YouTube has appealed the landmark social media addiction verdict, joining Meta, and argues it is not a social media platform like Instagram or TikTok.

Apple is hunting AI chip acquisitions after its own M2 Ultra servers fell short, a rare M&A push while Nvidia still powers the Gemini-based Siri.

Walden Robotics, a Toyota spin-out, launched from stealth with $300M at a $1.1bn valuation. Its factory humanoids roll on wheels, not legs.

Miles Wang, an OpenAI researcher, is in talks to raise $200M at a $2bn valuation for an AI drug-discovery startup that has no name or product yet.

ChatGPT now displays Kalshi prediction market odds for 2026 World Cup matches, marking OpenAI's first partnership with a regulated betting exchange.

Thinking Machines Inkling is Mira Murati's first model: an open-weight 975B system the lab admits is not the best, built for firms to fine-tune.

Lu Yaxiang's sodium battery charges in 4 minutes and retains 90% capacity after 2,000 cycles. Gotion hit 261 Wh/kg. China imports 75% of its lithium.

Bliq.ai won approval to run driverless cars on Finnish public roads, its second EU market after Estonia, starting with a Helsinki winter test.

Neko Health, Daniel Ek's body-scanning startup, raised $700M at nearly $7bn and is opening its first US clinic in New York, backed by A-listers.

Amazon Leo will launch in South Africa in 2027, beating Starlink in Elon Musk's birth country over Black-ownership rules he has refused to meet.

Jensen Huang thanked Sega for a $5m investment in 1995 that saved Nvidia from bankruptcy. The Nvidia and Sega tie now spans 30 years and $1 trillion.

Premium users can now type or speak to Spotify to control playback, explore listening history, and learn about music. Managed accounts for kids also go free.