The UK CMA designates Google with “strategic market status” in search and ads, but excludes Gemini; Google has warned such oversight could slow product launches
Update Natasha Lomas Euractiv / Euractiv : Google's search and ads business to face tougher rules in the UK Holly Williams / The Standard : Google may be forced to loosen control of search engine in U...
Nvidia CFO Colette Kress says the US hasn't outlined its plan for a 15% China commission, Nvidia won't pay until it has it, and it can sell AI chips without it
And This Stock Has Exploded 125% Reuters : China chipmakers push to triple AI chip capacity, eyes Nvidia alternative Dan Gallagher / Wall Street Journal : Even Nvidia Has Speed Limits Marcus Schuler /...
The EU says companies exporting chips to the US will face a 15% tariff ceiling despite President Trump's new “approximately 100%” chip levy announcement
2nd Update Markus Kasanmascheff / WinBuzzer : But EU Secures 15% Cap as US Hits Imported Chips With 100% Tariff Bluesky: Mary Branscombe / @marypcbuk : Think of a number. Now think of another number....
Sources: Meta is talking to crypto firms about introducing stablecoins for managing payouts, and in January 2025 hired a VP of product with crypto experience
Three Years After Diem Rony Roy / crypto.news : Meta may be eyeing stablecoin payments for Instagram creators Samuel Edyme / Bitcoinist.com : Stripe Expands Crypto Offerings With Stablecoin Accounts a...
Google Play and Apple's App Store still aren't offering TikTok in the US; Senator Tom Cotton warns of “ruinous liability”, as Trump says there's “no liability”
Plus Latest Statements from Trump, TikTok, and Congress Markus Kasanmascheff / WinBuzzer : TikTok Partially Resumes US Service After Trump Intervention, But App Store Ban Persists Kipp Jones / Mediait...
Mexico plans to launch an app in January 2025 that will let Mexican migrants warn relatives and alert the nearest consulate if US immigration agents detain them
on both sides of the border Markus Kasanmascheff / WinBuzzer : Mexico Launches Emergency App for Migrants Amid US Deportation Fears Sarah Arnold / Townhall : Mexico Is Alerting Citizens About To Be De...