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08 Dec 2025

OnePlus pulls AI Writer tool after users flag censorship on Tibet, Dalai Lama, and Taiwan

OnePlus has temporarily disabled its AI Writer feature after users reported it refused to generate content about sensitive topics like the Dalai Lama, Tibet, and Arunachal Pradesh. The company cited a technical issue but faces questions about whether Chinese market restrictions inadvertently affected global users.

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Apple's AI struggles in China create opening for Xiaomi, Honor, and Oppo to capture market share

Chinese smartphone manufacturers are capitalizing on Apple's regulatory delays in rolling out AI features in China. Domestic brands including Xiaomi, Honor, and Oppo are promoting user-switching tools and AI-powered features to lure iPhone users, intensifying competition in the world's largest smartphone market where no single brand commands more than 20% share.

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Bittensor's first halving cuts TAO issuance in half as AI network hits maturation milestone

Bittensor undergoes its inaugural token halving on December 14, slashing daily TAO issuance from 7,200 to 3,600 tokens. The decentralized machine-learning network follows Bitcoin's fixed supply model with a 21 million token cap. Grayscale Research calls it a key maturation milestone as the ecosystem's 129 subnets reach a combined $3 billion market cap, signaling growing demand for decentralized AI infrastructure.

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IBM Acquires Confluent for $11 Billion to Strengthen Enterprise AI and Data Streaming Capabilities

IBM announced a $11 billion acquisition of Confluent, a data streaming platform built on Apache Kafka. The deal aims to bolster IBM's data offerings and create a smart data platform for enterprise AI. At $31 per share, IBM is paying a 34% premium, marking its largest acquisition since HashiCorp in 2024.

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Tesla's Optimus robot collapses at Miami event, raising questions about true autonomy

A viral video from Tesla's Miami event shows an Optimus robot making suspicious hand motions before collapsing, suggesting a human teleoperator removed their VR headset mid-demonstration. The incident contradicts Elon Musk's repeated claims about AI-driven autonomy and highlights the gap between Tesla's ambitious promises and current capabilities.

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Windows 11 Finally Lets Users Remove AI Actions from File Explorer's Right-Click Menu

Microsoft's latest Windows 11 update addresses user complaints by allowing complete removal of AI Actions from File Explorer's context menu. Users can now disable all AI features in Settings, and the empty AI Actions section will disappear entirely from the right-click menu, reducing clutter in the operating system.

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07 Dec 2025

Axon tests AI-powered police body cameras with facial recognition on 7,000-person watch list

Edmonton police have activated AI-powered police body cameras trained to detect faces of about 7,000 people on a high-risk watch list, marking a controversial return to facial recognition technology that Axon abandoned in 2019 over ethical concerns. The pilot project has sparked debate about privacy implications and whether real-time facial recognition has a place in policing across North America.

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IDEsaster research reveals 30+ critical flaws in AI coding tools enabling data theft and RCE

Security researchers have uncovered over 30 vulnerabilities across every major AI-powered IDE tested, including GitHub Copilot, Cursor, and Visual Studio Code. The IDEsaster findings reveal how AI agents can be manipulated through prompt injection to leak sensitive data or execute malicious code, with 24 CVEs assigned and 100% of tested tools affected.

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Nashville's Country Music Industry Embraces AI Songwriting as Human Artists Voice Concerns

AI tools like Suno are becoming ubiquitous in Nashville's country music scene, with songwriters from entry-level to top artists using them to generate song demos and streamline production. But artist Breland is pushing back, demanding that AI-generated songs be labeled and that revenue fund grants for human creatives rather than replace working musicians.

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Silicon Valley start-ups embrace 'refounding' as A.I. scrambles business models across tech

Tech executives are ditching the term 'pivot' for 'refounding' as they transform their companies into A.I.-focused ventures. Airtable, Handshake, and Opendoor lead this trend, announcing sweeping changes including new pricing models, layoffs, and mandatory office returns. The approach aims to inject start-up energy into existing businesses while signaling high-stakes transformation in the A.I. era.

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Nvidia CEO warns China's AI infrastructure advantage could reshape the global AI race

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang highlights China's striking advantages in the AI race, from building data centers at unprecedented speeds to commanding twice the energy capacity of the US. Meanwhile, China AI models have surged from 1% to 30% of global AI usage in just one year, signaling a competitive battle for AI dominance.

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06 Dec 2025

SoftBank in talks to acquire DigitalBridge as AI infrastructure demand drives $6.7 trillion market

SoftBank is negotiating to acquire DigitalBridge, a digital infrastructure firm managing $108 billion in assets, to capitalize on booming demand for data centers. The deal could close by year-end, with DigitalBridge shares surging 35% on the news. McKinsey projects AI-linked infrastructure spending could reach $6.7 trillion by 2030.

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FBI warns criminals weaponize AI to create convincing virtual kidnapping scams with fake photos

The FBI issued a public alert about virtual kidnapping scams where criminals use AI to doctor social media images into fake proof of life photos. Fraudsters text victims claiming to have kidnapped loved ones and send AI-generated images to extort ransom payments. With deepfake attacks occurring every five minutes globally and U.S. fraud losses projected to hit $40 billion by 2027, the agency urges families to establish code words and verify claims before paying.

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05 Dec 2025

Meta acquires Limitless, an AI wearables startup backed by Sam Altman, to expand hardware ambitions

Meta has acquired Limitless, the AI device startup behind a $99 pendant that records conversations and transcribes them using AI. The company, which raised $33 million from Sam Altman and Andreessen Horowitz, will stop selling its hardware devices but support existing customers for a year. The move signals Meta's push beyond smart glasses into broader AI wearables as competition intensifies in the AI hardware market.

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Todd Howard says AI can't replace human intention but helps Bethesda build worlds faster

Bethesda's Todd Howard shares his stance on AI in game development, calling it a tool that can speed up iterations but not replace human creativity. The Elder Scrolls and Fallout director emphasizes that Bethesda isn't using AI for generating content, but rather as part of the studio's evolving toolset to build worlds and check processes more efficiently.

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