A look at the rift in the Democratic party over AI and data centers, as pro-business Democrats oppose the fiery, anti-AI politics of the progressive wing (Calder McHugh/Politico) https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/12/28/ai-job-losses-populism-democrats-bernie-sanders-00706680
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A look at the rift in the Democratic party over AI and data centers, as pro-business Democrats oppose the fiery, anti-AI politics of the progressive wing
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How Japan's viral horse racing game Umamusume, developed by Cygames, passed 30M downloads in Asia, spurring anime adaptations, concerts, and new racetrack fans (Katria Alampay/Bloomberg)
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Japan’s Viral Horse-Racing Video Game Has Players Flocking to Real-Life Stables
With more than 30 million downloads, Umamusume: Pretty Derby has generated anime adaptations, live concerts and a new legion of racetrack fans.
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Michał Kiciński, co-founder of CD Projekt and DRM-free digital games store GOG, has acquired 100% of the shares in GOG from CD Projekt (Vikki Blake/Eurogamer.net)
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GOG and CD Projekt founder Michał Kiciński acquires 100% ownership of GOG
Michał Kiciński, co-founder of CD Projekt, has acquired 100 percent ownership of GOG, the DRM-free digital games store.
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Michał Kiciński, co-founder of CD Projekt and DRM-free digital games store GOG, acquires 100% ownership of GOG from CD Projekt and signs a distribution deal
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China's SMIC plans to acquire the remaining 49% stake in its SMNC unit for ~$5.8B, making the unit wholly owned, per a Shanghai Stock Exchange filing (Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/chinas-smic-take-full-control-unit-smnc-58-billion-deal-2025-12-29/
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Samsung and Google partner to bring Google Photos to TizenOS-powered TVs, launching in March 2026 and showing curated memories, ahead of CES 2026 (Rajesh Pandey/Android Police)
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Samsung brings Google Photos to the biggest screen in your home
Debuting on Samsung's 2026 TVs
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Samsung and Google partner to bring Google Photos to TizenOS-powered TVs, launching in March 2026 and showing curated memories, ahead of CES 2026
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Sources detail how JD Vance, David Sacks, and others brokered a fragile truce between President Trump and Elon Musk, who threatened to fund an America Party (Washington Post) https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/12/29/musk-trump-vance-maga-alliance/
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Sources detail how JD Vance, David Sacks, and others brokered a fragile truce between President Trump and Elon Musk, who threatened to fund an America Party
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ACCA, the world's largest accounting body, says it is ending remote exams to combat a rise in students cheating by using AI tools when taking tests (Ellesheva Kissin/Financial Times)
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SEC filing: Nvidia acquires Intel shares worth $5B, carrying out a transaction announced in September, buying 214.7M shares for $23.28 each (Arsheeya Bajwa/Reuters) https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/nvidia-takes-5-billion-stake-intel-under-september-agreement-2025-12-29/
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SEC filing: Nvidia acquires Intel shares worth $5B, carrying out a transaction announced in September, buying 214.7M shares for $23.28 each
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China's central bank unveils an overhaul of its digital yuan framework, including saying that commercial banks will soon begin paying interest on holdings (Timmy Shen/The Block) https://www.theblock.co/post/383824/china-interest-digital-yuan
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Coupang says it is offering $1B+ in compensation to all 33.7M customers affected by South Korea's biggest-ever data breach, after an ex-staffer accessed data (Shinhye Kang/Bloomberg)
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Coupang Offers $1 Billion Compensation for Data Breach Victims
Coupang is offering compensation worth more than $1 billion to all customers affected by South Korea’s biggest-ever data breach.
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Coupang says it is offering $1B+ in compensation to all 33.7M customers affected by South Korea
By Shinhye Kang / Bloomberg. View the full context on Techmeme.