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Financial Times:

Sources: TSMC told Chinese customers it would no longer manufacture AI chips at advanced process nodes of 7nm or smaller as of this coming Monday — World's biggest contract chipmaker acts to ensure it is in line with US restrictions on Chinese access to latest processors

Forbes:

AI startup founders and VCs hope that a Trump administration will lead to lighter regulations and the return of real acquisitions, not “contorted” ones — Practitioners expect more acquisitions and less oversight in a Trump administration expected to repeal Biden's executive order.

Margi Murphy / Bloomberg:

Experts say the Trump administration's approach to cybersecurity is likely to focus on confronting China, relaxing regulations, narrowing CISA's focus, and more

More: Fox News, CyberScoop, ABC7, Wall Street Journal, and CPO Magazine

Alexandra S. Levine / Bloomberg:

Some TikTok staff and users see Trump as a possible savior from the ban; others question whether Trump even cares about the app now that the campaign is over

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Reuters:

Sources: Trump's transition team is considering Dan Gallagher, a former SEC commissioner and Robinhood's current legal chief, to replace SEC chair Gary Gensler

Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:

With Elon Musk's ascension in Trump's orbit, tech leaders on the right hope to steer the second Trump administration, bringing a startup ethos to the government

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Joseph Cox / 404 Media:

Experts say a new feature in iOS 18.1 causes iPhone to reboot after few days of inactivity, which improves security and has caused concern among law enforcement — Apple quietly introduced code into iOS 18.1 which reboots the device if it has not been unlocked for a period of time …

More: Gizmodo, ExtremeTech, 9to5Mac, PhoneArena, Security Affairs, Forbes, TechRadar, MacRumors, AppleInsider, and Root-Nation.com

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Umar Shakir / The Verge:

Google rolls out its Gemini-powered Vids app that lets users create video presentations using a prompt, with full access for Workspace users until at least 2026 — Google is generally rolling out its Gemini AI-powered Vids app that lets you create video presentations using a prompt.

More: Google Workspace Updates, Android Central, MakeUseOf, Android Headlines, KnowTechie, WinBuzzer, Lifewire, Sammy Fans, MSPoweruser, TechRadar, MySmartPrice, PhoneArena, Neowin, NewsBytes, Google Help Center, Notebookcheck, Android Police, and Engadget

Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:

ChatGPT gave ~2M responses asking users to get election news elsewhere on Nov. 5 and Nov. 6, and rejected 250K+ requests for DALL-E images of Trump and others — Now that the election is over, the dissection can begin. As this is the first election in which AI chatbots played a significant part …

More: OpenAI, The Hill, CNBC, and Bloomberg

Forums: r/artificial and r/politics

Igor Bonifacic / Engadget:

Palworld developer Pocketpair says Nintendo and Pokémon Company are seeking ~$65K in damages in their lawsuit and lists three patents it's accused of infringing — No, Nintendo probably isn't going easy on the studio. — Nintendo and the Pokémon Company are seeking approximately $65,700 …

Sabrina Willmer / Bloomberg:

A US judge sentences Russian-Swedish national Roman Sterlingov to 12.5 years for operating crypto mixer Bitcoin Fog from 2011 to 2021, laundering ~$400M — The founder of a cryptocurrency mixing service known as Bitcoin Fog was ordered to serve 12 1/2 years in prison for laundering tens …

More: CoinGape and US Department of Justice

Ashley Belanger / Ars Technica:

A Michigan man, a member of an online terrorist network called 764, is sentenced to 30 years in prison for preying on kids in Discord servers and chat rooms — A Michigan man who ran chat rooms and Discord servers targeting children playing online games and coercing them into self-harm …

More: US Department of Justice, Michigan Advance, Wired, and Associated Press. Forums: Ars OpenForum

Liz Young / Wall Street Journal:

Amazon is testing grocery formats that pull together fulfillment networks for Whole Foods and Amazon Fresh stores into a common delivery platform — The e-commerce giant is testing store formats that more seamlessly align online fulfillment and in-person shopping

More: Originally Reported …, PYMNTS.com, Motley Fool, San Diego Union-Tribune, and Chain Store Age

LinkedIn: Liz Young and Tim Sturtewagen

Ming-Chi Kuo:

Kuo: Apple plans to upgrade the high-end iPhone 18's wide-angle lens in 2026 to a variable aperture camera; Sunny Optical will be the primary shutter supplier — Key Growth Drivers for Sunny Optical's Apple Orders in 2025-2026: — 1. Lens Supply Allocation to Rebound Significantly from ~5% in 2024 to 15-20% in 2025

