IBM Agrees to Buy Confluent for $11 Billion
The AI boom has boosted companies’ need to get access to real-time data.
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Chinese Humanoid Maker AgiBot Delivers Its 5,000th Mass-Produced Unit
Chinese robot makers are speeding up their production of humanoids by taking advantage of the country’s vast supply chain.
IBM in Talks to Acquire Confluent in $11 Billion Deal
Confluent, which manages the open-source Apache Kafka software project, has been promoting itself as a way to give AI models access to real time data.
Tech PR’s Lulu Cheng Meservey Raises $40 Million VC Fund
The size is notable for a fund manager who is mostly known for communications strategy.
OpenAI’s Head of ChatGPT Envisions AI ‘Superpowers’
Turley is one of the senior leaders responding to OpenAI’s ‘code red.’
X Shuts Down European Commission Ad Account
An X executive accused the commission of violating the platform’s rules for advertisers.
Apple Semiconductor Chief Contemplates Departure
Johny Srouji is currently senior vice president of hardware technologies at Apple
Meta’s ‘Phoenix’ Mixed-Reality Glasses Delayed
The company now plans to release the product in the first half of 2027.
Microsoft Discusses Custom Chips With Broadcom
The conversations fall within a period of huge demand for semiconductors driven by AI mania.
Google Cannot Force Partners Like Apple to Distribute Gemini, Judge Rules
Judge Amit Mehta on Friday issued his final remedies judgment governing how Google must address its illegal search monopoly.
SoftBank in Talks to Buy Data Center Investor DigitalBridge
Shares in DigitalBridge surged more than 30% following the report on the talks with SoftBank, reversing losses they had suffered this year.
Microsoft Shareholders Approve $96.5 Million Pay for Nadella, Appoint Walmart CFO to Board
Shareholders also voted to appoint Walmart CFO John David Rainey to the company’s board of directors.
EU Fines Elon Musk’s X $140 Million Over Blue Check, Data Issues
The EU cited several issues with X’s practices, including the “deceptive design” of X’s blue checkmark system.
The New York Times Sues Perplexity
The publication joins a growing list of media companies suing the search startup for stealing their content
Netflix to Buy WBD for $82.7 Billion
The deal faces likely regulatory opposition as it combines the leading streaming service with another major streaming service.
Netflix in Exclusive Talks with Warner Bros.
A deal that combines the world’s most popular streaming service with one of Hollywood's most prominent studios would represent a seismic shift in the industry.
Gap.com Chatbot Was Targeted For Abuse By ‘Bad Actor,’ AI Startup Sierra Says
Sierra, an AI startup co-founded by former Salesforce CEO Bret Taylor, has apologized to Gap after a chatbot using its technology engaged on off-color topics.
Apple’s General Counsel and Policy VP to Retire
The two exits adds to the broader wave of turnover hitting Apple
Amazon in Contract Dispute with United States Postal Service
USPS wants to award its mail services via a reverse auction, which Amazon objects to
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