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Alphabet’s Google is facing at least EUR 12 billion (roughly Rs. 1,13,259 crore) in damage claims from dozens of price comparison websites across the European Union which allege that the search and advertising giant stole their customers, according to a Bloomberg News review. The civil suits are linked to a 2017 decision by the European Commission to fine

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Microsoft said on Tuesday it was laying off less than three percent of its workforce, or around 6,000 employees, as the technology giant looks to rein in costs while funneling billions of dollars into its ambitious bet on artificial intelligence. The cuts will be across all levels and geographies and are likely the largest since Microsoft laid off 10,000 employees in 2023. The company let

Lucy Adams / Tech.eu: London-based Origin, which offers software to help HR teams administer employee benefits, emerges from stealth with a $21M Series A led by Felix Capital  —  Origin’s clients include Pfizer, Comcast, EA, BCG, and bp.  —  British startup has launched out of stealth with $21 million in Series A funding. Source link

Stability AI developed a new text-to-audio generation artificial intelligence (AI) model in partnership with Arm. Announced on Wednesday, the new model is dubbed Stable Audio Open Small, and it is said to generate short audio samples using text prompts. The London-based AI firm said that the model is lightweight and is optimised to run entirely

Logan Plant / IGN: Q&A with Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser on Switch 2 pricing backlash, physical games’ importance to its business despite Game-Key cards, and more  —  We also asked Bowser about Switch 2 Game-Key Cards, if Nintendo can meet demand in the U.S., and a lot more. Source link

Amazon on Wednesday cut about 100 jobs in its devices and services unit, the group overseeing development of such diverse products as the Kindle, Echo speakers, Alexa voice assistant and Zoox self-driving cars.  Amazon confirmed the cuts following an inquiry from Reuters on Wednesday.  The company said the jobs represented a small number of the total for the unit and were part of its regular business review. A spokesperson declined

Tripp Mickle / New York Times: Sources: White House and lawmakers are scrutinizing Apple’s plan to use Alibaba’s AI on iPhones in China, over concerns about data sharing, censorship, and more  —  The Trump administration and congressional officials have raised concerns about a deal to put a Chinese company’s artificial intelligence on iPhones. Source link

Facebook parent company Meta Platforms asked a federal judge on Thursday to throw out the US Federal Trade Commission’s case accusing it of an illegal social media monopoly, saying the agency failed to prove its case at a high-stakes antitrust trial. At the trial, which began on April 14 in Washington, the FTC has sought