The Dutch government takes control of Chinese-owned Dutch chipmaker Nexperia using its Goods Availability Act, a first, to safeguard chip supply for Europe
Move by The Hague escalates frictions between western countries and Beijing over access to high-end technology
OpenAI and Broadcom agree to co-develop and deploy 10GW of custom AI chips to run OpenAI's models over four years; sources: the deal is worth multiple billions
The companies plan to deploy 10 gigawatts of custom AI chips over the next four years — OpenAI and Broadcom are working together …
Apple says Apple TV+ streaming service is being renamed as Apple TV, with “a vibrant new identity”
Buried in its announcement about “F1: The Movie” making its streaming debut on December 12, Apple has also announced that Apple TV+ is being rebranded as simply Apple TV.
At Dreamforce 2025, Salesforce unveils Agentforce 360, a unified agentic AI stack to connect humans, AI agents, and more, and positions Slack as an “agentic OS”
Salesforce announced a series of product updates, a process intelligence acquisition and an Agentforce 360 architecture designed …
Wingtech's Shanghai-listed stock plunged 10%, its daily limit, after the Dutch government seized control of Nexperia, which Wingtech acquired in 2018 for $3.6B
Nexperia parent company Wingtech preps response to ‘exceptional’ steps taken to safeguard ‘crucial technological knowledge’ Toby Sterling / Reuters : Dutch government intervenes at Chinese-owned compu...
CoinGecko: crypto's combined market cap rises 6%+ to hit $4T, recovering from a brutal weekend selloff as President Trump tries to calm US-China trade war fears
Most major cryptocurrencies rebounded from steep losses suffered over a brutal weekend selloff, as President Donald Trump sought …
California Governor Gavin Newsom signs SB 243, which mandates safety protocols for AI chatbot companions, the first US state law to regulate such AI chatbots
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a landmark bill on Monday that regulates AI companion chatbots, making it the first state …
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt win the Nobel Prize in Economics for their work on how tech progress and sustained economic growth are related
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the prize for showing how “society must keep an eye on the factors that generate …
John Searle, known for “the Chinese Room” AI consciousness thought experiment, died on September 16 at 93; his UCB tenure ended over alleged sexual harassment
His blunt debating and imaginative theorizing about artificial intelligence and the human mind made him a leading scholar.
Ofcom fines 4chan £20K under the OSA for failing to provide info on the risk of illegal content; the UK's tech minister says the government “fully backed” Ofcom
Britain said on Monday it had issued U.S. internet forum site 4chan with a 20,000 pound ($26,644) …
Slack is testing an AI-based version of Slackbot that acts as a personalized assistant, operating via AWS' virtual private cloud, rolling out at the end of 2025
Emma Roth / The Verge :
California Governor Gavin Newsom signs AB 56, which requires social media companies to add warning labels on mental health risks for users under 18 in the state
“Emerging technology like chatbots and social media can inspire, educate and connect — but without real guardrails …
Anduril plans to deliver ~100 units of its AI-powered EagleEye helmet and eyewear to the US Army by Q2 2026, replacing Microsoft's IVAS; Meta provided some tech
“This is an extremely powerful capability. It's going to get cheaper and cheaper over time," Anduril founder Palmer Luckey told reporters.
