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Google’s loss in a historic U.S. antitrust trial is reverberating across Silicon Valley, where the ruling is likely to affect not just the search giant but also its largest collaborators and competitors. Google parent Alphabet’s deals to get its search engine in front of users by paying to be the default on browsers and mobile phones have been declared illegal by a federal judge.

Shares in the American tech giant were down 8.2% in pre-market trading at the time of reporting, according to data from MarketWatch. US equities suffer worst day in two years as Nasdaq loses $1trn Despite the significant selloff in shares, Apple remains Berkshire Hathaway's largest investment, with Buffett's firm still holding about 400 million shares worth $84.2bn. Around 72% of Berkshire Hathaway's aggregate fair value was concentrated in five companies including Apple, Bank of America ($41.1bn), American Express ($35.1bn), the Coca-Cola Company ($25.5bn) and Chevron ($18.6bn). ...

Markets on Wall Street and around the world are in a mini-panic

Warren Buffett's move could prove unsettling for the broader stock market.

Nearly everything on Wall Street tumbled as fear about a slowing U.S. economy worsened and set off another sell-off for financial markets around the world

A judge has ruled that Google’s ubiquitous search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation

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Motherson Group is poised to enter the growing Apple supply chain network in India along with Hong Kong-based BIEL Crystal Manufactory, one of the world’s largest suppliers of glass for smartphones, said people with knowledge of the matter. This will make the Vivek Chaand Sehgal-led auto component maker the second large business group after Tata to become a vendor for Apple as part of Motherson’s plan to use its core manufacturing prowess to diversify into other segments. BIEL was established in 1989 by billionaire Yeung Kin-man in Shenzhen, China, to make watch crystals. The company says it’s one of the earliest manufacturers of glass screens for mobile devices, having begun in the early 2000s, when they were made mostly of plastic. By some estimates, BIEL currently produces glass screens for two of every three iPhones. The 51:49% alliance, the Indian company will have the majority stake, is planning to set up a greenfield manufacturing capacity in the south, most likely Tamil Nadu, with an estimated outlay of Rs 2,000-2,500 crore, said the people cited above. It aims to hit a turnover of Rs 8,000-8,500 crore in four-five years after operations start. The consumer electronics business is scheduled to come onstream in the July-September quarter.

₹79,900, the iPhone 15 with 128 GB storage is now being offered for ₹69,690 on Vijay Sales, marking a substantial ₹10,210 reduction. Moreover, buyers using ICICI or SBI bank credit cards can avail an additional ₹4,000 discount, bringing the price down to ₹65,690.The iPhone 15 Plus, which boasts enhanced battery life and a larger screen, is now priced at ₹77,190, down from its original price of ₹89,900.

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ASUS VivoBook 15 The ASUS VivoBook 15 is a sleek, thin, and light laptop featuring a 15.6-inch FHD display will be available for under ₹60,000 during Amazon Sale. It's powered by a 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700H processor with 16 GB RAM and 512 GB SSD. It comes with integrated Intel Iris Xe Graphics and a backlit Chiclet keyboard.

₹25 trillion. And Buffett isn't just sitting on it; he's earning significant interest income from US government bonds. As the Oracle of Omaha sits on this colossal pile of cash, the financial world is abuzz with speculation.

Washington Post editorial writer and columnist Heather Long discusses the Federal Reserve's management of rate cuts and the impact of the July jobs report.

iPhone was stolen in the bustling Chandni Chowk market in Delhi, he smirked and told his friends to remain calm. The police were able to track the device within 30 minutes as it had an embedded SIM (eSIM) which cannot be physically removed from the phone unlike a normal SIM Card. An eSIM can be tracked even when a phone is switched off. In another instance, an oil refinery in Assam was able to fix leakages and prevent accidents within a few seconds as several Internet of Things (IoT) devices with eSIMs sent live alerts to a centralised provisioning system. Virtual SIMs or eSIMs offer several advantages to retail and enterprise phone users. However, the pace of adoption in India has been sluggish so far, mainly due to a Chinese government policy, executives and experts said.

CERT-In) has warned of multiple vulnerabilities in Apple’s products and their operating systems for iPhones, iPads, and televisions. In a vulnerability note issued on August 2, the CERT-In said that multiple issues had been reported in Apple’s products which could allow attackers to access sensitive information present on devices, executive arbitrary code, bypass security restrictions, cause denial of service and perform spoofing attacks. CERT-In said that Apple iPhones, iPads, and televisions running software versions older than 17.6 were vulnerable to these possible attacks. It has asked Apple users to update their devices to the latest software patches for these vulnerabilities.

equity markets around the world is clouding the outlook for investors looking to buy stocks on the cheap, as worries over the U.S. economy and disappointing tech earnings threaten more losses ahead. A two-day rout late last week left the S&P 500 nearly 6% from its July peak while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite extended losses to notch its first 10% correction from a record high since early 2022. Equities plunged in Europe and Asia as well, with Japan's Nikkei index losing nearly 5% for the week.

iPhones, iPads and Macs. Users running iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS 15.1 Developer Beta can now experience enhanced features such as Siri's contextual awareness, automatic movie creation in the Photos app, and advanced writing tools, while Safari has been updated with the AI-powered Summarize feature, which provides concise summaries of web pages and articles.Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) upgraded its ticketing system on WhatsApp to allow users to recharge their metro smart card right from the Meta owned app.

CERT-In) has issued a severe warning regarding critical vulnerabilities in Apple products. The advisory, dated August 2, flags high-risk security issues across various Apple devices, including iPhones, iPads, Macs, and other products.

Investors who have been around are wondering if this is 1999 all over again with an imminent NASDAQ crash. Many others are pondering whether to sell, lock in profits, or buy more. The best approach, we believe, is to examine the data and make an objective decision.

‘Worst experience’: User reveals what happened while buying Apple iPhone 15 on Amazon; social media post goes viralIn a latest release about vulnerabilities in Apple products, CERT-IN stated, "Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Apple products which could allow an attacker to access sensitive information, execute arbitrary code, bypass security restrictions, cause denial of service (DoS) and perform spoofing attacks on the targeted system."Apple iOS versions prior to 17.6 and iPadOS versions prior to 17.6Apple iOS versions prior to 16.7.9 and iPadOS versions prior to 16.7.9Apple macOS Sonoma versions prior to 14.6Apple macOS Ventura versions prior to 13.6.8Apple macOS Monterey versions prior to 12.7.6Apple watchOS versions prior to 10.6Apple tvOS versions prior to 17.6Apple visionOS versions prior to 1.3Apple Safari versions prior to 17.6CERT-In suggests that Apple has already fixed these problems in its latest security updates and thus urges the users to update to the appropriate security update in order to secure their device.Also Read | Apple rolls out AI-enhanced Developer Beta with new Safari summarize tool and improved Siri: ReportIn May CERT-In had issued a similar warning for Safari browser, Vision Pro, MacBooks and Apple Watch users, highlighting a vulnerability that could be exploited by a potential attacker. It had then said that these vulnerabilities exist for a number of reasons, including improper validation in Bluetooth, MediaRemote, Photos, Safari and Webkit components.