Alphabet reports YouTube's Q3 ad revenue rose 15% YoY to $10.26B, vs. $10.01B est., and Google's ad revenue reached $74.18B, up from $65.85B in Q3 2024
Todd Spangler / Variety :
Alphabet reports Q3 revenue up 16% YoY to $102.35B, vs. $99.89B est., Cloud revenue up 34% to $15.16B, and net income up 33% to $34.98B; GOOG jumps 5%+
Alphabet Announces Third Quarter 2025 Results
Sources: Uber is in talks with Travis Kalanick to help fund his acquisition of Pony.ai's US arm; Pony.ai has permits to operate robo taxis in the US and China
and Uber might help Natalie Lung / Bloomberg : Uber in Talks With Kalanick to Fund Pony.AI Bid, NYT Says Mike Isaac / The Straits Times : Uber in talks with founder to help buy US ...
OpenAI says it has removed all marketing materials announcing its $6.5B acquisition of Jony Ive's io from the web due to a “baseless” trademark dispute lawsuit
Social media users noticed Sunday that a video and website hosted by OpenAI that announced the artificial intelligence …
Apple acquires RAC7, the two-person studio behind the popular Apple Arcade game Sneaky Sasquatch, marking its first acquisition of a video game studio
Exclusive: Apple has acquired the two-person studio behind Sneaky Sasquatch, one of Apple Arcade's most popular games. — Sneaky Sasquatch Trailer — Apple Arcade
Sources: Apple plans a dedicated app for video games to replace Game Center that will come preinstalled on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV devices later in 2025
here's what we know Isa Muhammad / PocketGamer.biz : Apple to launch dedicated gaming app across all devices this year Anshuman Jain / Beebom : Apple Developing an Xbox-Like Gaming...
White House crypto czar David Sacks says NFTs and memecoins are neither securities nor commodities, but collectibles that people buy to “commemorate something”
Non-fungible tokens and memecoins are neither securities nor commodities, according to White House crypto czar David Sacks.
Sources detail DOGE, which is likely to work as more of a brand linked by Signal group chats coordinating US policy or personnel recommendations and recruitment
Mr. Musk has turned to Silicon Valley to help recruit executives who will take up unofficial positions across the federal government.
Chinese VCs are targeting failed founders' personal assets and blacklisting them as debtors when they don't pay, throwing China's funding ecosystem into crisis
Very interesting FT article on Chinese VC: “Chinese venture capitalists are hounding failed founders, pursuing personal assets and adding them to a national debtor blacklist when t...
Sources: Tim Cook will personally donate $1M to President-elect Trump's inaugural committee in the spirit of unity; Apple is not expected to donate
The company is not expected to give. — Cook, with a consistent presence in Washington, has made it clear over the years that he believes …
The French AI startup called H, formerly Holistic, says three of its five co-founders are leaving over “operational differences”, after raising $220M in May
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The French AI startup called H, formerly Holistic, says three of its five co-founders are leaving over “operational differences”, after raising $220M in May
Three of the five co-founders of buzzy French artificial intelligence startup H, formerly known as Holistic …
Silverbear, an investor named in Bolt's financial docs for a $450M raise, says it was “never in this deal”, as some investors consider legal action against Bolt
Source: Apple told at least one supplier it has suspended work on the next Apple Vision Pro; sources say Apple still plans a cheaper model by the end of 2025
Apple Suspends Work on Next High-End Headset, Focused on Releasing Cheaper Model in Late 2025 Apple has told at least one supplier …
Scarlett Johansson says she declined OpenAI's ChatGPT voice offer and was “shocked, angered” that Sam Altman would pursue Sky, a voice “eerily similar” to hers
The “Her” actor released a statement following OpenAI pulling its “Sky” voice from ChatGPT, which many people said sounded like her.
As VC firms pivot to investing in startups developing defense tech for the US and its allies, some of their business ties with China still linger
Investors with connections to China are backing startups developing tech that the U.S. wants to counter Beijing @heathersomervil https://www.wsj.com/... https://www.wsj.com/...
Tech journalism is often characterized by scandals, sensationalism, and shoddy research; publishers hesitate to invest in nuanced reporting without a clear ROI
A huge proportion of tech journalism is characterized by scandals, sensationalism, and shoddy research. Can we fix it?
Sources detail Techstars under CEO Mäelle Gavet, facing departures of senior executives and corporate sponsors at times, and a $7.2M loss on operations in 2023
the story was a wild ride, and even I at times couldn't predict what would happen next https://techcrunch.com/...
Investigation: Amazon sells ~$1M per year in goods on eBay, Shopify, Walmart, and Amazon via its “Big River” arm, to get data on pricing, logistics, and more
Staff went undercover on Walmart, eBay and other marketplaces as a third-party seller called ‘Big River.’ The mission …
Impressions of Waymo's robotaxis after several rides: amazing tech that quickly feels “normal”, but the car failed to understand a traffic cop's hand signals
I took my first Cruise more than a year ago! https://www.businessinsider.com/ ... Pranay Prateek / @pranay01 : My first time riding a driverless car and I must say this is definite...