TechCrunch
Jensen Huang says Nvidia will grow 70% next year because it's tracking literally everything on the planet, and also $1 in becomes $100 out, which is definitely not circular.
The Verge
Nvidia drops $12.93 billion on Hugging Face, because when you're the AI chip king, you buy the whole open-source playground to keep your throne.
TechCrunch
Nvidia's latest move: invest in the plumbing so the AI gold rush doesn't run out of juice.
BBC Business
South Korean investors who rode the AI stock wave are now learning that what goes up can come down - sometimes with a margin call on its way.
Ars Technica
Anthropic is joining the custom chip party, because relying on Nvidia is apparently too mainstream. They're hiring chip designers now, so expect results in a few years, maybe.
The Atlantic
China tells Nvidia 'no thanks' to its H200 chips, preferring to build its own inferior ones - because nothing says innovation like reinventing the wheel, badly, while locking out the rest of the world.
TechCrunch
Anthropic is in talks with Samsung about making its own AI chips, because nothing says independence from Nvidia like teaming up with Nvidia's biggest partner.
BBC Business
Trump's 2025 financial disclosure is a 927-page epic featuring $1bn in crypto, a Bible side hustle, and a cameo-worthy pension from 'Home Alone 2.'
The Guardian Europe
Markets do their best impression of a yo-yo as Iran halts operations, oil prices spike then retreat, AI stocks get a reality check, and the world's oldest bank becomes the centre of a bidding war.
BBC World
Nvidia smashes revenue and profit records, but investors are so used to perfection that a 1.6% share dip somehow counts as disappointment.
BBC Business
Trump and Xi's Beijing summit produced lots of handshakes, a Boeing order, and a new 'Board of Trade' - but the big economic breakthrough remains as elusive as a quiet moment at a state banquet.
TechCrunch
Nuro gets to test driverless SUVs on California roads, but don't worry - they'll take their sweet time before actually doing it.
The Verge
A jury trial reveals that OpenAI's founding was less 'saving humanity' and more 'corporate governance drama with a side of supercomputer delivery.'
Yahoo News
Lynk & Co's new SUV claims 847 miles of range, costs $37K, and packs a 95-inch screen - because apparently practicality is now measured in screen inches and kilometers.
MIT Technology Review
DeepSeek's V4 model is cheaper, smarter, and longer-context than ever - and it might just help China ditch Nvidia for Huawei, one token at a time.
The Good Times
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