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The Asia Internet Coalition (AIC), an industry group representing Big Tech companies like Meta, Google, Apple and Microsoft, on Thursday urged the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to extend the deadline by 12-18 months to comply with certain provisions under the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023.

​​Through this strategic collaboration, Infosys will help smart Europe GmbH with the online EV buying experience and apply machine learning (ML) models to forecast sales and aftersales demand.

Google quietly planned to put a lid on Apples search ambitions. The company looked for ways to undercut Spotlight by producing its own version for iPhones and to persuade more iPhone users to use Googles Chrome web browser instead of Apples Safari browser.

After prosecutors rested Thursday, defense lawyers immediately asked Judge Lewis A. Kaplan to acquit Bankman-Fried on the grounds that prosecutors had failed to present sufficient evidence. The judge rejected the request.

Bankman-Frieds risky decision to testify gives prosecutors the chance to cross-examine the 31-year-old former billionaire about those claims that he told colleagues to commit crimes.

Positions across the business, tech, design, and manufacturing verticals were hit, while the finance and HR departments were “relatively untouched”.

Microsoft reported strong sales in its latest quarter, with $56.5 billion in sales, up 13% from a year earlier. Profit reached $22.3 billion, up 27%, beating analyst expectations. The companys investments in generative artificial intelligence (AI) were starting to boost sales, particularly in the cloud computing sector.

European Union lawmakers agreed on a critical part of new rules on artificial intelligence in a meeting late on Tuesday, as they inched closer to a broader agreement on the landmark AI Act, according to five people familiar with the matter.

Alphabet, Googles parent company, reported an 11% increase in quarterly sales, reaching $76.7 billion, driven by a rebound in digital advertising. However, investors were disappointed with the performance of its cloud computing business, which lags behind Microsoft and Amazon. Googles profit jumped 42% to $19.7 billion, surpassing expectations.

State media reported over the weekend that Foxconn -- a Taiwanese firm that is one of the worlds largest contract producers of electronics and a key supplier for Apples iPhones -- was under investigation.