Plenty of marketers walked out of this year’s UnBoxed conference feeling like Amazon had quietly redrawn the map of digital advertising. The company’s move to bundle its sponsored ads, DSP features and new AI agents into one seamless platform created a sense that the walls between channels might finally start to crumble. Some attendees even joked that they could retire…

Fresh momentum surrounds Microsoft this week as the company unveils a sweeping expansion of its relationship with Anthropic, adding another heavyweight AI partner to Azure’s roster. The move comes with a headline-grabbing $5 billion investment and a promise to host Claude models natively on Azure infrastructure.Early adopters of Microsoft’s ecosystem have been waiting for this moment, since Claude previously lived…

Developers watching Google’s latest Gemini 3 announcements got an extra surprise: Antigravity, a coding environment built around autonomous agents rather than traditional prompts. The tool gives AI direct access to the editor, terminal, and even a browser, turning the system into something more like a junior teammate than a passive assistant. What separates Antigravity from most coding copilots is its…

Recent confirmation that BYD will recall more than 115,000 vehicles has rattled drivers who thought the brand had left its early growing pains behind. The campaign covers Tang series SUVs produced from 2015 to 2017 and Yuan Pro EVs built between 2021 and 2022, all flagged for design and battery-related issues that could, in rare situations, compromise safety. For a…

Bitcoin closed out November 14 with its weakest performance since early May, sinking below $96,000 as global risk appetite continued to evaporate. What initially looked like a routine pullback has now taken on the shape of a deeper sentiment shift, tied directly to fading expectations of a December Federal Reserve rate cut. The crypto market — often energized by optimism…

Amazon is using 2025 as a springboard to reposition its demand-side platform from a useful add-on into a central advertising powerhouse, combining publisher partnerships, authenticated data and direct integrations at a pace that rivals haven’t yet matched. Revenue from Amazon’s overall ad business jumped 24% year over year in Q3 to $17.7 billion, and industry executives say the DSP is…

Social media users woke up to a new feature on Threads this week — “ghost posts” that vanish after 24 hours. Meta rolled out the option in a move that echoes its own Instagram Stories format, aiming to spark more spontaneous sharing and lighter posting pressure. Executives positioned the update as a way to encourage authentic expression without the weight…

Documents seen by Reuters indicate Meta projected about 10% of its 2024 revenue — roughly $16 billion — could come from ads tied to scams or prohibited goods. Another internal note estimated users are exposed to 15 billion high-risk scam ads each day across Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, a figure that dwarfs many countries’ entire ad markets. The cache spans…

Explosive trading pushed Nvidia beyond the $5 trillion line, sealing its place as the most valuable company in tech history. The chipmaker’s rise is powered by insatiable demand for artificial intelligence systems that now fuel everything from startups to governments. Investors seemed stunned by CEO Jensen Huang’s announcement that Nvidia had locked in half a trillion dollars in chip orders.…

Shockwaves rolled through Wall Street on Tuesday as both Apple and Microsoft briefly crossed the astonishing $4 trillion market cap mark — a level that once felt almost sci-fi. Microsoft held above it by market close, while Apple dipped just under, but the symbolism is loud enough: tech giants aren’t just back on top of markets, they’re writing a new…

The combined wealth of American billionaires has climbed to $13.4 trillion, rising about 10% over the past year. New figures show that U.S. billionaires now hold roughly 43% of all billionaire wealth worldwide. The United States is home to more than 1,100 billionaires, nearly one-third of the global total. China follows with just over 300, while Europe has surpassed 1,000…

Curiosity just got a new home — and it’s watching you. OpenAI has rolled out Atlas, a web browser designed to merge ordinary browsing with ChatGPT’s brain. It promises smoother surfing, instant answers, and a personal touch that learns from your habits. Yet that same intimacy raises an eyebrow: Atlas doesn’t just remember sites you visit — it keeps “memories”…

Elon Musk has flipped another page in his tech empire, this time launching Grokipedia, a brand-new AI-written encyclopedia meant to rival Wikipedia. The platform, created under xAI, debuted quietly but immediately stirred up debate. With about 885,000 entries, Grokipedia promises a “truth-oriented” view of knowledge — though some entries already show a peculiar slant that critics call Muskian. Observers noticed…

Amazon is taking a bold step toward cleaner, high-capacity energy by investing in small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) to power its growing artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure. Partnering with Energy Northwest and X-energy, the company revealed details of its upcoming Cascade Advanced Energy Facility in Richland, Washington, marking one of the first large-scale tech investments in nuclear energy in the…

Global brand valuations are being upended by artificial intelligence and shifting market forces, according to Interbrand’s 2025 global rankings. For the first time in over two decades, the list saw record churn, with more brands entering and exiting than ever before. Nvidia emerged as the biggest winner, its brand value skyrocketing 116% year over year to $43.2 billion, the fastest…