YouTube’s new AI deepfake tracking tool is alarming experts and creators

A YouTube tool that uses creators’ biometrics to remove AI-generated videos also allows Google to train its AI models on that sensitive data, experts told CNBC.

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Holiday Returns: What IT and Business Teams Need to Prepare for

Holiday returns create a second operational peak that tests IT systems, workflows, and cross-team coordination. With 17% of all holiday sales expected to come back in 2025, teams need a structured plan to manage load, prevent fraud, and keep return workflows stable from December through February.
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India plans to verify and record every smartphone in circulation

The Indian government has ordered smartphone makers to preinstall its Sanchar Saathi app on all devices, a move that is raising fresh privacy concerns.

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Paris-based AI voice startup Gradium nabs $70M seed

Gradium, a startup spawned out of French AI lab Kyutai (backed by French telecom billionaire Xavier Niel), launched out of stealth on Tuesday.

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Kalshi introduces tokenized prediction versions through Solana

Kalshi has made the move to introduce tokenized predictions on the public blockchain platform Solana, meaning people can buy and sell these versions.
The company, which is a prediction market, announced that these tokenized versions are now live through an X post which was published on 1 December. Tokenization is when a digital version of a financial asset is created, with this really growing in popularity during the NFT craze of 2021.
The prediction market company has explained why it has decided to go down this route, saying “tokenization is the endgame.” They continued to say “it is non-custodial, instant, and crypto native.”

Kalshi Solana
Thousands of markets. Now tokenized. pic.twitter.com/HkrAHZMH0Y
— Solana (@solana) December 1, 2025

In a blog post, the young company expanded: “Under the hood of DFlow and Jupiter, a hybrid RFQ system atomically executes trades onchain powered by the deepest prediction market liquidity layer in the world.
“This structure gives builders and traders a fast, transparent, and fully programmable way to interact with real world events.”
Kalshi launches Builder Codes and $2M+ in grants
As well as this announcement, Kalshi Builder Codes have also been launched which allow anyone to “permissionlessly monetize applications built on top of our global liquidity pool.” There are $2M+ in builder grants which are now open, with builders able to earn fees and rewards that scale with volume across applications like pro trading terminals, weather sites and climate dashboards, AI agents, analytics tools, and more.

The ultimate moat for any exchange is liquidity.
Kalshi is the only prediction market in the world that aggregates onchain and offchain, US and international into one giant liquidity pool.
Tokenization is the endgame: non-custodial, instant, and crypto-native. https://t.co/TKqtUdZSRR pic.twitter.com/aaG2L6BvFs
— John Wang (@j0hnwang) December 1, 2025

The head of crypto for Kalshi, John Wang, added to the initial social media post, saying “the ultimate moat for any exchange is liquidity. Kalshi is the only prediction market in the world that aggregates onchain and offchain, US and international into one giant liquidity pool.”
Since the news has been published, Solana have shared a number of Kalshi-related posts and teased that there are more than 80 announcements queued up ahead of its conference in Abu Dhabi next weekend.
Featured Image: Via Solana X post
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Europol takes action against illegal gambling in Spain and Sweden

Europol (European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation) has announced a coordinated strike force action that targeted illegal gambling across Spain and Sweden.
The strategic move from multiple jurisdictions and their police forces was aimed across the last weekend of November at a violent criminal entity operating out of the Stockholm area.
Stockholm gang network targeted by Europol
The entity at the heart of Europol’s investigation has criminal links to drug trafficking, money laundering, and illegal gambling rings.
Swedish news outlet SVT reported that the Södermalm region of Stockholm was frenetic with drones, helicopters, and armed police who stormed a local nightclub, “Krukan” on Sunday (November 30).

According to local prosecutor Wictor Beyer in an address to the Stockholm District Court, the premise was known to have “received, stored, traded, transported and transferred cash, bank balances and cryptocurrency worth approximately SEK 10 million ($1,060,000) per month, totalling at least SEK 230 million ($24,334,000).
Enforcement action across Spain and Sweden
The European Serious Organised Crime Centre (ESOCC) is the oversight body for cases that span multiple jurisdictions and require negotiation and logistical coordination across two nations to achieve their goals.
The ESOCC informed the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) and the Swedish Police Authority (Polisen) officers, who acted in concert to make multiple arrests and busts at locations of importance to Europol.
Their combined efforts resulted in the apprehension of five key suspects, three in Sweden and two in Spain, as part of the 150-officer deployment.
According to news outlet Aftonbladet, one Swedish man who was arrested is known to the police, and he was involved in a 2020 attack on a nightclub that left some individuals seriously harmed.
One eyewitness told Aftonbladet, “I was playing in the tournament that is usually held on Friday nights.” Then there was a loud knock on the door and a few seconds later a whole bunch of police storm in and shouted that we should get down on the ground and look at the floor.”
The individuals arrested have been charged with gross illegal gambling, gross promotion of illegal gambling and gross commercial money laundering.
Europol has mentioned that the raid resulted in the seizure of luxury items, drugs and money worth millions of dollars.
Featured image: Europol
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Melinda French Gates on Secrets: ‘Live a Truthful Life, Then You Don’t Have Any’

On this week’s episode of The Big Interview podcast, the philanthropist offers her insights on billionaire donors, kids on phones, and the importance of women’s health care.

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‘First of its kind’ scanner to study blast trauma

It will be able to monitor changes in brain function just minutes after weapon use, scientists say.

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Samsung Seeks Foldable Innovation With Galaxy Z TriFold Launch

It’s a twice-folding design that transforms from a standard smartphone into a 10-inch tablet-like workspace.
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SoftBank’s Son ‘was crying’ about the firm’s need to sell its Nvidia stake

SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son has downplayed his firm’s decision to dump its Nvidia position, saying he “was crying” to sell the shares. 

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