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Pony AI plans to triple its global robotaxi fleet to over 3,000 vehicles by the end of 2026, with current operations in China and expansion into 8 countries including Qatar and Singapore.

Chip manufacturers warn of a looming shortage in DRAM and SSD due to high demand from cloud providers and AI infrastructure. Prices are expected to rise, with a potential shortage lasting until 2027. The shortage is caused by the high volumes of memory required in servers to load AI models, as well as production failures and the Trump administration's ban on Chinese factories manufacturing these components.

Rachael Wonnacott discusses the evolution of platform engineering, highlighting the importance of considering the ecosystem and organizational maturity when designing platforms. She shares her experience at Fidelity International, where they migrated from Cloud Foundry to Kubernetes, and emphasizes the need to balance technical expertise, productivity, and business impact.

OpenAI is facing lawsuits over wrongful deaths, including a case where a teen used ChatGPT to plan his suicide. The company argues that the teen violated its terms of service by discussing suicide with the chatbot, despite the teen's parents claiming that OpenAI's safety guardrails failed.

The development of AI image and video generation models has sparked controversy in the film industry. While some creators see AI as a tool to speed up workflows and enable new artistic expressions, others fear it will lead to job losses and devalue human artistry. Actors have emerged as a powerful force against AI, with many lobbying to regulate its use in the industry.

Micro-frontends are a sociotechnical shift, not a technical pattern, that allows teams to own slices of the product end-to-end, enabling autonomy, faster feedback, and continuous change. They are ideal for incremental modernisation, allowing frontend migration to deliver visible value in weeks, without waiting for backend modernisation.

xAI, founded by Elon Musk, plans to build a small solar farm adjacent to its Colossus data center in Memphis. The 88-acre solar farm will produce around 30 megawatts of electricity, about 10% of the data center's estimated power use. This move comes after xAI faced criticism for operating over 400 megawatts of natural gas turbines without permits, contributing to air pollution in the area.

Vivek Yadav discusses using Apache Spark to create a multi-year data regression testing and simulations framework, sharing insights on its application in highly regulated industries and its potential for reuse in various scenarios.

The article discusses how to standardize animations across projects using keyframes tokens. It highlights the problems of duplicated keyframes, global scope conflicts, and maintenance issues. The solution involves creating a centralized animation system with predefined dynamic keyframes stored in a shared stylesheet, making it easy to maintain consistency and customize animations.

The Vision Pro M5 offers improved performance and new features, but its high price and limited content and app support hold it back. Apple needs to make tough choices to make the device more appealing to consumers.

MyHair AI uses AI to diagnose hair loss from user-uploaded photos, providing personalized hair loss-protection routines and verified reviews for clinics and specialists.

Curiosity Stream, a science-centric streaming service, expects to make more revenue from AI licensing deals than subscriptions by 2027. The company has already seen a 41% year-over-year increase in revenue from licensing its original programming to train large language models. This shift in business strategy could be a new way forward for other streaming companies looking to survive in a competitive market.

China's economic planning agency warns of a potential bubble in the humanoid robotics industry, citing few proven uses and excessive investment. Over 150 companies are operating in the sector, with more than half being startups or new entrants. The warning marks a rare note of caution from Beijing for an industry it has declared vital for future economic growth.

OpenAI terminated its use of Mixpanel after a data breach, affecting API users' profile information, including names, email addresses, and locations. OpenAI is notifying impacted users and reviewing its vendor ecosystem for security.

A US District Judge found that at least one ICE officer used ChatGPT to write a use-of-force report, undermining the credibility of the reports and potentially explaining inaccuracies when compared to body-worn camera footage.

A UK tech consortium has developed a groundbreaking technology that integrates existing stadium infrastructure with 5G, cloud-based private telecom networks, and AI, enhancing the fan experience with real-time digital services, such as live video streaming, AI-driven team performance insights, and interactive chatbots.

General Motors' AI chief, Barak Turovsky, has resigned after just 8 months, citing a desire to work on new ideas. The move comes as GM struggles with EV sales and adapts to changing market conditions. Turovsky's departure is another blow to GM's technology expertise, which is crucial for the company's pivot to electric vehicles and autonomous driving.

ChatGPT, a personal assistant chatbot, is unable to tell time accurately due to its lack of access to real-time clocks and its reliance on training data. This limitation is inherent in its design as a large language model, which prioritizes predicting answers based on its training data over accessing external information like the current time. While users can work around this issue by asking ChatGPT to search for the time, the model's inability to consistently provide accurate time information highlights its limitations as a personal assistant.

Asahi has finally tallied the fallout from a September ransomware attack, conceding that the attackers may have accessed personal data tied to almost 2 million people, including customer contacts, employee records, and financial documents. The attack, claimed by the Qilin ransomware crew, forced Asahi to shut down order processing systems, pause shipments, and silence customer service lines. The company has delayed its full-year earnings report and is restoring systems cautiously, with logistics not expected to be fully restored until February.

OpenAI informed its API users of a potential data breach due to unauthorized access to Mixpanel's systems, exposing limited customer identifiable information and analytics data. Affected data includes names, email addresses, locations, and browser information. OpenAI removed Mixpanel from its production services and is conducting security reviews across its vendor ecosystem.