Google proposes ad tech changes to address a €2.95B EU antitrust fine, including enhancing interoperability across its ad services, but still plans to appeal — Google has offered to tweak its ad tech products to settle a European Union order after a near-€3 billion ($3.4 billion) …
The EU opens a DMA investigation into Google over allegedly demoting news outlets with promotional content; Google says this is part of its anti-spam efforts — Google is under investigation by European Union antitrust watchdogs over concerns it unfairly demotes some news results in a probe …
JD.com reports Q3 revenue up 15% YoY to $42.1B, above ~$41.4B est., and net income down 55% YoY to ~$745M, as it competes in meal delivery and fast-commerce — JD.com Inc.'s revenue grew a faster-than-anticipated 15%, boosted by government-directed consumer subsidies as well as an aggressive drive …
Valve says it has stopped production of its high-end, PC-tethered VR headset Valve Index, which it's “no longer manufacturing”, after unveiling the Steam Frame — While showing its new Frame VR headset to The Verge, Valve confirmed that it's moving on from its previous one.
Tencent reports Q3 revenue up 15% YoY to ~$27B, above ~$26.6B est., net profit up 19% YoY to ~$8.9B, above ~$8B est., and domestic game revenue up 15% YoY — The tech giant has invested heavily in artificial intelligence for years — Tencent Holdings reported double-digit growth on its top …
German chipmaker Infineon reports Q4 revenue up 1% YoY to €3.94B, vs. €3.91B est., a €231M net profit, and expects 2026 sales growth as AI demand keeps booming — Fiscal 2026 revenue seen rising moderately from €14.66 billion in the prior year
Sources: software-focused PE firm Vista plans significant workforce cuts in the coming years as it uses AI to compile presentations, aggregate data, and more — Software-focused buyout shop will use technology to trim roles making investor presentations and aggregate data
Apple and Japanese fashion house Issey Miyake launch the $150 iPhone Pocket, a 3D-knitted fabric accessory, its first fashion collaboration since Hermès in 2015 — It's no secret that Steve Jobs's favorite fashion designer was Issey Miyake. The former Apple CEO adopted …
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev says he aims to give “normal people” exposure to private AI companies via Robinhood Ventures' fund with 5+ “best in class” companies — CEO Vlad Tenev plans to offer shares in a fund that holds a handful of private artificial intelligence companies
An interview with Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle on copyright lawsuits that threatened to bankrupt the nonprofit, fair use, IA's future, AI, and more — This month, the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine archived its trillionth webpage, and the nonprofit invited …
Israel-based RAAAM, whose “GCRAM” on-chip memory tech aims to deliver up to 10x power savings relative to high-density SRAM, raised a $17M Series A led by NXP — RAAAM Memory Technologies' “GCRAM” promises denser, lower-power on-chip memory as the semiconductor industry races to support next-generation AI processors.
Tala Health, which plans to roll out AI agents to help clinicians improve patient care next year, raised a $100M seed led by Sofreh Capital — Ritankar Das, founder of Titan Holdings. — TITAN HOLDINGS — Ritankar Das wants the holding company to make its comeback.
Several of Asia's top tycoons and conglomerates are joining the data center race as tech giants plan $240B in APAC hyperscale expansion over the next five years — The buildout of AI infrastructure in the Asia-Pacific is in high gear. Masayoshi Son and Mukesh Ambani are among the region's wealthiest taking the lead.
A look at Dominari Holdings and Yorkville Advisors, two little-known boutique banks that have helped finance the Trump family's flurry of crypto deals this year — Dominari Holdings and Yorkville Advisors are benefiting from close connections with Eric and Donald Trump Jr
OpenAI, Alphabet, and Perplexity offering free access to their paid tiers in India suggests the country may be the biggest and safest bet for broad AI adoption — Everyone is looking for the next big AI bet. They're searching for energy-rich places that can run data centers cheaply …
Bloomberg : Sources: amid the Iran war, Asian bankers say rising power prices and energy security are becoming a bigger consideration in ...
