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In today's Techpresso:

💰 OpenAI tells judge it would buy Chrome from Google

💥 Instagram co-founder testifies Zuckerberg saw app as a threat

📉 Intel to cut over 20% of workforce

⚖️ EU hits Apple and Meta with €700m of fines

🎬 Instagram launches its CapCut clone, Edits

👀 Siri’s new boss is already making big internal changes

🎁 + 16 other news you might like

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💰 OpenAI tells judge it would buy Chrome from Google LINK
  • An OpenAI executive testified that the artificial intelligence firm would consider acquiring the Chrome browser if Google is required to sell it due to an antitrust ruling.
  • This potential divestiture of Google's web navigation tool was suggested by the US Justice Department as a remedy after a court deemed the company a search monopolist.
  • Court statements also showed OpenAI previously tried partnering with Google for search data access but was declined, prompting development of its own, slower-than-expected, search system.
💥 Instagram co-founder testifies Zuckerberg saw app as a threat LINK
  • Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom testified Mark Zuckerberg saw the platform as a rival, deliberately restricting its progress to safeguard Facebook's own user activity levels.
  • Systrom alleged during the FTC lawsuit hearing that essential support, like personnel and safety funds, was denied by Zuckerberg, impeding Instagram’s evolution despite its significant potential.
  • Differing from Zuckerberg's account, Systrom maintained Instagram likely would have thrived alone and his exit resulted from annoyance with the Facebook CEO meddling in operations.
📉 Intel to cut over 20% of workforce LINK
  • Intel is reportedly preparing substantial personnel reductions, potentially affecting more than one-fifth of its workforce, as part of a major effort aimed at boosting company efficiency.
  • These job eliminations contribute to a $10 billion cost-reduction goal for the year, prompted by high expenses, lower profits in key areas, and difficulties competing in AI hardware.
  • The corporation's updated plan involves reshaping its artificial intelligence approach and trimming what leadership identified as a cumbersome and slow middle management layer within the business.
⚖️ EU hits Apple and Meta with €700m of fines LINK
  • The European Union imposed substantial fines totaling €700 million on Apple and Meta due to their non-compliance with rules established under the Digital Markets Act.
  • Apple was penalized €500 million because its App Store policies prevented app creators from properly guiding users towards potentially less expensive buying options available elsewhere.
  • Meta's €200 million penalty resulted from its previous 'consent or pay' structure, which officials found failed to offer users an adequate free choice about using private information.
🎬 Instagram launches its CapCut clone, Edits LINK
  • Instagram has released Edits, a free video creation application for iOS and Android devices, designed as a direct challenger to the popular TikTok-affiliated tool, CapCut.
  • This new platform provides creators with advanced editing capabilities not present in the main Instagram app, such as AI-driven animations, green screen effects, and subject isolation tools.
  • While acknowledging feature overlap with CapCut, Instagram positions its editing software towards creators and promises future updates including keyframes, more AI functions, and collaborative video work.
👀 Siri’s new boss is already making big internal changes LINK
  • Apple's new Siri engineering chief, Mike Rockwell, is overhauling the voice assistant's management structure by appointing staff from his previous Vision Pro software group leadership.
  • Several top deputies from the Vision Pro development team are now taking charge of key Siri engineering divisions, including its platform, systems, and user experience design.
  • This significant personnel shift involves replacing previous managers, signaling a decisive effort by the new leader to enhance the capabilities of the long-stagnant virtual assistant product.

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Other news & articles you might like

  • Apple told to remove ‘Available now’ from Apple Intelligence page LINK
  • Elon Musk says he will reduce his time at the White House LINK
  • Google will keep third-party tracking cookies on Chrome as they are LINK
  • Meta’s oversight board rebukes company over policy overhaul LINK
  • xAI adds real-time vision, multilingual audio and real-time search to Grok LINK
  • Two undergrads built an AI speech model to rival NotebookLM LINK
  • Elon Musk’s humanoid robot army could cripple due to China’s rare earth crackdown LINK
  • Meta could take a $7 billion hit this year because of Trump's tough China tariffs LINK
  • Amazon also slows down its data centre commitments LINK
  • YouTube turns 20 and is on track to be the biggest media company by revenue LINK
  • iPhone 17e leak suggests Apple may release a new budget phone annually LINK
  • Nvidia announces general availability of NeMo tools for building AI agents LINK
  • The Oscars officially don’t care if films use AI LINK
  • The Washington Post will now let ChatGPT summarize its articles LINK
  • FBI says online scams raked in $16.6 billion last year LINK
  • Microsoft thinks AI colleagues are coming soon LINK

Latest research and tools

Sapphire: a Rust-based package manager for macOS, inspired by Homebrew, used to install and manage software applications and tools. LINK
VisionOS Integration: adds native support for Apple's visionOS platform, which may close related issues upon successful integration. LINK
Dosidicus: a digital pet squid with a simple neural network that learns based on its needs, personality, and interactions with its environment, while visualizing neural network concepts. LINK
AutoKitteh: a code-based platform for developers to automate and orchestrate durable workflows using Python, simplifying complex task management and offering multiple integrations. LINK
Windows File Manager (WinFile): the original Windows 3.0 file manager revived and updated to run natively on current Windows systems like Windows 11, offered for download or compilation from its source code. LINK

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