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 Warby Parker (WRBY.N), said on Monday it is collaborating with Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google to develop lightweight AI-powered glasses, with the first product expected to launch in 2026.

NextEra Energy (NEE.N), said on Monday it has expanded its partnership with Google Cloud to scale up data center capacity by multiple gigawatts and boost energy infrastructure across the U.S.

Meta has struck several commercial AI data agreements with news publishers including USA Today, People Inc, CNN, Fox News, The Daily Caller, Washington Examiner and Le Monde, the company said on Friday.

Meta Platforms Inc.’s Mark Zuckerberg is expected to meaningfully cut resources for building the so-called metaverse, an effort that he once framed as the future of the company and the reason for changing its name from Facebook Inc.

Facebook parent Meta Platforms was hit by an antitrust investigation from the European Union on Thursday, although the Brussels probe wasn’t fazing investors and will have little impact on the stock.

Alibaba’s artificial intelligence-powered smart glasses went on sale on Thursday as the Chinese tech giant looks to ramp up its focus on consumer AI in an increasingly competitive market.

Top Chinese companies are training their artificial intelligence models overseas to access Nvidia’s chips and bypass US efforts to prevent their development of the powerful technology.

Meta Platforms is discussing a potential multi-billion dollar deal with Google to purchase chips for its data centers beginning in 2027, according to a Tuesday report by The Information.

Nvidia shares fell on Tuesday after The Information reported that Meta is considering using chips designed by Google.

Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O), Google will make its final plea to avoid a breakup of its advertising technology business in a U.S. court on Friday, as the Department of Justice’s antitrust case draws to a close.

Alphabet stock was gaining early Monday on news that Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway bought a stake in the owner of Google.

Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O), Google will invest around 5 billion euros ($5.8 billion) in Germany, in a push to expand its infrastructure and data centre capacity in Europe’s largest economy.

Shares of Airbnb rose as much as 5% in extended trading on Thursday after the company reported third-quarter results that beat analysts’ estimates for revenue and offered rosy guidance.

Uber shares fell 4% before the bell even after the ridesharing company beat Wall Street’s third-quarter revenue expectations.

Spotify Technology was rising early on Tuesday as its earnings and user growth beat expectations despite a recent price hike for customers.

Shares of Alphabet GOOGL were up sharply in early trading on Thursday after the Google-parent reported third-quarter results that easily beat Wall Street estimates.

Meta Platforms reported mixed third-quarter earnings results Wednesday afternoon. Its shares were down sharply in ahead of the open Thursday.

The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, said on Friday that it had preliminarily found both TikTok and Meta in breach of its transparency rules.

West Memphis officials joined with officials from Alphabet & Google, Entergy and Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders in announcing details of the planned data center in the city.

Meta Platforms (META.O), said on Friday it would offer an ad-free subscription option to Facebook and Instagram users in the United Kingdom in the coming weeks.