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Apple ‘Mulls’ iPhone Price Rises – Without Citing...
Apple considers raising prices on iPhones, but determined not to cite tariffs as the reason, Wall Street Journal reports
Huawei Shows First HarmonyOS Laptop
Huawei gives preview of first laptop to run HarmonyOS instead of Windows as company pushes ahead with self-sufficiency drive
Tesla Fails In Attempt To Trademark ‘Robotaxi’ –...
US Patent and Trademark Office denies Tesla attempt to trademark the term 'Robotaxi', but another application is still under examination
Apple Appeals For Pause In Epic Game Ruling
Apple asks Appeal Court to pause ruling, after judge ordered criminal contempt investigation for “wilful violation” of court order
Apple Looks To Add AI Search To Safari – Report
If true, potential bad news for Google, after report that Apple is seeking to add AI search to its Safari web browser
NSO Group Ordered To Pay $167m For 2019 WhatApp Exploit
Jury orders maker of Pegasus spyware to pay WhatsApp millions of dollars in damages for hacking 1,400 people in 2019.
Deliveroo Agrees To $2.9 Billion Acquisition By Doordash
London-based food delivery company Deliveroo accepts acquisition offer worth £2.9bn ($3.9bn) from US competitor DoorDash
Skype Shuts Down Today (5 May), After 22 Years Of Service
Tech icon dead. Skype users wanting to save their Skype contacts and Skype conversations are advised to follow these steps.
Irish Regulator Fines TikTok €530m For GDPR Violation
TikTok fined €530m by Ireland's privacy regulator for GDPR violation after transferring European data to China
Apple Warns Trump’s Tariffs Will Raise Costs By $900m
Apple says iPhones sold in US will no longer come from China, as Q2 results show it has so far mostly avoided Trump's tariff impact
Apple Ordered To Pay Optis $502m In 4G Patent Dispute
UK court orders Apple to pay Texas-based Optis Cellular Technology hundreds of millions of dollars, but Apple says it will appeal
Meta Benefits From Strong Ad Sales, Despite Tariff Concerns
Meta pleases Wall Street as financial results reveal advertising resilience, despite disruption concerns from Trump's tariffs
Apple Referred For Criminal Contempt Investigation By Judge
Court rules Apple wilfully violated and ignored 2021 decision in Epic Games trial, as US judge says Apple executive “outright lied”
CEO Pichai Says Google Hopes To Reach Gemini Deal With Apple In 2025
Bad news for OpenAI? Alphabet's Sundar Pichai says Google hopes to reach Gemini AI agreement with Apple this year
Pegatron ‘Continuing’ Manufacturing Plans Despite Tariffs
Apple, Dell supplier Pegatron says tariffs not disrupting manufacturing strategy, but could lead to empty shelves in US
DoorDash Makes £2.7bn Buyout Offer For Deliveroo
London-based food delivery company Deliveroo says DoorDash made buyout offer at £1.80 per share as US company looks to expand in Europe
Apple To Manufacture Most US iPhones In India – Report
Apple to pivot manufacturing of iPhones for US away from China and to India, after weeks of Trump's tariff and trade war chaos
Alphabet Rises As AI Initiatives Begin To Pay Off In Q1
Boom time. Amid ongoing cost cutting and potential break-up threat, Alphabet profits surge as AI bets start to pay off
OpenAI Would Buy Google’s Chrome, Executive Tells Judge
AI pioneer OpenAI is interested if Google is forced to sell of its Chrome browser amid antitrust trial in United States
Meta Begins Advertising On Threads Globally
Mark Zuckerberg firm Meta Platforms makes adverts on Threads app available to all eligible advertisers worldwide
European Commission Fines Both Apple, Meta For DMA Breaches
European regulators have issued both Apple and Meta Platforms with fines totalling hundreds of millions of euros for breaching DMA
Meta Oversight Board Rebukes Zuck’s Firm For Axing Fact-Checkers
Zuckerberg rebuked. Facebook’s Supreme Court seeks review of Meta's Community Notes tool that replaced fact-checkers
Intel To Cut Over 20 Percent Of Workforce – Report
Struggling chip giant Intel posed to announce plans to cut more than 20 percent of its staff, under new CEO Lip-Bu Tan
Justice Dept Argues Google Must Face Harsh Remedies
US Justice Department lawyers argue Google must face wide-ranging remedies including selling off Chrome, with AI also taken into account
Apple iPhone Shipments In China Slide, As Cook Talks With Trump...
CEO Tim Cook talks to Trump official, as IDC notes China's smartphone market growth, and Apple shipments fall
Temu, Shein To Increase US Prices After Trump’s Tariffs
Two Chinese retailers warn customers in America that prices will increase next week, as Trump's hefty tariffs bite
Apple Leads Smartphone Market In First Quarter
Apple tops smartphone sales worldwide in first quarter after iPhone 16e launch, in spite of sagging demand in US, Europe, China
Google Cuts Hundreds Of Android, Pixel Staff – Report
Hundreds of staff within the Android, Chrome and Pixel teams at Alphabet's Google are reportedly being laid off
PC Shipments Grow In Q1 Amid Tariff Worries
Shipments of personal computers grew in the first quarter, IDC and Canalys report, amid concern at the impact of Trump's tariffs