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Big Tech earnings dominated yesterday's landscape, with Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Microsoft largely beating analyst estimates after the bell, according to Bloomberg Technology. Alphabet shone brightest, fueled by robust Google Cloud growth and 25 million new subscriptions in YouTube and Google One, as TechCrunch reports, while Amazon posted its largest cloud sales surge since 2022 via deals with Anthropic and OpenAI. Meta shares dipped 5.5 percent amid investor skepticism over its massive AI spending, per Bloomberg's Asia Trade, and Microsoft faced scrutiny on its AI strategy despite a cloud beat.
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OpenAI's linked stocks, including SoftBank and Oracle, slumped today after the Wall Street Journal reported the AI leader missed sales and user targets, reviving concerns over explosive spending amid rival gains. Bloomberg notes this hit as tech earnings loom, with UBS's Jason Katz warning Big Tech must deliver results to sustain the market's two-speed split between AI darlings and laggards.

Meanwhile, MIT highlights generative coding as a top 2026 breakthrough, with Stack Overflow's survey showing 84 percent of developers adopting AI tools, slashing software creation time. Forrester echoes...

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Tech Industry Daily: Breaking News and Analysis. Listeners, anticipation builds as Meta, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and SoFi gear up for earnings reports tomorrow, April 29. According to Intellectia.AI, Meta leads expectations with UBS raising its price target to $908 from $872 on a Buy rating, fueled by generative artificial intelligence-driven ad revenue growth projected through 2026. Stocks like Meta up 0.53 percent, Microsoft up 0.05 percent, and Google up 1.72 percent reflect market optimism amid scrutiny on artificial intelligence capital expenditures, as Bloomberg reports analysts like Manning and Napier’s Kelly Covley warn of a...

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Anthropic's cybersecurity AI model Claude Mythos is sparking intense regulatory talks with the European Commission, as Reuters reports the firm restricts access to just 40 major US players like Apple and Microsoft amid fears it outpaces human experts in spotting vulnerabilities. This comes as public trust in artificial intelligence sours in the United States, with CNBC noting a sharp decline that could derail IPO plans for OpenAI and Anthropic, both eyeing late 2026 listings despite valuations soaring to $380 billion for the latter.

Meanwhile, humanoid robots from Boston Dynamics...

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Google's massive commitment of up to 40 billion dollars in Anthropic, combining cash and computing power, underscores the fierce AI arms race among big tech giants, according to Coaio news reports from April 25. This follows Amazon's similar bet and aims to supercharge cybersecurity via Anthropic's Mythos model, while Cohere's merger with Germany's Aleph Alpha forms a transatlantic powerhouse for enterprise AI tools. Meanwhile, nuclear startup X-energy's stock surged 27 percent on its Nasdaq debut after an upsized initial public offering, fueled by surging demand for data center energy, as noted...

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The tech industry continues its volatile trajectory as artificial intelligence dominates headlines while infrastructure...

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Welcome to Tech Industry Daily. We're diving into the week's most significant developments reshaping technology and business.

Tesla continues its aggressive artificial intelligence pivot, announcing an additional twenty-five billion dollars in spending this year to support Elon Musk's AI ambitions, according to Bloomberg Technology. This massive capital commitment underscores the intensity of competition among automakers and tech giants to dominate AI infrastructure and development.

Meanwhile, the venture capital landscape is reaching unprecedented heights. Global venture funding hit a record two hundred ninety-seven billion dollars...

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Google Cloud unveiled its latest tensor processing units, intensifying pressure on Nvidia's dominance in AI chips, as Bloomberg Technology reports from their April 22 broadcast. Investors are scrutinizing Google's TPUs for their potential to challenge Nvidia's CUDA ecosystem, with Barron's noting a shifting market narrative amid Alphabet's new partnerships.

In a blockbuster move, SpaceX secured rights to acquire AI coding startup Cursor in a deal potentially worth 60 billion dollars, or alternatively 10 billion dollars tied to joint SpaceXAI projects, according to Tech Startups. Cursor is also eyeing a...

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The technology sector is experiencing unprecedented momentum as major infrastructure investments reshape the competitive landscape. Amazon has committed another five billion dollars to Anthropic, with the artificial intelligence company agreeing to spend one hundred billion dollars on Amazon Web Services in return, according to TechCrunch. This circular investment model demonstrates how deeply integrated artificial intelligence has become with cloud infrastructure strategy.

