Month: April 2025
Trump Tariffs over China
China previously called Trump’s trade war a joke and said it would not retaliate further than matching what was then said to be a 125% tariff imposed by the US. That tariff was then revealed to actually be 145%, and China did not escalate its own tariffs — although it did halt rare earth mineral
Europe hits Meta, Apple with huge fines
Meta and Apple have earned the dubious honor of being the first companies fined for non-compliance with the EU’s Digital Markets Act, which experts say could inflame tensions between US President Donald Trump and the European bloc.Apple’s penalty related to anti-steering violations – for which it’s already paid a €1.8 billion penalty to the EU
WhatsApp privacy tool
WhatsApp is to introduce a new privacy tool allowing users to prevent others from taking content outside the app. The Meta-owned messaging platform said when the Advanced Chat Privacy setting is turned on, others in a chat or group will be blocked from exporting the chat, auto-downloading media shared in the thread or using messages
Snapchat sued in Florida over illegal marketing
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a lawsuit accusing Snapchat’s operator of illegally marketing addictive design features to minors. Uthmeier argued that Snap, Inc. had violated the law by “market[ing] Snapchat in Florida as safe for users as young as 13.”During a press conference Tuesday, Uthmeier told reporters that the state’s lawsuit against Snapchat is
OpenAI interested in buying Chrome
OpenAI is one of many potential new homes for the world’s most popular browser, if the US Department of Justice gets its way.OpenAI’s head of product for ChatGPT is named Nick Turley, and he testified at the remedy phase of the Department of Justice’s successful monopoly suit against Google. When asked if OpenAI would be
ChatGPT Media Deals
In October, OpenAI began its partnership with Hearst, the media conglomerate behind outlets like the Houston Chronicle, the San Francisco Chronicle, Esquire, Cosmopolitan, Elle and others. Under the partnership, products like ChatGPT and SearchGPT can use content from more than 20 magazine brands and more than 40 newspapers. OpenAI announced a similar partnership in August
IBI Media -RoofandFloor acquisition
Founded in 2014, IBI Media Technologies Private Ltd focused on enabling high-intent discovery journeys for home buyers while delivering strong Return on Investment (RoI) for developers and channel partners. Its portfolio of city-specific real estate platforms which are optimised for web-search, serve thousands of users across South India.RoofandFloor.com is among India’s recognised digital real estate
Google AI deals with Android makers
Alphabet’s Google contemplated deals with Android phone makers such as Samsung last year that would provide exclusivity for not only its search app, but also for its Gemini AI app and Chrome browser, according to a document shown at the second day of an antitrust trial.Google entered a new, non-exclusive agreement with Samsung on April
Denmark to invest in Surveillence vessels to protect submarine cables and pipelines for energy production and transmission in the baltic
The Nordic country is primarily aiming to protect submarine cables and pipelines for energy production and transmission, and to boost protection against potential threats to the marine environment in Danish waters from the Russian shadow fleet.Countries bordering the Baltic Sea are on high alert after a number of outages of power cables, telecom links and
Kremlin warns peace talks will take time
Russian drones battered the Ukrainian port city of Odesa and glide bombs hit Zaporizhzhia, local authorities said Tuesday, as the Kremlin again warned that negotiators are unlikely to obtain a swift breakthrough in peace talks on the war.U.S. President Trump said last week that negotiations were “coming to a head” and insisted that neither side