Wednesday, 28 October 2026
- Alphabet shares fall almost 10% after hours as costs and Search growth disappoint
Alphabet shares fell almost 10% in after-hours trading, even though Google Cloud revenue more than doubled in the third quarter.
- Microsoft shares rise 2.5% after Azure growth accelerates to beat forecasts
Microsoft shares rose 2.5% in after-hours trading after Azure, its cloud computing platform, grew 48% in the first quarter of its 2027 financial year.
- OpenAI brings ChatGPT dot agents to iMessage and RCS
OpenAI has begun letting ChatGPT dot agents communicate through iMessage, SMS and RCS.
- Google rushes out second frontier AI model in weeks
Google has launched Gemini 4 Carbon, a frontier artificial intelligence model it describes as substantially more capable than the one it shipped less than a…
- Putin praises Musk as Russia races to build rival to Starlink
Vladimir Putin praised Elon Musk's "genius" at a Russia-Africa summit in Moscow, contrasting SpaceX's satellite network with Russia's nascent Rassvet…
- Apple launches first touchscreen Mac as laptop market slumps
Apple has released its first touchscreen laptop, the MacBook Pro with ProLED XDR Display, on Wednesday.
- SpaceX launches Grok partner network with 130 early-access firms
SpaceX has launched the Super Intelligence Partner Network, a channel programme for its Grok artificial intelligence platform, CRN reported.
- Meta signals another delay to disputed business terms
Meta may delay its revised business terms for a second time, communications director Andy Stone said in a post on X, after publishers raised fresh objections…
- NASA and Google test robot for deep-space medical support
NASA is testing an artificial intelligence-powered robotic system designed to help astronauts with routine maintenance and medical support without waiting for…
- Intel to buy quantum software maker Classiq
Intel has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Classiq, a Tel Aviv-based quantum software company whose platform converts high-level algorithm descriptions…
- DeepSeek model resists shutdown in safety tests
DeepSeek, the Hangzhou-based AI startup, has released a model that performs better on safety benchmarks than its predecessors but still struggles to let humans…
- Nadella abandons belief that scale alone aligns AI
Satya Nadella said he no longer believes artificial intelligence alignment will emerge naturally as models become more capable, a reversal from the assumption…
- Microsoft results preview: Azure growth of 45% is the number to watch
Microsoft reports fiscal first-quarter results on Wednesday after the US market close, with growth at Azure, its cloud computing platform, the figure most…
- Apple CEO teases touchscreen MacBook Pro ahead of Los Angeles unveiling
Apple has spent three straight days launching hardware this week.
- Oracle widens AI cloud with OpenAI, Nvidia and Google deals, but customers are wary
Oracle announced an expanded collaboration with OpenAI at its AI World conference in Las Vegas this week.
- 31 hours and counting: Big Tech's earnings test. Is the AI spending paying for itself?
Alphabet and Microsoft go first, after the US market close tonight, with calls at 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
- Amazon rebuilds the Echo line around Alexa+ and ambient sensing
Amazon's Echo has spent a decade as a speaker that waits to be spoken to.