{"id":5021,"date":"2025-12-10T21:31:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T18:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salehalsaffar.com\/blog\/?p=5021"},"modified":"2025-12-20T16:56:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T13:56:31","slug":"top-tech-stories-of-the-week-december-17th-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salehalsaffar.com\/blog\/top-tech-stories-of-the-week-december-17th-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Tech Stories of the Week \u2013 December 7th, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Google faces EU antitrust investigation over AI Overviews, YouTube &#8211; Reuters | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sustainability\/boards-policy-regulation\/eu-launches-antitrust-probe-into-googles-use-online-content-ai-purposes-2025-12-09\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Paramount launches a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery &#8211; CNN Business | <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2025\/12\/08\/business\/paramount-hostile-takeover-bid-wbd\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li>AMS-IX to discontinue US operations amid shift to emerging markets &#8211; SDX Central | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdxcentral.com\/news\/ams-ix-to-discontinue-us-operations-amid-shift-to-emerging-markets\/\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Tekpon acquires TNW (The Next Web) brand from The Financial Times &#8211; TNW| <a href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/news\/tekpon-acquires-tnw-the-next-web-brand-from-the-financial-times\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Google Pixel Watch 4 gets double pinch and wrist turn features &#8211; Engadget | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/wearables\/google-pixel-watch-4-gets-double-pinch-and-wrist-turn-features-170024210.html\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Google is powering a new US military AI platform &#8211; The Verge | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/841219\/google-gemini-us-military-ai-platform-genai-mil\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li>NASA just lost contact with a Mars orbiter, and will soon lose another one &#8211; Ars Technica | <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/space\/2025\/12\/nasa-just-lost-contact-with-a-mars-orbiter-and-will-soon-lose-another-one\/\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Google is turning any headphones into real-time translation earbuds &#8211; TechSpot | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techspot.com\/news\/110589-google-turning-any-headphones-real-time-translation-earbuds.html\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li>iRobot has filed for bankruptcy and may be taken over by its primary supplier Picea Robotics &#8211; Engadget | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/home\/irobot-has-filed-for-bankruptcy-and-may-be-taken-over-by-its-primary-supplier-091602257.html\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Starlink and Chinese satellites nearly collided last week &#8211; The Verge | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/844502\/starlink-and-chinese-satellites-nearly-collided-last-week\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Google is retiring its free dark web monitoring tool next year &#8211; Engadget | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/cybersecurity\/google-is-retiring-its-free-dark-web-monitoring-tool-next-year-023103252.html\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Amazon plans 370 job cuts at European HQ in Luxembourg: Who could be affected &#8211; The Economic Times | <a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/us\/news\/amazon-plans-370-job-cuts-at-european-hq-in-luxembourg-who-could-be-affected\/articleshow\/126032918.cms\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li>U.S. Threatens Penalties Against European Tech Firms Amid Regulatory Fight &#8211; The New York Times | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/12\/16\/business\/economy\/us-eu-tech-penalties.html\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Google launches Gemini 3 Flash, makes it the default model in the Gemini app &#8211; TechCrunch | <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/12\/17\/google-launches-gemini-3-flash-makes-it-the-default-model-in-the-gemini-app\/\">Link<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google faces EU antitrust investigation over AI Overviews, YouTube &#8211; Reuters | Link Paramount launches a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. 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