Key Points: Microsoft matched 100% of its electricity usage with renewable energy last year. The company contracted 40 gigawatts of green power across 26 countries. Executives plan to invest $50 billion by 2030 to expand AI in the Global South....
Key Points: The ECB designed the digital euro to keep banks central. New currency aims to compete with non-European tech giants. Fee caps will undercut expensive international card networks. Pricing structure protects local schemes like Bancomat and Bizum. A senior official from the European Central Bank (ECB) assured bankers on Wednesday that the upcoming digital euro will not put them out of business. Instead, the...
Key Points: Meta will use millions of Nvidia chips to power its AI data centers. The deal includes the first large-scale use of Nvidia's standalone Grace CPUs. Meta plans to deploy next-generation Vera Rubin systems starting in 2027. Nvidia and Meta stocks rose, while competitor AMD's stock dropped 4%. Meta and Nvidia announced a massive expansion of their partnership on Tuesday, solidifying a deal that...
Key Points: The U.S. Supreme Court is deploying new software to detect conflicts of interest. The system compares case details against justices' personal information. Justices still retain the final power to decide on recusals. Advocacy groups call the move a positive step for transparency. The U.S. Supreme Court announced on Tuesday that it is implementing a new computer system to help justices avoid ethical pitfalls....
Key Points: SoftBank Group dissolved its stake in Nvidia during the fourth quarter. Nvidia shares dropped 1.6% following the disclosure....
Key Points: Ormat signed a deal to provide 150 MW of geothermal power. The energy will support Google’s data center...
Key Points: Ireland's Data Protection Commission is investigating X's chatbot, Grok. The probe focuses on the creation of sexualized AI...
Key Points: SpaceX and xAI have joined a secret military competition. The contest aims to build voice-controlled drone swarms. The...
Key Points: Invest International is loaning Nexperia $60 million for global upgrades. The funds will modernize production lines and boost...
Key Points: Investors are moving from AI hype to practical concerns. Software stocks have dropped double digits due to replacement...
Key Points: Anthropic's revenue rate in India doubled in just four months. India is now the second-largest market for Claude...
Key Points: Keir Starmer wants new powers to change internet laws quickly. The government is considering banning social media for...
Key Points: Experts predict Chinese cars will enter the US market within a decade. High tariffs mean companies must build...
Key Points: Big Tech firms are borrowing heavily to fund expensive AI projects. Investors are buying credit derivatives to protect...
Key Points: The US military reportedly used the AI model Claude during the Maduro raid. Access to the AI came...
Key Points: OpenAI is partnering with defense firms for a military contest. The technology translates voice commands for drone swarms....
Key Points: The Dow Jones and S&P 500 rose slightly, but the NASDAQ fell. Nike and UnitedHealth led the Dow,...
Key Points: SpaceX is planning a massive IPO for later this year. The company may use a dual-class share structure...
Key Points: China says fixing the chip supply chain is the top priority. The Commerce Ministry responded to a Dutch...
Key Points: YouTube released a dedicated app after a two-year delay. The app supports 8K playback on newer M5 chip...
Key Points: Global electric vehicle registrations fell by 3% in January. Sales in China dropped 20% due to new purchase...
Key Points: Apple won a major defense verdict in a Texas federal court. Optis previously won verdicts of $506 million...
Key Points: Anthropic raised $30 billion, pushing its valuation to $380 billion. New investors include D. E. Shaw Ventures, ICONIQ,...
Key Points: Tax police searched Amazon's Milan offices and managers' homes. Investigators suspect the company evaded taxes between 2019 and...
Key Points: SoftBank’s Vision Fund posted a $2.4 billion gain last quarter. Rising value in OpenAI offset losses from TikTok...
Key Points: Prices for 64GB DDR5 RAM kits have soared past the $1,000 mark. The same amount of RAM cost...
Key Points: Meta has started construction on a new data center in Indiana. The project represents a massive $10 billion...
Key Points: Apptronik raised $520 million from investors like Google and Mercedes-Benz. The new deal values the Texas-based robot maker...
Key Points: A Dutch court ordered an investigation into mismanagement at chipmaker Nexperia. Former CEO Zhang Xuezheng remains suspended to...
Key Points: Montour County commissioners rejected a rezoning request for a data center. Residents feared the project would raise power...
Key Points: Ford posted a massive $11.1 billion net loss for the fourth quarter. The company does not expect its...
Key Points: The DOE found no malicious technology in Chinese-made inverters. Investigators inspected 30 devices following reports of hidden hardware....
Key Points: CEO Shishir Mehrotra views AI as a "job expander," not a job killer. Grammarly acquired Superhuman and Coda...
Key Points: European publishers filed a formal antitrust complaint against Google. The dispute focuses on "AI Overviews" that summarize news...
Key Points: Rising memory chip prices are hurting electronics and car manufacturers. Chipmakers like Samsung and SK Hynix are seeing...
Key Points: Apple and Google agreed to make app store practices fairer. The UK regulator designated both firms as having...
