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Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land: Google rolls out Preferred Sources globally, letting users customize “top stories” in Search, and launches highlighted links from users’ news subscriptions  —  Google is rolling out Preferred Sources globally after launching it in the… Read More »Google rolls out Preferred Sources globally, letting users customize “top stories” in Search, and launches highlighted links from users’ news subscriptions (Barry Schwartz/Search Engine Land)

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: ChatGPT was 2025’s most downloaded free app in the US iOS App Store, up from No. 4 in 2024, followed by Threads, Google, TikTok, WhatsApp, and Instagram  —  Apple on Wednesday released its annual list of… Read More »ChatGPT was 2025’s most downloaded free app in the US iOS App Store, up from No. 4 in 2024, followed by Threads, Google, TikTok, WhatsApp, and Instagram (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Zaheer Kachwala / Reuters: Adobe reports Q4 revenue up 10% YoY to $6.19B, Digital Media revenue up 11% to $4.62B, and forecasts FY 2026 revenue above estimates  —  Adobe (ADBE.O) forecast fiscal 2026 revenue above Wall Street expectations on Wednesday,… Read More »Adobe reports Q4 revenue up 10% YoY to $6.19B, Digital Media revenue up 11% to $4.62B, and forecasts FY 2026 revenue above estimates (Zaheer Kachwala/Reuters)

Jordan Novet / CNBC: Oracle reports Q2 revenue up 14% YoY to $16.06B vs. $16.21B est., remaining performance obligations up 438% to $523B vs. $502B est.; ORCL drops 5%+ after hours  —  Oracle shares sank 11% in extended trading on… Read More »Oracle reports Q2 revenue up 14% YoY to $16.06B vs. $16.21B est., remaining performance obligations up 438% to $523B vs. $502B est.; ORCL drops 5%+ after hours (Jordan Novet/CNBC)

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch: Reddit starts a limited test of verified profiles, an opt-in feature that places a gray checkmark beside the usernames of notable people or businesses  —  Reddit is starting a limited test of verified profiles, which places… Read More »Reddit starts a limited test of verified profiles, an opt-in feature that places a gray checkmark beside the usernames of notable people or businesses (Amanda Silberling/TechCrunch)

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters: Sources: Google is set to be hit with a potentially large EU fine in Q1 2026 if it does not do more to ensure Google Play complies with EU competition rules  —  Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google… Read More »Sources: Google is set to be hit with a potentially large EU fine in Q1 2026 if it does not do more to ensure Google Play complies with EU competition rules (Foo Yun Chee/Reuters)

Ina Fried / Axios: OpenAI says the cyber capabilities of its frontier AI models are accelerating and warns that upcoming models are likely to pose a “high” risk  —  OpenAI says the cyber capabilities of its frontier AI models are… Read More »OpenAI says the cyber capabilities of its frontier AI models are accelerating and warns that upcoming models are likely to pose a “high” risk (Ina Fried/Axios)

Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch: Google releases fully managed, remote MCP servers to help developers connect AI agents to services such as Maps, BigQuery, Compute Engine, and Kubernetes Engine  —  AI agents are being sold as the solution for planning trips,… Read More »Google releases fully managed, remote MCP servers to help developers connect AI agents to services such as Maps, BigQuery, Compute Engine, and Kubernetes Engine (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch)

Wall Street Journal: Sources: Blue Origin has worked for over a year on tech for orbital AI data centers; SpaceX plans to use upgraded Starlink satellites for AI computing payloads  —  Space companies backed by tech billionaires hope to move… Read More »Sources: Blue Origin has worked for over a year on tech for orbital AI data centers; SpaceX plans to use upgraded Starlink satellites for AI computing payloads (Wall Street Journal)

Reuters: Sources: ByteDance and Alibaba have asked Nvidia about placing large orders for H200 chips after Trump’s export approval, as they remain concerned about supply  —  ByteDance and Alibaba (9988.HK) have asked Nvidia (NVDA.O) about buying its powerful H200 AI… Read More »Sources: ByteDance and Alibaba have asked Nvidia about placing large orders for H200 chips after Trump’s export approval, as they remain concerned about supply (Reuters)