Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
How the rise of AI has divided Hollywood, as some oppose the use of the technology while others say they are exploring ways to utilize AI tools  —  While finishing Mercy, his upcoming film starring Chris Pratt, Timur Bekmambetov decided to make a new movie almost entirely generated by artificial intelligence.

Financial Times:
Sources say Monzo CEO TS Anil, who announced his exit and handover to ex-Googler Diana Layfield in October, was pushed out by the board over an IPO timing clash  —  Timing for fintech's planned listing was a key aspect of ructions ahead of TS Anil's surprise departure

William Sandlund / Financial Times:
Shares in Chinese companies critical to AI infrastructure surged in 2025, with CATL up 45% and Sungrow up 130%, as exports boost margins despite Trump's tariffs  —  Companies such as battery maker CATL earn big margins on export sales despite US tariffs  —  Shares in Chinese makers of batteries …

Robbie Whelan / Wall Street Journal:
CoreWeave's market value fell $33B in six weeks amid construction delays at its Denton, TX AI data center, criticism from short seller Jim Chanos, and more  —  The data-center provider's terrible six-week slide picked up speed when a famous short seller piled concerns on top of delays

Maxwell Zeff / Wired:
OpenAI's chief communications officer Hannah Wong will leave in January; Wong joined in 2021 and led PR during Sam Altman's brief ouster and return in 2023  —  Hannah Wong told staff she is moving on to her “next chapter.”  The company will be running an executive search to find a replacement, according to a memo.