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The U.S. has granted Taiwan’s TSMC an annual license to import American chipmaking tools into its Nanjing fab in China, replacing expiring waivers and aligning with similar approvals for Samsung and SK hynix, as Washington balances security and supply chain stability.
SoftBank has fully funded a roughly $41 billion investment in OpenAI, giving the Japanese group about 11% of the ChatGPT maker and deepening Masayoshi Son’s all‑in push on AI infrastructure, data centers, and next‑generation models at valuations that now approach $500 billion for OpenAI.
TikTok has agreed to a new U.S. joint venture that moves control of data, algorithms and moderation to an Oracle‑backed investor group, aiming to end years of ban threats from Washington. ByteDance keeps a smaller stake while U.S. partners front security and oversight.
Truecaller has rolled out a free voicemail service for Android users in India, bringing AI-powered transcription, device-side storage, and built-in spam filtering to everyday phone calls. The move aims to replace old-school operator voicemail with a smarter, app-first experience that works in 12 Indian languages and helps users ignore nuisance and scam calls without missing important messages.
Tata and Intel have signed a strategic alliance to build a silicon and compute ecosystem in India, covering fabs, advanced packaging and AI PCs. The tie‑up positions Dholera and Guwahati as key hubs for Intel products and next‑gen AI compute across PCs, data centres and automotive.
IBM is set to acquire data‑streaming specialist Confluent in an 11 billion dollar deal to build a smart data platform for enterprise generative AI. The move aims to link real‑time data, hybrid cloud, and AI agents so large companies can run faster, smarter applications with cleaner, connected data.
Cloudflare has restored services after a brief dashboard and firewall outage that disrupted Coinbase, Claude AI, LinkedIn, Zoom, and key trading apps. The failure, linked to a firewall rules change rather than an attack, again exposes how a few infrastructure players can shake global markets and everyday internet use.
YouTube has dropped its fight with Canberra and will now follow Australia’s world‑first ban on social media accounts for under‑16s, logging out teen users and closing young creators’ channels ahead of the 10 December 2025 start date.
AWS and Google Cloud have unveiled a new multicloud networking service that gives businesses private, high-speed links between the two platforms in minutes, not weeks. The jointly engineered solution targets complex hybrid setups, reliability needs, and the growth of AI and data-heavy workloads.
South Korea is investigating Coupang after a breach exposed millions of customer records. Police, regulators, and tech experts examine security flaws and demand tougher data protection.
TSMC’s landmark lawsuit targets ex-senior VP Lo Wei-Jen over claims he leaked vital technology secrets to Intel after joining the US chip giant, raising fresh security concerns in the fiercely competitive semiconductor industry.
Amazon just told workers to drop popular outside AI coding tools—and only use its own system, Kiro. This big move could reset the tech race at Amazon. Company bet: Kiro wins the future.