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Apple Said to be Considering Hiking iPhone Prices
Apple is mulling raising prices of its upcoming iPhones in order to cushion higher costs stemming from the tariffs that have hampered global supply chains and forced the company to shift more production to India. Apple said earlier this month that tariffs were expected to add about $900 million (roughly Rs. 7,638 crore) in costs during the April-J...
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Google’s Pichai Says US Fix Is ‘De Facto’ Spinoff of Search
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai told a judge that the DoJ's plan to share Google's search data with rivals would be a “de facto” divestiture of the company’s search engine. Pichai was called to testify as part of a three-week trial aimed at determining how Google should restore competition to online search.
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Google Chrome Worth ‘Upwards of $50 Billion,’ Browser Rival Says
Google’s Chrome web browser could be sold for as much as $50 billion (roughly Rs. 4,26,756 crore), estimates CEO of rival search engine, DuckDuckGo. Weinberg, who said the estimate was “back-of-the-envelope” math based on Chrome’s user base, testified as part of a three-week hearing in the DOJ’s case against Alphabet’s Google to determi...
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Mark Zuckerberg Denies Meta Bought Rivals To Conquer Them
Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday denied in court that his company bought rival services Instagram and WhatsApp to neutralize them, as his testimony in a landmark antitrust case came to a close.
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Étoile OTT Release Date: When and Where to Watch it Online?
A new ballet drama, Étoile, arrives on Prime Video on April 24. Created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, the series follows two ballet companies—one in Paris and one in New York—swapping their best dancers in an effort to revitalise interest in the art form. The show stars Luke Kirby, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and real-life ballerina...
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BYD Unveils Battery System That Charges EVs in Five Minutes
BYD’s new battery and charging system was capable of providing 470 kilometers (292 miles) of range in five minutes in tests on its new Han L sedan, Chairman and founder Wang Chuanfu said Monday.
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Apple’s Siri Chief Said to Acknowledge AI Delays, Promise Fixes
Apple's AI struggles were highlighted when Siri's head, Robby Walker, told staff that delays to key features were "ugly and embarrassing." During an internal meeting, Walker acknowledged Siri’s challenges and the unclear timeline for enhancements. Apple's crisis deepened last week with public acknowledgment of indefinite delays for critical featu...
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Microsoft Said to Be Developing AI Reasoning Models to Compete With OpenAI
Microsoft is reportedly developing in-house AI reasoning models, known as MAI, to rival OpenAI, with plans to offer them to developers. These models, led by Mustafa Suleyman, perform nearly as well as OpenAI's and Anthropic's on key benchmarks. The company has also tested models from xAI, Meta, and DeepSeek as potential OpenAI alternatives for Copi...
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Marvel Rivals Development Team, Including Game Director, Laid Off Despite Game's Successful Launch
Marvel Rivals’ development team, including the game director, have been laid off despite the game’s successful launch. The layoffs have affected an unspecified number of employees at NetEase’s design team based in Seattle, the company said in a statement to the press Wednesday.
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Italy's Regulator Blocks Chinese AI App DeepSeek on Data Protection
Italy's data protection authority, the Garante has directed DeepSeek to restrict its AI assistant in Italy. The Garante's order - aimed at protecting Italian users' data - came after the Chinese companies that supply the DeepSeek chatbot service provided information that "was considered to totally insufficient."
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Gears of War, Hellblade 2 and More Xbox Games to Launch on PS5 in 2025: Report
Microsoft is reportedly gearing up to bring more of its exclusive games to rival platforms from Sony and Nintendo in 2025. After launching some Xbox games on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch last year, the company is likely readying its bigger franchises, including Gears of War, for PS5 and potentially the Nintendo Switch successor console, too, i...
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OpenAI Unveils 'o3' Reasoning AI Models in Test Phase
OpenAI has announced it is testing new reasoning AI models, o3 and o3 mini, highlighting competition with rivals like Google. CEO Sam Altman indicated the company aims to release o3 mini by late January, followed by o3. These advanced models could surpass current ones, attracting new investments and users.
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Pushes for Xbox Games on All Devices
Microsoft seems to have pivoted to a multiplatform strategy for first-party Xbox games in 2024, with more and more exclusive titles launching on rival platforms. The company is uncoupling its content offerings from its hardware — a move highlighted by Microsoft’s “This is an Xbox” campaign in November. In a recent shareholders meeting, Micr...
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Intel Says It’s an Open Question Whether to Break Up Company
Intel Corp. Chief Financial Officer Dave Zinsner said that a formal separation of the company’s factory and product-development divisions is an open question. The outcome will be decided by the next leader of the company. Intel’s struggles to keep pace with rivals — along with its deteriorating financial condition — have spurred speculation...
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Xiaomi Unveils YU7 Electric SUV With China Launch Set for Next Year
Xiaomi announced its latest electric vehicle (EV) dubbed the Xiaomi YU7 for the Chinese markets on Tuesday. It is expected to join the Chinese company’s growing fleet of electric cars that currently include the SU7. Although specifics are yet to be revealed, the Xiaomi YU7 is anticipated to be its SUV offering that will aim to take on the likes o...
