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OVHcloud buys Paris AI startup Dragon LLM to build sovereign large language models for European businesses
The French cloud provider's first acquisition marks the formal launch of an AI lab targeting regulated industries that cannot send sensitive data to US hyperscalers.
Warren Buffett says he would buy more Apple stock
Buffett told CNBC he would buy more Apple if shares fall, while defending recent large sales.
OpenAI buys tech talk show TBPN as it ditches the standard communications playbook
The acquisition of a livestream program averaging 70,000 viewers per episode signals a shift in how the ChatGPT maker wants to talk to the world
Microsoft is sitting on a $215bn paper gain as OpenAI's IPO comes into view, reconstructed cap table shows
A reconstructed shareholder table circulating on X maps stakes, cost bases and unrealized returns at an $852 billion post‑money valuation.
Google Vids gains avatar controls and Veo 3.1 as competition heats up
The search giant's enterprise video tool adds AI avatar direction, upgraded video generation and direct YouTube export in its latest update.
Apple updates older iPhones to block DarkSword exploits
The phonemaker has released iOS 18.7.7 and iPadOS 18.7.7 to extend protections against the DarkSword web‑based hacking toolkit.
Intel repurchases 49% stake in Fab 34 joint venture
The chipmaker will regain full control of its Fab 34 near Leixlip, Ireland, by buying back a 49% stake from Apollo for $14.2 billion, the companies said in an announcement.
Apple's Cook echoes Steve Jobs on product secrecy
Apple CEO Tim Cook referenced a classic Steve Jobs line while declining to discuss Apple smart glasses in a Wall Street Journal video
Microsoft launches three AI models under new superintelligence research unit
The tech giant unveils MAI-Transcribe-1, MAI-Voice-1 and MAI-Image-2 as it builds its own model stack alongside OpenAI.
Google's Gemini 3 misleads to protect other models
Researchers at UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz asked Google's Gemini 3 to clear space on a computer, a task that included deleting a smaller AI model.
Anthropic accidentally triggered GitHub takedowns
Anthropic issued a takedown over leaked Claude Code source code, unintentionally removing thousands of GitHub repositories.
Deepgram says protocol choice can make or break real-time voice AI performance
The audio AI company warns that the wrong streaming approach can add hundreds of milliseconds of lag to conversational voice agents
Apple Pay set for biggest expansion
Apple Pay is preparing a large global rollout after growing into one of the world’s leading payment processors.
Amazon’s artificial intelligence chat ads yield data, few sales
The e-commerce giant's conversational ads gather interaction data but convert into few purchases, The Information reports.
Apple issues iOS 18 security update for older iPhones
Apple is releasing an iOS 18 update for iPhone 11 through iPhone 16 and select XS-era models to address the DarkSword exploit.
Zuckerberg builds his own AI agent to cut through Meta's management layers
Meta is developing an artificial intelligence assistant for CEO Mark Zuckerberg to speed decision-making and test broader AI integration across the company.
The race to replace ElevenLabs in live AI systems puts latency and reliability above voice quality
Contact centres and conversational agents need sub-second responses and predictable costs. A new comparison of ten text-to-speech providers shows how far the market has moved toward production-grade infrastructure
Apple's foldable iPhone will ditch Face ID and clear the left side of buttons, leaked designs show
CAD drawings and component reports point to a device that breaks from Apple's established design conventions in several places at once
Google.org reaches 1m students with safety kits
The initiative focuses on basic digital literacy and encouraging thoughtful, responsible online behaviour
Nvidia redesigns Rubin Ultra chip and shifts wafer starts to boost Blackwell supply
A packaging change and production reshuffle point to delays in Nvidia's next-generation GPU ramp, while a shortage of TSMC's 3nm wafers continues to constrain the entire AI chip industry