Magnificent 7 Weekly Briefing

Google faced major legal and AI rollouts, Tesla secured robotaxi permits but had a recall, Apple lost a $634M patent suit, Microsoft finalized its $69B acquisition, and more.

  • Google faced regulatory pressures globally, concluding a data probe in Italy, battling the U.S. government over online advertising, and facing a massive court order in Germany. 1234567
  • Google launched its latest AI model, Gemini 3, and made substantial infrastructure commitments, announcing billions in new data center investments across the U.S. and India. 89101112131415161718192021
  • Tesla secured autonomous rideshare approval in three U.S. states but recalled over 10,000 wall batteries for fire risk and settled another Autopilot crash lawsuit. 222324252627282930313233343536373839
  • Apple lost a patent infringement case to Masimo, resulting in a $634 million judgment and potential Watch ban, while the company intensified its CEO succession planning for Tim Cook. 4041424344454647
  • Microsoft completed the $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard and announced a $10 billion AI infrastructure investment in Portugal, even as executives warned about potential AI superintelligence risks. 484950515253545556
  • Nvidia reported Q3 fiscal 2026 record results and cemented strategic partnerships with Microsoft and Anthropic, focusing on scaling AI architecture and compute power. 5758596061
  • Amazon unveiled plans for a $3 billion data center campus in Mississippi, and Meta completed the massive 2Africa subsea cable to connect over 33 countries. 626364656667

Sources

  1. Italy closes Google probe over unfair use of personal data after remedies adopted Reuters
  2. Google and US government battle over the future of internet advertising AP News
  3. Google Faces $666 Million Hit in German Court Yahoo Finance
  4. Europe to look at Google news 'relegation' China Daily
  5. Apple, Google, Meta Illegal Gambling Lawsuit Moves to Next Stage SportsLine
  6. Google asks court to dismiss conservative influencer's AI defamation lawsuit CNA
  7. Google offers a “less disruptive” fix to EU ad-tech showdown Search Engine Land
  8. Google launches Gemini 3, embeds AI model into search immediately Reuters
  9. Google launches Gemini 3 as latest move in AI race UPI
  10. Google Gemini 3 spotted on AI Studio ahead of imminent release BleepingComputer
  11. Google DeepMind opens AI research lab in Singapore, its first in Southeast Asia CNA
  12. Google DeepMind Hires Former CTO of Boston Dynamics as the Company Pushes Deeper Into Robotics Wired
  13. Google Updates “Nano Banana” Image Editing Model The Information
  14. Google announces the JAX AI Stack Google
  15. Google Search is now using AI to create interactive UI to answer your questions BleepingComputer
  16. Google to Build Two Data Centers in Muskogee County as Part of $9B Oklahoma Investment NewsOn6
  17. Google Invests $40B in AI Data Centers in Texas AI Business
  18. Google to Lift India Data Hub Plan Above $15 Billion Bloomberg
  19. US, Taipei laud opening of Google's new Taiwan AI engineering centre Reuters
  20. Here are the plans for Google's Chesterfield data center campus Axios
  21. On tiny Christmas Island, Google spurs renewable energy push for Indian Ocean data hub Yahoo Tech
  22. Tesla's robotaxi clears a key hurdle in Nevada Business Insider
  23. Tesla Robotaxis Are Hitting the Streets in a New State PCMag
  24. Tesla Gets Approval for Autonomous Rideshare Service in Arizona Bloomberg
  25. Tesla lands approval for Robotaxi operation in third U.S. state Teslarati
  26. Tesla settles another lawsuit over Autopilot crash, 4th since losing first trial Electrek
  27. Tesla recalls more than 10,000 batteries over dangerous fire risk MLive
  28. Tesla recalls wall batteries for fire hazard; 22 incidents reported USA TODAY
  29. Tesla hits the brakes as lawyers seek to share Autopilot information with each other Reuters
  30. Tesla is battling with Waymo and Uber to shape California s new robotaxi rules Yahoo Finance
  31. Tesla reports 4 Austin robotaxi crashes in September as it preps to remove safety monitors Austin American-Statesman
  32. Tesla is getting better about reporting FSD crash data — but the numbers are still misleading The Verge
  33. Elon Musk Can't Legally Sell The Tesla Cybercab As Promised Forbes
  34. Tesla hit with another lawsuit after fatal Cybertruck crash: Catastrophic design defects Yahoo
  35. Tesla instructs suppliers to avoid China-made parts for cars produced in the US to diversify its supply chain Paultan.org
  36. Tesla requires US supply chains to strip out China-made components – report Yahoo Finance
  37. Tesla requires suppliers to avoid China-made parts for US cars, WSJ reports Reuters
  38. Forget Musk's latest pay package, his last one could wipe out years of Tesla profits Reuters
  39. Tesla’s tax deal under review as Travis County cites missing information Yahoo Finance
  40. Jury says Apple owes Masimo $634M for patent infringement TechCrunch
  41. Apple Watch faces ban after Masimo lawsuit loss — what you need to know Yahoo
  42. Apple intensifies succession planning for CEO Tim Cook, FT reports Reuters
  43. Tim Cook likely to step down next year: Meet the top contender for Apple’s CEO role Financial Express
  44. Is Apple’s Tim Cook about to retire? The Week
  45. Key Manager: Apple COO Jeff Williams Officially Retired heise online
  46. Apple Questions Funding Behind UK iCloud Lawsuit MacRumors
  47. Apple attacks Which s lawsuit backer in $2 billion UK App Store hearing AppleInsider
  48. Microsoft to Acquire Activision Blizzard in $69 Billion Deal The A.V. Club
  49. Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Unveils Its $10 Billion Investment Plan for AI Infrastructure in a Data Center in Portugal Yahoo Finance
  50. Critics scoff after Microsoft warns AI feature can infect machines and pilfer data Ars Technica
  51. Microsoft To Lay Off 1900 Employees, Roughly 8% of Their Entire Gaming Division The A.V. Club
  52. Microsoft announces strategic partnerships with NVIDIA and Anthropic Microsoft
  53. Microsoft's Mustafa Suleyman Warns AI Superintelligence Could Slip Beyond Human Control The Hans India
  54. Microsoft Executives Discuss How AI Will Change Windows, Programming -- and... tech.slashdot.org
  55. Satya Nadella says Microsoft will shift from 'per user' to 'per agent' pricing as AI takes over More work Moneycontrol
  56. Microsoft Has Largest Multi-site AI Data Center at 2 Gigawatts NextBigFuture
  57. Nvidia reports Q3 fiscal 2026 record results Nvidia
  58. Nvidia announces strategic partnership with Microsoft and Anthropic Nvidia
  59. Nvidia expands collaboration with Microsoft Nvidia
  60. NVIDIA announces new supercomputers with RIKEN Nvidia
  61. Nvidia highlights DSX-powered Vera Rubin-ready AI factories Nvidia
  62. Amazon plans to invest $3 billion in Mississippi Amazon
  63. Amazon showcases OCC's AWS GenAI implementation Amazon
  64. Amazon and HUMAIN expand AI partnership Amazon
  65. Amazon announces multi-year AI collaboration with Box Amazon
  66. Meta announces completion of the 2Africa subsea cable Meta
  67. Meta and Google delay undersea cables over security concerns Engadget
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