SoftBank shares plunged 10% while Advantest fell over 8% as investors grew wary of AI stock valuations. The selloff followed Palantir’s 8% drop despite beating earnings expectations, signaling broader concerns about the AI investment theme.
AMD just posted a massive quarter with $9.2 billion in revenue, up 36% year-over-year. The chipmaker’s net income soared 61% to $1.2 billion, driven by strong demand for its EPYC server processors and Ryzen PC chips.
Thomson Reuters is betting its massive legal data trove and human-edited content will give it an edge in the AI legal tech race. But shares dropped sharply as investors worry about competition from ChatGPT and well-funded newcomers. The company’s CEO admits even he doesn’t know exactly how this will
Microsoft is testing a major change to Windows 11 that replaces the traditional search box with Copilot AI. The feature requires specific Insider builds and third-party tools to enable, creating a mixed search and AI experience that doesn’t always work perfectly.
Apple’s newly launched App Store website had sourcemaps left enabled in production, allowing the complete front-end code to be extracted and published on GitHub. The code reveals Apple’s implementation details but contains no sensitive information that could harm users or developers.
The number of connected IoT devices is projected to reach 39 billion by 2030, according to CRN’s latest analysis. This represents massive growth opportunities in 5G and edge computing services as cellular connectivity demand surges.
David Smith, who managed over $100 billion in partner-driven revenue at Microsoft, has joined Google. The move signals Google’s aggressive push to compete with Microsoft’s massive partner ecosystem. Smith was among CRN’s 2025 Channel Chiefs before making the switch.
UK mobile operators are upgrading networks to block scam calls using AI and advanced tracing technology. The move comes as fraud accounts for over 40% of UK crime, with telecom-enabled scams causing 29% of total losses despite being only 17% of cases.
Security researchers uncovered Russian spies using Microsoft’s Hyper-V to create invisible virtual machines that bypass endpoint detection. The hidden VMs host custom malware that gives attackers persistent access while appearing as legitimate traffic.
Google has announced a wild new research project called Project Suncatcher that would launch AI data centers into space. The goal is to harness unlimited solar power for energy-hungry AI operations that are straining Earth’s resources.
