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Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn and Inflection AI, expressed mixed expectations for the incoming Trump administration in a Financial Times opinion piece. While he hopes Trump could foster greater competition and innovation in the tech industry, Hoffman raised concerns about the potential for favoritism benefiting certain individuals and companies.

The phenomenon of pairing big cultural events continues with “Glicked,” combining the films Wicked and Gladiator II. Wicked, based on the popular Broadway musical, stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo as the iconic witches of The Wizard of Oz in a tale of friendship and magic, with a sequel set for next fall.

The Australian government plans to impose strict fines on social media companies that fail to enforce a proposed ban on children under 16 using their platforms.

Alphabet, Google's parent company, saw its shares fall over 5% on Thursday, marking the largest drop in 10 months. The decline followed the Justice Department's request for Google to divest its Chrome browser to curb its dominance in the search engine market.

OpenAI is emphasizing its efforts to make its language models safer and reduce harmful behaviors. The company recently shared the results of an investigation into ChatGPT's likelihood of producing harmful stereotypes based on user names.

The U.S. Department of Justice has taken down PopeyeTools, a major cybercriminal marketplace active since 2016, and arrested three alleged administrators.

Palo Alto Networks has released patches for two zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in "Operation Lunar Peek," a targeted cyberattack campaign. The critical vulnerability, CVE-2024-0012, is an authentication bypass flaw that allows unauthenticated attackers to gain administrative privileges via the PAN-OS management interface exposed to the internet.

The Biden administration has informed Congress of plans to cancel $4.65 billion of Ukraine's debt, according to a letter obtained by Bloomberg News. This move forgives half of a $9 billion loan provided as part of a $60 billion aid package approved in April.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has proposed that Google divest its Chrome browser to address its illegal monopoly in online search, as ruled by District Court Judge Amit Mehta.

Maurizio Cattelan’s viral artwork, Comedian—a banana duct-taped to a wall—has sold for $6.24 million at a Sotheby’s auction in New York. The sale, far exceeding the $1 to $1.5 million estimate, highlights the piece’s enduring cultural and financial impact since its $120,000 debut in 2019.

Rev Richard Coles, a former 80s pop star and member of The Communards, is a millionaire set to join I'm A Celebrity. Despite the show offering big payouts, he has already profited significantly from his music and TV career, including appearances on Strictly Come Dancing, Celebrity MasterChef, and more.

Microsoft is bringing the full capabilities of Windows 11 to the Meta Quest 3 and Quest 3S headsets starting December 2024, announced at Microsoft Ignite.