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NBC News
Bipartisan legislation proposed to curb AI robocalls - NBC News
Bipartisan legislation proposed to curb AI robocallsDec. 17, 2025. Read More. Get more news on. Trump adds five countries to travel ban list.
CNBC
Cramer slams Amazon for considering a circular AI deal reminiscent of the dotcom bubble
"I really respect Amazon, and this shocks me that they're willing to put up with this," Jim Cramer said Wednesday.
PYMNTS.com
Teikametrics Debuts AI Tool to Assist Retailers - PYMNTS.com
... AI increases the volume of content and makes it harder to gain attention, the company said Wednesday (Dec. 17) in a news release. “Retailers are...
NBC News
Tech stocks plunge as AI angst returns - NBC News
Tech stocks plunge as AI angst returns. The catalyst for the tumble was, once again, news about the cloud computing giant Oracle. A trader looks at...
CNBC
Amazon says AI chief Rohit Prasad is leaving, Peter DeSantis to lead 'AGI' group
Rohit Prasad, a top Amazon executive overseeing its artificial general intelligence unit, will leave the company at the end of this year, the company confirmed.
Bloomberg
Amazon Names New AI Chief Amid Battle to Take on Tech Rivals
Amazon.com Inc. is reorganizing teams working on artificial intelligence projects, putting a top leader from the company’s cloud division in charge of a new unit.
Bloomberg
First Time in 30 Years the US is Ahead of China in Tech Says Ives
Dan Ives, Global Head of Technology Research at Wedbush Securities joins Bloomberg Intelligence to discuss the latest in the tech industry.
OpenAI is in initial discussions to raise at least $10 billion from Amazon.com Inc. and use its chips, a potential win for the online retailer’s effort to broaden its AI industry presence and compete with Nvidia Corp. Blue Owl Capital will not back a $10 billion deal for Oracle’s next data center after negotiations stalled, according to a report by the Financial Times (Source: Bloomberg)
Bloomberg
Oracle-Blue Owl Split Over Data Center Rattles Markets Banking on AI Boom
It’s becoming clear that even the slightest hint of trouble around data centers is enough to spook investors who are banking on the artificial-intelligence boom to power equity markets and provide a wave of debt deals in 2026.
Bloomberg
Google Releases More Efficient Gemini 3 AI Model Across Products
Alphabet Inc.’s Google is rolling out a more efficient and affordable version of its most powerful artificial intelligence model across its products, building on the company’s momentum after the successful launch of Gemini 3.
Bloomberg
Ives: AI Bears Have It Wrong
What AI bubble? Dan Ives of Wedbush says we're only in year three of a decade-long AI supercycle. He joined Bloomberg Open Interest to talk about why 2026 could be the monetization moment tech investors have been waiting for. (Source: Bloomberg)
SCMP
ByteDance pushes frequent updates to Doubao AI as privacy concerns persist
ByteDance’s Doubao AI phone – a limited-run handset built with ZTE’s Nubia brand – remained in hot demand and continued to receive frequent software updates, even as the device drew scrutiny over privacy and data security after its debut in early December.
ZTE’s online store briefly reopened applications on Tuesday for an “F code” – a so-called “friend code” – that granted priority access to buy the 3,499-yuan (US$497) handset.
Marketed as a “technology preview edition”, the device carried a...
Bloomberg
Manus Says Sales Hit $125 Million Annual Run Rate
Singapore-based AI pioneer Manus said its annual run rate for revenue is over $125 million, eight months after it released artificial intelligence agents designed to help execute tasks for users.
Reuters
MetaX soars 700% in debut as China AI chips push lures investors | Reuters
The Reuters Daily Briefing newsletter provides all the news you need to start your day. ... Makers of artificial intelligence (AI) chips are...
Bloomberg
AI Chip Startup Mythic Raises $125 Million in Bid to Take on Nvidia
Chip startup Mythic Inc. has raised $125 million in a new funding round, money that will help support its attempt to challenge Nvidia Corp. in the lucrative market for artificial intelligence processors.
Bloomberg
Oracle at Center of Tech’s $500 Billion AI-Fueled Rent Spree
Cloud-computing companies including Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp. and Meta Platforms Inc. have committed to spend a combined $500 billion on data center leases in the coming years, an astronomical sum that underscores the bet the industry is making on artificial intelligence.
SCMP
Tencent restructures AI operations, promotes high-profile recruit to chief AI scientist
Tencent Holdings has initiated a major restructuring at its artificial intelligence group with the promotion of recent high-profile recruit Vinces Yao Shunyu, a former researcher at OpenAI.
