December 03, 2025

Company backed by Donald Trump Jr.'s firm nabs $620M government contract: Vulcan Elements, a rare-earth magnets startup, has secured a $620 million contract from the U.S. defense department. Read More

Andy Jassy says Amazon's Nvidia competitor chip is already a multi-billion-dollar business: Can any company, big or small, really topple Nvidia's AI chip dominance? Maybe not entirely but Amazon is already making big bucks trying. Read More

VCs deploy 'kingmaking' strategy to crown AI winners in their infancy: While VCs have long used big investments to spur category winners, they are taking this strategy to new extremes. Read More

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Rising energy prices and AI’s massive compute demands are pushing hyperscalers to redesign data centers around efficient chips. AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft are leading the shift with Arm-based processors to deliver higher performance, lower energy use, and a more sustainable internet.

WordPress's vibe-coding experiment, Telex, has already been put to real-world use: Though WordPress's Telex is still an experiment, the vibe-coding software has already been used to help build real-world websites. Read More

Spotify Wrapped 2025 adds its first multiplayer feature with 'Wrapped Party': Spotify Wrapped returns to its data-driven roots with new interactive features, deeper insights, and social experiences designed to revive its fan-favorite feel. Read More

Google Photos' 2025 Recap turns to Gemini to find your highlights: The Google Photos Recap will use Gemini's AI to find your memorable moments throughout the year, and adds new metrics, like a 'selfie' count. Read More

AWS doubles down on custom LLMs with features meant to simplify model creation: AWS is launching more capabilities in both Amazon Bedrock and Amazon SageMaker AI to make building custom models easier. Read More

Trump administration rolls back fuel economy standards, again: The regulatory decision would make it harder for future administrations to implement stricter fuel efficiency standards. Read More

From threat detection to compliance, our hosts skip the jargon and dig into real AWS security trends—live from AWS re:Invent. Tune in to hear security experts and AWS Partners get real about today’s toughest cloud security battles—what’s working, what’s not, and what’s next.

Kindred talks home-swapping platform for travelers, Chef Robotics introduces AI into commercial kitchens, and Character.AI addresses chatbot safety with teens.

Uber and Avride launch robotaxi service in Dallas: The service comes with a few caveats, including the addition of a human safety operator behind the wheel and a limited operating area. The companies said fully driverless operations, without a safety operator, will begin in the future and the service area will expand. Read More

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