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China is requiring chipmakers to use at least 50% domestically made equipment for adding new capacity. The mandate is one of the most significant measures Beijing has introduced to wean itself off reliance on foreign technology.
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After Facebook and Instagram, WhatsApp is finally next in line to impose parental control feature. A new report suggests that the messaging platform is developing secondary accounts, profiles designed specifically for minors and teenagers. Read more ›
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Meta will exempt Italy from its planned WhatsApp ban on rival AI chatbots after an order from the country’s antitrust regulator. The EU is conducting a separate investigation without interim action. Read more ›
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Google has signed a multi-year deal with Apple to power the iPhone maker’s upcoming AI features. Following the announcement, Alphabet becomes the fourth company to hit the $4 trillion milestone after Nvidia, Microsoft and Apple. Read more ›
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Meta is planning to slash around 10 per cent work force of its Reality Labs division. The pink slips are expected to be announced this week. Read more ›
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Meta announced Monday (January 12) that former Trump administration official Dina Powell McCormick is joining the company as its president and vice chairman. The United States president called her ‘fantastic, and very talented, person’. With over a decade of experience in global finance, Powell McCormick will help guide the overall strategy of Facebook’s owner company Read more ›
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