Meanwhile, SpaceX has completed its acquisition of xAI for two hundred fifty billion dollars, creating a vertically integrated entity valued at one point two five...

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OpenAI is making bold moves with potential acquisitions like Anthropic to tackle talent shortages and maintain its AI edge, as discussed in the latest Equity podcast from TechCrunch. Meanwhile, humanoid robots stunned at Beijing's half-marathon, finishing under two hours and outpacing humans, according to TechCrunch reports, highlighting rapid advances in robotics that could transform labor markets. Uber is shifting into an asset-heavy model, partnering with Rivian and Waymo to integrate AI and boost resilience against Tesla, per TechCrunch analysis.

Stocks reflect this buzz: tech-led rallies continue...

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Tech Industry Daily: Breaking News and Analysis. Listeners, the tech sector surges forward with AI hardware leading the charge. Nvidia-backed SiFive has rocketed to a 3.65 billion dollar valuation, TechCrunch reports, fueled by demand for its open-source RISC-V chips tailored for artificial intelligence applications. This milestone underscores the shift toward specialized processors amid booming machine learning needs, boosting Nvidia shares by 2.5 percent in early trading while broader indices like the Nasdaq climb 1.8 percent per Dedale Intelligence's April market update.

MIT Technology Review's 2026 list of 10 breakthrough technologies spotlights...

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Accel's announcement of a five billion dollar raise for late-stage artificial intelligence companies signals robust venture capital confidence amid market turbulence, according to TechCrunch. This comes as the global software and information technology services sector faces a steep correction, down twenty-two percent on a bottom-left U chart basis and fifteen percent weighted, with majors in decline, per Dedale Intelligence's April market update. Tesla's latest electric vehicle sales miss expectations, marking one of its worst quarters, as Bloomberg Technology reports, pressuring shares despite artificial intelligence pivots.

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Tech Industry Daily: Breaking News and Analysis. Listeners, the tech sector kicked off this week with heightened market anxiety over artificial intelligence delivery amid infrastructure strains, according to Small Island Research Notes. Semiconductor stocks held strong on bets in AI supply chains, while software names faced pressure from business model shifts, reflecting a Nasdaq dip of 1.2 percent as war risks lingered before a US-Iran ceasefire sparked a partial rally, Bloomberg Tech reports.

Meta Platforms announced price hikes for Quest VR headsets starting tomorrow, with the entry-level...

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Anthropic dominates today's tech headlines with the unveiling of its updated Opus 4.7 AI model, boosting software engineering and computer vision just a week after the limited Mythos release, according to Bloomberg Technology. Investors are circling with offers valuing the company over 800 billion dollars, though Anthropic has rebuffed them so far. Meanwhile, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company reports a profit surge and raised its 2026 revenue outlook, fueled by exploding demand for artificial intelligence chips, Bloomberg Technology notes.

MIT's list of 2026 breakthrough technologies spotlights generative coding tools, where Stack...

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DeepL, the leader in text translation, unveiled voice translation technology today, enabling real-time speech conversion for platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Teams, as reported by TechCrunch. This positions it as a game-changer for global communication, potentially boosting adoption in multinational businesses.

In funding news, AI learning app Gizmo hit 13 million users and raised $22 million in Series A, while venture firm Accel secured $5 billion for late-stage AI investments, according to TechCrunch. Amazon-backed nuclear startup X-energy filed for an up to $800 million initial public offering, signaling investor appetite...

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In the tech industry today, regulators are sounding alarms on a new era of cyber risks from artificial intelligence, as highlighted in Bloomberg Technology's latest report, urging companies to bolster defenses amid rapid AI scaling. Meanwhile, Google DeepMind launched Gemini 3.1, with its Ultra model scoring 94.3 percent on the GPQA Diamond benchmark, and Flash-Lite variant delivering 2.5 times faster responses, according to devflokers.com's roundup of the last 24 hours' breakthroughs. Anthropic's 10-trillion parameter Claude Mythos 5 also dropped, intensifying competition among FAANG giants.

Stock movements reflect this fervor: Arista...

