CoinDesk:
The US CFTC launches a pilot program allowing BTC, ETH, and USDC to be used as collateral in US derivatives markets  —  Acting Chair Caroline Pham has unveiled a first-of-its-kind U.S. program to permit tokenized collateral in derivatives markets, citing “clear guardrails” for firms.  —  What to know:

Amanda Gerut / Fortune:
The CTO of Amazon's Zoox says the company plans to start charging for rides in Las Vegas in early 2026 and is focused on transporting people, not deliveries  —  Jesse Levinson, co-founder and chief technology officer of Zoox.DAVID PAUL MORRIS/BLOOMBERG VIA GETTY IMAGES

Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump says the US will allow Nvidia to ship H200 chips to “approved customers” in China and elsewhere, and 25% of the chip sales will be paid to the US  —  President Donald Trump on Monday said Nvidia will be allowed to ship its H200 artificial intelligence chips to “approved customers” …

Lawrence Bonk / Engadget:
TikTok announces Shared Collection, to organize and share saved videos, and plans to launch Shared Feed, a daily curated selection of 15 videos, globally  —  The first tool is similar to something Instagram introduced earlier this year.  —  TikTok just announced a couple of updates that that should make the app a bit more social.

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Letterboxd plans to launch its Video Store film rental platform on December 10, offering curated indie titles in 23 countries, including the US, UK, and France  —  Letterboxd is about to let you not just fan over your favorite films — it's going to let you rent and stream a curated selection of indie titles, too.

Kyt Dotson / SiliconANGLE:
Anthropic launches a Slack integration for Claude Code, expanding on the existing Claude app for Slack, launching in beta as a research preview  —  Anthropic PBC, maker of the Claude family of artificial intelligence models, today introduced a feature in beta mode that lets developers delegate coding tasks …

Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google details steps it is taking to secure Chrome's upcoming agentic browsing features, including a “User Alignment Critic” model that vets AI agent's actions  —  With Gemini in Chrome and the upcoming availability of agentic capabilities, Google is detailing how the browser will protect against threats.

Lara O'Reilly / Business Insider:
Uber launches Uber Intelligence, an insights platform that lets advertisers tap into Uber's data about customer trips and deliveries  —  - Uber Advertising is launching an insights platform for marketers called Uber Intelligence.  — It has partnered with LiveRamp to aggregate users' data without revealing their identities.

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
OpenAI and Instacart launch a grocery shopping experience inside of ChatGPT, letting customers brainstorm meal ideas and check out via OpenAI Instant Checkout  —  OpenAI and Instacart are launching a grocery shopping experience inside of ChatGPT, allowing customers to brainstorm meal ideas …

Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Apple and Google say they've developed new features that streamline the process of moving data between iOS and Android as part of a joint collaboration  —  The latest Android Canary build is available today and it features work by Apple and Google to make switching between Android and iPhone devices easier.

David Heaney / UploadVR:
Samsung's Galaxy XR gets beta support for Google's realistic avatar system for video calls, a Travel Mode, and a built-in PC remote desktop feature  —  The first major update for Google's Android XR on Samsung Galaxy XR is rolling out now.  —  The update brings a beta release of Google's Persona …

Lucas Baird / Australian Financial Review:
An Airwallex executive warned in 2023 that China staff were pushing to access client data; Keith Rabois accuses Airwallex of enabling Chinese access to US data  —  An executive at Airwallex raised an alarm that demands for freer access to customer data were being driven by the payment giant's employees in China.

Scott Stein / CNET:
Hands-on with Xreal's Project Aura prototype glasses: they feel like VR shrunken to a far smaller form, the 70° FoV is small but enough for immersion, and more  —  The Xreal-made hardware is one element of a three-part launch next year with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, and lots of upgrades coming to Galaxy XR.

Chris Welch / Bloomberg:
Google says it's working to create two different categories of AI-powered smart glasses: one with screens launching in 2026 and another that's audio-focused  —  Alphabet Inc.'s Google said it's working to create two different categories of artificial intelligence-powered smart glasses …

Reed Albergotti / Semafor:
Source: the US Department of Commerce plans to allow the export of Nvidia's old H200 chips to China, seeking a compromise over controlling exports to China  —  THE SCOOP  —  Seeking a compromise over controlling exports to China, the US Department of Commerce will soon allow the export …

Trishla Ostwal / Adweek:
Sources: Google has told advertisers that it plans to bring ads to Gemini in 2026; Google's VP of Global Ads says there are no plans for ads in the Gemini app  —  Google has told advertising clients in recent days that it plans to bring ads to its AI chatbot Gemini, according to agency buyers familiar with the conversations.

Vallari Srivastava / Reuters:
NextEra Energy expands its partnership with Google Cloud to develop data center campuses across the US and secures 2.5GW+ of clean energy contracts from Meta  —  NextEra Energy (NEE.N) expanded its partnership with Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google Cloud to scale up data center capacity …

CNBC:
Leaked letter: Tiger Global launches Private Investment Partners 17, a fund targeting raising $2.2B, signaling a pivot from megafunds to more discipline  —  Tiger Global Management announced Monday the launch of its latest venture capital fund, Private Investment Partners 17, according to a letter to investors viewed by CNBC.

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Internal memo: Johny Srouji, who oversees Apple's chip division, tells his employees that “I don't plan on leaving anytime soon”  —  Apple Inc.'s Johny Srouji, who oversees the company's chip division, told staff that he's staying at the iPhone maker.

Reuters:
Sources: Skild AI, which develops a foundation model for robots, is in talks to raise $1B+ from SoftBank and Nvidia at a ~$14B valuation, up from $4.7B in July  —  Japan's SoftBank Group (9984.T) and Nvidia (NVDA.O) are in talks to invest in Skild AI, in a more than $1 billion funding round …