US $500bn data centre venture looks overseas to build out global infrastructure capacity
Chinese retailers’ retreat threatens Big Tech advertising revenues
Lawmakers say the Chinese AI group is a ‘profound threat’ to national security
US chipmaker reveals $5.5bn impairment, while full hit to China revenues could surpass $10bn
Chipmaker leads declines as Wall Street sell-off reignites
Trump administration’s curbs send chipmaker’s shares sliding
Modi’s government seeks private sector backing to scale up LLMs and spur research
The EU is trading market access for expertise in key technologies, just as Beijing once did
Grifters gonna grift
The search executive behind the push to reinvent the group’s core product says users are driving change in how to seek information
Automated decisions are a source of under-appreciated tension in the UK government’s approach to low-paid employees
Visit comes after US clamps down on chipmaker’s sales to China
Also in this newsletter: CEO of cloud computing company says clients increasingly opt for European software
‘RapidDestroyer’ uses a high-power radio frequency to fry systems at a distance
Maker of gas turbines had expected to break even but decarbonisation and AI data centres powered revenues
Companies that were struggling to find growth in electric vehicles are back in demand
US group makes first major acquisition across the Atlantic as it continues competition against industry giant Uber
Shares in industry’s leading equipment supplier fall as it warns of ‘dynamic’ environment
Meta founder testifies in second day of antitrust trial
Float will test demand for tech listings as US tariffs rock markets
Hedge fund group seeks to turn around hardware and software manufacturer’s languishing performance
Response times of 20 trillionths of a second recorded in test to improve data transfer speeds
FCC chair Brendan Carr urges ‘western allies’ to pick Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet company
Blockbuster antitrust trial that could force break-up of $1.5tn tech giant gets under way in Washington
Alliance to use artificial intelligence developed by company of prominent Donald Trump backer
Companies building consumer products on top of LLMs are growing fast and attracting investor interest
Japanese group cites ‘challenging economic environment’ as Trump’s tariffs throw supply chains into uncertainty
A spectacular indoor lighting installation, 3D photo display, transparent 77in TV and more
Sale is part of plan by company to divest non-core assets
Change comes four years after Intact Financial Corporation paid £3bn to take over its British and Canadian operations
Twins behind ‘gamified’ golfing chain sold for $2.1bn raise funds from backers including Blackstone’s David Blitzer
Progress on disability employment is at risk under Trump policies; accessible transport is a route to more pay and out of worklessness; Rosie Jones on the curse of ableism and discrimination; how quotas push Chile ahead of Ireland and improve job prospects for more
Amputees, among the largest minority at work, highlight the need for assistive technology to be affordable and accessible
US president says products given reprieve will fall under separate regime
Digital goods will never match the attachment felt for things in the real world
Dispensation is first sign of softening of levies against China and provides a big boost for Apple
