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Microsoft’s Copilot turnaround, Google’s AI Overviews publisher payments and Tesla’s Optimus snags: latest big tech news
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October 16, 2026 Big Tech News Top tech stories from innovations to regulations Hello, The AI race is forcing the world’s biggest tech companies to rethink what they build, who they depend on and how fast they can ship. At The Information, we break the stories that matter before they become mainstream. Subscribe for $299 and save 25% on the first year to stay ahead. Key highlights: Microsoft’s new Office chief won over Satya Nadella, and insiders now see him as a contender for the top job. Google is quietly paying publishers whose content powers its AI answers. Tesla’s push to scale its humanoid Optimus robot is hitting snags in the hands and the supply chain. Microsoft’s AI Reset Copilot, Claude and a changing guard Exclusive How Microsoft’s New Office Chief Fixed Copilot and Won Over Nadella By Aaron Holmes Exclusive Microsoft Slashes Internal Claude Spending by a Third By Aaron Holmes, Jyoti Mann and Kevin McLaughlin Applied AI Microsoft Tears Down Its AI Data Wall By Kevin McLaughlin The Briefing Microsoft’s Executive Exodus Foreshadows Business Transition By Martin Peers Google and Meta’s AI Push Publishers, Gemini and new wearables Exclusive Google Is Paying About 100 Digital Publishers for AI Overviews By Alix Coutures and Catherine Perloff Exclusive Google Nears Release of Flagship Gemini 4 AI Model By Laura Bratton Exclusive Meta to Launch Camera-Free Smart Glasses Amid Mounting Privacy Concerns By Jyoti Mann The Briefing Why Meta’s Moment in the AI Sun Won’t Last By Martin Peers Hardware Bets Tesla’s robots and Apple’s server push Exclusive Tesla’s Optimus Hits Snags in Hands, Suppliers as Scale-Up Begins By Qianer Liu and Grace Kay Exclusive Apple Considers Return to Server Market, Has Talked With Nvidia to Use Network Tech By Aaron Tilley, Qianer Liu and Phoebe Liu Subscribe for $299 and save 25% on your first year to follow the moves shaping Big Tech before they reach the headlines. Subscribe now Read, listen or use Deep Research on the go in The Information app, available on the App Store and Google Play. New from The Information Pro AI Inflection Index Flagging emergent terms and investable themes. 77 core AI trends tracked across 10,000 articles, newsletters, and briefings. Gain access to AI Index, 60+ org charts, proprietary databases, exclusive newsletters, subscriber-only events, and more by subscribing to The Information Pro for $749. Sign Up for Our Newsletter Every Monday (subscribers only) AI Infrastructure By The Information Staff Stay ahead of the AI infrastructure wars. Ann Davis Vaughan covers how tech titans are disrupting the energy sector and becoming accidental industrial giants to compete on the AI model battlefield. Sign up Follow us Download our app Explore Our Newsletters Subscribe to The Information Sent to you@example.com | Manage your preferences or unsubscribe | Help The Information · 251 Rhode Island Street, Suite 107, San Francisco, CA 94103