Google data centre sparks protests in Austria

In the Austrian town of Kronstorf, a planned Google data centre promises investment, jobs and a place on the digital map -- but residents are not convinced. Google has not disclosed the cost of the project, describing it only as a "significant investment".

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Inside Furlenco’s IPO; Moneyview investors make bank

Happy Tuesday! Furlenco is heading to Dalal Street for a potential Rs 1,200 crore IPO. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.

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Amazon blocks Meta’s Muse AI agent from its retail site

Meta’s Muse, which was introduced earlier this month, is designed to help people carry out such common online tasks as shopping and booking appointments. Amazon prohibits other companies from deploying automated tools to shop its site and started blocking Muse on Sunday night, a spokesperson said. Shoppers using Muse see a series of pop-ups saying its use violates Amazon’s terms of use.

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Google opens pre-orders for $899 Googlebook laptops built around Gemini AI

Starting at $899, initial models from Acer, Asus, Dell , HP and Lenovo will run on Intel or Qualcomm processors with up to 14 hours of battery life, the company said.

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China slows humanoid robot IPO rush as hype outruns reality

Chinese regulators are putting the brakes on a rush of humanoid-robot companies seeking listings, people familiar with the matter said, as they scrutinise whether soaring valuations and revenue tied to state-backed projects reflect commercial demand.

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Softbank Group launches over $10 billion in bonds for OpenAI investment, term sheet shows

The dollar-denominated notes are split into 3-1/2-year, 5-1/2-year and 7-1/2-year tenors, while the euro-denominated bonds are split into 4-year and 6-year tenors, according to the term sheet.

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Cybercrime feud erupts on dark web as notorious group claims hijack of rival's website

One of the world's best-known cybercrime groups said on Sunday it had hijacked one of its chief rivals' dark web site, bringing what it said was a long-simmering feud out into the open.

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