Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is in negotiations to buy chips from CXMT and YMTC, two Chinese semiconductor makers on a Pentagon blacklist, for use in devices sold in China  —  Apple Inc. is in negotiations to purchase chips from two Chinese semiconductor makers on a Pentagon blacklist to help reduce …

Andrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today:
X launches Live Studio, an updated livestreaming hub within Creator Studio with a simplified desktop setup, chat control options, custom thumbnails, and more  —  Listen to the article  —  X announced an updated live-streaming command center within its Creator Studio platform …

Sankalp Phartiyal / Bloomberg:
India-based short video app ShareChat's parent company Mohalla Tech plans to raise up to $400M in an IPO in 2027; ShareChat has ~65M micro-drama viewers monthly  —  Mohalla Tech Pvt., which operates social network ShareChat, short-video platform Moj and subscription-based micro-drama app QuickTV …

Bloomberg:
Amazon's emissions rose 16%+ YoY in 2025, driven by data center construction and delivery fuel, while Google's “ambition-based” emissions jumped 18% YoY in 2025  —  Amazon and Google report jumps in their greenhouse gas output as the data center boom gains momentum.

George Hammond / Financial Times:
Sources: the White House is in advanced talks with AI companies on voluntary standards and release timelines for new models to be announced as soon as next week  —  Guidance to be announced as soon as next week after government intervention in Anthropic and OpenAI rollouts