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Microsoft to Contract Out More Software Selling
Science & Technology

Microsoft to Contract Out More Software Selling

Microsoft Corp. plans to use third-party companies to handle more sales of software for small and medium-sized customers.

Perplexity AI Integrates Digital Assistant and Answer Engine With Motorola Phones
Science & Technology

Perplexity AI Integrates Digital Assistant and Answer Engine With Motorola Phones

Last Thursday, April 24, Perplexity AI announced that it has partnered with Motorola on a project that is one of the first and most comprehensive integrations of a company active in the artificial intelligence industry with a mobile phone brand.

Apple Reportedly to Source All US-Bound iPhones From India
Science & Technology

Apple Reportedly to Source All US-Bound iPhones From India

The media published information according to which Apple accelerated the implementation of its plan to source all iPhones to the United States from India, which is a kind of response from the technology giant to the new US tariffs.

Alphabet Reports Earnings
Science & Technology

Alphabet Reports Earnings

Alphabet, the parent company of Google and YouTube, last Thursday, April 24, published financial results of its activities in the first quarter of 2025, which exceeded analysts’ preliminary expectations regarding the dynamic of the relevant indicators and became a factor of favorable impact on the shares of the technology giant.

SoftBank Joins Forces with Tether and Cantor in $3.6B Bitcoin Treasury Initiative Twenty One Capital
Blockchain & Crypto

SoftBank Joins Forces with Tether and Cantor in $3.6B Bitcoin Treasury Initiative Twenty One Capital

Three prominent financial firms unite in a joint venture – Twenty One Capital –with 42,000 bitcoins in assets.

Chatbot Gemini Reaches 350 Million Monthly Active Users
Science & Technology

Chatbot Gemini Reaches 350 Million Monthly Active Users

Gemini, a chatbot from Google, reached a significant milestone in March, which is that the monthly number of active users of this virtual product has reached 350 million.

Intel Reports Disappointing Forecast
Science & Technology

Intel Reports Disappointing Forecast

Intel Corp., formerly an advanced chip manufacturer currently is trying to rise from the darkness of the problems of recent years and return to the shining heights of leadership in the microcircuits industry, which is more vital than ever at the present stage of global technological progress, has published a weak forecast for the expected […]

Revolut Tops $1 Billion in Profit
Fintech & Ecommerce

Revolut Tops $1 Billion in Profit

Revolut, a United Kingdom-based fintech company, announced on Thursday, April 24, that its annual profit exceeded the $1 billion mark for the first time.

EBay Launches Klarna BNPL Services for US Consumers
Fintech & Ecommerce

EBay Launches Klarna BNPL Services for US Consumers

Consumers in the United States can now use the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) service on eBay.

FBI Says Cybercrime Costs Increase
Finance & Economics

FBI Says Cybercrime Costs Increase

Last year, cybercrime of all kinds caused more than $16 billion in total damage to victims around the world, according to data published on Wednesday, April 23, in a report from the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Chinese E-Commerce Platforms Reportedly to End Refund-Without-Returns
Fintech & Ecommerce

Chinese E-Commerce Platforms Reportedly to End Refund-Without-Returns

The media, citing insiders, published information according to which the Chinese authorities have asked e-commerce platform operators to stop insisting that merchants refund customers without requiring the return of goods.

TD Bank to Open AI Center
Fintech & Ecommerce

TD Bank to Open AI Center

TD Bank Group will open a new office in New York City for its artificial intelligence research and development center, Layer 6, in the current year.

EU Hits Meta and Apple With Nearly $800 Million in Fines
Science & Technology

EU Hits Meta and Apple With Nearly $800 Million in Fines

The European Union on Wednesday, April 23, fined Meta and Apple hundreds of millions of euros each for breaching the region’s legislation on digital competition.

Credibly Introduces AI Solution for Lending
Fintech & Ecommerce

Credibly Introduces AI Solution for Lending

Credibly is to enhance its AI-driven offering for small businesses with the launch of a new lending platform, Credibly.ai.

GreenFi Launches to Combine Personal Finance With Climate Care
Fintech & Ecommerce

GreenFi Launches to Combine Personal Finance With Climate Care

After the 2024 asset buyout, the former Aspiration’s consumer fintech division re-launches as a climate-friendly banking startup, GreenFi.

OpenAI Expresses Interest in Buying Google Chrome
Science & Technology

OpenAI Expresses Interest in Buying Google Chrome

If Google has to sell Chrome as a result of the ongoing antitrust trial, OpenAI’s head of product told the judge that the company would be interested in purchasing the browser.