Bloomberg:
Tencent releases five AI tools to turn text or images into 3D visuals and graphics, based on Hunyuan3D-2.0, and plans to integrate DeepSeek’s R1 into WeChat  —  Tencent’s five new 3D-content generators are built atop its Hunyuan3D-2.0 model, all of which it intends to open-source to users, the company said in a statement.

Financial Times:
Sources: Alphabet has agreed to buy cybersecurity startup Wiz for at least $32B and will announce the deal today, after talks over a $23B deal failed in 2024  —  Previous round of negotiations to purchase group fell through last year  —  Google parent Alphabet has agreed to buy cyber security start …

New York Times:
Since Xi Jinping met DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng last month, Chinese officials are rushing to use the AI model, including in courthouses and in hospitals  —  Government bodies nationwide have been eager to show they are using DeepSeek’s A.I. technology since the company’s founder met with Xi Jinping, China’s leader.

Timmy Shen / The Block:
Solana deleted a social media ad for its conference in May 2025 after the crypto community criticized it for insensitivity towards gender issues  —  – Solana posted a video ad on social media on Monday to promote its upcoming conference, but it was removed hours later.

Reuters:
Xiaomi reports Q4 revenue up 48.8% YoY to ~$15B, above ~$14.4B est., adjusted net profit up 69.4% YoY to ~$1.2B, above ~$884M est., boosted by smartphone sales  —  China’s Xiaomi (1810.HK) reported a 48.8% rise in fourth-quarter revenue on Tuesday, boosted by strong electric vehicle and smartphone sales.

Mike Schmidt / Financial Times:
A former CHIPS Act program officer says Trump repealing the program risks US national security and tariffs alone will not revitalize domestic chip manufacturing  —  Tariffs alone will not achieve the goal of revitalising domestic semiconductor manufacturing

Gillian Tan / Bloomberg:
Chicago-based Nerdio, which helps manage remote workers, raised $500M led by General Atlantic at a $1.2B valuation, sources say up from $300M in December 2022  —  – StepStone also agreed to participate in equity funding round  — Customers include Chevron, Kraft Heinz, Willis Towers Watson

Reuters:
Didi reports Q4 revenue up 7.1% YoY to ~$7.32B and a ~$180M net loss, down from a ~$6.2M profit in Q4 2023, as it recovers from China’s $1.2B fine in July 2022  —  Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Global reported on Tuesday a 7.1% rise in fourth-quarter revenue to 52.9 billion yuan …

Reuters:
Germany’s Federal Court of Justice rules against Apple’s appeal against a regulatory assessment that opens Apple up to stricter controls in the country  —  Apple (AAPL.O) lost an appeal on Tuesday against a regulatory assessment that opens the iPhone maker up to stricter controls in Germany …

Bert Hubert’s writings:
A look at Europe’s options for building a “European Cloud”, which is likely to be more difficult than the €15B Galileo satellite system, and potential issues  —  The very short version: It has now become clear that European governments can no longer rely on American clouds …