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Apple Said to be Considering Hiking iPhone Prices
Apple is mulling raising prices of its upcoming iPhones in order to cushion higher costs stemming from the tariffs that have hampered global supply chains and forced the company to shift more production to India. Apple said earlier this month that tariffs were expected to add about $900 million (roughly Rs. 7,638 crore) in costs during the April-J...
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Google’s Pichai Says US Fix Is ‘De Facto’ Spinoff of Search
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai told a judge that the DoJ's plan to share Google's search data with rivals would be a “de facto” divestiture of the company’s search engine. Pichai was called to testify as part of a three-week trial aimed at determining how Google should restore competition to online search.
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Google Chrome Worth ‘Upwards of $50 Billion,’ Browser Rival Says
Google’s Chrome web browser could be sold for as much as $50 billion (roughly Rs. 4,26,756 crore), estimates CEO of rival search engine, DuckDuckGo. Weinberg, who said the estimate was “back-of-the-envelope” math based on Chrome’s user base, testified as part of a three-week hearing in the DOJ’s case against Alphabet’s Google to determi...
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Mark Zuckerberg Denies Meta Bought Rivals To Conquer Them
Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday denied in court that his company bought rival services Instagram and WhatsApp to neutralize them, as his testimony in a landmark antitrust case came to a close.
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Étoile OTT Release Date: When and Where to Watch it Online?
A new ballet drama, Étoile, arrives on Prime Video on April 24. Created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino, the series follows two ballet companies—one in Paris and one in New York—swapping their best dancers in an effort to revitalise interest in the art form. The show stars Luke Kirby, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and real-life ballerina...
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BYD Unveils Battery System That Charges EVs in Five Minutes
BYD’s new battery and charging system was capable of providing 470 kilometers (292 miles) of range in five minutes in tests on its new Han L sedan, Chairman and founder Wang Chuanfu said Monday.
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Apple’s Siri Chief Said to Acknowledge AI Delays, Promise Fixes
Apple's AI struggles were highlighted when Siri's head, Robby Walker, told staff that delays to key features were "ugly and embarrassing." During an internal meeting, Walker acknowledged Siri’s challenges and the unclear timeline for enhancements. Apple's crisis deepened last week with public acknowledgment of indefinite delays for critical featu...
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Microsoft Said to Be Developing AI Reasoning Models to Compete With OpenAI
Microsoft is reportedly developing in-house AI reasoning models, known as MAI, to rival OpenAI, with plans to offer them to developers. These models, led by Mustafa Suleyman, perform nearly as well as OpenAI's and Anthropic's on key benchmarks. The company has also tested models from xAI, Meta, and DeepSeek as potential OpenAI alternatives for Copi...
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Marvel Rivals Development Team, Including Game Director, Laid Off Despite Game's Successful Launch
Marvel Rivals’ development team, including the game director, have been laid off despite the game’s successful launch. The layoffs have affected an unspecified number of employees at NetEase’s design team based in Seattle, the company said in a statement to the press Wednesday.
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Italy's Regulator Blocks Chinese AI App DeepSeek on Data Protection
Italy's data protection authority, the Garante has directed DeepSeek to restrict its AI assistant in Italy. The Garante's order - aimed at protecting Italian users' data - came after the Chinese companies that supply the DeepSeek chatbot service provided information that "was considered to totally insufficient."
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Gears of War, Hellblade 2 and More Xbox Games to Launch on PS5 in 2025: Report
Microsoft is reportedly gearing up to bring more of its exclusive games to rival platforms from Sony and Nintendo in 2025. After launching some Xbox games on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch last year, the company is likely readying its bigger franchises, including Gears of War, for PS5 and potentially the Nintendo Switch successor console, too, i...
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OpenAI Unveils 'o3' Reasoning AI Models in Test Phase
OpenAI has announced it is testing new reasoning AI models, o3 and o3 mini, highlighting competition with rivals like Google. CEO Sam Altman indicated the company aims to release o3 mini by late January, followed by o3. These advanced models could surpass current ones, attracting new investments and users.
-
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Pushes for Xbox Games on All Devices
Microsoft seems to have pivoted to a multiplatform strategy for first-party Xbox games in 2024, with more and more exclusive titles launching on rival platforms. The company is uncoupling its content offerings from its hardware — a move highlighted by Microsoft’s “This is an Xbox” campaign in November. In a recent shareholders meeting, Micr...
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Intel Says It’s an Open Question Whether to Break Up Company
Intel Corp. Chief Financial Officer Dave Zinsner said that a formal separation of the company’s factory and product-development divisions is an open question. The outcome will be decided by the next leader of the company. Intel’s struggles to keep pace with rivals — along with its deteriorating financial condition — have spurred speculation...
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Xiaomi Unveils YU7 Electric SUV With China Launch Set for Next Year
Xiaomi announced its latest electric vehicle (EV) dubbed the Xiaomi YU7 for the Chinese markets on Tuesday. It is expected to join the Chinese company’s growing fleet of electric cars that currently include the SU7. Although specifics are yet to be revealed, the Xiaomi YU7 is anticipated to be its SUV offering that will aim to take on the likes o...
