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December 2, 2024, 7:25 AM

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Jowi Morales / Tom's Hardware:
OpenWrt releases the $89+ open-source router OpenWrt One, offering a “hacker-friendly device” with two Ethernet ports, three USB ports, and dual-band Wi-Fi 6  —  This ‘Unbrickable’ router should never fail you. … The group worked together to draft the specifications for this router …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: a number of tech executives, including Sam Altman, worry that Elon Musk's new proximity to Trump could supersize rivalries in ways that favor Musk  —  OpenAI's Sam Altman ranks high on the billionaire's list of enemies; car companies and tech giants scramble for allies in the incoming Trump administration
Mark Bergen / Bloomberg:
Amsterdam-based Nebius Group, which rebranded from Russian internet giant Yandex and offers cloud AI tools, raised $700M from Nvidia, Accel, and others  —  Nebius Group NV, the technology company rebranded from Russian internet giant Yandex, has raised $700 million from a slate of investors including Nvidia Corp. and Accel Partners LP.
More: TechCrunch and Reuters
Jonathan Moules / Financial Times:
An interview with Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton on the company's London listing, establishing a sales department, single-board device assembly in Wales, and more  —  Group's microcomputers are used widely but Eben Upton worries about losing entrepreneurial spirit after listing
Financial Times:
OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar says the startup is weighing up an ads model, but plans to be “thoughtful”; sources say OpenAI has hired ad talent from Meta and Google  —  ChatGPT maker hires advertising talent from big tech rivals  —  OpenAI is discussing plans to introduce advertising …
Bloomberg:
Inside Helsinki's Slush 2024, a startup event described as a mix of TED Talks, Eurovision, and Shark Tank, attended by ~13K people, with LPs up 46% YoY to 350+  —  The saunas were hot and the money was flowing at Slush, which featured demos, DJs and a growing emphasis on defense technology.
Cristina Criddle / Financial Times:
Social media videos documenting layoffs are now commonplace, especially by younger workers, creating headaches for companies; TikTok's #layoff has 32K+ posts  —  Gen Z workers posting redundancy videos are trending — but can harm their future prospects  —  An unexpected online meeting appeared …
More: Dexerto

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