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| Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: |
Google unveils the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), a new open standard that lets AI agents work across different parts of the customer's buying process — Google today announced a new open standard, called the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) for AI agent-based shopping, at the National Retail Federation (NRF) conference.
More: The Keyword, Search Engine Land, American Banker, Constellation Research, The Logic, and Google Developers Blog. LinkedIn: Lilian Rincon
| Cristina Criddle / Financial Times: |
Google is introducing new personalized ads in AI mode, powered by Gemini, which allow advertisers to offer exclusives for users preparing to buy a product — Tech giant moves to gain an edge in race to monetise popular AI tools — Google is introducing new personalised advertising … | Bloomberg: |
Malaysia becomes the second country to limit access to Grok, joining Indonesia, over the chatbot's generation of sexual content — Indonesia and Malaysia restricted access to Elon Musk's Grok AI over the weekend, becoming the first countries to ban the artificial intelligence system over its generation of sexual content.| Fransiska Nangoy / Reuters: |
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Bluesky: @carnage4life, @lorak, @riana, @justinhendrix, @daphnek, @spudislander45, @blue-fire1, @sundersays, @craigbrittain.com, @avondeer, @petertl, @nicmiller, @paulbernal, @nicolashenin.net, and @fabiochiusi. Mastodon: @CelloMomOnCars@mastodon …
Forums: r/anime_titties and r/BetterOffline
| SemiAnalysis: |
A detailed look at the Apple-TSMC relationship: Apple's annual spend at TSMC rose 12x, from $2B in 2014 to $24B in 2025, and once made up 25% of TSMC's revenue — Wafer Demand Model, Node Economics, and the shifting power dynamics as AI reshapes the foundry landscape| Reuters: |
Documents and sources: India proposes security rules that would force smartphone makers to share source code, prompting quiet pushback from Apple and Samsung — India proposes requiring smartphone makers to share source code with the government and make several software changes as part …
More: Reuters, XiaomiTime, and NDTV Profit
X: @munsifv and @adityakalra
Forums: r/apple, r/technology, r/india, and r/IndiaTech
| Jaewon Kang / Bloomberg: |
Walmart partners with Google to offer AI-enhanced shopping, allowing users to purchase Walmart and Sam's Club items directly on Gemini — Walmart Inc. is partnering with Alphabet Inc. to offer AI-enhanced shopping on Google's Gemini platform — part of the retailer's race to apply the technology across its operations.| TRM Insights: |
Investigation: Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps used two UK-registered companies to move ~$1B in stablecoins since 2023, evading international sanctions — This blog features a case study from TRM's upcoming 2026 Crypto Crime Report. Be sure to check back in the coming weeks to get your complete copy.
More: Washington Post, Bitcoin Insider, Cryptonews, Coinspeaker, Blockonomi, The Block, crypto.news, and Benzinga. Bluesky: @judah-grunstein
| Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: |
Walmart to expand Wing, Alphabet's on-demand drone delivery service, to another 150 stores, bringing the total to 270+ stores, covering ~10% of US population — Wing, the Alphabet-owned company that delivers groceries, over-the-counter medicine, and hot lattes, is expanding its partnership …
More: The Verge, Axios, and The Robot Report
| Toby Nangle / Financial Times: |
Analysis: the AI investment boom represents ~1% of US GDP, roughly half the GDP share during the '90s dot-com boom and comparable to the mid-2010s US shale boom — US economist Jason Furman caused a bit of a kerfuffle in 2025 when he estimated that investment in information processing equipment & software … | Anil Dash: |
A look at the history and rise of Markdown, which has been adopted across the tech industry in the decades since its quiet launch in 2004 by John Gruber — Nearly every bit of the high-tech world, from the most cutting-edge AI systems at the biggest companies, to the casual scraps …
More: WebProNews, Tao of Mac, and Daring Fireball
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Mastodon: @mttaggart@infosec.exchange, @somebitslinks@tech.lgbt, and @anildash@me.dm
Forums: Hacker News and Lobsters
| Jackson Chen / Engadget: |
Malwarebytes: a 2024 Instagram data breach exposed information on 17.5 million users, including emails, phone numbers, and physical addresses — As spotted by Malwarebytes, the alleged leak includes usernames, email addresses, phone numbers and more. — If you received a bunch …
More: PCMag, Türkiye Today, Trak.in, The Indian Express, The Economic Times, Digital Trends, Digit, NDTV Profit, Baller Alert, The CyberSec Guru, Gizmodo, Bitcoin News, Cyber Security News, Mashable, The Sun, The Independent, Notebookcheck, Forbes, and CyberInsider
X: @troyhunt. Mastodon: @majorlinux@toot …. Forums: Hacker News, r/Instagram, r/technews, and r/privacy
| Bloomberg: |
China releases draft guidelines for governing online personal data collection, open for public consultation amid privacy concerns and companies' data misuse — China has issued draft regulations for the governance of personal information collection from the internet and its use by applicants … | Microsoft Corporate Responsibility: |
A look at the global AI adoption in 2025; use in the global north grew nearly twice as fast as the south; the UAE leads with 64% of working-age adults using AI — AI Diffusion Report 2025 — Executive summary — Global adoption of artificial intelligence continued to rise in the second half of 2025 …
LinkedIn: Simon Doy, David Cornell, Matthew Milton, and Omar Saucedo
| Hideaki Ryugen / Nikkei Asia: |
Taiwan's data shows the US became its top export destination in 2025 over China, including Hong Kong, the first time since 1999, partly driven by AI tech demand — TAIPEI — Taiwan's exports to the U.S. exceeded its exports to China, including Hong Kong, for the first time in 26 years in 2025 … Sponsor Posts
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