Visa and Amex target Mastercard’s Apple Card partnership, WSJ reports
This competition follows the recent conclusion of Apple's partnership with Goldman Sachs and Mastercard, which began in 2019
China to launch EV grid projects to support power system
This allows cars to function as energy storage units, contributing power back to the grid
White House to hold meeting on TikTok
Trump will consider on Wednesday a final proposal related to TikTok ahead of an April 5 deadline for the app to find a non-Chinese buyer
ChatGPT usage hits a record as Ghibli-style AI art goes viral
The rapid growth places a strain on OpenAI’s servers, resulting in occasional outages and performance issues
Google Play Store update to impact 1 billion phones, disabling Google Wallet and banking apps
ISLAMABAD: Google is set to introduce significant changes to Android's security framework in a bid to close the privacy gap between Android...
South Korea plans $6.8B emergency budget bill
The supplementary budget aims to mitigate the economic impact of the country’s worst-ever forest fires and counter sluggish growth, says Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok
U.S. pushes French firms to comply with Trump’s DEI ban
The request, sent by the U.S. Embassy in Paris, instructs firms to submit signed declarations within five days, outlining their stance on compliance
Elon Musk’s xAI acquires social media platform X in $33 billion deal
The move consolidates Musk’s AI and social media ventures, positioning xAI for broader expansion in the competitive AI market
IMF approves $400 million disbursement to Ukraine
This brings total disbursements under Ukraine’s IMF-backed program to $10.1 billion
ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming becomes China’s richest person at $57.5 billion
Zhang, who now resides in Singapore, built his fortune solely through his 21% stake in ByteDance
Trump open to trade deals after reciprocal tariffs take effect
Trump says that any such agreements would only be considered after the reciprocal tariffs take effect on April 2
Legal challenges mount against Musk’s $44 billion Twitter deal
A U.S. District Judge rules that Musk allegedly committed fraud via improper filings, misleading statements, and a secret Twitter stake buildup
Elon Musk’s X recovers after brief U.S. outage
This marks the second outage in two days for X, owned by Elon Musk, following a disruption on Thursday that also affected Reddit
Google to pay $100 million to settle advertisers’ class action
Google has agreed to pay $100 million in cash to settle a long-running lawsuit claiming it overcharged advertisers by failing to provide...
Global LNG: Asian spot LNG prices at nearly 6-month low on muted Chinese demand
LONDON: Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices were at their lowest level in nearly six months amid muted demand in China...