Huawei reports H1 2026 revenue up 10% YoY to ~$69.57B, with net income down 36% to $3.54B; it is now the top smartphone brand in China with a 20%+ market share (Bloomberg)

The European Commission has classified ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox as “very large online platforms” after each surpassed 45 million monthly EU users, subjecting them to stricter Digital Services Act oversight. Nvidia is committing $3.5 billion in convertible-bond financing to MediaTek, which projects roughly $2 billion in AI-chip revenue this year. Google has renamed Lake Ontario to “Lake America” for U.S. map users, a change reportedly prompted by a request from President Trump to Apple.