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 Google is rapidly turning into a formidable opponent to BFF Nvidia — the TPU v5p AI chip powering its hypercomputer is faster and has more memory and bandwidth than ever before, beating even the mighty H100
How AI defense tech developer Rebellion Defense is struggling to survive after failing to win a US DOD contract, losing its founders, and shuttering its UK arm (Forbes)
 Forget cloud services, this blisteringly fast NAS device keeps all your files to hand, and supports up to 164TB of storage – enough for over 33 million standard resolution photos
 This growing malware threat actor is set to unleash a surge of attacks, experts warn
Humane says it will begin shipping its Ai Pin in March 2024, starting with customers who placed priority orders (Jay Peters/The Verge)
 Chameleon Android malware disables fingerprint unlock feature to steal your PIN
The Apple-Masimo fight is a dramatic demonstration of the collision of different IP regimes when tech companies like Apple move into new markets like healthcare (Richard Waters/Financial Times)
Prometheum says it received the first-ever FINRA approval to offer digital asset securities clearing services through its special purpose broker dealer license (Sarah Wynn/The Block)
Cisco acquires cloud-native security and networking startup Isovalent, which had raised $69M and has helped develop open-source projects eBPF and Cilium (Ron Miller/TechCrunch)
 Fun while it lasted – Beeper Mini's grand iMessage experiment is officially over
Memo: Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is leaving Microsoft on December 29; Activision's leadership remains and is being integrated into Microsoft Gaming (The Verge)
 Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League gets delayed by a month on the Epic Games Store
 Starfield mod transforms the Adoring Fan into ‘a combat machine’