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What’s New Today: Meta and Google explore a major AI chip deal that could boost TPU adoption and heighten competition with Nvidia.
Fast-Track Insights: Yasu raises €850K to expand its AI Cloud Engineer, aiming to prevent cloud waste early and boost automation across major cloud platforms.
Here’s a quick rundown of the biggest tech headlines making waves today. Let's dive into the day's top tech stories, from Meta–Google AI chip talks challenging Nvidia’s dominance to India’s job market moving toward skills-first hiring.
Meta and Google are discussing a major deal for Google’s AI chips, with Meta considering billions in purchases starting in 2027. The talks also include renting Google Cloud chips as early as next year. The move reflects rising demand for cheaper and more available AI hardware as companies look beyond Nvidia’s costly GPUs. A deal with Meta could strengthen Google’s AI chip ambitions, expand TPU adoption, and intensify competition in a rapidly changing market.
Yasu secured €850K in pre-seed funding to expand its AI Cloud Engineer, a tool designed to stop cloud waste before it reaches production. Founded in 2025, the company uses autonomous AI agents that work inside tools like Slack and GitHub to catch misconfigurations early and cut costs by about 35%. The new funding will support European expansion, deeper automation features, and future plans to extend into security, compliance, and broader cloud platforms.
The job market in India is changing from a degree-first approach to a skill-first approach. Gradually, more and more companies are getting rid of degree requirements and going with proof of ability instead. Skillful, knowledgeable, and experienced are the new terms that will be used in the future, and even though students are still taught through traditional degrees, proving themselves through practical experience will be the ultimate way to define who is more competent. Ultimately, the transition is going to alter higher education and require the students to acquire skills that are on par with the real needs of workplaces.
Google processes personal information from its services, such as Gmail, Drive, and others, in order to develop AI functionalities, including Smart Compose, autocomplete, and summaries. Although the personalization might be a helpful feature, the users who care about privacy can choose to opt out. Users can stop Google from getting involved with the sensitive emails and documents for AI training by deactivating the Gmail Smart Features and adjusting the Workspace AI settings. Turning off these features ensures privacy; it might mean less automation use.
A new YouGov poll shows Donald Trump’s approval rating has fallen below his first-term levels, with a net approval of minus 19%. Only 38% of respondents approve of his leadership, while 57% disapprove. Economic management and the aftermath of a historic government shutdown contributed to declining support. Meanwhile, scrutiny grows over Trump-linked crypto activities, as Senators Warren and Reed call for investigations into potential ties with suspicious actors abroad.
