Spotify reported strong third-quarter results with 281 million premium subscribers and 12% revenue growth. However, ad revenue dropped 6% and the company issued weak guidance for the current quarter. CEO Daniel Ek will transition to executive chairman in January.
Zero trust isn’t failing – we’re just implementing it wrong. According to cybersecurity expert Morey Haber, vendor hype and misunderstanding of core concepts are creating implementation challenges. The framework remains crucial in today’s AI-driven security landscape.
Yum China reported $3.2 billion in Q3 revenue with store count up 10% year-over-year. Meanwhile, Asian markets faced pressure from “higher for longer” US interest rate concerns, creating a split between value and growth stocks.
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University are developing advanced lab models that mimic early cancer development. These technologies could help detect cancer before symptoms appear, dramatically improving survival rates.
Libinput 1.30-rc1 introduces Lua plugin support that can modify how input devices work at the kernel level. This allows custom solutions for problematic hardware but opens up security and stability concerns. The feature represents a major shift in how Linux handles input devices.
Police forces in England and Wales are trapped spending nearly all their technology budget just keeping old systems running. New projects like AI and facial recognition are getting their funding cut, leaving little room for innovation.
Intel just updated their LLM-Scaler with OpenAI’s GPT-OSS model support and shipped initial graphics driver patches for multi-device SVM. These might sound like technical details, but they reveal Intel’s broader strategy to compete in the AI and data center markets.
Europe is betting big on AI-driven science with the launch of RAISE, a virtual institute backed by €107 million. The initiative aims to pool computing power, data, and talent across the continent. But the real challenge will be overcoming Europe’s traditional research fragmentation.
The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund is voting against Elon Musk’s unprecedented $1 trillion Tesla compensation package. Norway’s $2.1 trillion oil fund cites concerns about the deal’s size despite acknowledging Musk’s “visionary role.”
Starbucks is relinquishing majority control of its China business to private equity firm Boyu Capital in a deal valuing the operations at $4 billion. This strategic retreat reflects the mounting pressure Western brands face from local competitors and changing consumer preferences in China’s challeng
