BlackRock Nears $40 Billion Data Center Deal in Bet on AI

Aligned, which is backed by Macquarie, could be valued at about $40 billion in a transaction, one of the people said. MGX, an AI investment company established by sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Co., is also involved in the talks and would invest independently as part of a transaction, on..

Exclusive-Yahoo nears deal to sell AOL to Italy's Bending Spoons for $1.4 billion, sources say

New York (Reuters) -Yahoo is in advanced talks to sell AOL to Italian technology company Bending Spoons for about $1.4 billion, four sources familiar with the matter said, as the Apollo Global Management-backed firm sheds one of the most recognizable names of the early internet era. The Milan-based..

Google's Jules enters developers' toolchains as AI coding agent competition heats up | TechCrunch

Jules is already being used by developers to complete code after experimenting on vibe-coding platforms.

Walmart CEO Sounds Alarm: Artificial Intelligence Will Transform Every Job

①Walmart CEO Doug McMillon stated that AI will transform nearly every job and replace a significant number of positions, but it will also create new employment opportunities; ② Walmart's management is monitoring the impact of AI on its workforce and anticipates that the total number of global e..

Opera launches its AI-centric Neon browser | TechCrunch

Neon will write code snippets, includes an agent that will do tasks for you, and handles repeatable prompts.

Wiz chief technologist Ami Luttwak on how AI is transforming cyberattacks  | TechCrunch

Ami Luttwak, CTO of Wiz, breaks down how AI is changing cybersecurity, why startups shouldn't write a single line of code before thinking about security, and opportunities for upstarts in the industry.

OpenAI takes on Google, Amazon with new agentic shopping system | TechCrunch

This type of frictionless experience has the potential to spark a new movement in how people shop online – one that moves away from search engines like Google and e-commerce platforms like Amazon toward conversational agents with curated recommendations, comparisons, and easy checkout experiences. 

China adopts car-style production model for rockets and satellites

China is revolutionizing its space sector by adopting car industry-inspired manufacturing systems to expedite rocket and satellite production.

YouTube to pay $24.5 million to settle Trump lawsuit | CNN Business

YouTube agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump after he was suspended by social media platforms following the January 6, 2021, insurrection.

OpenAI’s Biggest Ad Push Yet Brings ChatGPT Into Everyday Moments

OpenAI shifts to human-centric storytelling in its largest-ever brand campaign for ChatGPT.

DeepSeek's new AI model paves way for its next-gen architecture

Chinese AI developer, DeepSeek, has launched an experimental release of a new model, touted as an efficient and advanced step towards next-generation architecture.

Vibe working: Introducing Agent Mode and Office Agent in Microsoft 365 Copilot | Microsoft 365 Blog

Microsoft Copilot introduces Agent Mode in Office apps, enabling smarter document creation, analysis, and collaboration across Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Google updates G icon with brighter hues

OpenAI's first-half revenue rises 16% to about $4.3 billion, The Information reports

OpenAI said it burned $2.5 billion, in large part due to its research and development costs for developing artificial intelligence and for running ChatGPT, the report added. Research and development cost the ChatGPT maker $6.7 billion in the first half, the report said, adding that it had about $17..