Daily Tech Headlines

Apple is ordered to remove popular messaging apps and Threads from the Chinese App Store, Meta permanently drops the price of the Meta Quest 2 to $199, and the bill that could potentially ban TikTok in the U.S. is picking up momentum.Link to Show Notes

The U.S. House advances a bill requiring the government to get a warrant before purchasing data, an EU privacy watchdog says Meta should give users free options without targeted ads, and TikTok has started rolling out its photosharing Instagram rival.Link to Show Notes

Google Maps adds more charging features for EV drivers, Snap plans to watermark AI images made with its tools, Take-Two halts some projects to cut costs. Show Notes

Tesla lays off more than 10% of its global workforce - DTH, A judge dismisses some personal claims against Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, and YouTube is cracking down on 3rd party app blocking apps…Link to Show Notes

Satellite connectivity coming to Google's Pixel 9 line, Samsung gets billions in US grants to expand Texas chip production, Adobe announces new AI tools for Premiere. Show Notes

Apple nears production of the new M4 Processor with focus on AI, Apple’s bid to dismiss a $1 billion lawsuit filed on behalf of more than 1500 UK developers is rejected, Meta has started testing Meta AI in WhatsApp, Instagram, and Messenger in India and Africa…Link to Show Notes

The Biden Administration announced a $110 million investment by US and Japanese companies in a joint AI research initiative, Amazon’s CEO  said generative AI may be the largest technology transformation since the cloud and perhaps since the internet, and Apple sent threat notifications to iPhone users in 92 countries…Link to Show Notes

NetEase and Microsoft agree to bring WoW and other Activision Blizzard titles back to China, ByteDance earnings soared in 2023, independent browser use is on the rise post-DMA.Show Notes

Google announced new Arm-based Tensor AI chips for data centers called Axion, Microsoft is investing $2.9 billion in data centers in Japan, and the Biden Administration will announce $6.6 billion in CHIPS Act grants to Samsung next week.Link to Show Notes