Technology
Technology is our broadest section, covering the products, platforms and trends that shape how people and organizations use computing. It includes consumer and enterprise technology, emerging tools and standards, internet and telecom infrastructure, and the social and policy debates that follow new technology into everyday life. Articles here connect individual announcements to longer-running developments in AI, software, hardware and security. Readers looking for focused coverage can move from here into those dedicated sections for deeper reporting on each area.
Databricks Hits $188 Billion Valuation, Cementing Its Grip on the Enterprise AI Era
In a funding landscape that has become accustomed to eye-watering numbers, Databricks still managed to turn heads this week. The enterprise AI...
Kimi K3: China’s Moonshot AI Drops the World’s Largest Open-Source Model — And It’s Gunning for Fable 5
When DeepSeek’s R1 model stunned Silicon Valley in early 2025, many dismissed it as a one-off shock. A year and a half...
Apple Intelligence Finally Arrives in China: Inside the Alibaba Qwen Deal That Changed Everything
After nearly two years of regulatory limbo, diplomatic maneuvering, and failed partnerships, Apple Intelligence is officially coming to China. On July 15,...
Xi Jinping Takes the WAIC Stage: China’s Bid to Reshape Global AI Governance
In a moment that crystallized the deepening fracture in global technology competition, Chinese President Xi Jinping stepped onto the stage of the...
Stripe and Advent International Make $53 Billion Bid for PayPal — The Biggest Fintech Deal Ever
The fintech world is reeling from a bombshell announcement: Stripe, the privately held payments infrastructure giant, and private equity firm Advent International...
America’s AI Infrastructure War: Meta Bets $50 Billion on Louisiana While New York Pulls the Brakes
In the span of 48 hours this week, the United States delivered two contradictory verdicts on the future of AI infrastructure —...
Meta’s Iris AI Chip: The $145 Billion Bet on Silicon Sovereignty
Meta Platforms is preparing to manufacture its most ambitious custom processor yet — an in-house AI accelerator codenamed “Iris” — with production...
Apple Sues OpenAI for Trade Secret Theft, Alleging Coordinated Raid on Its Hardware Talent
Apple has filed a blockbuster lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the AI startup of orchestrating a systematic campaign to steal confidential hardware designs,...
HalluSquatting: How Hackers Are Weaponizing AI Hallucinations to Build Botnets
Artificial intelligence coding assistants have become indispensable tools for millions of developers worldwide. Tools like Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf, and Google’s Gemini...