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Google will let anyone over 18 publish an Android app built in AI Studio, with no developer fee. Apple spent this year doing the opposite.

Volkswagen sold 1,421 electric cars in the US last quarter, down 90%. It stopped building and importing them, while European EV share hit 29% in August.

Jio Platforms has more than $20B in bids for India's largest listing. It got there after cutting its target from $170B to about $108B.

Apple has launched HomeView, a $299 smart display built around Siri AI. It goes on sale in eight markets, and the European Union is not one of them.

Jensen Huang says Nvidia will announce $2B in European investments within a week. It put $30B into OpenAI in a single February cheque.

Data centre bosses say electricity and skilled labour now limit the AI buildout. In Europe the wait runs to years, not the 42 weeks they described.

Microsoft is on track for its first record close since October 2025, after a 17% fall in June. Europe's biggest software firm has had no such recovery.

'The business is moving faster than security can evaluate every new tool': Pluto Security raises $42M to secure the AI workspace.

'Another important milestone in KuCoin's global compliance journey': KuCoin Nigeria wins conditional entry to SEC Nigeria's ARIP.

Decision fatigue erodes judgment in HR, and AI that must be prompted and checked can add to it. The case for automation that decides.