Greece bans social media for under-15s, with fines up to 6% of global turnover
Greece's new law bars under-15s from social media from Jan. 1, 2027. Platforms must verify ages or face fines of up to 6% of global turnover.
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Outside testers found ways around OpenAI's AI-agent monitor, including switches that turned it off
METR and Redwood spent three weeks inside OpenAI and found gaps in its agent monitor. OpenAI says the flaws are patched; METR hasn't verified that.
SpaceX wants 80,000 US cell sites for Starlink Mobile, and carrier stocks are sliding
SpaceX is in talks with tower owners including Crown Castle for at least 80,000 US cell sites, a step toward a fourth nationwide carrier.
OpenAI nears a $30 billion raise at $1.25 trillion, $150 billion below its first pitch
OpenAI is close to raising up to $30B at a $1.25T valuation led by Coatue and UAE investors, a bridge to an IPO after it first pitched $1.4T.
Railway breach: an attacker may have decrypted customer secrets, and all users are told to rotate keys
Railway says an attacker may have decrypted some customer environment variables. It wants all users to rotate API keys and database credentials.
Microsoft's diagnostic AI beat generalist doctors on hard simulated cases in a Science study
MAI-DxO scored 83% on complex NEJM cases vs. 36% for generalist doctors in simulations published in Science. A real hospital trial is next.
1Password now lets AI agents sign in for you without seeing your passwords
1Password for Agents fills in logins for AI agents like Muse and Grok Bot after you approve each request, so the agent never sees the password.
Arc browser shuts down December 22: what happens and how to move your tabs
The Browser Company ends Arc on Dec. 22, 2026. New accounts stopped Oct. 22, mobile AI features end Nov. 23, and Dia imports your Arc setup.
Walmart will let AI agents shop for you, with spending limits, as Amazon keeps them out
Walmart's Agent Profiles give each AI agent its own account profile and spending limit, plus a developer gateway. Amazon is blocking agents instead.
Anthropic's Claude Duet is an AI agent that messages you first
Claude Duet, a research preview for US Pro and Max users, briefs you each morning, works in the background and asks before it sends, pays or deletes.
Meta is creating a non-voting stock to pay for its AI spending
Meta's new Class C shares, effective Jan. 19, 2027, work like a 2-for-1 split and fund AI, deals and pay without diluting Zuckerberg's control.
Tesla's profit fell 43% as it started building Optimus robots and promised Cybercab sales this year
Tesla's Q3 profit fell to $787M on flat revenue, but it cut 2026 capex to ~$20B, began Optimus production and aims to sell Cybercabs by year-end.
Chrome now asks before it loads any public site without HTTPS
Chrome's Always Use Secure Connections setting is now on for everyone, so you get a warning before an unencrypted HTTP page loads.
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