European cops shut down crypto mixing website that helped launder 1.3 billion euros

Europol announced the seizure of Cryptomixer’s official website, as well as 25 million euros and 12 terabytes of data from the mixer’s service.

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Festivitas lets you decorate your Apple devices with holiday lights and snow

This year, the whimsical holiday app comes to iPhone and adds a snow effect for Mac users.

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Why December is a time for winners on Wall Street

This year’s market winners should continue to outperform through December, despite their rocky start to the month, according to Oppenheimer.

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OpenAI takes stake in Thrive Holdings to help accelerate enterprise AI adoption

OpenAI will embed engineering, research and product teams within Thrive Holding’s companies.

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Black Friday Spending Hit $11.7B in US, Adobe Says

From the rapid ascent of mobile commerce to the expanding influence of AI on product discovery, the data shows a marketplace undergoing rapid modernization.
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OpenAI’s investment into Thrive Holdings is its latest circular deal

Analysts will be watching to see if Thrive-owned firms actually succeed in building long-term profitable businesses using OpenAI’s tech, or if the result is really just pumped up valuations based on speculative market potential. 

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Deezer rolls out ‘My Deezer Year 2025,’ its Spotify Wrapped clone

Deezer launched its version of Spotify Wrapped to give listeners an overview of their top tracks and artists.

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UK Parents Doubt Tech Giants’ Efforts as Blackmail Cases Climb

New NSPCC research finds one in 10 UK children targeted by online blackmail, with parents feeling unprepared and calling for stronger tech safeguards.
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Global Futures Reopen After CME Suffers Data Center Cooling Failure

A data center cooling failure at CME Group’s Chicago site froze global derivatives trading for hours, exposing vulnerabilities in financial infrastructure.
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Flock Uses Overseas Gig Workers to Build Its Surveillance AI

An accidental leak revealed that Flock, which has cameras in thousands of US communities, is using workers in the Philippines to review and classify footage.

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