5/15/2026 1:35:40 PM Big Tech groups launch global borrowing spree to fund AI expansion By Samantha Wulfson These companies have increased their estimated AI spending to $725b this year, and are looking to raise debt in currencies including...
8/1/2025 12:00:52 PM Big Tech’s $400b AI Spending Spree Just Got Wall Street’s Blessing By Cristobal de Atucha Tech giants like Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, and Google are projected to spend nearly $400b in 2025 on AI infrastructure fueling...
4/24/2023 11:37:48 AM Will Apple take a big bite out of the banks? By Sarah Wolter The question for banks and other providers of financial services is how worried they should be about a tech company with 1.2b iPhone...
11/21/2022 2:12:00 PM Twitter’s survival as a subscription service depends on Apple and Google By Sarah Wolter The vast majority of users access Twitter on iPhones and Android devices. Apple and Google safeguard those products and operate the...
10/28/2022 2:01:01 PM Meta slams Apple for ‘undercutting others’ with ad policy By Sarah Wolter The policy change, disclosed this week, requires users and advertisers to make an in-app purchase when they pay to “boost” posts in apps...
5/12/2022 12:08:35 PM Google launches Google Wallet to help you store your credit cards, tickets and more By Sarah Wolter Currently, Google Pay is available in 42 markets, Google says. Because in 39 of those markets, Google Pay is still primarily a wallet,...
5/3/2022 1:21:22 PM Apple charged by Brussels with abusing its market power in mobile payments By Sarah Wolter Antitrust investigators are concerned that Apple is preventing competitors from accessing “tap and go” chips or near-field communication...
4/14/2022 4:10:23 PM Google Finance Head: Anything that can be automated, we strive to automate By Sarah Wolter The software giant is using a combination of tools, including artificial intelligence, automation, the cloud, a data lake and machine...
3/30/2022 6:10:36 PM Apple working to bring more financial services in-house By Sarah Wolter A multiyear plan would bring a wide range of financial tasks in-house, which includes payment processing, risk assessment for lending,...
10/22/2020 10:45:03 PM Facebook adds hosting, shopping features and pricing tiers to WhatsApp Business By Sarah Wolter Facebook will be making it possible for merchants to add “buy” buttons in other places that will take shoppers to WhatsApp chats to...