Meituan reports Q4 revenue up 23% YoY to ~$10.2B and a net income of ~$308.4M, both above estimates, as the food delivery giant plans international expansion — The company reported sales of 73.7 billion yuan ($10.2 billion) in the December quarter, versus the 72.7 billion yuan average projection.
The UK CMA launches a formal Phase 2 of its review of the Vodafone and Three UK's $19B merger, after finding competition and pricing concerns in Phase 1 — The U.K.'s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has confirmed that it's launching a formal “phase 2” investigation into the planned merger between Vodafone and Three UK.
As “censorship free” social network Parler returns to the iOS App Store, CEO Ryan Rhodes talks new features, moderation, and building “a true open platform” — The “free speech” social media alternative is back on Apple's App Store ahead of its official relaunch.
Chinese state media: during his visit to Shanghai, Tim Cook says “there's no supply chain in the world that's more critical to us than China” — Apple chief Tim Cook has said China is “critical” to its business in comments made during a visit to the country …
YouTube TV rolls out Multiview support on iOS and iPadOS, letting users watch four TV channels at once; Android support will roll out “in the coming months” — Google has confirmed that YouTube TV is now rolling out support for Multiview on the iPhone and iPad, but the feature won't arrive on Android for a while.
X launches API top-up packs, letting developers fetch roughly 10,000 more posts for $100 after exceeding their tier's limits midway through a month — Social network X (formerly Twitter) launched new top-up packs for its developer API program on Tuesday. These paid upgrades will allow developers …
Tencent reports Q4 revenue up 7% YoY to ~$21.6B, vs. ~$21.8B est., a ~$3.8B net income, vs. ~$4.6B est., and plans a $12.8B+ stock buyback, as gaming sales slow — - Revenue growth in the quarter was its slowest in a year — Tencent joins tech rivals in ramping up shareholder returns
Solana meme coin SLERF raised $10M in a presale, hitting $1.7B in trading volume, but the developer claims to have “burned” tokens set aside for an airdrop — “This is not a joke I really f****d up and im really sorry. Was a simple mindless misclick when I was in the process of burning the the lp," the developer said
A US judge rules Apple must face a class-action suit over AirTag stalking, as three plaintiffs made sufficient negligence and liability claims under CA law — - Judge says three plaintiffs made sufficient negligence claims — Apple had argued it couldn't be held responsible for misuse
An interview with Aaron Levie about Box's acquisition of Crooze, as Box embraces the content management industry's shift toward AI and workflow automation — It's part of a shift across the content management industry — Box began life almost 20 years ago in a dorm room at USC …
A look at issues and monetization options for Apple CarPlay; sources: Apple plans to produce 20M-25M units of the entry and mid-tier AirPods launching this fall — Apple's new CarPlay interface was originally designed to fend off Android, but now it's Apple's last hope to conquer the automotive industry.
How China's spending may swamp India's chip ambitions; TrendForce: China's share of global mature-node production will grow from 31% in 2023 to 39% in 2027 — India is making a play for the semiconductor space—but fallout from U.S.-China tensions and China's deep pockets could get in the way
Two of the UK's biggest supermarket chains, Tesco and Sainsbury's, were hit with technical issues on Saturday; Sainsbury's blames a software update — Two of the UK's biggest supermarket chains - Tesco and Sainsbury's - were hit with technical issues on Saturday.
Financial Times : Baidu VP Qu Jing posted several videos on Douyin demeaning staff, intended to promote Baidu, that reignited criticism o...
