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Google Plans “Aluminium OS” to Replace ChromeOS
Google is planning to merge Android and ChromeOS into a new operating system called “Aluminium OS” (ALOS), which will be Android-based and have Artificial Intelligence at its core. A recent job posting reveals that ALOS will target various devices and form factors, including laptops, tablets, and boxes. The strategy suggests an eventual transition away from and phase-out of ChromeOS, replacing it with the new Android-based ALOS, aligning with previous reports about combining the two platforms.
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Anthropic Releases Opus 4.5
Anthropic has launched Opus 4.5, the final model in its 4.5 series, which achieves state-of-the-art performance, including being the first model to score over 80% on the SWE-Bench verified coding benchmark. Highlighting its advanced coding and problem-solving skills, Opus 4.5 is released alongside the wider availability of the Claude for Chrome extension and Claude for Excel, showcasing its computer and spreadsheet capabilities.
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RAM Prices Spike Amid Critical Memory Shortage
The critical PC memory shortage has led to market-based pricing for RAM, with some high-capacity kit costs more than tripling. This is expected to drive up computer component costs and affect products like game consoles (potentially raising Xbox prices) and smartphones, possibly delaying products like the Steam Machine. The issue is worsened by high-end DRAM diversion to AI data centers, suggesting a multi-year recovery for high-end gaming and threatening to increase GPU prices due to rising VRAM costs.
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Singapore Orders Apple & Google to Prevent Government Spoofing
Singaporean police have ordered Apple and Google to implement anti-spoofing measures on iMessage and Google Messages to combat the recent rise in scams impersonating government agencies like SingPost. This mandate was issued under the Online Criminal Harms Act, following a prior threat to fine Meta Platforms over similar impersonation scams on Facebook. The government’s existing safeguard, which secures the “gov.sg” sender name for traditional SMS through a local registry, does not currently extend to these two major internet-based messaging services.
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CISA Warns of Spyware Targeting Secure Messaging Apps
CISA has issued an alert warning that state-sponsored actors and cyber-mercenaries are actively misusing commercial spyware to breach “high-value” users on secure messaging apps like Signal and WhatsApp. These attackers are using sophisticated techniques, including phishing, malicious QR codes, app impersonations, and zero-click exploits, to hijack devices and access private data. The targets are increasingly senior officials and civil society groups in the US, the Middle East, and Europe, with initial spyware deployment often used as a first step to deliver deeper malicious payloads.
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HPE Lands $931M U.S. Government Cloud Contract
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) was awarded a $931 million contract by a U.S. Department of War support agency to provide cloud services for its data centers, which reflects the federal government’s confidence in HPE’s offerings as it boosts investment in AI and infrastructure modernization. This contract is part of a larger trend, as Amazon.com (AMZN.O) is also investing up to $50 billion to enhance AI and supercomputing for its Amazon Web Services government clients, demonstrating major industry support for government technology upgrades.
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Apple Lays Off Part of Its Sales Team
Apple has laid off dozens of sales team employees as part of an effort to streamline the organization and eliminate redundant roles, according to a Bloomberg report. The company confirmed that “a small number of roles” were affected by organizational changes, giving laid-off employees until January 20 to apply for other sales positions or take a severance package. While Apple cited streamlining, some affected workers believe the layoffs, which included long-tenured managers and staff, were mainly due to a strategic shift to rely more on third-party resellers to lower costs.
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Klarna Launches U.S. Dollar-Backed Stablecoin
Swedish fintech company Klarna is entering the digital assets space with the launch of a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin called KlarnaUSD, set for mainnet availability in 2026 after initial testing. Operating on the Tempo blockchain, Klarna aims to utilize this stablecoin for faster, cheaper everyday and cross-border payments, following the lead of competitors like PayPal and Stripe. This move positions Klarna to capitalize on the growing sector amid tightening regulatory oversight in the U.S. and Europe, despite previous skepticism from its CEO, Sebastian Siemiatkowski.
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TikTok Shop Pivots to Luxury Retail
TikTok is pivoting its TikTok Shop marketplace from a virtual dollar store to a high-end luxury retail destination by featuring expensive, secondhand items such as $11,000 handbags from Hermes and Chanel, limited-edition sneakers, and timepieces from brands like Rolex and Cartier, with many resellers using artificial intelligence to verify the authenticity of the goods to leverage the platform’s massive global reach for new buyers, just in time for Black Friday.
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