Tech Industry News Tidbits

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EU slaps Meta, Apple with nearly $800m fines

The penalties are the first to be issued under the bloc’s Digital Markets Act.

www.aljazeera.com

 

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https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/tsmc-shows-off-new-tech-stitching-together-bigger-faster-chips-2025-04-23/

 

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Tango Live is India’s most profitable streaming app. Nobody wants to talk about why

As India’s youth flock to pay-per-minute livestreaming platforms, a new digital economy is taking shape where loneliness, real-time interaction, and microtransactions intersect, raising questions about the long-term impact on mental health, intimacy, and the future of digital content consumption.

the-captable.com

 

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Mark Zuckerberg Says Social Media Is Over

During testimony at Meta’s antitrust trial, the Facebook founder’s argument was, in so many words, that platforms like his are not what they used to be.

www.newyorker.com

 

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HMD and Lava to launch phones with broadcast TV support

They will be feature phones with UHF antennas. HMD and Lava will both introduce smartphones that will receive broadcast TV without the need for internet or...

www.gsmarena.com

The Lava and HMD phones are both feature phones that will have a dedicated SL3000 chip by Saankhya Labs. Lava confirmed that their phone was developed in collaboration with Tejas Networks and will be powered by a MediaTek MT6261 chip. It will also have a 2,200 mAh battery and a 2.8” screen, which raises the question of who needs to watch TV on such a small display.

 

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Regeneron to buy bankrupt DNA testing firm 23andMe for $256 million | CNN Business

 

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AI coding startup Replit CEO says companies soon won’t need software developers

Amjad Masad said startups are already using products like Replit instead of hiring a chief technology officer.

www.semafor.com

 

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Why are they all trying to dig their own graves?

 

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Builder.ai's Shocking $450M Fall: Microsoft And QIA-Backed No-Code AI Darling Files For Bankruptcy After Creditor Seizure

$1.5 Billion AI Unicorn Collapse, All Indian Programmers Impersonating! | 深潮 TechFlow on Binance Square

AI company files for bankruptcy after being exposed as 700 Indian engineers - Dexerto

An ambitious company that claimed to make apps using AI has been exposed as hundreds of human workers based in India.

www.dexerto.com

 

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Disclosure: Covert Web-to-App Tracking via Localhost on Android

Meta and Yandex are de-anonymizing Android users’ web browsing identifiers

Abuse allows Meta and Yandex to attach persistent identifiers to detailed browsing histories.

arstechnica.com