Journals

Reuters: Didi reports Q3 revenue up 8.6% YoY to ~$8.28B and a ~$211M net income, up from ~$127M in Q3 2024; international revenue up 35% YoY to ~$558M with a ~$240M loss  —  – Q3 revenue up 8.6%; international revenue… Read More »Didi reports Q3 revenue up 8.6% YoY to ~$8.28B and a ~$211M net income, up from ~$127M in Q3 2024; international revenue up 35% YoY to ~$558M with a ~$240M loss (Reuters)

Bloomberg: Naver agrees to acquire Dunamu, which runs South Korea’s biggest crypto exchange Upbit, in a $10.3B all-stock deal; Upbit has 80%+ market share in South Korea  —  Naver Corp. agreed to acquire Dunamu Inc., operator of South Korea’s biggest… Read More »Naver agrees to acquire Dunamu, which runs South Korea’s biggest crypto exchange Upbit, in a $10.3B all-stock deal; Upbit has 80%+ market share in South Korea (Bloomberg)

The Star: Malaysia’s Johor state, which has approved 51 data centre projects as of November, stops approvals for new low-tier data centers citing high water consumption  —  JOHOR will stop approving applications for Tier 1 and Tier 2 data centres… Read More »Malaysia’s Johor state, which has approved 51 data centre projects as of November, stops approvals for new low-tier data centers citing high water consumption (The Star)

Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge: Uber starts deploying fully driverless WeRide robotaxis in Abu Dhabi, after launching its robotaxi service with safety drivers in the UAE in December 2024  —  The robotaxis, which are designed by WeRide, will be… Read More »Uber starts deploying fully driverless WeRide robotaxis in Abu Dhabi, after launching its robotaxi service with safety drivers in the UAE in December 2024 (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)

Vlad Savov / Bloomberg: Counterpoint: Apple is set to overtake Samsung as the world’s largest smartphone maker for the first time since 2011, lifted by the success of iPhone 17 models  —  Apple Inc. will retake its crown as the… Read More »Counterpoint: Apple is set to overtake Samsung as the world’s largest smartphone maker for the first time since 2011, lifted by the success of iPhone 17 models (Vlad Savov/Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Japanese memory chipmaker Kioxia’s stock falls 14%+ after a Bain Capital-backed entity sold $2.1B worth of shares at a discount, stoking AI valuation concerns  —  Kioxia Holdings Corp.’s shares dived more than 14% after a Bain Capital-backed entity unloaded… Read More »Japanese memory chipmaker Kioxia’s stock falls 14%+ after a Bain Capital-backed entity sold $2.1B worth of shares at a discount, stoking AI valuation concerns (Bloomberg)

Samuel Agini / Financial Times: Q&A with Sportable co-founders Dugald Macdonald and Peter Husemeyer on their sensor-based sports tech that generates data for teams, leagues, and broadcasters  —  The founders of Sportable are using sensors to provide a wealth of… Read More »Q&A with Sportable co-founders Dugald Macdonald and Peter Husemeyer on their sensor-based sports tech that generates data for teams, leagues, and broadcasters (Samuel Agini/Financial Times)

Bloomberg: Some food bloggers warn Google’s AI Overviews and AI food pics are burying their real, tested recipes, setting home cooks up for disaster this Thanksgiving  —  Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by… Read More »Some food bloggers warn Google’s AI Overviews and AI food pics are burying their real, tested recipes, setting home cooks up for disaster this Thanksgiving (Bloomberg)

Bill Toulas / BleepingComputer: watchTowr: 80K+ sensitive credentials were found via publicly accessible “Recent Links” pages on online code formatting tools JSONFormatter and CodeBeautify  —  Thousands of credentials, authentication keys, and configuration data impacting organizations in sensitive sectors …

Linda Lew / Bloomberg: Pony AI’s Hong Kong-listed shares rose 6.7% after it said its Guangzhou operations had broken even per car, as it targets a 3,000+ global robotaxi fleet in 2026  —  Pony AI Inc. shares rose for a… Read More »Pony AI’s Hong Kong-listed shares rose 6.7% after it said its Guangzhou operations had broken even per car, as it targets a 3,000+ global robotaxi fleet in 2026 (Linda Lew/Bloomberg)