More: MacRumors, 9to5Mac, Android Authority, Tom's Guide, Android Police, Pocket-lint, iPhone in Canada Blog, Digital Trends, Gizmochina, Android Headlines, Neowin, Mashable, iClarified, Patently Apple, AppleInsider, mjtsai.com, Wccftech, PhoneArena, and TechRadar

X: @lost_star_4 and @polidalberg. Forums: MacRumors Forums

Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica:

Apple has added a High Power performance mode, previously reserved for its Max chips, to the M4 Pro in both the Mac mini and in the new MacBook Pro — First Mac mini redesign in almost 15 years highlights how good the insides are. … The Mac mini will celebrate its 20th birthday in January.

More: iPhone in Canada Blog, mjtsai.com, Redmond Pie, How-To Geek, Engadget, TechRadar, 9to5Mac, Appleosophy, iDrop News, MacRumors, PetaPixel, PCMag, Cult of Mac, Inc, MacDailyNews, and Tom's Hardware

X: @arstechnica, @tailosivetech, and @rsgnl

Forums: r/apple, r/technology, Ars OpenForum, and MacRumors Forums

Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:

Sources: Upwind, which sells tools to secure cloud infrastructure, is raising a $100M Series B at a $850M-$900M valuation, after raising $50M in September 2023 — Cybersecurity continues to command a lot of attention from enterprises looking for better protection from malicious hackers, and VCs want in on the action.

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New York Times:

Court docs detail a smear campaign against actor Blake Lively via media articles and social media posts after she accused director Justin Baldoni of misconduct

Max Tani / @maxwelltani:

Memo: WaPo's Matt Murray lays out plans for WP Ventures, the “third newsroom”; Krissah Thompson will be editor and Samantha Henig will be general manager

Jack Dunn / Variety:

Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

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Lora Kolodny / CNBC:

In an email in May, the NHTSA warned Tesla that its online posts falsely suggested that its cars are autonomous, potentially misleading and endangering drivers

More: Associated Press, Bloomberg, Reuters, Forbes, and The Information

Threads: @lorakolodny. Forums: r/technology

Marina Temkin / TechCrunch:

UnifyApp, which lets companies build their own AI chatbots by connecting their SaaS apps and data, raised a $20M Series A, around six months after a $11M seed

More: The Economic Times, Pulse 2.0, Entrackr, and SiliconANGLE

Mark Hachman / PCWorld:

Mercury Research: AMD's desktop CPU market share, in units, grew from 19.2% in Q3 2023 to 28.7% in Q3 2024 and from 19.5% to 22.3% for mobile in the same period

More: Tom's Hardware, The Verge, PCMag, ExtremeTech, PC Gamer, XDA Developers, and Wccftech

Forums: r/technology, r/pcmasterrace, and r/hardware

Bloomberg:

Sony reports Q2 revenue up 9% YoY to ~$19.45B, operating profit up 73% YoY to ~$2.96B vs. ~$2.18B est., and PS5 sales of 3.8M units, down from 4.9M a year ago

More: Engadget, Sony Group Portal, GamesIndustry.biz, RetailWire, Android Headlines, PetaPixel, Gizmodo, Wccftech, Sony Group Portal, Sony Group Portal, Wall Street Journal, VentureBeat, and Reuters

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Sebastian Sinclair / Decrypt:

Detroit plans to accept crypto for tax and fee payments from mid-2025 via a PayPal platform that will convert them to USD, becoming the largest US city to do so

Aoyon Ashraf / CoinDesk:

Block says it is investing less in music streaming app Tidal and winding down decentralized “Web5” venture TBD to focus on its bitcoin mining rigs and wallet

More: Block, Fortune, Digital Music News, CNBC, Spyglass, Payments Dive, Protos, Blockonomi, Music Ally, Coinspeaker, The Verge, crypto.news, The Crypto Times, Blockhead, Cryptonews, TechCrunch, CoinGape, Decrypt, and CNBC

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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

TikTok launches Share to TikTok, which lets users directly share music from Apple Music and Spotify in a post to their TikTok Feed or in DMs via TikTok Messages

Tom Warren / The Verge:

Nvidia plans to add a 100-hour monthly cap for new Performance and Ultimate GeForce Now users from January 1 to avoid raising prices “in the foreseeable future”