From TLDR 2024-12-25

APPLE JOINS GOOGLE ANTITRUST FIGHT TO PROTECT $20B SEARCH PARTNERSHIP
(4 MINUTE READ) [5]

Apple is seeking to intervene in Google's US antitrust trial over
online search, saying that Google can no longer adequately represent
its interests in the case. The company has concerns over its
multi-billion dollar revenue-sharing agreement with Google. Apple
received an estimated $20 billion from Google in 2022 for making
Google the default search engine on Safari. The trial could
potentially force Google to divest its Chrome browser or Android
operating system to restore competition in the online search market.

NASA SPACECRAFT JUST PLUNGED INTO THE SUN AND BROKE STUNNING RECORDS
(6 MINUTE READ) [7]

The Parker Solar Probe swooped through the Sun's atmosphere early on
Christmas Eve. Flying around 3.8 million miles above the solar
surface, the probe was designed to explore how solar storms are
formed. It is fitted with instruments to measure and image solar
winds, which may enable us to better forecast when and where a potent
coronal mass ejection or solar flare may hit. Solar storms have huge implications for energy grids and communications systems on Earth.

DON'T LOOK NOW, BUT CHINA'S AI IS CATCHING UP FAST (5 MINUTE READ)
[13]

Despite restrictions in buying advanced chips, China is showing signs
of catching up with America's leading AI models more quickly than many
in the industry had expected.

OPENAI `CONSIDERED' BUILDING A HUMANOID ROBOT (1 MINUTE READ) [18]

OpenAI closed its robotics division in 2021 but it recently explored
the topic of building its own humanoid robot again.

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[5] https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/apple-joins-google-antitrust-fight-protect- 20b-search-partnership?utm_source=tldrnewsletter
[7] https://mashable.com/article/nasa-parker-solar-probe-sun-breaks-record-spee d-closest-approach?utm_source=tldrnewsletter
[13] https://links.tldrnewsletter.com/Ua2X9E
[18] https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/24/openai-considered-building-a-humanoid-ro bot-report/?utm_source=tldrnewsletter

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