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RocketBoots (ASX:ROC) has signed a landmark agreement with a tier-one multinational retailer to deploy its AI-driven loss-prevention solution.

SKS Technologies Group (ASX:SKS) has executed a formal sale agreement to acquire the business and assets of Delta Elcom.

Verbrec (ASX:VBC), an engineering and mining technology services provider across Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea.

IperionX (ASX:IPX) has achieved ISO 9001 certification for its titanium production and manufacturing operations at its Virginia titanium manufacturing campus.

DigiCo Infrastructure REIT (ASX:DGT) has amended its investment management agreement with HMC Digital Infrastructure Investment Management.

Audeara (ASX:AUA) has signed a software licensing cooperation agreement with Shenzhen-based system-on-chip design company OPTEK Microelectronics.

Tech giants are pouring trillions of dollars into AI chips and data centers while the industry quietly faces a fork in the road between open source and proprietary models. AMD chair and CEO Lisa Su and former IBM CEO Sam Palmisano explain why that choice could shape the next era of computing.

The UK economy is at risk of its first quarterly contraction since Labour returned to power, after growth disappointed again by shrinking ahead of Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves' tax-raising budget. Can the UK's tech sector come to the rescue? British Business Bank CEO Louis Taylor weighs in with Ed Ludlow and Caroline Hyde to discuss on "Bloomberg Tech."

Margie Patel, senior portfolio manager and head of Capital Allocation at Allspring Global Investments, joins Ed Ludlow and Caroline Hyde to discuss concerns around returns on AI investments in the context of Broadcom's earnings and the news that Oracle is pushing back the completion dates for some of its AI data centers. She speaks on "Bloomberg Tech."

Broadcom, a chip company vying with Nvidia for AI computing revenue, suffered the worst stock decline in 10 months after its sales outlook for the market failed to meet investors' lofty expectations. Karl Ackerman, managing director of semiconductors and networking hardware at BNP Paribas, joins Ed Ludlow and Caroline Hyde to discuss on "Bloomberg Tech."

President Donald Trump signed an order aimed at thwarting state-level regulation of AI through lawsuits and funding cuts, handing a win to tech industry leaders who've pressed for preemption of local rules. David Sacks, White House AI and Crypto Czar, weighs in with Ed Ludlow and Caroline Hyde on "Bloomberg Tech."

SoftBank Group Corp. is looking at potential acquisitions including data center operator Switch Inc., as billionaire founder Masayoshi Son seeks to ride an AI-fueled boom in digital infrastructure. Matt Bloxham on Bloomberg Intelligence has more.