- Nikita Bier accuses the European Commission of trying to deceptively amplify the reach of its post about its âŹ120M fine on X; X terminates the EC's ad account
[Bjarke Smith-Meyer / Politico] - Binance receives three licenses from Abu Dhabi's financial regulator, allowing comprehensive operations across its exchange, clearing, and brokerage arms
[Alex Dooler / Bloomberg] - Sources: IBM is in advanced talks to buy data streaming software maker Confluent for ~$11B, above its market value of ~$8B as of December 5 close
[Lauren Thomas / Wall Street Journal] - President Trump says Netflix's planned acquisition of WBD will have âto go through a processâ and he will be personally involved in the decision-making process
[Bloomberg] - Sources: Ted Sarandos met with President Trump in November, and both agreed WBD should go to the highest bidder; Sarandos argued that Netflix wasn't a monopoly
[Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg] - Inside the creation of AI actress Tilly Norwood, which included 2,000 iterations; Particle6, its creator, says it has ~60 NDAs for projects involving Tilly
[Ellen Gamerman / Wall Street Journal] - Google says Gemini 3 Pro sets new vision AI benchmark records, including in complex visual reasoning, beating Claude Opus 4.5 and GPT-5.1 in some categories
[Rohan Doshi / The Keyword] - A look at an âetiquette campâ for young founders in San Francisco, which teaches them how to dress, act, and talk, amid shifting expectations for tech founders
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