Strava CEO Michael Martin says Strava plans to launch a US IPO; Sensor Tower says Strava has 50M MAUs and users spent $180M+ on Premium in the year to September
CEO Michael Martin targets US IPO to raise capital for deals to keep Strava ahead of rivals including Garmin and Nike
Governor Gavin Newsom signs AB 1043, which requires device makers and app stores to verify user ages; Google, Meta, and OpenAI supported the bill
“We can continue to lead in AI and technology, but we must do it responsibly — protecting our children every step of the way," …
Salesforce plans to invest $15B in San Francisco over the next five years, including for an AI Incubator Hub and workforce programs; CRM is down 25%+ in 2025
Connor Hart / Wall Street Journal :
Sources: London-based self-driving tech startup Wayve is in early stage talks with Microsoft and SoftBank to raise between $1B and $2B, valuing Wayve at ~$8B
London-based group seeks valuation of $8bn as global investors snap up deals with fast-growing AI start-ups
Sources: the Trump administration cut 176 CISA jobs last week, as part of laying off 4,000+ US federal workers, and is likely to make further mass CISA layoffs
Cynthia B Brumfield / Metacurity :
Amazon plans to hire 250K workers for the 2025 holiday season, the same as in 2023 and 2024, including full-time and part-time, and will pay $19/hour on average
Spencer Soper / Bloomberg :
NYC- and London-based ClaimSorted, which uses AI to help speed up settling insurance claims and works with 20+ insurers, raised a $13.3M seed led by Atomico
Robert Olsen is a journalist covering transatlantic business news. … The tedious, time-consuming process of settling insurance claims is practically begging for disruption.
Parisians and BHV Marais staff protest Shein's 1,000-square-meter store set to open on November 1, as France tries to curb the company's presence in the country
New York Times :
Q&A with journalist Jacob Silverman on his new book Gilded Rage, the radical politics of certain tech elites, AI's impact on Silicon Valley politics, and more
www.theguardian.com/technology/ 2... Scott Horton / @robertscotthorton : “Because of the tremendous wealth of key figures in [the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia], major corporations have enabled, collaborate...
How disparate forms of media and entertainment are converging on a continuous flow of episodic video, across streaming services, podcasts, and social media apps
social media, podcasts, etc. … Justin Bruno : We are getting lonelier, meaner, and dumber. — This piece from Derek Thompson is such a good overview of where we are and how we got here. … Vanessa Ote...
Warburg Pincus agrees to acquire German industrial software company PSI for €700M+, or €45 per share, a ~50% premium; PSI's stock closed at €33.20 on October 10
Robots that collaborate with humans, or “cobots”, are bringing automation to even the smallest US factories, as the US tries to reshore foreign manufacturing
Christopher Mims / Wall Street Journal :
Data center proposals face growing opposition from towns across the US, as officials and residents raise concerns about data centers' water and electricity use
Daniel Wu / Washington Post : Bluesky: @justinhendrix and @tweetintheblind Bluesky: Justin Hendrix / @justinhendrix : “It feels like there's been a real shift over the last six months or so in terms ...
AI sparks a fierce new war for users in the browser market, as agentic AI browsers like Perplexity's Comet and Opera's Neon compete with Gemini-enhanced Chrome
Young people in China are turning to AI chatbots like DeepSeek and ByteDance's Doubao for therapy to save time and money and avoid stigma around mental health
why young people are turning to AI for mental health care & the risks of sycophancy. 👉 https://restofworld.org/... Bluesky: @vegandroid : We get ostracized for this in America [embedded post]
Sources: UK security services, including MI5, step up work with some of the country's largest companies, as fears rise more cyberattacks could hurt the economy
Financial Times :
Tencent is investing more in shooting games, traditionally dominated by Western players, after Delta Force was a 2024 hit in China and still attracts 30M daily
Bloomberg :
A profile of eBay CEO Jamie Iannone, who said the platform was “too complacent” in 2020 and is now focused on its most passionate users; EBAY is up 40%+ in 2025
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson / Semafor :
OpenAI's multibillion-dollar Nvidia and AMD deals add a new layer to its complicated ownership structure and dilute shareholders, like Microsoft and SoftBank
George Hammond / Financial Times :
Shopify: Revolutionizing Commerce with Winter Edition '26
Over 150+ new features transform how merchants build, design, and grow—with technology that amplifies creative vision.
Email fatigue is real: Here's how smart email tools help you regain control
Picture this: It's Monday morning. You walk into the office feeling energized and ready to take on the week.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.