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22 Dec 2025

Chinese AI chipmakers Biren and Iluvatar race to Hong Kong IPO amid chip funding frenzy

Shanghai-based Biren has kicked off bookbuilding for a Hong Kong IPO targeting up to $624 million, becoming the first mainland GPU developer to list in the city. Rival Iluvatar CoreX followed days later with its own filing, riding a wave of investor enthusiasm after Moore Threads and MetaX saw their shares surge over 400% and 693% respectively on debut. But widening losses and U.S. trade restrictions cast shadows over the sector's path to profitability.

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Nvidia prepares to ship up to 80,000 H200 AI chips to China as political hurdles loom

Nvidia plans to deliver up to 80,000 H200 AI chips to China before the Lunar New Year, marking the first legal export of this caliber since 2022. The shipments follow Donald Trump's policy reversal allowing sales with a 25% revenue share to the US Treasury. But Beijing hasn't approved purchases yet, and bipartisan opposition in Washington threatens the deal as China weighs the impact on its domestic chipmaking industry.

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Battlefield 6 faces AI slop accusations after EA promised no generative AI content in game

Battlefield 6 players have discovered what they believe to be AI-generated content in the game's $10 Windchill bundle, directly contradicting earlier promises from EA executives. The controversy centers on a player card sticker featuring an assault rifle with two barrels, sparking widespread backlash and comparisons to Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's similar AI issues. EA is now investigating the accusations.

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Uber and Lyft partner with Baidu to bring robotaxis to London in 2026 trials

Uber and Lyft announced separate partnerships with Chinese tech giant Baidu to launch robotaxi services in London next year. Testing begins in the first half of 2026 as part of a British government pilot program, positioning the UK as a frontline for self-driving taxi services. The move sets up direct competition with Waymo and other autonomous vehicle companies.

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Google Gemini debuts in Samsung's AI Refrigerator, marking first home appliance integration

Samsung is bringing Google Gemini to its Bespoke AI Refrigerator Family Hub and AI Wine Cellar at CES 2026. The integration marks the first time Google's AI assistant appears in home appliances, promising enhanced food recognition that goes beyond the current 37 fresh and 50 processed food types. The AI Vision feature will automatically track inventory, suggest recipes, and manage shopping lists without manual registration.

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AI Bubble Fears Intensify as Tech Giants Commit $1.5 Trillion to Infrastructure

Tech giants are pouring unprecedented sums into artificial intelligence infrastructure, with commitments reaching $1.5 trillion. But economists, including former White House advisers, warn that financial valuations of tech companies may be dangerously inflated. The massive spending on AI infrastructure far outpaces current returns, raising questions about sustainability and the risk of market correction.

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AI resurrections of dead celebrities spark ethical debate over digital likeness control

OpenAI's Sora tool has unleashed hyper-realistic AI-generated videos depicting deceased figures like Queen Elizabeth II and Martin Luther King Jr., triggering backlash from families and experts. While some clips amuse viewers, others raise serious concerns about consent, misinformation, and the erosion of trust in genuine news as synthetic content spreads unchecked across social media.

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Top AI investors say the AI bubble is good for innovation despite inflated valuations

Leading venture capitalists Steve Jang of Kindred Ventures and Cathy Gao of Sapphire Ventures argue that the AI bubble, while real, is essential for driving innovation. Speaking at Fortune Brainstorm AI conference, they explained how market excitement attracts top talent from tech giants and secures capital for ambitious AI projects, even as concerns about inflated valuations grow.

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Student expelled after AI-generated nude images spread, while schools struggle to respond

A 13-year-old girl in Louisiana was expelled for over 10 weeks after confronting a classmate spreading AI-generated nude images of her. Two boys were later charged, but the incident exposes how schools remain unprepared for deepfake cyberbullying. Reports of AI-generated child sexual abuse images jumped from 4,700 in 2023 to 440,000 in the first half of 2025.

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Chinese AI Models Close Gap With US Systems as Open-Source Strategy Reshapes Global Tech Order

Chinese AI models from Alibaba, DeepSeek, and others have achieved near-parity with leading US systems, according to a Stanford report. The open-source AI models approach is driving widespread global adoption, particularly in developing nations, as US companies shift toward closed systems. This development marks a significant shift in the AI race and US-China rivalry over technology dominance.

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OpenAI doubles compute margin to 70% as it battles high costs and intensifying AI competition

OpenAI has doubled its compute margin to 70% by October 2025, a significant jump from 52% at the end of 2024 and 35% in January 2024. The improvement comes as the $500 billion company faces mounting pressure over AI profitability, with CEO Sam Altman declaring a 'code red' amid renewed competition from Google and Anthropic while pursuing up to $100 billion in new funding.

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21 Dec 2025

AI Hiring Creates a 'Doom Loop' as Job Seekers and Companies Struggle With Automated Screenings

Companies are rapidly adopting AI for talent acquisition, with 78% now using it in hiring processes. But the shift is creating unexpected problems: nearly nine in 10 HR professionals report being ghosted by candidates, and research shows AI use actually reduces hiring rates. Both job seekers and employers find themselves trapped in what one CEO calls a 'doom loop' of impersonal interactions.

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Doctors warn AI companions threaten mental health as kids turn to chatbots for friendship

Physicians from Harvard and Baylor published a paper in the New England Journal of Medicine warning that AI companions designed to simulate emotional support create dangerous conditions for mental health. Children are using AI for companionship 42% of the time, with some conversations turning violent or sexual, according to a new report by Aura.

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Mac Cluster Computing Gets Major AI Boost with RDMA Support on Thunderbolt 5

Apple's macOS Tahoe 26.2 introduces RDMA over Thunderbolt 5, allowing Mac clusters to pool up to 1.5TB of unified memory for running massive AI models. Real-world tests show performance tripling with four Mac Studios, handling trillion-parameter models at a fraction of traditional supercomputer costs. But expiring memory supply agreements threaten Apple's cost advantage.

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Indie Game Awards strips Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 of Game of the Year over generative AI use

The Indie Game Awards revoked two major prizes from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 just days after the ceremony, citing developer Sandfall Interactive's use of generative AI during production. The decision marks a critical moment in the gaming industry's escalating debate over AI in game development, as studios face mounting pressure to disclose their use of the controversial technology.

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