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Nvidia acquired Groq for $20 billion, purchasing the chip startup and its founders in a transaction that reporting said provided tax advantages and aimed to counter Google's TPU momentum.

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DeepSeek released R1, an open-source reasoning model that matched top Western models while costing a fraction of the price, and its launch accelerated industry adoption of reasoning-model approaches.

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The ARC benchmark fell to new results, with reporting showing that relentless optimization by AI labs had effectively undermined the benchmark's role as a test of fluid intelligence.

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OpenAI explored embedding sponsored content directly into ChatGPT responses, despite prior public statements by CEO Sam Altman opposing ad-influenced AI.

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AUSTRAC warned banks against excessive use of AI to generate suspicious activity reports, advising institutions not to flood the regulator with automated submissions.

References

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https://the-decoder.com/nvidias-20-billion-groq-deal-is-really-about-blocking-googles-tpu-momentum/

Nvidia's $20 billion Groq deal is really about blocking Google's TPU momentum

Nvidia is spending $20 billion on a holiday gift to itself: a struggling chip startup and its founders. The deal offers both tax advantages and a defense against Google's TPUs in one move.

the-decoder.com

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https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/25/1130298/ai-wrapped-the-14-ai-terms-you-couldnt-avoid-in-2025/

AI Wrapped: The 14 AI terms you couldn’t avoid in 2025

From “superintelligence” to “slop,” here are the words and phrases that defined another year of AI craziness.

technologyreview.com

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https://the-decoder.com/the-arc-benchmarks-fall-marks-another-casualty-of-relentless-ai-optimization/

The ARC benchmark's fall marks another casualty of relentless AI optimization

For years, the ARC benchmark was considered a nearly insurmountable obstacle for AI systems, a true test of fluid intelligence rather than simple memorization. But new results show that even this barrier is crumbling under the relentless optimization machinery of modern AI labs.

the-decoder.com

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https://the-decoder.com/report-openai-may-embed-sponsored-content-directly-into-chatgpt-responses/

Report: OpenAI may embed sponsored content directly into ChatGPT responses

OpenAI is exploring ways to weave sponsored content directly into ChatGPT responses, despite CEO Sam Altman once calling ad-influenced AI a dystopian future.

the-decoder.com

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https://the-decoder.com/australias-financial-regulator-warns-banks-against-flooding-it-with-ai-generated-suspicious-activity-reports/

Australia's financial regulator warns banks against flooding it with AI-generated suspicious activity reports

The Australian financial regulator Austrac warns banks against the excessive use of AI in the creation of SARs.

the-decoder.com

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