Global AI & Tech Roundup: Major Funding and Orbital Breakthroughs
Moonshot AI Closes ~$2B Funding Round at $20B ValuationBeijing-based Moonshot AI, creator of the open-weight Kimi large language model series,…
Enterprise AI Enters Agentic Era as Platforms Pivot from Model Agnosticism to Workflow Orchestration
The enterprise artificial intelligence market has crossed a structural inflection point. Following two years of multi-provider model experimentation, leading data…
PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE SECURES WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY IN $110 BILLION MEDIA MERGER
Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders have voted to approve an $81 billion equity-value acquisition by Paramount Skydance, creating a media entity…
Meta Cuts 8,000 Jobs, 10% of Workforce, as Microsoft Offers AI Buyouts
Meta announced today it will eliminate 8,000 positions, representing approximately 10% of its global workforce, as the tech giant continues…
“Double Chill” in Media and Tech: As Century-Old BBC and Meta Hit Layoff Buttons Simultaneously
Within the past 24 hours, two layoff announcements have simultaneously swept through international mainstream discourse: the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)…
Tariff Barriers Reshape Global Supply Chains, Trade Protectionism Fractures Multilateral Consensus
Tariff Barriers Reshape Global Supply Chains, Trade Protectionism Fractures Multilateral Consensus The global trading system is caught in a systemic…
New Zealand Business Confidence Soars to 11-Year High, Stirring Rate Hike Expectations
AUCKLAND, January 18, 2026 – Business confidence in New Zealand has surged to its highest level in nearly 11 years,…