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Google announced the launch of Operation Blue Skies, the world's first state-backed trial to avoid contrails across an entire oceanic airspace, operating in the eastern half of the North Atlantic corridor, Shanwick airspace.
Aug 18, 2026, 09:00 UTC
Google Nest and Google Home devices experienced a widespread outage on Monday night, with over 200 users reporting server connection issues on Downdetector, leaving devices unresponsive or stuck on loading screens.
Aug 18, 2026, 03:55 UTC
Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft and Meta plan to spend a combined $760 billion in 2026 on AI and cloud infrastructure, up from about $200 billion in 2022.
Source:Aug 17, 2026, 18:09 UTC
YouTube announced on Monday that it is changing how views are counted on its platform, with a view now counting as soon as a video starts playing or someone enters a live broadcast.
Aug 17, 2026, 16:15 UTC
SpaceX disclosed that over 1,500 investors hold stakes, with 23 accounting for over 80% of reported shares, including major positions by Alphabet, Fidelity, Gigafund, Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, and Nvidia.
Source:Aug 17, 2026, 14:30 UTC
Nine tech giants, including Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, Oracle, Nvidia, Broadcom, AMD, and SpaceX, carry approximately $3 trillion in off-balance-sheet AI-related obligations, nearly double a July estimate of $1.65 trillion, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis based on filings through June 2026.
Source:Aug 17, 2026, 10:45 UTC
Google began rolling out Android Tap to Share for Pixel 6 and newer devices on August 12, 2026, enabling nearby sharing via NFC.
Source:Aug 17, 2026, 08:15 UTC
Google terminated 449 South Korean YouTube channels in Q2 2026 for politically charged content, with the largest number taken down in May just before local elections.
Source:Aug 17, 2026, 06:21 UTC
Alibaba consolidated its Qwen Office product at the end of July 2026, absorbing Wukong, MuleRun, and QoderWork.
Source:Aug 17, 2026, 00:59 UTC
Alibaba's AI model Qwen surpassed 3 billion global downloads in the past six months, becoming the world's top AI model, according to a Hugging Face report.
Aug 16, 2026, 23:59 UTC
Google lowered the entry requirements for its search profiles, making more creators and brands eligible for a custom display in Search, and expanded copyright violation alerts for YouTube channel managers.
Source:Aug 16, 2026, 22:48 UTC
H&H International Investment, managed by Duan Yongping, disclosed its Q2 2026 portfolio changes, including new positions in Alibaba and Pinduoduo, and reductions in Nvidia, Alphabet, and Microsoft.
Source:Aug 16, 2026, 13:16 UTC
Alibaba's open-source AI model family Qwen surpassed 30 billion cumulative downloads globally over the past six months, ranking first worldwide ahead of Meta and Google.
Source:Aug 16, 2026, 12:00 UTC
India's CERT-In issued a high-severity advisory warning about multiple critical vulnerabilities in Google Chrome affecting Windows, macOS, and Linux systems, urging users to update.
Source:Aug 15, 2026, 11:01 UTC
Alibaba's AI models reached 3 billion downloads, surpassing Meta and Google, according to a Hugging Face study.
Aug 15, 2026, 06:30 UTC
SEMI announced that SEMICON Taiwan 2026's CEO Summit & Ecosystem Executive Summit will be expanded to a full-day event on September 2, 2026, featuring discussions on AI deployment technologies and keynotes from industry executives.
Source:Aug 15, 2026, 06:03 UTC
In Q2 2026, Duan Yongping's H&H International Investment fund increased its stake in PDD Holdings, re-bought Alibaba, reduced holdings in Apple, Nvidia, Google, and Microsoft, and liquidated positions in TSMC and CrowdStrike.
Aug 15, 2026, 01:18 UTC
Swire Pacific reported H1 2026 Coca-Cola revenue of HK$14.224 billion, up 9.16%, and attributable profit of HK$727 million, up 24%.
Aug 14, 2026, 23:15 UTC
The Maryland Tax Court struck down Maryland's digital advertising tax, ruling it violates the federal Internet Tax Freedom Act, and ordered the state to refund collected taxes with interest.
Aug 14, 2026, 20:48 UTC
Google released Credentio, an open source C++ library for C2PA content provenance and authenticity, announced on August 13, 2026.
Aug 14, 2026, 20:08 UTC
Viking Global Investors liquidated its entire position in Alphabet Inc Class A common stock.
Source:Aug 14, 2026, 19:16 UTC
Baupost Group, led by Seth Klarman, disclosed new and increased equity positions in Pershing Square Inc., CME Group, Amazon, and Alphabet during the second quarter.
Aug 14, 2026, 19:04 UTC
Google announced that users will be able to remove visible watermarks from AI-generated images and videos, with a toggle rolling out for Nano Banana, Omni, and Lyria models, and later for Gemini and Flow.
Aug 14, 2026, 18:19 UTC
Tiger Global disclosed its Q2 13F holdings, reducing positions in Alphabet, Broadcom, Spotify, and Meta, while establishing new positions in AMD, Seagate, Visa, and Danaher, increasing stakes in Intuit, Corpay, Reddit, and MercadoLibre, and exiting positions in AppLovin, Netflix, Zscaler, and Procore.
Source:Aug 14, 2026, 12:19 UTC
BytePe announced its Freedom Sale, offering discounts on premium smartphones and consumer technology products ahead of the Independence Day shopping season.
Source:Aug 14, 2026, 10:05 UTC
Alphabet disclosed that its stake in SpaceX is worth about $94 billion at the end of June, up from a $900 million investment made in 2015.
Aug 10, 2026, 03:08 UTC
Morgan Stanley reported that global cloud capital expenditure is expected to grow 29% year-over-year in 2027, and noted that three of the four major hyperscalers have raised their capital expenditure guidance for fiscal 2026.
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