Google ad tools found to harm competition and consumers, judge says
The ruling determines that Google willfully acquired and maintained monopoly power in the markets for publisher ad servers
Apple’s smartphone shipments in China fall for seventh straight quarter
Shipments fall to 9.8 million units, reducing Apple’s market share to 13.7%, down from 17.4% in the previous quarter.
Zoom restores service after global outage hits thousands of users
Users experience difficulties accessing Zoom meetings, logging into the platform, and navigating its web portal
Temu, Shein to hike prices as Trump tariffs target low-value imports
Temu and Shein announce price increases effective April 25, urging shoppers to make purchases “now at today’s rates”
India’s iPhone shipments to the U.S. reach nearly $2 billion in March
Foxconn records $1.31 billion in iPhone exports from India in March, while Tata Electronics ships iPhones worth $612 million
California attorney general declines to back Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI
While the office has opted not to join Musk’s lawsuit, it remains engaged due to its regulatory role in nonprofit matters
Nvidia to take $5.5 billion hit after U.S. blocks AI chip exports to China
Major Chinese tech firms such as Tencent, Alibaba, and ByteDance have reportedly placed significant orders for the chip
U.S. imposes new export restrictions on AMD, Nvidia AI chips to China
Nvidia disclosed that it would incur $5.5 billion in charges due to the U.S. government's decision
Chakwal Spinning Mills moves ahead with Rs1.6 billion investment in cloud tech
Board approves an investment of Rs 1.1 billion to establish a data center and cloud operations
OpenAI names members to newly formed nonprofit commission
According to OpenAI, the commission will serve as a bridge between the company and the communities impacted by AI technologies
Zuckerberg considered spinning off Instagram over antitrust concerns in 2018
He also warned that regulatory challenges might force Meta to separate Instagram and WhatsApp in the next 5 to 10 years
German media group accuses Google of unfair search ranking penalties
ActMeraki criticizes Google’s "site reputation abuse" policy targeting the use of high-ranking sites to boost third-party content visibility, known as “parasite SEO”
Microsoft signs deal for world’s largest carbon removal project in Louisiana
Microsoft’s annual greenhouse gas emissions reach 17.2 million tons in 2023, up 29.1% from 2020 levels
AMD to begin U.S. chip production at TSMC Arizona site
AMD now joins Apple and Nvidia in producing chips at the Arizona site operated by TSMC, Taiwan’s leading contract chipmaker
Japan FTC issues cease and desist order to Google
The JFTC accused Google of pressuring smartphone manufacturers to prioritize its services