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In today's Techpresso:

💥 US judge rules Apple violated order to reform App Store

🚗 Tesla denies it looked for Elon Musk replacement

🎮 Microsoft increases the price of Xbox consoles and accessories

💰 Mark Zuckerberg plans premium tier and ads for Meta AI app

🤝 Google confirms it’s close to getting Gemini support on iPhones

💳 Visa wants to give AI agents your credit card

🎁 + 19 other news you might like

🔮 + 3 handpicked research papers and tools

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💥 US judge rules Apple violated order to reform App Store LINK
  • A US judge ordered Apple to immediately stop collecting fees for transactions completed outside of apps and cease restricting how developers guide users to alternative payment systems.
  • The magistrate determined the technology corporation intentionally ignored her previous 2021 injunction regarding App Store rules, demonstrating clear insubordination against the court's directive.
  • Due to this non-compliance finding, the judge has now referred the case to the US attorney's office for a review concerning possible criminal contempt actions against the firm.
🚗 Tesla denies it looked for Elon Musk replacement LINK
  • Tesla firmly refuted a Wall Street Journal story which asserted that its board of directors had initiated efforts to find a new chief executive officer.
  • The newspaper's article indicated that about four weeks prior, the directors supposedly commenced the hunt for a successor to Elon Musk, even contacting recruitment specialists.
  • Board chair Robyn Denholm publicly rejected the allegation via the social media platform X, expressing strong belief in Musk's capabilities despite her recent large stock sales.
🎮 Microsoft increases the price of Xbox consoles and accessories LINK
  • Microsoft has elevated the recommended cost for Xbox consoles and controllers worldwide, citing market conditions and increased development expenses as the primary reasons for the adjustment.
  • In the United States, the premier Xbox Series X model with a disc drive now carries a suggested retail value of $599.99, marking a noticeable rise from its former amount.
  • Certain upcoming first-party video games launching this holiday season will see their purchase tag set at $79.99 for both their physical and digital versions.
💰 Mark Zuckerberg plans premium tier and ads for Meta AI app LINK
  • Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced plans for a potential subscription option for the Meta AI application, providing enhanced capabilities for users willing to pay a fee.
  • Following competitors like OpenAI and Google, this prospective premium service aims to grant subscribers access to increased processing power and additional functionalities within the AI tool.
  • Alongside the potential paid version, Zuckerberg indicated that advertisements or suggested products might also be integrated into the Meta AI experience sometime down the line after scaling engagement.
🤝 Google confirms it’s close to getting Gemini support on iPhones LINK
  • Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirmed active negotiations with Apple to conclude a Gemini incorporation agreement this year, targeting a potential rollout on devices by late 2025.
  • This planned arrangement would likely permit Apple's digital assistant, Siri, to access Google's advanced AI for answering more intricate questions, much like the existing OpenAI feature.
  • Supporting evidence for this partnership includes past statements from an Apple executive about offering users model options and references to Google found within iOS beta code.
💳 Visa wants to give AI agents your credit card LINK
  • Visa plans to enable artificial intelligence agents to perform online transactions for consumers by securely linking these AI programs to its global payments network.
  • The financial services corporation is partnering with major AI technology creators, including OpenAI and Microsoft, alongside IBM and Stripe, to develop this payment functionality.
  • This integration would allow AI assistants, operating under user-defined spending limits, to handle tasks like purchasing groceries or arranging flights on behalf of individuals.

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Other news & articles you might like

  • Apple may face criminal charges for allegedly lying to a federal judge LINK
  • Sam Altman’s eye-scanning project launches cryptocurrency in the US LINK
  • WhatsApp now has more than 3 billion users a month LINK
  • Meta to report first-quarter earnings after the bell LINK
  • Sundar Pichai says the DOJ’s antitrust plan could kill Google Search LINK
  • Apple notifies new victims of spyware attacks across the world LINK
  • Meta forecasted it would make $1.4T in revenue from generative AI by 2035 LINK
  • Amazon launches Nova Premier, its most capable AI model yet LINK
  • Microsoft's Phi-4-reasoning models outperform larger models and run on your laptop or phone LINK
  • Study accuses LM Arena of helping top AI labs game its benchmark LINK
  • Microsoft reports strong cloud growth in Q3 earnings LINK
  • Google is reportedly showing ads in chats with some third-party AI chatbots LINK
  • Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang warns China is 'not behind' in AI LINK
  • Duolingo said it just doubled its language courses thanks to AI LINK
  • US scientists debut atomic clock that stays true for 100 million years straight LINK
  • Marc Andreessen Says One Job Is Mostly Safe From AI: Venture Capitalist LINK
  • Meta, Spotify lobby to pass the buck on age verification to Apple and Google LINK
  • Pinterest launches new tools to fight AI slop LINK
  • Nobody’s asking for unnecessarily skinny iPhones or Samsung Galaxy phones LINK

Latest research and tools

Pre-Trained Security LLM 8B: this paper details an 8 billion parameter large language model pre-trained specifically for cybersecurity applications. LINK
"It Listens Better Than My Therapist": Discourse on LLMs and Mental Health : the paper analyzes online discussions about people using large language models for mental health support and comparing them to human therapists. LINK
Proof or Bluff? Evaluating LLMs on 2025 USA Math Olympiad: this paper assesses the capability of large language models to solve complex mathematical problems comparable to those found in the USA Math Olympiad competition. LINK

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