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OpenAI has acquired AI personal finance startup Hiro, signaling a push into financial planning tools for ChatGPT, according to TechCrunch reports. This move comes amid a surge in AI agent development, with Microsoft crafting enterprise-grade agents featuring enhanced security, also per TechCrunch. Meanwhile, Vercel CEO Guillermo Rauch confirmed at the HumanX conference that the company is IPO-ready, fueled by AI agents driving revenue growth.

Stock markets show resilience, with the United States market up 16 percent over the past year and earnings projected to grow 15 percent annually...

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Tomorrow promises to be significant for artificial intelligence policy discussions. The AITalks 2026 conference kicks off at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, D.C., featuring cutting-edge applications revolutionizing government operations from cybersecurity to citizen services. This comes as the artificial intelligence industry is making unprecedented moves ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, according to reporting from ABC News affiliate coverage.

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Anthropic's limited test of its powerful new AI model, Mythos, dominates today's tech headlines, with PBS NewsHour reporting the company warns it could disrupt society if released publicly, granting select firms access to probe vulnerabilities. Meanwhile, TechCrunch details Nvidia-backed SiFive securing a $3.65 billion valuation through funding for open RISC-V AI chips, capitalizing on CPU shortages amid global demand surges. Google and Intel are deepening their AI infrastructure ties to co-develop custom chips, per TechCrunch, addressing supply constraints that drove Motorola's budget phone prices up 50 percent, as Ars Technica...

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Artificial intelligence continues its relentless march forward as the dominant force in tech investment and innovation. According to multiple tech analysts covering this week's developments, hyperscale AI data centers have emerged as the critical infrastructure backbone powering the next generation of AI applications. These facilities, which utilize clusters of thousands of chips and enormous amounts of energy, are becoming the physical...

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Tech stocks surged today, fueled by a US-Iran ceasefire deal easing global tensions, according to Bloomberg Technology, with FAANG giants like Apple and Nvidia leading the rally amid high demand for AI chips. OpenAI grabbed headlines by launching a $100 per month Pro plan for ChatGPT, bridging the gap between its $20 basic tier and $200 enterprise option, as reported by TechCrunch, catering to power users amid fierce AI competition.

Apple's first foldable iPhone remains on track for a September launch despite manufacturing hurdles, Nikkei Asia confirms via Bloomberg...

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Tech stocks swung wildly today amid escalating U.S.-Iran tensions, with oil prices climbing and Bitcoin volatile, yet pushing higher after Iran's diplomatic overtures on Strait of Hormuz traffic, according to Bloomberg Technology. Tesla reported one of its worst sales quarters in years, missing Wall Street expectations despite pitches for its AI future, dragging shares down while Nvidia's $2 billion stake in Marvell Technology boosted the chipmaker over 12 percent last week, as Morningstar notes, pairing custom AI chips with Nvidia networking.

Meta unveiled the Muse Spark...

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Tech Industry Daily: Breaking News and Analysis. Welcome, listeners. Today, the tech sector faces headwinds from geopolitical tensions, with IDC warning that the ongoing Middle East conflict could slash global IT spending growth to below 9 percent for 2026, down from 14 percent last year, due to soaring energy costs and supply chain disruptions. IDC reports higher electricity bills and inflation are squeezing budgets, urging businesses to prioritize efficient cloud migrations now.

In brighter news, DigitalOcean Holdings surges on announcement of its promotion to the S and P MidCap 400...

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Anthropic has acquired biotech startup Coefficient Bio in a $400 million stock deal, marking a bold push into AI-driven biology, while SpaceX reportedly acquired xAI for $250 billion, reshaping AI and space frontiers according to devflokers.com reports. These moves sent Anthropic-related stocks surging 8% in early trading, per TechCrunch data, amid broader market flatness with U.S. tech earnings projected to grow 15% annually as noted by Simply Wall St.

Oracle slashed 491 jobs in Washington state to embrace AI-led engineering, GeekWire reports, joining Meta's 168 layoffs there and fueling a...

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Tech Industry Daily: Breaking News and Analysis. Listeners, the tech sector ignited today with SpaceX's blockbuster $250 billion acquisition of xAI, as reported by DevFlokers, merging Elon Musk's rocket prowess with cutting-edge artificial intelligence to accelerate autonomous space missions and potentially dominate orbital AI infrastructure. This deal sent Tesla shares dipping amid Q1 sales growth of just 6 percent despite cheaper models, per Coaio's analysis, highlighting electric vehicle overproduction risks while FAANG peers like Google unveiled Gemini 3.1 Ultra, scoring 94.3 percent on the GPQA Diamond benchmark for multimodal reasoning, according to...

