Tariffs on Apple will also apply to Samsung, says Trump

This marks a reversal from Trump’s April decision to exclude electronics, including iPhones, from tariffs on Chinese imports

Stargate UAE’s first 200 megawatts of AI capacity to go live in 2026

Full project will eventually house data centers with a combined capacity of 5 gigawatts

Google and Character.ai face lawsuit over teen’s suicide linked to chatbots

Google denies involvement in the creation or management of Character.AI’s app

Amazon shareholders reject all outside proposals at annual meeting

Shareholders also vote down proposals seeking a formal policy to separate the CEO and board chair roles

Amazon tests AI-powered audio summaries on product pages

The feature is accessible via a “Hear the highlights” button in the Amazon shopping app

Shopify launches AI store builder to automate e-commerce site creation

The "AI Store Builder" creates three store layouts with images and text, cutting website design time and effort

Planning minister reviews progress on “Quantum Valley Pakistan” initiative

The project focuses on developing advanced science parks in emerging sectors like agri-tech, biotechnology, advanced materials, and minerals

UAE launches advanced Arabic AI model amid Gulf tech race

Falcon Arabic model is designed to capture the linguistic diversity of the Arab world using a high-quality native Arabic dataset

EU internet providers push for more spectrum allocation for Wi-Fi

The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance urges the European Commission to open up the upper 6GHz band for unrestricted Wi-Fi use

Elon Musk to scale back political spending, refocus on Tesla

Having reasonable control of Tesla is the most important factor, says Musk

Pakistan’s ambassador highlights Starlink’s potential to bridge digital divide ahead of launch

Visit to SpaceX and license approval signal satellite internet rollout by end of 2025

Google enhances search with AI Overviews and AI Mode

Alphabet plans to invest $75 billion in capital expenditures this year, largely focused on AI, up from $52.5 billion in 2024

Microsoft adds AI rivals xAI, Meta to Azure model lineup

xAI’s Grok 3, Meta’s Llama, and others will be available on Azure with the same guarantees as OpenAI’s tools, says CEO Nadella

Apple supplier Foxconn commits $1.5 billion to Tamil Nadu unit

The investment supports Apple’s plan to boost manufacturing in India amid U.S. tariffs on China that disrupt supply chains and raise iPhone costs

Foxconn to build AI data center with Nvidia, targets 100 MW power

Data center will require significant power and will start with 20 megawatts, gradually increasing to 100 megawatts, says Foxconn Chairman