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| Greg Stohr / Bloomberg: |
Filing: Trump asks SCOTUS to pause the law that could ban TikTok, saying the court should give him time to “pursue a political resolution” of the dispute — - Biden administration says Chinese control of app is threat — TikTok says law infringes rights of 170 million Americans
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Threads: @mgsiegler and @mgsiegler
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| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
Eight free-speech groups, including the EFF, and three members of Congress file briefs with SCOTUS in support of TikTok's appeal against the divest-or-ban law — Groups alleging China's government has engaged in human-rights violations argue U.S. Constitution does not protect TikTok as “an unregistered foreign agent”
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| OpenAI: |
OpenAI says its board of directors is evaluating its corporate structure, including a plan to turn its for-profit arm into a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation — A stronger non-profit supported by the for-profit's success. — OpenAI's Board of Directors is evaluating our corporate structure …
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Forums: Hacker News, r/singularity, and Slashdot
| Hayden Field / CNBC: |
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| Bloomberg: |
Montenegro says Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon will be extradited to the US, potentially ending a standoff over competing demands by the US and South Korea — “Most criteria envisaged by the law are in favor of the extradition demands from the institutions of the United States of America …
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| Reuters: |
Experts say hackers compromised several companies' Chrome browser extensions, including Cyberhaven's, in a series of intrusions dating back to mid-December — Hackers have compromised several different companies' Chrome browser extensions in a series of intrusions dating back to mid-December …
More: TechCrunch, BleepingComputer, Vulnerable U, SiliconANGLE, Cyberhaven, The Record, and Android Headlines
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| Greg Otto / CyberScoop: |
The US says it has identified a ninth telecom company impacted by the Salt Typhoon hacks, and the number of individuals directly impacted is “less than 100” — In an update Friday, the White House says nine telecom companies were impacted by the Chinese espionage effort. — Learn more.
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| Angrej Singh / Axios: |
Some conservative critics of Elon Musk allege censorship and claim they were stripped of their X verification badges after challenging his views on H-1B visas — - Since Musk purchased Twitter and implemented sweeping staff cuts, it's often been difficult to get answers as to whether …
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| Kyodo News+: |
TSMC says it has started mass production at its first factory in Japan, located in Kumamoto, producing 12nm to 28nm chips for use in cars and image sensors — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. said Friday it has started mass production at its first factory in Japan … | Mohar Chatterjee / Politico: |
OpenAI is tripling the size of its DC policy team to 12 and beefing up its lobbying as it tries to promote a sweeping plan for cheaper energy to data centers — The AI industry wants Trump's Washington to embrace it as a bulwark against China. OpenAI is trying to lead the pack.
Bluesky: @brianckeegan.com
| Callum Booth / The Verge: |
A look at the EU's common charging regulations, which come into force on Dec. 28 and cover USB-C ports, fast charging, unbundling of charging bricks, and more — The common charging standard brings USB PD support, improved labelling, and less e-waste.
More: MacRumors, Benzinga, 9to5Mac, RTÉ, How-To Geek, Digital Trends, and AppleInsider
X: @appleinsider, @macrumors, @tgod34748, @ronanacnh, and @thecastreport
Forums: r/gadgets, r/technology, r/technews, Slashdot, and MacRumors Forums
| Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch: |
DeepSeek-V3 sometimes identifies itself as ChatGPT when asked which model it is; some speculate that its training datasets may contain text generated by ChatGPT — Earlier this week, DeepSeek, a well-funded Chinese AI lab, released an “open” AI model that beats many rivals on popular benchmarks.
Threads: @sung.kim.mw. X: @giffmana, @distributionat, @sama, @mathemagic1an, @emollick, @giffmana, @adonis_singh, @bgurley, @abacaj, @goodside, @rand_longevity, @daveshapi, @sarlloc, and @entaq. Forums: Slashdot
| Natasha Mascarenhas / The Information: |
Bookkeeping startup Bench, which raised $100M+ including from Shopify, closes down effective immediately; several employees say Bench also laid off staff — Bench, a Vancouver, Canada-based bookkeeping startup that had raised more than $100 million from well-known venture capital firms …
More: TechCrunch, Globe and Mail, and GeekWire
X: @gergelyorosz, @nickabouzeid, @ianwcrosby, @lulumeservey, @bhallcpa, @aymanalabdul, @ianwcrosby, @asanwal, @andrew__rea, @rohitdotmittal, @ianwcrosby, @kepano, @ianwcrosby, @canadakaz, @ianwcrosby, @tommygriffith, @maccaw, @ianwcrosby, @jasonbosco, @anammostarac, @levelsio, @travis_jamison, @ianwcrosby, @bryce, @patio11, @jineshshah36, @nmasc_, @ianwcrosby, and @andrew__rea
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Forums: Hacker News and r/vancouver
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