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Google is working on new WhatsApp- and iMessage-like features for its messaging app in a bid to attract more users. The Google Messages app may now be planning to launch a new message-editing feature that is currently in development. However, Google hasn't yet confirmed whether this feature will make it into the final version of the app.

Apple and renowned for its Gorilla Glass technology, will invest ₹1,000 crore to set up a new manufacturing unit in Tamil Nadu, as per an Economic Times report citing sources. The company will collaborate with its Indian partner, Optiemus Infracom, for the new facility. While no specific timeline has been committed, sources said, adding that they estimate the construction phase to last approximately a year.

Epic Games has won the antitrust case against Google, with the jury siding with the gaming company's claim that Google is acting as a "monopoly". Epic Games had claimed during the trial that Google's practice of taking a 30% commission on its Play Store leads to stifling of competition and a reduction in innovation.

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Apple has rolled out the iOS 17.2 release to iPhone users with the long-awaited Journal app, which was introduced during the iOS 17 preview at WWDC in June this year. Other highly anticipated features in the iOS 17.2 release include the presence of the new Spatial recording feature, Action button customisations and some major updates to the Messages app. Journal is a new app that helps iPhone users reflect and practice gratitude through journaling.

Google Play willfully wields monopoly power through Alphabet Inc. unit Google’s anticompetitive conduct, jurors found Monday after deliberating for less than four hours following a nearly monthlong trial in San Francisco.

Google had violated antitrust laws to extract fees and limit competition from Epic Games and other developers on its Play mobile app store, in a case that could rewrite the rules on how thousands of businesses make money on Google's smartphone operating system, Android. After deliberating for a little more than three hours, the nine-person federal jury sided with Epic Games on all 11 questions in a monthlong trial that was the latest turn in a three-year legal battle.

A federal court jury has decided that Google’s Android app store has been protected by anticompetitive barriers that have damaged smartphone consumers and software developers, dealing a blow to a major pillar of a technology empire

Nat Habit, a direct-to-commerce beauty and wellness brand, has raised $10.2 million in a series B funding round led by Bertelsmann India Investments. The round also saw participation from existing investor Fireside Ventures, along with other investors including Amazon India Fund, Mirabilis Investment Trust and Sharrp Ventures, the company said in a statement on Monday.

Apple supplier and American Gorilla Glass maker, Corning Inc., is investing Rs 1,000 crore to set up a manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu, multiple sources aware of the development told ET. The facility will be set up at Pillaipakkam, near Sriperumbudur, on a 25-acre plot, which can be expanded if the need arises and will employ around 300 people. This marks the formal entry of another Apple supplier into India, bolstering the expanding ecosystem of Apple as well as electronic component manufacturers in the country.

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Wedbush analysts lifted their price target on Apple (AAPL) by $10 to $250 per share heading into 2024.

British payments startup SumUp, known for its small card readers, on Monday announced it has raised 285 million euros ($306.6 million) in a bumper round of funding that values the company north of $8.6 billion.

Attorneys for Amazon have asked a federal judge to dismiss the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against the e-commerce giant

Apple has been granted a patent for an external flashlight feature on future Apple Watches, potentially revolutionising how users navigate in low-light conditions. While current models include an integrated flashlight that illuminates the display, the upcoming upgrade aims to introduce a dedicated external flashlight on the watch bands, according to GSM Arena. The patent, titled 'Modular Light Assembly For A Wearable Device', reveals a new approach towards enhancing user experience in dark environments. Unlike the existing flashlight, the external module can be connected externally to the smartwatch's housing and band, offering a more practical solution. This design allows users to point the light in any direction, similar to a torch, without the limitations of the current on-screen flashlight's range and brightness.

A group of cryptocurrency-focused stocks have racked up notable price surges in the last year, handily outpacing the growth of the «Magnificent 7,» a collection of widely held leading technology firms.

Chennai's flood has been startling. Large parts of the city are still inundated and without electricity. Loss of life has been less than in past years, but displacement and loss of property has been massive.

The European Union’s powerful antitrust chief has withdrawn as a candidate for the presidency of the European Investment Bank

India is front and center of Apple’s plans to diversify production away from China. But shaky infrastructure isn’t the only obstacle. There is another crucial complicating factor: a powerful and independent labor movement.

Investing.com — Markets are focusing in on the impending publication of the November U.S. nonfarm payroll report, a highly-anticipated data point that may shed more light on the state of the American labor market and serve as a signpost for the Federal Reserve's future policy choices. Elsewhere, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and its suppliers are reportedly aiming to move a quarter of global iPhone production to India, as the tech giant looks to reduce its reliance on China during a time of strained relations between the U.S. and Beijing.