Bloomberg:
China's market regulator says it is investigating Trip.com, the country's largest online travel agency, over alleged antitrust conduct, without offering details  —  China is investigating Trip.com Group Ltd. over alleged antitrust conduct, taking aim at the country's dominant online travel platform weeks …

In her late 20s, Christie Tate struggled with crushing loneliness, bulimia, and suicidal thoughts. Then, she had a conversation that changed her life. Try group, a friend told her — as in group psychotherapy.  Like most people, Tate had thought of therapy as a two-person endeavor: a therapist smoking a pipe and a patient on […]

Tasmin Lockwood / CNBC:
US Big Tech companies have been on an energy-related hiring spree; Workforce.AI says Microsoft has hired 570+ people with energy-related expertise since 2022  —  Big Tech has been on an energy hiring spree.  —  Technology companies investing heavily in artificial intelligence are bolstering …

Josh Gabert-Doyon / Financial Times:
UK satellite company Open Cosmos wins a highly contested Ka-band spectrum license, used for high-speed internet, beating companies backed by Peter Thiel  —  British company wins highly contested Liechtenstein low-Earth orbit contract  —  A UK satellite company has won a highly contested …

Jiyoung Sohn / Wall Street Journal:
In South Korea's competition to develop an indigenous AI model, three of the five finalists used foreign open-source code, which they argue is practical  —  Korea's efforts show how hard it is to develop homegrown AI models and break a reliance on U.S. or Chinese tech giants