The Dutch government has suspended its takeover of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia following critical semiconductor shortages that forced Honda to shut down a Mexican factory. The decision comes after “constructive meetings” with Chinese authorities and reflects ongoing tensions in global tech supp
T-Mobile is ending its free Apple TV+ perk for premium plan customers. Starting January 1, 2026, subscribers will pay $3 monthly instead of getting the service completely free.
Kiki Club, an Airbnb competitor backed by Blackbird, has paid over $152,000 to settle charges after violating New York City’s strict short-term rental regulations. The startup failed to verify nearly 400 transactions and didn’t submit required quarterly reports. Despite the settlement and NYC shutdo
Desk’s AI transaction coordinator is processing 100+ closed deals monthly with fewer than 0.2% inaccuracies. The startup just raised $800,000 from investors including Martin Tobias and Flyhomes’ CEO. Over 500 Seattle agents are already using the software to offload administrative tasks.
Enterprise AI initiatives are stalling due to fragmented data infrastructure. Data scientists spend months preparing data across multiple storage systems, with fewer than half of AI pilots making it to production. New platforms aim to solve this by unifying data without costly migrations.
Despite Nvidia’s extraordinary three-year run since ChatGPT’s debut, its stock has historically underperformed immediately after earnings reports. The company reports tonight amid growing tech bubble concerns. This could be the first time Nvidia enters earnings without pre-report gains.
Hytale is officially back from cancellation after developers Hypixel regained the rights from Riot Games. The team released a massive 16-minute gameplay trailer showing off fast-paced combat and building mechanics, with Early Access planned for the near future.
Epic Games is teaming up with Unity to let developers publish Unity games directly into Fortnite. This could eventually allow “all Unity games” to appear in Fortnite’s discovery system. The partnership fuels speculation about Fall Guys becoming a proper Fortnite mode.
A new banking Trojan called Eternidade Stealer is pushing Brazil’s cybercrime ecosystem into a more aggressive phase. The malware uses WhatsApp to spread and specifically targets Brazilian Portuguese systems for financial data theft.
Jeff Bezos is betting big on AI-designed proteins through Profluent, which just raised $106 million. The startup uses generative AI to create custom proteins for drug development and agriculture, with a valuation approaching $1 billion.
