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Stanford researchers develop a web-based tool that uses an LLM to downrank X posts with antagonistic language in a user's feed, to reduce "partisan animosity" (Stanford University)

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Getty CEO Craig Peters says Getty may rethink its UK presence if the CMA blocks its Shutterstock deal, arguing the CMA is overlooking AI's impact on imaging (Daniel Thomas/Financial Times)

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Nexperia warns customers face impending production halts and urges its Chinese unit to reengage, says it hadn't got "any meaningful response" despite outreach (Sarah Jacob/Bloomberg)

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Australia passes a law requiring global streamers with 1M+ Australian subscribers to spend 10% of their local outlay or 7.5% of revenue on Australian originals (Jesse Whittock/Deadline)

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OpenAI's data center partners are set to rack up nearly $100B in debt; sources say banks may lend another $38B to Oracle and Vantage to build more OpenAI sites (Financial Times)

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China's top economic planning agency warns about the risk of a bubble forming in the booming humanoid robotics industry; 150+ manufacturers operate in China (Bloomberg)

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Sources: South Korean authorities suspect North Korean hacking group Lazarus of the $30M+ Upbit hack, which used methods resembling those of a 2019 Upbit theft (Kang Yoon-seung/Yonhap News Agency)

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Sources: Vietnam's recent Huawei and ZTE 5G equipment deals bolster its ties with China following US tariffs, but could undermine US trust in Vietnam's networks (Francesco Guarascio/Reuters)

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‘Fifteen Years’

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How Motorola, which spun out its struggling smartphone business in 2011, successfully refocused on critical communication equipment, giving it a $60B market cap (Ryan Gould/Bloomberg)

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Tim Sweeney says it "makes no sense" for stores like Steam to label games that are made using AI, since AI "will be involved in nearly all future production" (Alex Forbes-Calvin/GamesIndustry.biz)

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The DualSense Edge has fallen to one of the lowest we’ve seen for Black Friday

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Germany-based Quantum Systems, which sells surveillance drones that are being used by Ukraine, raised €180M, tripling its valuation to €3B since May (Christina Kyriasoglou/Bloomberg)

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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)

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What time does the Fortnite Zero Hour Chapter Finale live event start?

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Dreame’s X40 Ultra is arguably the best robovac deal you can grab for Black Friday

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Where is Maurice's Black Market Vending Machine in Borderlands 4

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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)

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The first Dune bombed, but it's still better than Timothée Chalamet's version

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Stranger Things season 5 hinges on you knowing a sci-fi masterpiece

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