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Google's latest upgrades to its Vids app, powered by Veo and Lyria models, are revolutionizing video creation, letting users generate dynamic content from simple text prompts, as Ars Technica reports. This comes amid Tesla's disappointing first-quarter sales growth of just six percent, despite price cuts, signaling overproduction challenges and pressuring its stock, according to TechCrunch and Bloomberg Technology. Meanwhile, ElevenLabs launched ElevenMusic, an AI app for remixing songs via text, expanding beyond voice tech into music generation, per TechCrunch.

Venture capital surges with startup funding hitting...

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OpenAI has secured a massive $122 billion funding round, valuing the company at $852 billion, with backing from Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank, according to Coaio reports on April 1 breakthroughs. This influx underscores investor fervor for artificial intelligence amid stock pressures on FAANG giants like Nvidia and Alphabet, as noted by startup analyst Violetta Bonenkamp. Meanwhile, Whoop tripled its valuation to $10 billion via a $575 million raise, drawing celebrities like LeBron James, signaling robust venture capital in wearables.

Salesforce rolled out 30 new artificial intelligence features for Slack, boosting enterprise productivity...

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OpenAI has secured a staggering $122 billion funding round, valuing the company at $852 billion, with major backers like Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank signaling unshakeable confidence in artificial intelligence's dominance, according to TechCrunch reports. This comes amid stock surges for FAANG giants, as Meta unveils four new in-house AI chips—the MTIA 300 through 500—to slash reliance on Nvidia and power generative tools across its data centers by 2027, per Crescendo AI news.

Salesforce is transforming Slack with 30 AI-driven features for automated responses and smarter search, boosting enterprise productivity, while seed...

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Tech Industry Daily: Breaking News and Analysis. Listeners, AI breakthroughs are reshaping the sector at breakneck speed. OpenAI launched GPT-5.4, surpassing human performance on desktop benchmarks with a 75% score on OSWorld-V, evolving AI from chatbots to autonomous digital coworkers, according to Crescendo AI reports. Google countered with Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite, slashing prices to 0.25 dollars per million input tokens for 2.5 times faster responses, intensifying the efficiency race.

Meta announced four new in-house AI chips, from MTIA 300 to 500, to cut Nvidia reliance and power generative tasks by 2027, per Crescendo...

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Iran's Revolutionary Guards have issued dire threats to strike 18 US tech giants, including Microsoft, Google, Apple, Intel, IBM, and Tesla, starting at 8 PM Tehran time today, as retaliation for attacks on Iranian soil, according to India's Today reports relayed via Tasnim news agency. The IRGC warned employees to evacuate regional operations immediately, prompting a White House official to affirm US military readiness amid a 90 percent drop in Iranian missile and drone attacks.

Markets reacted swiftly, with Asian stocks jumping on hopes of an Iran war offramp...

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Nebius is breaking ground on a massive 310 megawatt AI factory in Finland's Lappeenranta, set to power Europe's largest dedicated AI infrastructure by 2027, as announced by Business Wire today. This move signals surging demand for AI compute, with the facility expanding Nebius's Finnish operations from an existing 75 megawatt site and positioning Europe as a key player amid global data center races.

In quantum computing, France's ecosystem is accelerating, according to the Quantum Insider's March update. Pasqal plans a public listing at a two billion dollar valuation with...

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Tech Industry Daily: Breaking News and Analysis. Listeners, the global AI race heats up as President Donald Trump appoints a powerhouse tech council featuring Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, and Nvidia's Jensen Huang to shape artificial intelligence policy, according to Bloomberg Television. Meanwhile, Meta continues aggressive AI pivots amid layoffs, with RationalFX reporting over 45,000 tech job cuts globally in early 2026 as companies reallocate to automation.

FAANG stocks show resilience despite market dips: Apple trades at $275.25 with a strong buy consensus and $3.98 trillion market cap...

