Reed Albergotti / Semafor:
Internal memo: Google is naming Amin Vahdat, who leads the company's AI and infrastructure team, to the new role of chief technologist for AI infrastructure  —  THE SCOOP  —  With the rapid buildout of infrastructure taking center stage in the tight AI race between tech giants …

Peyton Bigora / Grocery Dive:
Amazon now offers same-day perishable grocery delivery in 2,300+ US markets and has expanded the service's grocery offerings by 30%+ since its August launch  —  The company has expanded the service to 2,300 markets and said customers who buy perishables through the offering shop twice as often as those who don't.

Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land:
Google rolls out Preferred Sources globally, letting users customize “top stories” in Search, and launches highlighted links from users' news subscriptions  —  Google is rolling out Preferred Sources globally after launching it in the US and India last August.

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
ChatGPT was 2025's most downloaded free app in the US iOS App Store, up from No. 4 in 2024, followed by Threads, Google, TikTok, WhatsApp, and Instagram  —  Apple on Wednesday released its annual list of the most downloaded apps and games for the year.  For the U.S. market …

Zaheer Kachwala / Reuters:
Adobe reports Q4 revenue up 10% YoY to $6.19B, Digital Media revenue up 11% to $4.62B, and forecasts FY 2026 revenue above estimates  —  Adobe (ADBE.O) forecast fiscal 2026 revenue above Wall Street expectations on Wednesday, signaling strong demand for the Photoshop maker's design tools …

Jordan Novet / CNBC:
Oracle reports Q2 revenue up 14% YoY to $16.06B vs. $16.21B est., remaining performance obligations up 438% to $523B vs. $502B est.; ORCL drops 5%+ after hours  —  Oracle shares sank 11% in extended trading on Wednesday after the database software maker reported lower quarterly revenue …

Amanda Silberling / TechCrunch:
Reddit starts a limited test of verified profiles, an opt-in feature that places a gray checkmark beside the usernames of notable people or businesses  —  Reddit is starting a limited test of verified profiles, which places a grey checkmark beside the username of a notable person or business.

Foo Yun Chee / Reuters:
Sources: Google is set to be hit with a potentially large EU fine in Q1 2026 if it does not do more to ensure Google Play complies with EU competition rules  —  Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google is set to be hit with a potentially large EU fine early next year if it does not do more to ensure …

Ina Fried / Axios:
OpenAI says the cyber capabilities of its frontier AI models are accelerating and warns that upcoming models are likely to pose a “high” risk  —  OpenAI says the cyber capabilities of its frontier AI models are accelerating and warns Wednesday that upcoming models are likely to pose a …

Rebecca Bellan / TechCrunch:
Google releases fully managed, remote MCP servers to help developers connect AI agents to services such as Maps, BigQuery, Compute Engine, and Kubernetes Engine  —  AI agents are being sold as the solution for planning trips, answering business questions, and solving problems of all kinds …

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Blue Origin has worked for over a year on tech for orbital AI data centers; SpaceX plans to use upgraded Starlink satellites for AI computing payloads  —  Space companies backed by tech billionaires hope to move AI data centers off Earth  —  Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have raced …

Reuters:
Sources: ByteDance and Alibaba have asked Nvidia about placing large orders for H200 chips after Trump's export approval, as they remain concerned about supply  —  ByteDance and Alibaba (9988.HK) have asked Nvidia (NVDA.O) about buying its powerful H200 AI chip after U.S. President Donald Trump …

Peter Chapman / Bloomberg:
Sources: EU competition watchdogs raided Temu's European headquarters in Dublin last week, amid suspicions Temu may have received unfair subsidies from Beijing  —  Temu's European headquarters in Dublin have been hit by raids by European Union competition watchdogs, amid suspicions …

Bloomberg:
Tim Cook met with US lawmakers in a closed-door meeting to lobby against provisions in pending legislation that would require app stores to verify users' ages  —  Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook met with US lawmakers on Wednesday to lobby against provisions in pending children's …

Financial Times:
Nick Clegg joins London-based VC firm Hiro Capital as a general partner, and Yann LeCun joins the firm as an adviser; sources: Hiro looks to raise a €500M+ fund  —  Former lobbyist and UK deputy prime minister joins London-based Hiro Capital  —  Sir Nick Clegg is becoming a venture capitalist …

Stevie Bonifield / The Verge:
Google unveils Emergency Live Video, similar to iOS' Emergency SOS Live Video, letting US users on Android 8 or later to share live video with 911 responders  —  Emergency Live Video is rolling out today on phones running Android 8 or later. … A new feature coming to Android …

Anhata Rooprai / Reuters:
Dropbox says its CFO Timothy Regan will step down after five years in the role and will be succeeded by Avalara president Ross Tennenbaum; DBX drops 5%+  —  File hosting service provider Dropbox (DBX.O) said on Wednesday its chief financial officer Timothy Regan will step down after five years …

Jem Aswad / Variety:
TikTok launches a podcast series called TikTok in the Mix, featuring four 30-minute episodes streamed live on TikTok; the first episode stars Demi Lovato  —  TikTok is launching a brand-new live podcast series called “TikTok in the Mix,” a four-episode season of conversations with major artists.

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Amazon plans to let authors offer their DRM-free ebooks in the EPUB and PDF formats through Kindle Direct Publishing, starting January 20, 2026  —  Amazon says it will allow authors to offer their DRM-free e-books in the EPUB and PDF formats through its self-publishing platform, Kindle Direct Publishing.

Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTube TV plans to launch over 10 genre-specific, cheaper YouTube TV Plans in early 2026, including a Sports Plan featuring ESPN Unlimited and Fox Sports 1  —  YouTube TV's base package currently costs $82.99 per month.  But early next year, the streaming service will roll out a range …