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Taiwan bans Chinese social media app RedNote for one year on fraud risks

It said that it will block access to the app, describing it as one that is “potentially becoming a high-risk area for online shopping fraud.”

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Meta Poaches Apple Design Legend for AI Future

Alan Dye, the mastermind behind Apple’s user interface evolution, officially joined Meta to spearhead a new creative studio within Reality Labs. The post Meta Poaches Apple Design Legend for AI Future appeared first on TechRepublic.

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‘China’s Nvidia’ Moore Threads surges over 400% on trading debut after $1.1 billion listing

Shares of Moore Threads soared by more than 400% on its debut in Shanghai following its $1.1 billion listing.

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Watch the Highlights From WIRED’s 2025 Big Interview Event Right Here

On December 4, WIRED sat down with some of the biggest names in tech, culture, business, and science for a day full of in-depth interviews.

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Chicago Tribune sues Perplexity

The newspaper is alleging copyright infringement and calling out Perplexity’s Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) as a culprit.

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It’s Time to Save Silicon Valley From Itself

Big Tech has lost its way. At WIRED’s Big Interview event, Techdirt editor Mike Masnick and Common Tools CEO Alex Komoroske announced a manifesto designed to help the industry get back on track.

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Circle’s Jeremy Allaire: We’re Building an ‘Economic OS’ for the AI Era

The cofounder and CEO of Circle says “money as an app platform” is the next step in a digital-based global economic system that’s right around the corner.

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SoFi’s stock drops on $1.5 billion share sale announcement

SoFi said it’s selling $1.5 billion in stock after the company’s market cap almost doubled this year.

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Meta Weighs Cuts to Its Metaverse Unit

Meta plans to direct its investments to focus on wearables like its augmented reality glasses but does not plan to abandon building the metaverse.

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Micro1, a Scale AI competitor, touts crossing $100M ARR

Micro1 started the year with roughly $7 million ARR. Now, it claims to have surpassed $100 million in ARR, double what it reported in September.

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