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Tech Industry Daily: Breaking News and Analysis. Listeners, the tech sector faces a white-knuckle moment amid major headwinds, as Dan Ives of Wedbush Securities warns of a risk-off trade, yet buying opportunities persist in resilient players. The FAANG portfolio has plunged 11.06 percent year-to-date through March 28, according to PortfoliosLab, reflecting broader pressures despite strong long-term annualized returns of 25.15 percent over the past decade.

Dominating headlines, tech layoffs have surpassed 45,000 globally in early 2026, with RationalFX reporting over 30,000 in the United States alone. Amazon leads with 16,000 cuts despite record 2025...

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Tech Industry Daily: Breaking News and Analysis. Listeners, the AI infrastructure race is heating up, with hyperscalers like Amazon, Google, and Meta projecting nearly 700 billion dollars in data center spending for 2026 alone, up sharply from last year, according to recent earnings reports from TechCrunch. Amazon leads at 200 billion dollars, Google at 175 to 185 billion, and Meta at 115 to 135 billion, fueling the power demands of massive AI models.

Oracle continues its surge, sealing a staggering 300 billion dollar compute deal with OpenAI starting in 2027, propelling its stock skyward and...

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President Donald Trump has stacked a new presidential technology council with heavy hitters like Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, and Nvidia's Jensen Huang, focusing on artificial intelligence policy, as Bloomberg Television reports from David Sacks, co-chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. This move signals tighter government-tech collaboration amid regulatory pressures, with Tech Startups noting courtroom battles challenging Meta and Google's Section 230 protections after verdicts in child harm cases tied to platform designs.

In market action, the FAANG portfolio shows...

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Oxa, the Oxford-based autonomous vehicle pioneer, secured £77 million in funding to accelerate industrial mobility tech, signaling robust investor confidence in self-driving beyond consumer cars, as reported by techSPARK. Meanwhile, storage giants dominate markets: Western Digital surged 598% over the past year, with Seagate up 385%, per NerdWallet data from Finviz as of March 25. FAANG portfolios show strength too, returning 10.08% year-to-date versus the S&P 500's 8.62%, according to PortfoliosLab.

Google's Gemini AI advances task automation, integrating into Samsung Galaxy S26 and Pixel 10 for proactive actions like auto-booking travel, per S...

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Spotify is testing a new tool to prevent AI-generated content from being wrongly linked to real artists, giving musicians greater control over their profiles on the platform, according to TechCrunch. In a bold AI security move, Databricks acquired startups Antimatter and SiftD.ai to bolster its new product, leveraging its recent five billion dollar funding round, TechCrunch reports. Meanwhile, Doss secured 55 million dollars in Series B funding, co-led by Madrona and Premji Invest, for its AI inventory system that integrates with enterprise resource planning software, also per TechCrunch.<...

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Atlassian is restructuring aggressively, cutting jobs to redirect resources toward AI-driven tools like automated issue tracking and generative assistants for team workflows, according to Styletech's March 2026 roundup. This mirrors a broader industry shift where companies redesign around machine learning, boosting efficiency but pressuring traditional roles.

Google's Gemini AI is advancing task automation, set to integrate into upcoming Samsung Galaxy S26 and Pixel 10 smartphones for proactive actions like auto-booking travel from calendar data, Styletech reports. Meanwhile, Alibaba is fueling the open-source AI surge by expanding public machine-learning...

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Good morning. We're tracking significant developments across the technology sector as major players continue their aggressive push into artificial intelligence infrastructure.

The FAANG stocks are demonstrating strong market positioning heading into their quarterly earnings reports. According to TipRanks, Meta Platforms is trading at $627.08 with a strong buy consensus from 34 analysts, while Amazon sits at $249.10 with equally bullish sentiment. Apple, trading at $275.25, maintains a market capitalization of $3.98 trillion, underscoring the massive capital concentration in these mega-cap firms. Netflix and Alphabet round out the group with comparable strength...

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Tech Industry Daily: Breaking News and Analysis for March 22, 2026.

Listeners, the tech sector pulses with AI-driven shifts today. Atlassian announced job cuts to redirect resources toward AI enhancements in its collaboration tools, like automated issue tracking and generative assistants, according to Styletech reports. This mirrors broader restructuring as companies chase machine learning gains.

Google's Gemini AI advances task automation, anticipating user needs such as booking travel from calendar data, set for integration in upcoming Samsung Galaxy S26 and Pixel 10 phones, Styletech notes. Meanwhile, Alibaba...