According to a new report, the EU’s upcoming Digital Networks Act will not impose binding rules on major tech platforms. Instead, companies like Meta and Amazon will be asked to cooperate under a voluntary framework. This is a significant departure from the bloc’s other strict tech regulations.
The ports-to-telecoms giant is moving ahead with plans to list its massive retail arm. The IPO could be a major test for Hong Kong’s resurgent market.
Apple’s annual shareholder meeting is set for February 24, where votes will include a conservative think tank’s proposal on China risks and Tim Cook’s $59 million target compensation. The company is coming off a fiscal 2025 with record revenue of $416.2 billion.
Nvidia is reportedly demanding Chinese customers pay up front for H200 AI chips with no refunds if Beijing blocks the imports. This comes as ByteDance plans to spend $14 billion on them in 2026, but Nvidia faces a major inventory and production gamble.
Warner Bros. Discovery’s board is under fire for how it’s handling competing bids from Paramount and Netflix. The Paramount offer is a higher, all-cash deal, but the board seems to be favoring the more complex Netflix proposal. This is a classic case of governance failure in motion.
France’s Ministry of the Armed Forces has signed a framework agreement with Paris-based Mistral AI. The deal allows military and affiliated agencies to use Mistral’s models, with deployment on French infrastructure for data control.
Haveli Investments is taking a controlling stake in Sirion, an AI contract software firm. The deal values Sirion at roughly $1 billion and aims to fuel its global expansion and product innovation.
AI is making expert knowledge a commodity, forcing companies to find a new edge. Tech leaders argue the crucial skill is “context engineering”—feeding AI the right internal data. The challenge is avoiding “context rot” from information overload.
US hedge fund manager Boaz Weinstein is taking another run at the Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust, amassing a 30% stake. His campaign highlights a surge in activist investors targeting UK companies, forcing boards to defend their strategies publicly.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says he’s “perfectly fine” with a proposed California ballot measure that could levy a one-time 5% tax on billionaires. The tax could cost Huang nearly $8 billion based on his estimated $155 billion net worth.
