Journals

Sam Sabin / Axios: The House Homeland Security Committee asks Dario Amodei to testify at a December 17 hearing about how Chinese state actors used Claude Code for cyber-espionage  —  The House Homeland Security Committee has asked Anthropic CEO Dario… Read More »The House Homeland Security Committee asks Dario Amodei to testify at a December 17 hearing about how Chinese state actors used Claude Code for cyber-espionage (Sam Sabin/Axios)

Reuters: EU member states agree a position on draft child protection legislation without forcing Big Tech to find and remove CSAM; states now negotiate with EU lawmakers  —  A web camera is seen in front of the displayed words “Child… Read More »EU member states agree a position on draft child protection legislation without forcing Big Tech to find and remove CSAM; states now negotiate with EU lawmakers (Reuters)

Jenny Che / Bloomberg: The EU says its regulators asked Shein for documents on measures to prevent the exposure of minors to inappropriate content and the circulation of illegal items  —  Shein is under pressure from the European Union to… Read More »The EU says its regulators asked Shein for documents on measures to prevent the exposure of minors to inappropriate content and the circulation of illegal items (Jenny Che/Bloomberg)

Financial Times: France says it plans legal complaints against AliExpress and Joom over the sales of childlike sex dolls; Temu, Wish, eBay, and more are also under investigation  —  Commerce minister calls for end to ‘digital wild west’ as Shein… Read More »France says it plans legal complaints against AliExpress and Joom over the sales of childlike sex dolls; Temu, Wish, eBay, and more are also under investigation (Financial Times)

Bloomberg: Sources: ByteDance is in talks to sell game studio Moonton, which it acquired for ~$4B in 2021, to Saudi Arabia-based Savvy Games; Moonton makes Mobile Legends  —  TikTok owner ByteDance Ltd. is in talks to sell gaming studio Shanghai… Read More »Sources: ByteDance is in talks to sell game studio Moonton, which it acquired for ~$4B in 2021, to Saudi Arabia-based Savvy Games; Moonton makes Mobile Legends (Bloomberg)

Qianer Liu / The Information: Sources: ByteDance bought more Nvidia chips than any other Chinese company in 2025, but Chinese regulators now block it from using the chips in new data centers  —  ByteDance bought more Nvidia chips than any… Read More »Sources: ByteDance bought more Nvidia chips than any other Chinese company in 2025, but Chinese regulators now block it from using the chips in new data centers (Qianer Liu/The Information)

Financial Times: Michael Saylor-led Strategy is down 50%+ in the past three months after crypto loses $1T+ in value, as the “digital asset treasury” craze at companies unravels  —  ‘Digital asset treasury’ craze sours amid $1tn rout in cryptocurrency market … Read More »Michael Saylor-led Strategy is down 50%+ in the past three months after crypto loses $1T+ in value, as the “digital asset treasury” craze at companies unravels (Financial Times)

Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica: In recent months, DDR4 and DDR5 RAM and SSD prices surged dramatically due to an ongoing AI chip shortage and panic buying; some RAM kits now cost 3x as much  —  Some RAM kits are… Read More »In recent months, DDR4 and DDR5 RAM and SSD prices surged dramatically due to an ongoing AI chip shortage and panic buying; some RAM kits now cost 3x as much (Andrew Cunningham/Ars Technica)

Bloomberg: A profile of Chen Tao, founder of Chinese AI circuit board company Victory Giant, which is up 530%+ in 2025 so far, giving Chen and his wife a $9.1B net worth  —  When Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen… Read More »A profile of Chen Tao, founder of Chinese AI circuit board company Victory Giant, which is up 530%+ in 2025 so far, giving Chen and his wife a $9.1B net worth (Bloomberg)

CNBC: PitchBook: US AI and robotics VC deals are up over 4x since 2023 to $160B+ so far in 2025, while comparable China deals are just $10B+, up from $9.24B in 2023  —  The big story  —  Sitting in his… Read More »PitchBook: US AI and robotics VC deals are up over 4x since 2023 to $160B+ so far in 2025, while comparable China deals are just $10B+, up from $9.24B in 2023 (CNBC)