Global fintech VC funding rose 27% YoY in 2025 to $51.8B; Y Combinator was the most active investor in the space, participating in 151 deals, up 24.8% YoY (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)
https://news.crunchbase.com/venture/most-active-fintech-inve…
Amazon says 2025's Thursday Night Football was the most watched in the program's 20-year history, averaging 15.3M viewers/game, up 16% from the previous season (Christopher Palmeri/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
Nach Ergreifung von Maduro: SpaceX macht Starlink in Venezuela kostenfrei
Wegen US-Sanktionen war Starlink in Venezuela bislang nicht legal nutzbar. Nach der Ergreifung des Präsidenten durch das US-Militär ist der Dienst kostenfrei.
‘We must change course’: a stark climate warning from the UN chief – podcast https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2025/nov/04/we-must-change-course-a-stark-climate-warning-from-the-un-chief-podcast
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Manipulating voters:
"AI models needn’t be more powerful, more personalized, or more skilled in advanced rhetorical techniques to be more convincing. Instead, chatbots were most effective when they threw fact-like claims at the user; the most persuasive AI models were those that provided the most “evidence” in support of their argument, regardless of whether that evidence had any bearing on reality. In fact, the most persuasive chatbots were also the least accurate."
The Patriots have a secret defensive weapon: Ben McAdoo https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47826894/new-england-patriots-secret-defensive-weapon-ben-mcadoo
Vikes' Jefferson: '25 one of most difficult seasons https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47204664/vikings-justin-jefferson-one-most-difficult-seasons
A US judge rules Google must renegotiate annually any contract that makes its search engine or AI app the default on smartphones and other devices (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-05/google-must-limit-d…
Ravens kicker Tyler Loop evaluates season-ending missed field goal against Steelers: 'I just mishit the ball'
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/ravens-kicker-tyler-loop-…