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- 'Big Short' investor Michael Burry says he's not shorting Tesla - In a social media post on X, the Scion Asset Management founder responded to a user asking if he would bet against Tesla by saying: "I am not short."
- China accuses Netherlands of making 'mistakes' over chipmaker Nexperia - Beijing and Amsterdam are locked in a war of words over technology transfer.
- Khanna calls for nationwide fraud investigation after wealth tax proposal caused firestorm - California Rep. Ro Khanna is navigating a difficult environment as one-time supporters turn on him due to his support of a wealth tax.
- We asked a humanoid robot if there is an AI bubble. Here's what it said. - Unitree G1 humanoid KOID said "only time will tell" if the AI boom is actually a bubble.
- Apple needs to deliver an AI-charged Siri so good it gets older iPhone users to upgrade - Apple has one more chance to get AI right after its failure in 2025.
- Softbank has fully funded $40 billion investment in OpenAI, sources tell CNBC - TechSoftbank has fully funded $40 billion investment in OpenAI, sources tell CNBCPublished Tue, Dec 30 20259:10 AM ESTUpdated 2 Min AgoSamantha Subin@samantha_s
- UK's Octopus Energy to spinoff AI unit Kraken at $8.65 billion valuation - British renewable energy startup Octopus Energy is set to spin out its AI tech unit Kraken Technologies, as an independent company valued at $8.65 billion.
- Meta acquires intelligent agent firm Manus, capping year of aggressive AI moves - Meta Platforms has acquired Manus, a Singapore-based developer of general-purpose AI agents, capping a year of massive spending on artificial intelligence.
- California's Ro Khanna faces Silicon Valley backlash after embracing wealth tax - A proposal to tax California billionaires at 5% of their wealth could land on the California ballot in November.
- DigitalBridge shares jump 50% after report SoftBank is in talks to acquire firm - The premarket move comes shortly after Bloomberg reported Japan's SoftBank was in advanced talks to acquire the data center investment firm.