AI News for Dec 30, 2025

Welcome to 'The Automated Daily', your ultimate source for a streamlined and insightful daily news experience. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: -Invest Like the Pros with StockMVP - https://www.stock-mvp.com/?via=ron Support The Automated Daily directly: Buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/theautomateddaily Today's topics: -Meta buys Manus for $4B -Agentic AI infra roundup -AI agents demand good code -Meta ads’ uncanny AI mishaps -Tax base risk from automation -E2EE chat via passkeys -China’s Moore Threads GPU claims -OpenAI hiring head of preparedness -Wan 2.6 multi-shot video AI - https://bits.logic.inc/p/ai-is-forcing-us-to-write-good-code - https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-ai-generating-bizarre-ads-advantage-plus-2025-10 - https://alec.is/posts/ai-employees-dont-pay-taxes/ - https://news.smol.ai/issues/25-12-29-meta-manus/ - https://confer.to/blog/2025/12/passkey-encryption/ - https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3337217/moore-threads-unv