IT industry & companies

Every day we read hundreds of stories. Only the most important ones are here — short, in our own words, with a link to the original source.

1. Cloud & data centers · IT industry & companies

   Google and Voltus plan a virtual power plant

   Google and Voltus are building a 1-gigawatt virtual power plant. It is meant to improve grid reliability for 67 million people.

   Full story at blog.google ↗
2. Cloud & data centers · Artificial intelligence · IT industry & companies

   OpenAI models arrive on Google Cloud

   OpenAI and Google Cloud are bringing frontier models and Codex workflows to Gemini's Model Garden. They are available through Google Cloud Marketplace.

   Full story at openai.com ↗
3. Artificial intelligence · IT industry & companies

   ChatGPT Ads grows to 26 more countries

   ChatGPT Ads is expanding to 26 new countries. Over 100,000 advertisers have already used the platform.

   Full story at openai.com ↗
4. IT industry & companies · Artificial intelligence

   Tesla earns much less in the third quarter

   Net income fell to $787 million from $1.37 billion a year earlier, with flat revenue of $28.05 billion. Operating expenses rose 39% on AI, robots and new products, and Tesla has started building Optimus.

   Full story at TNW ↗
5. Artificial intelligence · IT industry & companies

   Barclays to cut about 5,000 jobs citing AI

   Barclays expects to have cut around 5,000 jobs by the end of 2026, roughly 5% of staff. The bank says AI and other technology let it do the same work with fewer people.

   Full story at TNW ↗
6. IT industry & companies · Smartphones & apps

   Spotify grows to 306 million subscribers

   Spotify ended the third quarter with 306 million paying subscribers, up 9% year on year. Monthly active users rose 11% to 788 million and revenue grew 16% to €4.97 billion.

   Full story at TNW ↗
7. IT industry & companies · Chips & hardware

   Bose buys headphone brand Skullcandy

   Bose has bought Skullcandy, ending the pair's long working relationship.

   Full story at Android Police ↗
8. Networking · IT industry & companies

   SpaceX aims to catch Starship upper stage as Starlink lags

   Musk says catching Starship's upper stage on the next flight is more likely than not. Starlink added 1.6M subscribers, short of forecasts, as ARPU fell to $69.

   Full story at lightreading.com ↗
9. Chips & hardware · IT industry & companies

   Micron launches profit-linked quarterly bonus

   Micron introduced a worldwide quarterly bonus tied to profitability, after Taiwanese unions pressed for a bigger share. Half is paid in cash and half in shares.

   Full story at Analytics Insight ↗
10. Smartphones & apps · IT law & regulation · IT industry & companies

    Australia demands App Store changes from Apple.

    An Australian court has ordered Apple to allow alternative app stores on its platform. The ruling aims to eliminate anti-steering practices by a specified deadline.

    Full story at AppleInsider ↗

An AI writes the short texts from the source's stories.