A look at London-based "neocloud" startup Nscale, which landed a $500M investment from Nvidia and aims to scale up to 300K GPUs globally, on par with CoreWeave (Iain Martin/Forbes)

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NXP Semiconductors announces a $307M deal to acquire Kinara, which makes NPUs and related software for edge AI applications (Dan O'Shea/Fierce Electronics)

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Payments software company Lightspeed says it plans to continue operating as a publicly traded company and will buy back up to $400M of stock; LSPD falls 15%+ (Stephanie Hughes/Bloomberg)

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A close look at some privacy implications of AI interfacing with messaging apps and other E2EE systems, Apple's approach to "Private Cloud Compute", and more (Matthew Green/A Few Thoughts on Cryptographic Engineering)

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The US government said it would issue a new regulation designed to control access to US-designed artificial intelligence chips and technology by other countries around the world. Here are more details on the US action reut.rs/4awo0E1

Nine out of ten new cars sold in Norway last year were powered by battery only, registration data showed, placing the country within reach of its target of only adding cars that are electric on the road by 2025 reut.rs/4jaW4tc 1/7

Nvidia emerged as the biggest global gainer in market capitalization for 2024, driven by surging interest in artificial intelligence and the robust demand for its AI-centric chips across various industries reut.rs/4gAX6wF

Waymo robotaxis, which are now ubiquitous in parts of CA, will often not stop for pedestrians using crosswalks there, unless a pedestrian is far into the road (Geoffrey A. Fowler/Washington Post)

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Generative AI is making it easier for fraudsters to dupe people, now more than ever. Protect yourself from scams this holiday season with these five tips.

The copyrights of thousands of 20th-century films, books, compositions and sound recordings expire on Jan. 1, making them free for anyone to share and adapt. Here are some of the highlights.

Sanjay Malhotra has a new mandate in a new city, while facing an old challenge. As the new RBI governor swaps his Delhi-ness for Mumbai swag, here’s how he could do it while having fun, writes Menaka Doshi in this week's India Edition (Free read)

Indian grandmaster D. Gukesh, 18, became the youngest-ever World Chess Champion after defeating title holder Ding Liren of China in a gripping finale

From AstraZeneca to Nintendo to Tesla, these are the 50 stocks to watch in 2025