HSBC expands AI banking partnership with Google Cloud
HSBC has entered a multi-year partnership with Google Cloud to develop and deploy artificial intelligence tools across its global operations. Announced at Google Cloud Summit London 2026, the agreement covers work in wealth management, financial crime risk management, and…


Intel stock jumps around 9% in premarket trading
Intel stock jumps around 9% in premarket trading, after Trump said “Apple has agreed to work with Intel to design and build its Chips in America” — The boost continues Intel's recent rally as the chipmaker bounces back from years of headwinds.

Microsoft sells OpenAI models in China. OpenAI and Anthropic won’t.
Microsoft has quietly become the main supplier of OpenAI models in China, selling the technology to the country’s largest internet companies even as OpenAI and Anthropic keep their own models out of the market on intellectual-property and misuse grounds. The arrangement,…