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Ryan Autullo / Bloomberg Law: Google agrees to pay Texas $1.4B to settle two lawsuits claiming it tracks Texans’ personal location and maintains their facial recognition data without consent  —  Google will pay the state of Texas $1.375 billion to resolve two privacy lawsuits claiming the tech giant tracks Texans’ personal location … Source link

OpenAI announced a new initiative on Wednesday aimed at helping countries outside of the US build artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. Dubbed OpenAI for Countries, the initiative is part of the Stargate Project that it announced in January. While Stargate Project is primarily focused on developing AI infrastructure in the US, the new initiative will help

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: Eddy Cue’s disclosure of Apple’s plan to shift its browser to AI systems had a clear goal of downplaying the importance of Apple’s search deal with Google  —  Apple Inc. made an unusual pitch in its bid to save a lucrative search partnership with Alphabet Inc.’s Google … Source link

Google is adding a new quality-of-life improvement to Gemini. On Monday, the company rolled out an update which now allows users to upload up to 10 images or files in one go. Earlier, the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot capped the limit at one image or file per prompt. The new feature is available on both

Natalie Lung / Bloomberg: DoorDash plans to acquire New York-based hospitality tech company SevenRooms for $1.2B in cash, set to close in H2 2025; SevenRooms works with 13,000+ clients  —  DoorDash Inc. is buying hospitality tech company SevenRooms Inc. for $1.2 billion, hours after confirming its plans … Source link

Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation driven by AI technology could soon impact 40 percent of the global workforce, according to a new report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The report highlights that by 2033, AI could become a multi-trillion-dollar market. However, the economic growth could be highly concentrated, leading to

Bloomberg: Sources: Microsoft remains the biggest holdout among investors in OpenAI’s restructuring, and is seeking assurance that changes will protect its $13.75B stake  —  After months of public pressure, OpenAI walked back part of its effort to create a more conventional for-profit company … Source link

Spotify said on Thursday it has submitted an app update to Apple with an external link to buy subscriptions, after a US judge ruled that the iPhone maker violated the order that required it to allow greater competition for app downloads. The Swedish audio streaming giant said in a letter to Apple that it planned to make changes to its US app in accordance with the court’s

Duncan Riley / SiliconANGLE: Minimus, which offers secure, minimal container images and VMs to let enterprises reduce vulnerability exposure in the development workflows, raised a $51M seed  —  Application security startup Minimus Inc. today launched at the RSAC 2025 Conference 2025 with an announcement … Source link

Amazon Great Summer Sale 2025 is currently live for all users in India. It offers a wide range of products, including consumer electronics, at a discounted rate. Personal gadgets like smartphones, tablets, earphones, and smartwatches from leading brands like Samsung, Apple, OnePlus and more are currently available at significantly lower prices compared to their usual