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Oracle reports Q2 revenue up 14% YoY to $16.06B, vs. $16.21B est., raises FY capex forecast to ~$50B, up from $35B as of September; ORCL drops 11%+ after hours — Oracle shares sank 11% in extended trading on Wednesday after the database software maker reported lower quarterly revenue …
More: Oracle, BBC, The Register, SiliconANGLE, Forbes, Investopedia, DigiTimes, The Information, Wall Street Journal, Benzinga, Investor's Business Daily, Financial Times, Bloomberg, Blockchain.News, Yahoo Finance, Constellation Research, and Proactive
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Sources: Blue Origin has worked for over a year on tech for orbital AI data centers; SpaceX plans to use upgraded Starlink satellites for AI computing payloads — Space companies backed by tech billionaires hope to move AI data centers off Earth — Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have raced …
More: TheStreet, Blockchain.News, Fast Company, Semafor, Reuters, and Gizmodo
Forums: r/BlueOrigin and r/ASTSpaceMobile
| The Information: |
Sources: DeepSeek is developing its new AI model using several thousand Nvidia Blackwell chips, which were smuggled into China via third-party countries — DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup, has been developing its next major model using several thousand Nvidia's state-of-the-art Blackwell chips … | Jess Weatherbed / The Verge: |
Adobe launches free ChatGPT-integrated Photoshop, Acrobat, and Express apps on desktop, the web, and iOS, after OpenAI added ChatGPT app integrations in October — Just describe your edits to ChatGPT, and the Photoshop, Acrobat, and Express apps will do it for you or surface the tool you need.
More: Adobe Newsroom, The Adobe Blog, 9to5Mac, Gizmodo, SiliconANGLE, The New Stack, eWeek, Engadget, Dexerto, MobileSyrup, MacRumors, PCMag, PYMNTS.com, CNET, XDA Developers, Mashable, Redmond Pie, MacStories, Benzinga, iPhone in Canada, WinBuzzer, Livemint, PetaPixel, iClarified, The Shortcut, Digital Photography Review, WeRSM, Digital Trends, Wall Street Journal, and ZDNET
X: @glenngabe, @icreatelife, @icreatelife, @rahll, @swopes, and @adobe. LinkedIn: Hilary McQuaide. Forums: Slashdot
| Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land: |
Google rolls out Preferred Sources globally, letting users customize “top stories” in Search, and launches highlighted links from users' news subscriptions — Google is rolling out Preferred Sources globally after launching it in the US and India last August.
More: The Keyword, Android Police, Android Central, 9to5Google, The Information, and Search Engine Journal. Bluesky: @glenngabe
| Todd Spangler / Variety: |
YouTube TV plans to launch over 10 genre-specific, cheaper YouTube TV Plans in early 2026, including a Sports Plan featuring ESPN Unlimited and Fox Sports 1 — YouTube TV's base package currently costs $82.99 per month. But early next year, the streaming service will roll out a range …
More: YouTube Official Blog, MacRumors, Livemint, AppleInsider, Deadline, Sports Business Journal, The Shortcut, Tubefilter, The US Sun, The Wrap, Thurrott, Sportico, Business Insider, Front Office Sports, The Streamable, Chrome Unboxed, Los Angeles Times, Cord Cutters News, Streaming Better, TheDesk.net, The Athletic, Sports Media Watch, 9to5Google, Pocket-lint, TechCrunch, and Awful Announcing
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Forums: r/warriors and r/SquaredCircle
| Bloomberg: |
Tim Cook met with US lawmakers in a closed-door meeting to lobby against provisions in pending legislation that would require app stores to verify users' ages — Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook met with US lawmakers on Wednesday to lobby against provisions in pending children's …
More: Reuters, iClarified, MacRumors, CNBC, Now + Next, 9to5Mac, MacTech.com, Punchbowl News, and AppleInsider
Forums: r/apple and MacRumors Forums
| Courtney Rozen / Reuters: |
A group of state AGs sent a letter to Meta, Microsoft, Google, Apple, and others warning their chatbots' “delusional outputs” could be violating state laws — Microsoft, Meta, Google and Apple were among the 13 companies that received a warning from a bipartisan group of state attorneys general … | Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
ChatGPT was 2025's most downloaded free app in the US iOS App Store, up from No. 4 in 2024, followed by Threads, Google, TikTok, WhatsApp, and Instagram — Apple on Wednesday released its annual list of the most downloaded apps and games for the year. For the U.S. market …
More: Appleosophy, App Store, UPI, Stevivor, MobileSyrup, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, GameSpot, and Lifewire
| Reuters: |
Sources: ByteDance and Alibaba have asked Nvidia about placing large orders for H200 chips after Trump's export approval, as they remain concerned about supply — ByteDance and Alibaba (9988.HK) have asked Nvidia (NVDA.O) about buying its powerful H200 AI chip after U.S. President Donald Trump …
More: New York Times, Stratechery, The Information, Investing.com, Tom's Hardware, Atlantic Council, and Ars Technica. Forums: r/NVDA_Stock
| Christine Chung / New York Times: |
The US CBP proposes vetting five years of social media history for travelers from the UK, France, Germany, and more; the current system only requires basic info — Even visitors from countries like Britain and France, whose citizens don't need visas, would have to share five years' worth of social media.
