Gavin Leech / LessWrong:
An overview of AI in 2025, including arguments for and against above-trend model capabilities growth, the state of evals, and the safety of reasoning models  —  This is the editorial for this year's “Shallow Review of AI Safety”.  (It got long enough to stand alone.) … tl;dr

Natalie Lung / Bloomberg:
AI browsers, still far from making legacy browsers obsolete, are forcing web developers to rethink whether they are designing websites for humans or for robots  —  A crop of under-baked new products is splitting the internet into two lanes, forcing website developers to rethink who their pages are for.

Kai-Fu Lee / Financial Times:
The future of AI development could resemble the rivalry between iOS and Android, with China's AI approach closer to Google's open and customizable Android OS  —  The models are akin to studying together to ace a test instead of relying on individual knowledge

Newley Purnell / Bloomberg:
Reddit is rolling out new safety features globally for all users under 18, ahead of Australia's social media ban for under-16s taking effect on December 10  —  Reddit Inc. is launching new safety features globally for all under-18s on its popular online forums ahead of Australia's groundbreaking social media ban.

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: CEO Sam Altman said OpenAI plans to end “code red” after releasing a model in January 2026 with improved image generation, speed, and personality  —  The CEO is prioritizing achieving mass popularity through ChatGPT versus moonshot projects like artificial general intelligence

Jared Perlo / NBC News:
Scientists at NeurIPS, which drew a record 26,000 attendees this year, say key questions about how AI models work and how to measure them remain unresolved  —  Despite soaring progress, scientists at AI's largest gathering say key questions about how models work and how to measure them remain unsolved.

Daniele Lepido / Bloomberg:
Italy-based humanoid robotics startup Generative Bionics raised €70M led by CDP Venture Capital, with participation from Tether, AMD Ventures, and others  —  Stablecoin giant Tether has joined a €70 million ($81.6 million) funding round for Italy-based Generative Bionics …

Dan Vergano / Scientific American:
The International Committee of the Red Cross, which runs major research archives, warned that AI models are fabricating research papers, journals, and archives  —  The International Committee of the Red Cross warned that artificial intelligence models are making up research papers, journals and archives

Prima Wirayani / Bloomberg:
Robinhood is set to join Indonesia's retail investment boom after agreeing to acquire local brokerages PT Buana Capital Sekuritas and PT Pedagang Aset Kripto  —  Robinhood Markets Inc. is set to enter the Indonesian market after signing deals to acquire two local brokerages …

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: after the Netflix-WBD deal was announced, Larry Ellison called President Trump about how the transaction would hurt competition  —  David Ellison has launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Discovery, taking his case directly to shareholders after Netflix clinched a deal

Sahil Pandey / Reuters:
The US FDA qualifies the first AI drug development tool, AIM-NASH, to help doctors assess a severe form of fatty liver disease in drug trials  —  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has qualified the first artificial intelligence tool designed to help doctors assess a severe form …

David Sacks / @davidsacks:
David Sacks says AI preemption won't apply to state laws on child safety, communities won't be forced to host data centers they don't want, and more  —  ONE RULEBOOK FOR AI I wanted to share a few thoughts on AI preemption and address some of the concerns.  First, this is not an “AI amnesty” or “AI moratorium.”

Reuters:
President Trump says the “same approach” used to let Nvidia ship H200 chips to China will also apply to “AMD, Intel, and other GREAT American Companies”  —  The U.S. government will allow Nvidia (NVDA.O) to export its H200 artificial intelligence chips to China …

Kumar Tanishk / Reuters:
Filing: HashKey, Hong Kong's largest licensed crypto exchange, is aiming to raise up to ~$215M in its IPO in the city  —  HashKey Group , Hong Kong's largest licensed crypto exchange, is aiming to raise up to HK$1.67 billion ($214.66 million) in its initial public offering in the city, according to a prospectus lodged on Tuesday.

Boone Ashworth / Wired:
US lawmakers remove provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act for 2026 that would have ensured military members' right to repair their own equipment  —  The final language of the annual bill that funds the US military is in.  It removes provisions that would have helped ensure …

David Heaney / UploadVR:
Google announces system “autospatialization” for Android XR, an AI feature to turn 2D content, including games streamed from a PC, into 3D, arriving in 2026  —  Google's Android XR is getting an AI feature that can turn any 2D content, including games streamed from your PC, into 3D in real-time.

Bloomberg:
After rallying early in 2025, Netflix shares have fallen 28% since the end of June amid concerns about its growth outlook and its costly pursuit of WBD  —  Netflix Inc. investors were already skeptical about its $72 billion deal for Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. Now the threat of having to pay …

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  —  Amazon's self-driving robotaxi subsidiary, Zoox, expects to start charging passengers for rides in Las Vegas in early 2026 …

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” …