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DOJ Busts $160 Million Nvidia AI Chips Smuggling Operation Targeting China

The US Department of Justice detained two men for allegedly smuggling at least $160 million worth of Nvidia H100 and H200 AI chips to China through a sophisticated network. The operation, dubbed 'Operation Gatekeeper,' exposed efforts to circumvent US export controls by relabeling chips and falsifying shipping documents across multiple US warehouses.

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Tata Intel Partnership Targets India Semiconductor Manufacturing and AI PC Solutions

Intel and Tata Electronics signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore manufacturing and packaging of semiconductors at Tata's upcoming facilities in India. The collaboration aims to scale tailored AI PC solutions for India's rapidly growing compute market, projected to become one of the top five globally by 2030.

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Google denies plans to bring ads to Gemini AI chatbot despite industry monetization push

Google has firmly denied reports claiming it plans to introduce ads in its Gemini AI chatbot by 2026. Dan Taylor, VP of Global Ads, called the claims from anonymous sources inaccurate, stating there are no current plans to change the ad-free Gemini app. The denial comes as competitors like ChatGPT and Meta explore AI monetization strategies.

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Qatar launches Qai, a national AI firm backed by $524 billion sovereign wealth fund

Qatar has established Qai, a new national AI firm operating under its $524 billion Qatar Investment Authority. The company will invest in AI infrastructure domestically and globally, focusing on trusted AI systems rather than building its own large language models. This positions Qatar alongside UAE and Saudi Arabia in the Gulf's intensifying AI race.

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Unconventional AI Scores $475M to Build Brain-Inspired Chips That Tackle AI's Energy Crisis

Former Databricks AI chief Naveen Rao has launched Unconventional AI with a massive $475 million seed round backed by Jeff Bezos and Andreessen Horowitz. The startup aims to solve AI's looming energy crisis by developing chips inspired by biological intelligence that could achieve 1,000 times better efficiency than current silicon.

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CoreWeave launches $2 billion convertible notes offering to fuel AI infrastructure expansion

AI infrastructure provider CoreWeave announced a $2 billion private offering of convertible senior notes due 2031, marking the latest in a wave of debt-fueled expansion among AI infrastructure companies. The stock dropped as much as 9% as investors weighed future dilution risks against growth potential. The move follows similar financing strategies by Nebius, IREN, and Super Micro Computer.

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Anthropic brings Claude Code to Slack, transforming how developers handle coding tasks

Anthropic launched Claude Code in Slack as a beta feature, allowing developers to delegate coding tasks directly from chat threads. The AI programming agent, which hit $1 billion in annualized revenue just six months after its May debut, can now analyze Slack conversations, select repositories, and create pull requests without leaving the messaging platform where engineering teams already communicate.

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Google's Doppl AI try-on app launches shoppable discovery feed with personalized outfit videos

Google has added a shoppable discovery feed to Doppl, its experimental AI app that visualizes outfits on users. The feed features AI-generated videos of real products with direct merchant links, marking Google's push into social commerce as it competes with Amazon and TikTok. The update leverages personalized style profiles to recommend items users can virtually try on before purchasing.

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AI models achieve breakthrough accuracy in diagnosing brain tumors from MRI scans

Two groundbreaking studies reveal AI's potential to transform brain tumor diagnosis. York University researchers developed an AI model achieving over 85% accuracy in distinguishing tumor progression from radiation necrosis, while Thomas Jefferson University's automated machine learning system reached 97% accuracy in differentiating pituitary macroadenomas from parasellar meningiomas using preoperative MRI scans.

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King Gizzard AI copycat slips past Spotify detection for weeks after band's protest exit

An AI-generated impersonator called King Lizard Wizard uploaded knockoff tracks of King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard on Spotify, accumulating tens of thousands of streams for weeks. The incident exposes serious gaps in Spotify's AI content moderation, particularly troubling since the experimental rock band left the platform in July to protest CEO Daniel Ek's investment in an AI weapons company.

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Nvidia and SoftBank in talks to fund Skild AI at $14B, nearly tripling robotics startup's value

Nvidia and SoftBank are negotiating to lead a $1 billion investment in Skild AI at a $14 billion valuation, nearly tripling the robotics AI startup's worth from $4.7 billion in May. The company develops robot-agnostic foundation models that serve as universal software for robots across industries, attracting massive investor interest in robotics.

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Apple Fitness+ uses AI dubbing to launch in 28 new countries with K-Pop music

Apple is rolling out Fitness+ to 28 additional countries on December 15, marking its largest expansion since the 2020 launch. The service now uses AI-powered voice dubbing to translate hundreds of workouts and meditations into Spanish, German, and Japanese, modeling generated voices on real trainers. The update also adds a K-Pop music genre across all workout types.

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Adobe Premiere partners with YouTube Shorts to deliver AI-powered templates and editing tools

Adobe has launched a dedicated 'create for YouTube Shorts space' within its Premiere mobile app for iOS, offering content creators exclusive templates, transitions, and Firefly-powered AI features. The partnership enables direct publishing to YouTube and positions Adobe against competitors like Meta's Edits and CapCut in the short-form video creation market.

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Blink security cameras now offer AI video descriptions to simplify motion alerts

Amazon-owned Blink is rolling out AI-powered video descriptions that transform generic motion alerts into detailed, natural-language summaries. Available now in early access for subscribers starting at $4 per month, the feature analyzes camera footage to describe what's happening—like "a person in a red shirt is riding a bike in front of a white house." Unlike competitors Ring and Google Nest, Blink includes this upgrade at no additional cost.

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Google deploys User Alignment Critic to secure Chrome's agentic browsing against AI threats

Google introduces a multi-layered security architecture for Chrome's upcoming agentic browsing features, including a User Alignment Critic model that reviews AI actions before execution. The company offers bug bounties up to $20,000 to researchers who can breach the system, as it tackles indirect prompt injection risks that could lead to data theft or fraudulent transactions.

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