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EU steps up DMA scrutiny of Google

Google agrees to $135Mn settlement over alleged Android background data usage

Google isn’t new to lawsuits. The search giant is dealing with a…
Amazon slashes 16,000 jobs

Amazon could cut 16,000 corporate jobs globally as restructure continues

With Amazon facing continued pressure from growth that has steadily slowed, along…

OpenAI plans view based advertising model for ChatGPT, starting a limited pilot: Report

Amid rising costs tied to training and running large-scale artificial intelligence models,…

Elon Musk demands up to $134Bn from OpenAI and Microsoft over not-profit to profit shift

Elon Musk is intensifying his legal battle with OpenAI and Microsoft as…

Meta to shut down ‘Horizon Workrooms’ on Feb 16 as part of winding down its Reality Labs efforts

The experiment with VR offices is officially winding down at Meta. The…
Wikipedia formalizes paid partnerships with AI

Wikimedia celebrates 25 years of Wikipedia with major Big Tech revenue partnerships

Wikipedia turned 25 today, and now, the Wikimedia Foundation is celebrating the…

India’s Supreme Court orders Tiger Global to pay capital gains tax on 2018 Flipkart stake sale to Walmart

India’s Supreme Court has put an end to years of speculation over…
Paramount buys WBD for $110Bn, full debt of $79Bn

Ellison guarantee fails to win over Warner Bros. board, Paramount offer rejected again

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has once again urged shareholders to reject Paramount…
X curbs Grok after deepfake backlash

Grok admits safeguard failures, faces increased scrutiny for generating sexualised images of women and minors

While Musk presented ‘Grok’ as a no-holds-barred alternative to other AI models…
Amazon slashes 16,000 jobs

Amazon to cut 370 Jobs at Luxembourg headquarters

E-commerce behemoth Amazon is reportedly looking to cut short workforce at its…
India offers 20-year GIFT City tax holiday and 2047 cloud tax exemption to attract global AI and finance hubs

India proposes royalty framework for AI companies using copyrighted works

In one its first major regulatory move towards AI, India has come…
EU steps up DMA scrutiny of Google

US court forces Google into annual renewal cycle for default-search and AI contracts

Google’s search dominance is getting its most serious shake-up in years. A…

Meta to trim Reality Labs spending by 30% as AI becomes priority, stock surges

Meta is scaling back some of its most ambitious metaverse projects, reportedly…

India is asking smartphone makers to pre-install government cybersecurity app on all phones: Report

India is reportedly tightening its grip on smartphone security with a new…
Baidu

Baidu slashes jobs after bleeding billions in Q3 loss amid big bets on AI

Chinese search giant Baidu is reportedly entering a restructuring mode, cutting deep…

Apple urges India’s court to disable new antitrust penalty mechanism which could result in $38Bn blow

Apple has taken its clash with India’s competition watchdog to court, escalating…
Raveendran alleges misconduct as Byju’s struggles.

US court orders Byju Raveendran to pay over $1Bn amid fund-flow dispute

The legal crisis around Byju’s escalated sharply after a US bankruptcy court…
verizon frontier deal

Verizon plans aggressive overhaul as it slashes over 13,000 jobs

Verizon is entering reset mode as its new chief, Dan Schulman, unveils…