Samsung announces $2.11 billion cancellation of its own shares
The company’s board approves the retirement of 50.1 million common stocks and 6.91 million preferred stocks, with cancellation set for Thursday
Russia fines Google 3.8mn roubles for YouTube clip telling Russian troops how to surrender
Russia orders foreign platforms to remove illegal content and fines non-compliance
South Korea suspends new downloads of DeepSeek AI app over privacy issues
The suspension applies to new downloads of the app, although its web service remains accessible in the country
Microsoft to invest $700 million in Poland’s AI and cybersecurity
Investing in Poland is driven by recent progress and the promising future it enables, says Microsoft President
South Korea to acquire 10,000 GPUs to stay competitive in global AI race
The government aims to secure GPUs through public-private cooperation to launch services at its national AI computing centre
Meta launches AI-powered robotics division, enters humanoid robot race
The robotics division will focus on consumer humanoid robots, leveraging the capabilities of Meta’s Llama AI platform, says Meta CTO
Taiwan says semiconductor industry needs global collaboration not control
The remarks follow Trump's claim that Taiwan "takes" the industry and his call to restore U.S. chip manufacturing
OpenAI rejects $97.4 billion bid from Elon Musk-led consortium
OpenAI is not for sale, and the board has unanimously rejected Mr. Musk's latest attempt to disrupt his competition, says Chairman OpenAI
Pakistan Software Export Board expands IT infrastructure with 43 technology parks
 New IT parks in Karachi and Islamabad to boost exports and job creation
Elon Musk announces Grok 3 AI chatbot launch in the next two weeks
Grok 3 has very powerful reasoning capabilities, and based on tests, it is outperforming existing models, says Musk
Apple selects Alibaba for AI integration in China iPhones
Apple uses Apple Intelligence and ChatGPT in iPhones, but it is not confirmed if the Alibaba partnership follows this model
Apple’s App Tracking Transparency tool under scrutiny in Germany
The charges follow a three-year Federal Cartel Office probe into Apple's tool, which blocks advertisers from tracking users across apps
Google partners with Poland to expand AI adoption in key sectors
Google will invest $5 million over five years to expand training programs and aims to enhance digital skills for 1 million young Poles, Pichai says
Google loses second India policy head in as many years
Iarla Flynn, policy head for northern Europe, will serve as the interim policy lead for India, says Google's internal memo
Musk’s group to withdraw $97.4 billion OpenAI bid if non-profit status stays
If the OpenAI board preserves the charity's mission and halts its conversion, Musk withdraws the bid