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Some YouTube creators are using AI video tools to make content for kids and babies, causing concern that their brains are being shaped by AI-generated videos (Alexandra S. Levine/Bloomberg)

Alexandra S. Levine / Bloomberg:
Some YouTube creators are using AI video tools to make content for kids and babies, causing concern that their brains are being shaped by AI-generated videos  —  As younger children spend more time on the platform, concern is growing that their brains are being shaped by AI-generated videos purporting to be educational.

AI Forensics: 354 AI-focused TikTok accounts pushed 43K posts made with GenAI tools that hit 4.5B views, including posts with anti-immigrant and sexual material (Dan Milmo/The Guardian)

Dan Milmo / The Guardian:
AI Forensics: 354 AI-focused TikTok accounts pushed 43K posts made with GenAI tools that hit 4.5B views, including posts with anti-immigrant and sexual material  —  Researchers uncovered 354 AI-focused accounts that had accumulated 4.5bn views in a month  —  By Dan Milmo, Global technology editor.

Vinci, which uses AI simulations to accelerate chip and other hardware design, raised a $36M Series A led by Xora Innovation, taking its total funding to $46M (Max A. Cherney/Reuters)

Max A. Cherney / Reuters:
Vinci, which uses AI simulations to accelerate chip and other hardware design, raised a $36M Series A led by Xora Innovation, taking its total funding to $46M  —  Startup Vinci said on Tuesday it has raised $36 million to finance its business of building software that can speed chip …

Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump's American Bitcoin closed down 38.8% on December 2, wiping out ~$1B in market value; TMTG is down nearly 70% in 2025 (George Steer/Financial Times)

George Steer / Financial Times:
Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump's American Bitcoin closed down 38.8% on December 2, wiping out ~$1B in market value; TMTG is down nearly 70% in 2025  —  Company's shares plummet as investors cash out at end of lock-up period  —  Shares in a US cryptocurrency miner backed by Donald Trump Jr …

HBO Max's 4K Mad Men re-release had multiple errors, including lacking post-production edits in some scenes; a source says Lionsgate delivered the wrong 4K file (Tony Maglio/The Hollywood Reporter)

Tony Maglio / The Hollywood Reporter:
HBO Max's 4K Mad Men re-release had multiple errors, including lacking post-production edits in some scenes; a source says Lionsgate delivered the wrong 4K file  —  But the best one definitely did. … The 4K stream of the classic Lionsgate Television series for AMC Network came to HBO Max on Monday …