Analysis: Taiwan's stock market value has surpassed the UK's at ~$4.3T, with South Korea close behind, driven by massive gains in TSMC, Samsung, and SK Hynix — The artificial intelligence boom has triggered a seismic reshuffling of global equity markets, with Taiwan and South Korea muscling past European nations one by one.
Citizen Lab details two spying campaigns that abuse weaknesses in the SS7 and Diameter protocols across 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G networks to track people's locations — Security researchers have uncovered two separate spying campaigns that are abusing well-known weaknesses in the global telecoms infrastructure to track people's locations.
Alibaba says its Qwen AI models will be integrated into BYD, Volkswagen, and other cars, letting users buy food and tickets via voice commands on select models — BEIJING — Chinese tech giant Alibaba said Friday that its Qwen artificial intelligence model will be integrated into vehicles …
Norway plans to ban children from using social media until they turn 16; the government says it will introduce a bill in parliament by the end of 2026 — Norway said on Friday it would present a bill in parliament by year-end to ban children from using social media until they turn 16 …
SpaceX's S-1 excerpts list “manufacturing our own GPUs” among the “substantial capital expenditures” it is undertaking, with the size of the expenditure TBD — SpaceX may be tackling one of the biggest challenges in the chip business: manufacturing the keys …
Netherlands-based ASM, whose deposition tools are used to make advanced chips, projects Q2 revenue of ~€980M, above €886.8M est., driven by AI demand — ASM International NV projected revenue for the second quarter that exceeded analysts' estimates, underscoring …
Sources: OpenAI has been briefing US federal agencies, state governments, and Five Eyes allies on the capabilities of its GPT-5.4-Cyber model over the past week — OpenAI has been briefing federal agencies, state governments and Five Eyes allies on the capabilities of its new cyber product over the past week, Axios has learned.
UK's Ofcom launches an investigation into Telegram over concerns of CSAM being shared on the platform and it being used by predators to groom children — Britain's communications regulator, Ofcom, launched an investigation on Tuesday into the Telegram messaging app after evidence suggested …
Tim Cook's 15-year legacy by the numbers: Apple's market cap grew from $350B in 2011 to $4T+ now, net income rose ~700% to $112B for FY 2025, and more — Fifteen years after succeeding Steve Jobs, Tim Cook is handing over the top leadership position at Apple Inc. to hardware specialist John Ternus.
A Blue Origin rocket failed to correctly place a BlueBird satellite from satellite networking company AST into its intended orbit; ASTS falls 14% pre-market — AST SpaceMobile Inc. shares plunged in early trading on Monday after Blue Origin's flagship New Glenn rocket failed to correctly place …
LayerZero says North Korea's Lazarus is likely behind the $292M Kelp DAO exploit on April 18, which triggered $10B in outflows from Aave over bad debt concerns — Quick Take — LayerZero said North Korean hacker group Lazarus is likely responsible for the $292 million Kelp DAO exploit.
Palantir posts a 22-point summary of Alex Karp's book, promoting hard power, AI weapons and deterrence, while denouncing pluralism and “regressive” cultures — Surveillance and analytics company Palantir recently posted what it called a “brief” 22-point summary of CEO Alexander Karp's book “The Technological Republic.”
Sources: Google is in talks with Marvell Technology to develop a memory processing unit that works alongside TPUs, and a new TPU for running AI models — Google is in talks with Marvell Technology to develop two new chips aimed at running AI models more efficiently, according to two people with direct knowledge of the discussions.
A profile of Quince, an online luxury DTC brand valued at $10B+, which has found success by using data analysis and close manufacturer ties to keep prices low — The online apparel retailer has become a $10 billion-plus e-commerce giant by mastering the art of the supply chain.
Airbnb launches a pilot in NYC, LA, and other cities that lets users to select from a range of boutique hotels alongside private homes in a bid to boost growth — Company expands accommodation options alongside home rentals but analysts warn of stiff competition
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