Without mentioning his Chinese name, Shenzhen-based Tencent’s announcement on Wednesday came with a photo of Yao. He was tasked to lead the company’s new AI infrastructure efforts, including the development of large language models (LLMs).
Yao’s official position is chief AI scientist under the CEO’s office...
NBC News
Senators demand answers on AI toys from leading manufacturers - NBC News
NBC News reported last week that AI-powered toys gave answers about sex and Chinese Communist Party talking points in tests.
CNBC
Apple punted on AI this year. Next year will be critical
Apple this year delayed its big Siri upgrade to 2026. As the company looks ahead, the pressure is on for the iPhone maker to show investors its AI strategy.
SCMP
Xpeng CEO dismisses AI bubble fears, predicts robots will soon be affordable for households
He Xiaopeng, co-founder and CEO of Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng, is not concerned about a bubble in the artificial intelligence sector and believes autonomous cars will outperform human drivers sometime soon.
Sharing his thoughts on Weibo, the billionaire entrepreneur tried to allay public concerns about an overheated AI industry, adding that he foresaw vast opportunities ahead.
“Any technological revolution will inevitably see bubbles in some aspects during a certain period of...
ARPU
The AI Handholding Economy
Adoption-Impact Gap We can think of enterprise AI adoption like a nationwide gym membership drive. In 2025, every company signed up. Executives touted their commitment to fitness on earnings calls. Employees logged into the app. Everyone has the membership card. The only problem is, almost nobody is getting stronger. And
Bloomberg
UK Inflation Drops, OpenAI in Talks to Raise $10B From Amazon | The Opening Trade 12/17
UK inflation slipped to its lowest level in eight months, a bigger-than-expected drop that traders saw as all but sealing an interest-rate cut at the Bank of England on Thursday.
OpenAI is in initial discussions to raise at least $10 billion from Amazon and use its chips, a potential win for the online retailer’s effort to broaden its AI industry presence and compete with Nvidia.
The Opening Trade has everything you need to know as markets open across Europe. With analysis you won't find anywhere else, we break down the biggest stories of the day and speak to top guests who have skin in the game. Hosted by Anna Edwards and Lizzy Burden. (Source: Bloomberg)
SCMP
Xiaomi launches open-source model to compete against DeepSeek, Moonshot, OpenAI systems
Chinese smartphone and electric vehicle (EV) giant Xiaomi has released and open-sourced a new artificial intelligence model, MiMo-V2-Flash, that is expected to match up well against the latest systems from DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, Anthropic and OpenAI.
Available worldwide on Xiaomi’s developer site MiMo Studio, Hugging Face and the API Platform, MiMo-V2-Flash “particularly excels in reasoning, coding and agentic scenarios, while also serving as an excellent general-purpose assistant for everyday...
Bloomberg
Broadcom and Oracle Debacles Put Micron Earnings Under Microscope
Micron Technology Inc., one of the hottest stocks in the market this year, is reporting earnings after the close on Wednesday, and the pressure is on with investors growing increasingly skeptical about the artificial intelligence trade.
CNBC
OpenAI in talks with Amazon about investment that could exceed $10 billion
OpenAI is in discussions with Amazon about a potential investment and an agreement to use its artificial intelligence chips, CNBC confirmed.
TechCrunch
DoorDash rolls out Zesty, an AI social app for discovering new restaurants | TechCrunch
News of the app's launch was first reported by Bloomberg. Of course, some people may not want to download a whole new app to find new restaurants when...
CNBC
Alphabet-owned Waymo in talks to raise $15 billion in funding
The funding round would give Waymo a valuation as high as $110 billion, a person familiar with the matter told CNBC.
Axios
OpenAI, Mattel won't release AI toys in 2025 - Axios
Taking you inside the AI revolution, and delivering scoops and insights on the technologies and regulations reshaping our lives. Sign up for Axios AI+...
The Hill
Trump picks fight with MAGA allies in issuing AI executive order - The Hill
In a bid to appease conservative critics of big AI companies, Trump's top AI ... Omar says negative news prompts Trump's attacks: 'Cue the bigotry'. by...
CNBC
California judge rules that Tesla engaged in deceptive marketing around Autopilot
An administrative law judge in California ruled Tesla's license to sell or manufacture cars in the state should be suspended for 30 days.
CNBC
Hyperscaler AI spending could slow down if Oracle shows 'discipline'
CNBC's Jim Cramer on Tuesday opined on massive AI spending that has hurt tech stocks.