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December 7, 2024, 2:55 AM

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Jacob Gershman / Wall Street Journal:
TikTok still faces a US ban if not sold by January 19, after a federal appeals court ruled that Congress has the power to take action to protect US interests  —  Panel rules Congress has the power to shut down Chinese-backed app in the U.S. because of national security concerns
Dave Lee / Bloomberg:
TikTok users shouldn't count on Trump to save the app, as his stance has been inconsistent and the app's existence brings little upside for him post-election  —  One of Trump's first important decisions could be to deprive Gen Z of its favorite app.  —  A federal appeals court ruling …
Kelvin Chan / Associated Press:
The EU sends TikTok an urgent request for information on Russia's role in Romanian election turmoil, a day after ordering it to retain all election-related data  —  The European Union said Friday it sent TikTok an urgent request for more information about Romanian intelligence files suggesting …
CNN:
Romania's top court annuls presidential election, after its security council revealed “hybrid Russian attacks”, like cyberattacks and TikTok influence campaigns  —  Romania's constitutional court has annulled the first round of the country's 2024 presidential election process …
Bloomberg:
David Sacks, Trump's AI and crypto czar, lacks deep ties to either industry but is a longtime critic of tech regulation, which investors view as more important  —  David Sacks, the VC and staunch Trump supporter, hasn't been a key player in either crypto or AI until now.
Rami Ayyub / Reuters:
The CFPB issues an order establishing supervisory authority over Google Payment; Google says it's challenging the decision in court  —  The US watchdog for consumer finance on Friday announced it was ordering federal supervision of Google Payment Corp., the internet giant's (GOOGL.O) …
Connor Hart / Wall Street Journal:
Palantir and Anduril announce a partnership to advance AI capabilities for US national security, focusing on data readiness and processing data at scale  —  The companies said they wish to ultimately expand the partnership to other industry partners  —  Palantir Technologies is partnering …
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Meta announces Llama 3.3 70B, a text-only model that Meta claims can deliver the performance of its largest Llama model at a lower cost  —  Meta has announced the newest addition to its Llama family of generative AI models: Llama 3.3 70B.  —  In a post on X, Ahmad Al-Dahle …
Will Knight / Wired:
MLCommons, a nonprofit that helps companies measure the performance of their AI systems, announces the AILuminate benchmark to measure the safety of LLMs  —  MLCommons provides benchmarks that test the abilities of AI systems.  It wants to measure the bad side of AI next.
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple's in-house modems will debut next spring in the new iPhone SE, with 2nd-gen modems expected in higher-end products like iPhone 18 lineup in 2026  —  - Company plans first modem in 2025 and high-end version in 2026  — Initial chip, in iPhone SE, won't match Qualcomm capabilities
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Chris Miller / Financial Times:
A look at the uncertainties for the chip industry under Donald Trump, including tariffs, the CHIPS Act, demand for AI chips, competition with China, and more  —  From tariffs to AI demand, US companies are pondering what comes next  —  What does the return of Donald Trump imply for the global chip war?
Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg:
SpaceX got a Pentagon contract in August to expand Ukraine's access to Starshield, an encrypted signal over Starlink that's more difficult to hack into or jam  —  - Added Pentagon funding brings total terminals to 3,000  — Encrypted Starshield signal is difficult to hack into or jam
More: USA Today
Sidhartha Shukla / Bloomberg:
A MarketVector index of the bottom half of the largest 100 digital tokens has risen over 2x since Trump's November 5 election win, topping the ~46% Bitcoin jump  —  - A range of relatively unheralded tokens posted big advances  — Some analysts say this may be the start of a wider frenzy
Joel Khalili / Wired:
Reed Albergotti / Semafor:
Q&A with Samsara CEO Sanjit Biswas on how AI has changed the $30B company, which offers sensors, cameras, and software for managing vehicle fleets and equipment  —  THE SCENE  —  Samsara, a company that helps businesses track and monitor assets like vehicle fleets and equipment …

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