Trump administration flags national security concerns over Apple’s AI deal with Alibaba: Report
19 May 2025
The Trump administration has reportedly expressed significant concern over Apple’s recent decision to integrate Alibaba’s artificial intelligence (AI) technology into iPhones sold in China. According to a report [...]
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Xiaomi bets big on chip design, to invest $6.93 billion
19 May 2025
Chinese electronics giant Xiaomi has announced plans to put in a staggering 50 billion yuan (approximately $6.93 billion) over a decade into semiconductor design. The company’s founder and CEO Lei Jun [...]
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OpenAI ‘Codex’ is an AI agent in ChatGPT to automate code writing and debugging
18 May 2025
OpenAI has unveiled Codex, an advanced AI coding agent integrated into ChatGPT. This release, currently in a research preview phase, is accessible to ChatGPT Pro, Team, and Enterprise users. Codex [...]
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Fortnite’s iOS comeback crushed as Apple rejects latest submission
17 May 2025
Epic Games, the publisher behind Fortnite, announced on Friday that Apple has blocked the game’s latest submission to the iOS App Store. As a result, Fortnite has once again [...]
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Microsoft proposes selling ‘Office 365’ without ‘Teams’ at a lower price amid EU antitrust probe
17 May 2025
Microsoft has proposed significant changes to its Office 365 and Microsoft 365 offerings in an effort to resolve a European Union antitrust investigation. The software giant plans to sell these productivity suites [...]
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Trump says he asked Apple’s Tim Cook to ‘not build in India’
16 May 2025
US President Donald Trump revealed that he personally urged Apple CEO Tim Cook to halt further expansion of the company’s manufacturing operations in India. During his ongoing state visit [...]
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xAI says ‘unauthorized modification’ to Grok led to ‘white genocide’ content
16 May 2025
xAI, the AI firm founded by Elon Musk, has said in a post, that an internal breach led to its chatbot Grok, publishing unsolicited responses referencing “white genocide in South [...]
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YouTube will now show ads after ‘peak moments’
15 May 2025
YouTube has announced a new advertising format – Peak Points – an AI-powered system designed to place ads immediately following moments of heightened emotional engagement in videos. It is set to be [...]
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Zepto announces new ‘Atom’ platform for brands to gain consumer insights
15 May 2025
Leveraging on heaps of consumer buying patterns and data that it is sitting on, quick commerce platform Zepto has now announced the launch of a new subscription-based analytics product, Zepto [...]
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Apple to hike prices for iPhone 17 models driven by upgrades, not tariff factors: Report
14 May 2025
Tech titan Apple is reportedly planning to raise prices for its upcoming iPhone 17 lineup. The new models are expected to launch later this year. These price hikes are due to [...]
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