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica) Some experts question Anthropic's claims of cyberattack breakthroughs using its tools, noting that white-hat hackers report modest gains from AI-aided hacking (Dan Goodin/Ars Technica) Reviewed by swadu on November 15, 2025 Rating: 5
Iran confirms it seized tanker in Strait of Hormuz Iran confirms it seized tanker in Strait of Hormuz Reviewed by swadu on November 15, 2025 Rating: 5
The current AI strategies of China and the US are complementary, as unlike the US, China isn't "AGI-pilled" yet, focusing on embodied AI and open source models (Dean W. Ball/Hyperdimensional) The current AI strategies of China and the US are complementary, as unlike the US, China isn't "AGI-pilled" yet, focusing on embodied AI and open source models (Dean W. Ball/Hyperdimensional) Reviewed by swadu on November 15, 2025 Rating: 5
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