Silicon Valley Builds Amazon and Gmail Copycats to Train A.I. Agents

Several new start-ups are building replicas of sites so A.I. can learn to use the internet and maybe replace white-collar workers.

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Apple’s A.I. Chief, John Giannandrea, Is Retiring

John Giannandrea, hired from Google, is leaving after the release of a new Siri was postponed. Apple has fallen behind rivals in efforts to develop A.I. products.

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New Google Pixel Update Lets Companies Peek Into Your Messages

Google’s RCS Archival update lets companies log Google Messages on managed Pixel work phones, sharpening compliance while testing privacy and trust at work.
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Mistral closes in on Big AI rivals with new open-weight frontier and small models

Mistral unveils its Mistral 3 lineup, including a frontier model and efficient small models designed for offline, customizable enterprise use—aiming to prove small, fine-tuned AI can beat closed-source giants.

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Titan OS raises $58 million from Highland Europe for its smart TV OS

Titan OS aims to expand its independent TV operating system in Europe and Latin America.

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MongoDB stock skyrockets 27% on AI, cloud database platform growth

MongoDB said its Atlas platform grew 30% from a year ago as it benefits from AI tailwinds

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Former cyber spy raises $60 million to fight AI threats

Zafran Security, a startup created by a former cyber spy whose story helped inspire the Apple TV series “Tehran,” has raised $60 million, the company told CNBC.

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Digital Asset Treasuries are crypto’s latest hype — and maybe its next bubble

DATs are companies that hold cryptocurrency and attempt to outperform the underlying asset through various strategies.

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Apple Music’s Replay 2025 is here

This year, Apple Music Replay includes even more listening habits, including the “Discovery” section, which highlights new artists users listened to, and “Loyalty,” which spotlights artists that users have kept coming back to each year.

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Apple’s AI leadership, Costco’s tariff lawsuit, Cyber Monday Shopify outage and more in Morning Squawk

Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.

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