Journals

Politico: EU lawmakers agree on new rules that hold platforms like Meta and TikTok liable for financial scams that have been reported, requiring them to compensate banks  —  The new rules set a dangerous precedent, big tech companies say.  — … Read More »EU lawmakers agree on new rules that hold platforms like Meta and TikTok liable for financial scams that have been reported, requiring them to compensate banks (Politico)

CoinDesk: The UK proposes a “no gain, no loss” tax rule for crypto lending and liquidity pools in DeFi, deferring capital gains tax until a true economic disposal occurs  —  The proposal, with input from major industry players, aims to… Read More »The UK proposes a “no gain, no loss” tax rule for crypto lending and liquidity pools in DeFi, deferring capital gains tax until a true economic disposal occurs (CoinDesk)

Ariel Wittenberg / Politico: Analysis: since 2023, data center power demands have delayed 15 coal plants’ retirements; the Trump administration has ordered two power plants to remain open  —  President Donald Trump has amplified those effects by lowering hurdles for… Read More »Analysis: since 2023, data center power demands have delayed 15 coal plants’ retirements; the Trump administration has ordered two power plants to remain open (Ariel Wittenberg/Politico)

Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: A profile of “Rey”, the admin of cybercriminal group Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters, a 15-year-old from Amman, Jordan who cooperated with European police since June  —  A prolific cybercriminal group that calls itself “Scattered LAPSUS$… Read More »A profile of “Rey”, the admin of cybercriminal group Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters, a 15-year-old from Amman, Jordan who cooperated with European police since June (Brian Krebs/Krebs on Security)

Sanjai P R / Bloomberg: Reliance, Brookfield, and Digital Realty’s joint venture Digital Connexion plans to invest $11B by 2030 to build a 1 GW data center in India’s Visakhapatnam  —  Digital Connexion, a joint venture between Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance… Read More »Reliance, Brookfield, and Digital Realty’s joint venture Digital Connexion plans to invest $11B by 2030 to build a 1 GW data center in India’s Visakhapatnam (Sanjai P R/Bloomberg)

Politico: EU antitrust chief Teresa Ribera accuses the US of using “blackmail” to strong-arm the EU into watering down its tech rulebook during trade negotiations  —  Renewed U.S. pressure for the EU to recalibrate its digital rules is unacceptable, says… Read More »EU antitrust chief Teresa Ribera accuses the US of using “blackmail” to strong-arm the EU into watering down its tech rulebook during trade negotiations (Politico)

Bryce Elder / Financial Times: Jefferies: Tether, which said it held 116 tons of gold in September, is “the largest holder of gold outside central banks”, buying 26 tons in Q3 and 24 in Q2  —  Remember about a month… Read More »Jefferies: Tether, which said it held 116 tons of gold in September, is “the largest holder of gold outside central banks”, buying 26 tons in Q3 and 24 in Q2 (Bryce Elder/Financial Times)

Bloomberg: Taiwanese prosecutors search Intel executive Lo Wen-jen’s homes days after TSMC alleged he leaked sensitive info, suggesting Taiwan is deepening its probe  —  Prosecutors have searched the homes of a former Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. executive accused of potentially… Read More »Taiwanese prosecutors search Intel executive Lo Wen-jen’s homes days after TSMC alleged he leaked sensitive info, suggesting Taiwan is deepening its probe (Bloomberg)

OpenAI: OpenAI says a Mixpanel security incident on November 9 let a hacker access API account names and more, but not ChatGPT data, and it terminated its Mixpanel use  —  Transparency is important to us, so we want to inform… Read More »OpenAI says a Mixpanel security incident on November 9 let a hacker access API account names and more, but not ChatGPT data, and it terminated its Mixpanel use (OpenAI)

Bloomberg: Alibaba starts selling Quark S1, its first smart glasses powered by its Qwen AI models, for ~$537 in China, and plans to release international versions in 2026  —  Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. began sales of its first smart glasses… Read More »Alibaba starts selling Quark S1, its first smart glasses powered by its Qwen AI models, for ~$537 in China, and plans to release international versions in 2026 (Bloomberg)