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Record spending of $6.2 billion on data centers in the first quarter, up about 100% quarter-on-quarter, boosted investment growth in Australia, supporting an economy strained by high energy costs and tariffs (James Mayger/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 28, 2026

Featured Podcasts Great discussion: AI services, so hot right now A podcast mainly about technology. Presented weekly by Angela Du,…

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Last.fm announces it is an independent company again, 19 years after being acquired by CBS; he plans to keep his current team and continue service as normal (Marella Moon/Engadget)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 28, 2026

Mariella Moon / Engadget: Last.fm announces it is an independent company again, 19 years after being acquired by CBS; he…

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Illinois Legislature passes SB 315, bill requiring annual independent security audits of major AI companies; bill heads to governor’s desk (Jared Perlo/NBC News)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 27, 2026

Featured Podcasts Great discussion: AI services, so hot right now A podcast mainly about technology. Presented weekly by Angela Du,…

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HP reports second-quarter revenue up 9% year-over-year to $14.4 billion, compared with estimates of $14 billion, personal systems revenue up 13% to $10.2 billion, and forecast third-quarter adjusted EPS above estimates (Dina Bass/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 27, 2026

Dina bass / Bloomberg: HP reports second-quarter revenue up 9% year-over-year to $14.4 billion, compared to an estimated $14 billion,…

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OpenAI announces partnerships to combat election misinformation, offering cybersecurity products to state officials and supporting legislation to combat deepfakes (Maria Curi/Axios)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 27, 2026

Marie Curi / Axios: OpenAI announces partnerships to combat election misinformation, offering cybersecurity products to state officials and supporting legislation…

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ElevenLabs launches Music v2, which can change genres mid-track and handle complex vocal compositions, built on licensed data and cleared for commercial use (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 27, 2026

Ivan Mehta / TechCrunch: ElevenLabs launches Music v2, which can change genres mid-track and handle complex vocal compositions, built on…

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Shanghai Stock Exchange says memory maker CXMT has cleared the exchange’s Nasdaq-like STAR Board for review in what could be China’s largest IPO in 2026 (Wall Street Journal)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 27, 2026

Wall Street Journal: The Shanghai Stock Exchange said memory maker CXMT had cleared the Nasdaq-like STAR Board for review in…

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Amazon says it has invested £15 billion in the UK in 2025, including new sites and expanded studios, putting it on track to invest £40 billion over three years by 2027 (Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 27, 2026

Featured Podcasts Channels with Peter Kafka: Dow Jones CEO Almar Latour explains why boring data is a great news story…

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Sources: Software private equity firm Hg agrees to acquire Rightsline, whose software helps Disney, BBC, WBD and others manage IP licensing, for $500 million (Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 27, 2026

Financial Times: Sources: Software private equity firm Hg agrees to acquire Rightsline, whose software helps Disney, BBC, WBD and others…

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Samsung’s largest union approves a wage deal that would give chip workers an average bonus of about $340,000, with about 74% of members voting in favor, avoiding a strike (Yoolim Lee/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsMay 27, 2026

Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg: Samsung’s largest union approves wage deal that would give chip workers an average bonus of about…

Trial against Orda.kz publisher begins – The Diplomat

China’s $295 billion AI ambitions will send domestic high-tech stocks soaring – The Diplomat

Football and assimilation in the Uighur region – Le Diplomate

The industrial gap in economic security between India and Japan – The Diplomat

Xi Jinping just made being Taiwanese a crime – The Diplomat

Lamborghini unveils its new Urus performance hybrid SUV after abandoning electric vehicles

American Airlines opens take-out lounge at New York’s JFK

Nike (NKE) Q4 2026 Results

JLL’s investment arm bets big on industrial real estate

Eli Lilly, Regeneron in FDA PreCheck manufacturing program

Trump hands election to Democrats by holding midterm convention

Mike Johnson groans in defeat after SCOTUS overturns Trump on citizenship rights

House Democrats to force vote to cut Trump’s arms fund

Supreme Court condemns Republicans in midterms with ruling on mail-in voting

Even Fox News Can’t Hide Trump’s Great Failing for Fairness in America

How the rapid rise of AI capabilities in the United States and China is driving both a transformation in the use of AI in the workplace and sudden shifts in policy and markets (Ethan Mollick/One Useful Thing)

[Thread] Export controls now lifted by the United States on anthropogenic models have created uncertainty, are a personal goal, and will push service providers toward Chinese AI models (Alex Stamos/@alexstamos)

Anthropic says Fable 5 will be available via usage credits to Claude users starting July 7 and is working with partners to draft an AI jailbreak severity standard (Anthropic)

Lime raised $174 million in its U.S. IPO, selling 6.68 million shares at $25 each, in the middle of the marketed range, giving Lime a market value of $1.6 billion (Bloomberg)

Nearly 1,700 British investors are suing Binance and Changpeng Zhao for at least £150 million, alleging Binance sold them risky derivatives without regulatory approval (Kirstin Ridley/Reuters)

Browsing: Technology

Record spending of $6.2 billion on data centers in the first quarter, up about 100% quarter-on-quarter, boosted investment growth in Australia, supporting an economy strained by high energy costs and tariffs (James Mayger/Bloomberg)

Last.fm announces it is an independent company again, 19 years after being acquired by CBS; he plans to keep his current team and continue service as normal (Marella Moon/Engadget)

Illinois Legislature passes SB 315, bill requiring annual independent security audits of major AI companies; bill heads to governor’s desk (Jared Perlo/NBC News)

HP reports second-quarter revenue up 9% year-over-year to $14.4 billion, compared with estimates of $14 billion, personal systems revenue up 13% to $10.2 billion, and forecast third-quarter adjusted EPS above estimates (Dina Bass/Bloomberg)

OpenAI announces partnerships to combat election misinformation, offering cybersecurity products to state officials and supporting legislation to combat deepfakes (Maria Curi/Axios)

ElevenLabs launches Music v2, which can change genres mid-track and handle complex vocal compositions, built on licensed data and cleared for commercial use (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

Shanghai Stock Exchange says memory maker CXMT has cleared the exchange’s Nasdaq-like STAR Board for review in what could be China’s largest IPO in 2026 (Wall Street Journal)

Amazon says it has invested £15 billion in the UK in 2025, including new sites and expanded studios, putting it on track to invest £40 billion over three years by 2027 (Reuters)

Sources: Software private equity firm Hg agrees to acquire Rightsline, whose software helps Disney, BBC, WBD and others manage IP licensing, for $500 million (Financial Times)

Samsung’s largest union approves a wage deal that would give chip workers an average bonus of about $340,000, with about 74% of members voting in favor, avoiding a strike (Yoolim Lee/Bloomberg)