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| Eli Tan / New York Times: |
Sources detail tensions between Meta's TBD Lab and longtime lieutenants to Mark Zuckerberg over computing, company goals, priorities, and more — When Mark Zuckerberg revamped Meta's artificial intelligence operations this year, he recruited a new leader — Alexandr Wang, a 28-year-old entrepreneur …
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| Bloomberg: |
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| Francisco Rodrigues / CoinDesk: |
Sei partners with Xiaomi to pre-install its crypto wallet and discovery app on all new Xiaomi phones sold outside mainland China and the US, starting in 2026 — The app will enable peer-to-peer payments, access to decentralized apps, and Web3 exploration, as well as stablecoin payments in retail stores.| Peyton Bigora / Grocery Dive: |
Amazon now offers same-day perishable grocery delivery in 2,300+ US markets and has expanded the service's grocery offerings by 30%+ since its August launch — The company has expanded the service to 2,300 markets and said customers who buy perishables through the offering shop twice as often as those who don't.| Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: |
Google releases fully managed, remote MCP servers to help developers connect AI agents to services such as Maps, BigQuery, Compute Engine, and Kubernetes Engine — AI agents are being sold as the solution for planning trips, answering business questions, and solving problems of all kinds …
More: Google Cloud Blog, SiliconANGLE, CIO Dive, Security Boulevard, The New Stack, ITPro, and TestingCatalog
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| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Spotify will begin testing a feature that lets a user write a prompt for a playlist and receive a unique set of songs based on the user's earlier behavior — Spotify announced on Wednesday that, for the first time, it's giving users more control over the streaming service's algorithm.
More: Spotify, The Verge, Billboard, Bloomberg, Engadget, and How-To Geek
LinkedIn: Rasmus Zwickson and Anna Lundström
| Reed Albergotti / Semafor: |
Internal memo: Google is naming Amin Vahdat, who leads the company's AI and infrastructure team, to the new role of chief technologist for AI infrastructure — THE SCOOP — With the rapid buildout of infrastructure taking center stage in the tight AI race between tech giants …
More: TechCrunch and Reuters
| Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: |
Reddit starts a limited test of verified profiles, an opt-in feature that places a gray checkmark beside the usernames of notable people or businesses — Reddit is starting a limited test of verified profiles, which places a grey checkmark beside the username of a notable person or business.
More: Reddit Upvoted, Android Police, Social Media Today, WeRSM, Reuters, and Engadget. Forums: r/redditstock
| Stevie Bonifield / The Verge: |
Google unveils Emergency Live Video, similar to iOS' Emergency SOS Live Video, letting US users on Android 8 or later to share live video with 911 responders — Emergency Live Video is rolling out today on phones running Android 8 or later. … A new feature coming to Android …
More: The Keyword, Android Police, CNET, Axon.com, Digital Trends, BGR, Android Central, RapidSOS, and AndroidGuys
| Zaheer Kachwala / Reuters: |
Adobe reports Q4 revenue up 10% YoY to $6.19B, Digital Media revenue up 11% to $4.62B, and forecasts FY 2026 revenue above estimates — Adobe (ADBE.O) forecast fiscal 2026 revenue above Wall Street expectations on Wednesday, signaling strong demand for the Photoshop maker's design tools …
More: Adobe, Bloomberg, Constellation Research, Yahoo Finance, Proactive, SiliconANGLE, Adobe, and PetaPixel
| Peter Chapman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: EU competition watchdogs raided Temu's European headquarters in Dublin last week, amid suspicions Temu may have received unfair subsidies from Beijing — Temu's European headquarters in Dublin have been hit by raids by European Union competition watchdogs, amid suspicions …
More: Financial Times and Reuters
| Financial Times: |
Nick Clegg joins London-based VC firm Hiro Capital as a general partner, and Yann LeCun joins the firm as an adviser; sources: Hiro looks to raise a €500M+ fund — Former lobbyist and UK deputy prime minister joins London-based Hiro Capital — Sir Nick Clegg is becoming a venture capitalist … | Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: |
Sources: Google is set to be hit with a potentially large EU fine in Q1 2026 if it does not do more to ensure Google Play complies with EU competition rules — Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google is set to be hit with a potentially large EU fine early next year if it does not do more to ensure … | Anhata Rooprai / Reuters: |
Dropbox says its CFO Timothy Regan will step down after five years in the role and will be succeeded by Avalara president Ross Tennenbaum; DBX drops 7.55% — File hosting service provider Dropbox (DBX.O) said on Wednesday its chief financial officer Timothy Regan will step down after five years …
More: San Francisco Business Times and Work in Progress
| Benoît Morenne / Wall Street Journal: |
Geothermal energy company Fervo, which aims to power data centers and more, raised $462M from Google and others, taking its total funding to $1.5B since 2017 — The company, also backed by Bill Gates's Breakthrough Energy Ventures, has emerged as a leader in advanced geothermal energy
More: Houston Business Journal, CleanTechnica, Latitude Media, Nikkei Asia, and FinSMEs. LinkedIn: Mark Schackmuth
| Pia Singh / CNBC: |
Starcloud, which launched a satellite with a Nvidia H100 chip in November, says the satellite is running and querying responses from Google's Gemma — Nvidia-backed startup Starcloud trained an artificial intelligence model from space for the first time, signaling a new era for orbital data centers …
More: PCMag, Proactive, and Analytics India Magazine
X: @adioltean, @philipjohnston, @philipjohnston, @ezrafeilden, and @karpathy. LinkedIn: Ravin Kumar. Forums: r/singularity
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Amazon plans to let authors offer their DRM-free ebooks in the EPUB and PDF formats through Kindle Direct Publishing, starting January 20, 2026 — Amazon says it will allow authors to offer their DRM-free e-books in the EPUB and PDF formats through its self-publishing platform, Kindle Direct Publishing.Sponsor Posts
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