YouTube said it has added Amazon.com Inc. as a new affiliate partner in its YouTube Shopping program. Creators can now tag Amazon products directly in videos and livestreams to send shoppers to Amazon and earn a share of sales. The move is part of YouTube’s broader effort to build out ecommerce by turning the platform’s 110 million hours of daily shopping-related viewing into a more direct monetization channel for creators.

The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield climbed to 4.784%, the highest level since January 2025, while the 30-year yield reached 5.271%. The move came as a global government bond selloff gathered pace amid a widening conflict in the Middle East, after new U.S. strikes on Iranian targets and an oil tanker was hit in the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude rose past $91 a barrel, reviving inflation concerns ahead of the conclusion of the G20 finance ministers’ meeting in Asheville, according to CNBC.

Samsung Electronics is developing an eight-layer stacked HBM4E memory chip at Nvidia’s request, aiming for transfer speeds of 17 to 18Gbps—about 20% higher than its current samples. The chip is slated for Nvidia’s custom memory platform, NVHBM, and is expected to be integrated into the Rubin Ultra AI GPU launching next year. The eight-layer design highlights a shift in AI chip development from capacity expansion toward balancing bandwidth, power consumption and yield. If the product passes validation, it could help Samsung narrow its gap with SK Hynix in high-end HBM.

Stripe and Advent have formally abandoned plans to acquire PayPal. PayPal’s board had previously rejected an initial offer as too low, sapping momentum behind a deal that was largely fueled by takeover speculation. With the buyout premium now gone, PayPal’s stock has fallen back toward levels reflecting investors’ standalone valuation, as attention shifts to whether a new CEO can deliver a turnaround.