WhatsApp launches usernames, allowing contact without a phone number. However, if the desired @ is taken, the app suggests linking Instagram, connecting both profiles in Meta's Accounts Center to feed its personalized advertising.
Tesla reported a 25% year-over-year sales increase, driven by Europe and China, while BYD regains global EV leadership. Tesla's resurgence eases doubts about its automotive business, though competition intensifies.
A US law banning Chinese technology in connected vehicles forces Polestar dealerships in the US to close starting in 2025. Investors lose their business, and the brand faces an uncertain future in the North American market.
The FDA has given the green light for ZYN, a nicotine pouch brand, to claim it is a less harmful alternative to cigarettes. However, the agency emphasizes that quitting all nicotine use remains the healthiest option. We analyze the regulatory impact, public health implications, and what this means for the tobacco industry and consumers.
Amazon confirmed on July 2, 2026, that its Amazon Leo constellation has surpassed 390 satellites in orbit, the minimum needed to offer commercial broadband service at selected latitudes. The latest Atlas V launch marked the end of an era, as the company prepares to scale with Vulcan and New Glenn rockets.
Meta is reportedly preparing to launch Meta Compute, a cloud computing service to rent GPU capacity and AI models, directly competing with AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. The initiative aims to monetize the massive investment in AI infrastructure, which could reach $145 billion this year.
The €4.1 billion fine imposed on Google by the European Commission is the largest penalty for abuse of dominant position in history. The case focuses on how Google used Android to block competition, forcing manufacturers to pre-install its services and search engine.
Spotify has removed 500,000 streams from Malcolm Todd's song 'Earrings' after detecting artificial manipulation. The fraudulent plays are allegedly linked to users of prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket who bet the song would reach number one. The artist is not implicated.
The Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities suspended acceptance of wastewater from data centers after detecting the bacterium Cupriavidus gilardii in the reclaimed water system, attributed to a cooling purge by Meta. The case reveals that the promise of 'zero water consumption' in liquid cooling is not as clean as it seems.
More than 842,000 US homes lost power during the 250th Independence Day celebration amid a record-breaking heat wave. Grid operator PJM activated a federal alert to reduce consumption, while wholesale electricity prices surged up to 50 times normal levels.
Microsoft has been flagged for shifting nearly 40% of its global profits to Ireland, where it employs only 3% of its workforce. The case, uncovered by a tax compliance report required by the EU, shows common practices among big tech companies and has sparked a conflict with the US IRS.
Sony has announced that starting January 2028, it will stop publishing physical disc games for PlayStation, betting on a fully digital future. The decision, affecting collectors and physical property advocates, comes after the controversial removal of digitally purchased movies and GTA 6 pre-orders without a disc.