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China Demand Turns Raub Into A Global Hub For Premium Durian Trade

Raub, a small town in Malaysia once known for gold mining, has become a focal point of the global durian trade as China’s rising demand for the fruit drives exports,…

Google Faces Tribunal Claim Over Whistleblower Redundancy After Harassment Report

A senior Google employee has told a London employment tribunal that she was made redundant after reporting a manager for sexual misconduct, with the company accused of retaliation following an…

Nissan Records £888m Loss In UK After Asset Write Down

Nissan’s UK business posted a pre tax loss of £888m for the year ending 31 March 2025 after cutting the book value of its equipment, with the Sunderland based car…

Excel Faces Pushback As Firms Replace Spreadsheets With Centralized Data Systems

Microsoft Excel, now 40 years old, is increasingly being treated by technology leaders as a barrier to modern data management and AI adoption, even as it remains one of the…

Bugatti Builds First Branded Residential Tower In Dubai

Bugatti is expanding beyond car manufacturing by developing its first residential tower in Dubai, with apartments priced from $5.2 million as the French luxury brand moves into the branded real…

NSO Group Releases New Transparency Report As Critics Question Missing Details

NSO Group published a new transparency report on Wednesday, presenting what the spyware company described as a new phase of accountability, while omitting customer and enforcement data that had appeared…

OpenAI Acquires Convogo Team In Latest Acqui-Hire As Product Winds Down

OpenAI has agreed to acquire the team behind Convogo, a business software startup focused on automating leadership assessments and feedback reporting, in a deal that brings the founders into OpenAI…

Disney Plans Short-Form Video Feed For Disney+ To Increase Daily Use

Disney plans to introduce short-form video content on Disney+ in the U.S. later this year, adding a vertically oriented viewing option aimed at increasing how often subscribers open the streaming…

Illinois Confirms Years-Long Data Exposure Affecting More Than 700,000 Residents

Illinois officials have confirmed that a publicly accessible internal website exposed personal information linked to more than 700,000 state residents over a period of more than four years, after a…

Nvidia Tightens Payment Terms For H200 Chip Orders In China Amid Approval Uncertainty

Nvidia has begun requiring customers in China to pay the full amount upfront for orders of its H200 artificial intelligence chips, even as regulatory approval in both the United States…

Snowflake Agrees To Acquire Observe In Deal Built Around Native Observability Integration

Snowflake has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Observe, an observability platform built directly on Snowflake’s databases, with the goal of giving customers a unified way to collect, store, and…

Judge Sends Elon Musk’s Lawsuit Against OpenAI To Trial After Finding Supporting Evidence

A U.S. judge has ruled that Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI will proceed to trial, citing evidence that supports Musk’s claims that the company departed from its original nonprofit commitments.…

Apple Names JPMorgan Chase As New Apple Card Issuer, Ending Goldman Sachs Partnership

Apple has selected JPMorgan Chase as the new issuer of the Apple Card, replacing Goldman Sachs, with the transition expected to take up to 24 months and no immediate changes…

Lux Capital Closes $1.5 Billion Fund As Investors Back Frontier Science Strategy

Lux Capital has closed a $1.5 billion ninth fund, marking the largest fundraise in the venture firm’s 25 year history, as limited partners continue to commit capital despite a broader…

Artisan AI Restored On LinkedIn After Temporary Platform Ban

Artisan AI briefly disappeared from LinkedIn after the platform restricted the startup’s accounts, before restoring access following discussions between the two companies, according to the company’s chief executive. LinkedIn Accounts…

Ford Previews AI Assistant Launch And Next-Generation BlueCruise Roadmap At CES 2026

Ford outlined plans for a new AI assistant that will launch in its smartphone app in early 2026 and later expand into vehicles in 2027, while also previewing a next-generation…

Roku Signals Wider Distribution For Low-Cost Streaming Service Howdy

Roku is considering expanding its low-cost streaming service Howdy beyond its own devices, with company leadership indicating plans to distribute the channel across more platforms while maintaining its ad-free, $2.99-per-month…

Discord Confidentially Files For IPO As Market Conditions Are Reassessed

Discord has confidentially filed paperwork with US regulators for an initial public offering, reviving expectations of a potential stock market debut as early as March, according to people familiar with…

Swap Commerce Raises $100 Million As DST Global And Iconiq Back AI E Commerce Platform

Swap Commerce has raised a new $100 million funding round, drawing fresh backing from major venture capital firms just six months after closing its previous Series B, as investors increase…

Anthropic Plans $10 Billion Fundraise At $350 Billion Valuation

Anthropic is preparing to raise about $10 billion at a valuation of roughly $350 billion, a move that would nearly double the artificial intelligence company’s valuation from its most recent…