Elon Musk said a combination of the companies would have merit, but he cannot participate in the merger discussions. Musk is CEO of both businesses. A deal would bring together electric cars, rocket launches, satellites and artificial intelligence operations, according to The Information.
The feature connects the assistant to Google services so it can use personal context to tailor responses while driving. Supported sources include Gmail, Calendar, Maps and YouTube, according to TechCrunch. Android Auto deployment is beginning, with support for cars with Google built-in coming in the months ahead, Engadget reports.
Third-quarter revenue rose 161% to $14.6 billion, with growth coming from artificial intelligence and connectivity services. According to Quartz, Super Intelligence revenue increased 830% to $7.6 billion, while Connectivity revenue grew 69% to $5.2 billion.
Kaplan will leave after more than 15 years at Meta, having helped build its relationships with Republicans and the Trump administration.
The loss covers the first half of 2026, according to The Wall Street Journal. RuntimeWire reports $16.3 billion in first-half revenue and customer concentration concerns in the draft prospectus.
Third-quarter revenue rose 11.8% to $12.9 billion, matching Netflix’s expectations, according to The Information.
The upscaling technology is also coming to handhelds, including the ROG Xbox Ally, and Ryzen AI Max, Ryzen AI 9 and select Ryzen Z2 processors. The announcement extends support across consoles and PCs, with Vulkan support also part of the expansion, according to Neowin.
Braze shareholders will receive $47.50 per share in cash, with the acquisition expected to close in fiscal 2028. The New York company helps brands send personalised customer messages, according to The Next Web, while Bloomberg describes its marketing platform as powered by artificial intelligence.
Officials said they wanted to search the phone of Samuel Tunick, a Stop Cop City activist, for child abuse material.
404 Media ·The proposed backing would amount to hundreds of millions of dollars for the Australian AI cloud provider, according to The Information, which cited people familiar with the talks.
The Information ·A group of private equity firms in recent months considered a potential buyout of Microsoft’s Xbox gaming unit that could have valued it between $100 billion and $150 billion, according to people familiar with the discussions.
The Information ·The lawsuit was dismissed after Altman’s sister refused to attend an independent medical examination.
The Verge ·The first phase of the gigawatt-scale supercluster in New Albany is complete and was used to train Meta’s Muse AI models.
The Next Web ·The tracks were excluded from recommendations, rather than necessarily deleted from Spotify altogether, Engadget reports.
The Verge ·The framework supports DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash but leaves out components developers need to build a complete inference service.
The New Stack ·Revolut confirmed a disruption affecting several services, while customers of Lloyds Bank also reported problems accessing online banking.
The Economic Times ·Nvidia has become something of a central bank for companies expanding the market for its chips beyond tech giants, backstopping customers and demand.
The Information ·The features provide additional measures of cardiovascular fitness and workout effort.
The Verge ·The experiment follows YouTube's earlier removal of public dislike counts and changes affecting Shorts.
Android Headlines ·Conversations can be protected with a PIN or biometric scan and hidden from regular history, pinned chats and conversation search, according to PCMag.
Android Headlines ·The AI meeting assistant plans to use General Catalyst’s Customer Value Fund financing for enterprise growth, international expansion and product development.
RuntimeWire ·Downey will serve as chief customer experience officer for the augmented reality glasses business, a role The Next Web describes as honorary.
9to5Google ·