Aditya Kalra / Reuters:
Sources: Google's top India counsel Bijoya Roy resigned after 16 months to start a new venture, a high-profile exit in a market where it faces regulatory issues  —  Google's top India counsel, Bijoya Roy, has resigned after 16 months in the role, two sources said, a high-profile exit …

Bloomberg:
Pony AI reports 2025 revenue up 20% YoY to $90M, total annual losses down 72% YoY to $76.8M, and a $75.5M net income in Q4, marking its first profitable quarter  —  Pony AI Inc. delivered its first profitable quarter ever, bolstered by a windfall from an early investment, rather than its main robotaxi business.

Steff Chávez / Financial Times:
The US Army selects Carlyle and KKR to build two data centers on military bases, set to cost $2B each, as its token usage rises 8x during the US' war in Iran  —  Army secretary says Iran war underscores need to adapt to AI's growing role in modern warfare  —  The US Army has selected Carlyle …

Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge:
Uber partners with China's Pony AI and Croatia-based, Rimac-spinoff Verne to launch Europe's first commercial robotaxi service, initially debuting in Zagreb  —  The companies are already testing autonomous vehicles in Croatia, where they will launch their first commercial service.

Harry McCracken / Fast Company:
An oral history of Apple's earliest days told by people who lived it, including Steve Wozniak, Ronald Wayne, Mike Markkula, and Liza Loop, as Apple turns 50  —  Before there was an iPod, an iPhone, an iPad, or an Apple Watch—before there was a Macintosh or Apple II or even an Apple-1 …