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Revolutionary Alliance: OpenAI, Anthropic and Block Unite Under Linux Foundation to Standardize AI Agents  CryptoRank

OpenAI, Anthropic and Block Set up Agentic AI Foundation Under Linux Foundation  Analytics India Magazine

Microsoft announced on Tuesday its largest-ever investment in Asia -- $17.5 billion over four years starting in 2026 -- to expand cloud and AI infrastructure across India, fund skilling programs, and support ongoing operations in the country. The commitment adds to a $3 billion investment the company announced in January 2025 that is on track to be spent by the end of 2026. A new hyperscale cloud region in Hyderabad is set to go live in mid-2026 and will be Microsoft's largest in India, comprising three availability zones. The company also plans to integrate AI into two government employment platforms -- e-Shram and the National Career Service -- that serve more than 310 million informal workers. Microsoft is doubling its India skilling target to 20 million people by 2030; since January, it has already trained 5.6 million.

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Canonical To Distribute AMD ROCm Libraries With Ubuntu 26.04 LTS  Phoronix

Learn more about how you can use Google Photos to create videos using the app’s new, redesigned video editor.Learn more about how you can use Google Photos to create videos using the app’s new, redesigned video editor.

OpenAI, Anthropic, and Block join new Linux Foundation effort to standardize the AI agent era  TechCrunch

OpenAI, Anthropic, and Block join new Linux Foundation effort to standardize the AI agent era  TechCrunch

OpenAI, Anthropic, and Block join new Linux Foundation effort to standardize the AI agent era  TechCrunch

Michael Saylor's software company Strategy, formerly known as MicroStrategy, built a financial model that some observers called an "infinite-money machine" by stockpiling hundreds of thousands of bitcoins and issuing stock and debt to buy more, but that machine appears to be breaking down. The company's stock peaked above $450 in mid-July and ended November at $177.18, a 60% decline. Bitcoin fell only 25% over the same period. The gap between Strategy's market cap and the value of its bitcoin holdings has nearly vanished. At one point last week, the company's market value dipped below the value of its bitcoins after accounting for debt. Strategy announced it had built a $1.4 billion dollar reserve by selling more stock to cover required dividend payments to preferred shareholders over the next twelve months. The company also disclosed it might sell some of its coins if its value continues to fall, a reversal from Saylor's February tweet declaring "Never sell your Bitcoin." Professional short seller Jim Chanos, who had questioned the strategy's sustainability, told Sherwood he made money by shorting the stock and buying bitcoins.

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Firefox 147 Beta Released With XDG Base Directory Support  Phoronix

Donating the Model Context Protocol and establishing the Agentic AI Foundation  Anthropic

Arcade.dev Joins Linux Foundation's Agentic AI Foundation as Gold Member  Yahoo Finance

Linux Foundation forms Agentic AI Foundation to be new home for MCP, goose, and AGENTS.md  SD Times

1. OpenAI co-founds the Agentic AI Foundation under the Linux Foundation  OpenAI
2. MCP joins the Linux Foundation: What this means for developers building the next era of AI tools and agents  The GitHub Blog
3. Donating the Model Context Protocol and establishing the Agentic AI Foundation  Anthropic

Linux Foundation announces Agentic AI Foundation joined by Anthropic, OpenAI, Block  SiliconANGLE

Anthropic, OpenAI, and Block donate AI agent projects to new Linux Foundation body  Diginomica

Anthropic, OpenAI, and Block donate AI agent projects to new Linux Foundation body  Diginomica

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Learn more about Google’s latest updates for Pixel Watch 4, including AI-powered additions.Learn more about Google’s latest updates for Pixel Watch 4, including AI-powered additions.

Microsoft's Xbox consoles were conspicuously absent from Black Friday's winners, failing to crack the top three in U.S. sales during one of the retail calendar's most important weeks. According to Circana analyst Mat Piscatella, the PlayStation 5 captured 47% of Black Friday week console sales ending November 29, followed by the Nintendo Switch 2 at 24% and -- somewhat remarkably -- the NEX Playground, a Kinect-like Android device aimed at children, at 14%. Microsoft ran no promotions on its consoles during the period. The Xbox Series X currently retails for $650 following this year's price increase, up from its $500 launch price in 2020. Sony, by contrast, discounted the PS5 by roughly 40% at some retailers. Piscatella noted on Bluesky that products without price promotions typically see no seasonal lift. Costco has removed Xbox consoles from its U.S. and UK websites.

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