The current AI strategies of China and the US are complementary, as unlike the US, China isn't "AGI-pilled" yet, focusing on embodied AI and open source models (Dean W. Ball/Hyperdimensional)
Apple updates App Review Guidelines to require apps to disclose and obtain users' permission before sharing personal data with third-party AI providers (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
Germany approves legislation granting Interior Ministry new powers to ban Chinese tech suppliers from critical infrastructure sectors like energy and transport (Sam Clark/Politico)
Samsung Galaxy XR review: matches some of the Vision Pro's hardware features at half the price, but has an uncomfortable headband and less precise hand tracking (Chris Welch/Bloomberg)
Google says all NotebookLM users will get access to Deep Research in the service within a week; users get to choose between two research styles: fast or deep (Elissa Welle/The Verge)
Valve unveils a new Steam Machine, a cube-shaped gaming PC with SteamOS, a semi-custom AMD Zen 4 CPU and AMD RDNA 3 GPU, and 16GB of RAM, expected in early 2026 (Andrew E. Freedman/Tom's Hardware)
Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine partner with ElevenLabs to create AI versions of their voices for its Iconic Voice Marketplace; McConaughey also invests (Todd Spangler/Variety)
Sony says PlayStation 5 has sold a total of 84.2M units since launch, including 3.9M units sold in Q2, up from 3.8M a year ago (Steve Dent/Engadget)
Sources: Apple is delaying the release of the next version of the iPhone Air, originally planned for fall 2026, after the first model sold below expectations (The Information)
Canada-based legaltech company Clio raised a $500M Series G at a $5B valuation, along with $350M in debt, and says it has completed its $1B vLex acquisition (Josh Scott/BetaKit)
Procurement Sciences, whose AI software helps its customers find and build proposals for government contracts, raised a $30M Series B led by Catalyst Investors (Chris Metinko/Axios)
Zurich-based DeepJudge, which builds customized search indexes for law firms that plug into AI tools like ChatGPT, raised a $41M Series A at a $300M valuation (Alicia Park/Forbes)
The UK is investigating whether ~700 of its Chinese-made Yutong electric buses can be remotely deactivated; Norway found that Yutong can render buses inoperable (Financial Times)
The demand for cold-storage crypto wallets is soaring, as hardware wallet maker Ledger reports its best year, with "triple-digit millions" in 2025 YTD revenue (Nikou Asgari/Financial Times)
Investment in subsea cable projects is expected to reach $13B between 2025 and 2027, almost 2x the amount invested between 2022 and 2024, driven by AI buildout (Magdalena Petrova/CNBC)