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The recent arrest of Telegram founder and Chief Executive Officer Pavel Durov near Paris has sent shockwaves through the tech world. Elon Musk called on France to “free Pavel" to avert a threat to democracy; Paul Graham, the co-founder of leading Silicon Valley accelerator Y Combinator, suggested it would hurt the country’s chances of being “a major startup hub." Yet, while some are citing a French-led assault on free speech and innovation, the reality is more nuanced.

The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals said NetChoice, a trade group was likely to show that the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act violated the First Amendment by requiring businesses to opine on and reduce the risk that children may face harmful materials online. But the court set aside the rest of the preliminary injunction, saying the judge who imposed it failed to properly assess NetChoice's other objections, or whether the law could survive without the unconstitutional parts.

Google to share its vast troves of data with competitors, implementing safeguards to prevent it from gaining an unfair edge in artificial intelligence (AI) products, and even considering the divestiture of some of its key assets.Among the most frequently discussed remedies is the possible separation of the Android operating system from Google. DOJ attorneys are also weighing the possibility of forcing Google to sell its AdWords search advertising program and even its Chrome web browser, according to individuals familiar with the matter, adds the report.The report highlights that a spokesperson for the Justice Department confirmed that the agency is carefully reviewing the court's ruling and will determine the appropriate course of action in line with the legal framework governing antitrust remedies.

Universal Music Group artists will see their songs made available on WhatsApp for the first time, after the record label struck a new licensing deal with Meta Platforms. The world’s largest music company has signed an expanded multi-year global agreement that allows music from its artists and songwriters to be used and shared across Meta’s global network of platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, Horizon, Threads and WhatsApp.

U.S. stocks tumbled after weak data raised worries the Federal Reserve may have missed its window to cut interest rates before undercutting the economy’s growth

forecast for artificial intelligence chip sales by $500 million and said supplies would remain tight through 2025, sending shares of the Santa Clara, California-based company up 7.5% in extended trading.

Nasdaq closed lower on Tuesday, weighed down by weak chip and megacap shares ahead of earnings from heavyweight tech companies this week, but the Dow managed modest gains. Microsoft, seen by many as leading the artificial intelligence race, fell 0.89% to $422.92 ahead of its quarterly results. After the closing bell, the software maker dropped about 5% after reporting results that missed expectations for quarterly growth in its Azure cloud-computing service.

Meta Platforms on Monday said it will roll out a new tool called AI Studio that will allow users to create, share and design personalized AI chatbots.

U.S. stock indexes are drifting in mixed trading ahead of a week full of earnings reports from Wall Street’s most influential companies and a Federal Reserve meeting on interest rates

Asian shares have dropped morning trading, with Tokyo’s benchmark losing more than 1,000 points at one point, as pessimism set in over the Wall Street nose-dive

European Union regulators have accused social media company Meta Platforms of breaching the bloc’s new digital competition rulebook by forcing Facebook and Instagram users to choose between seeing ads or paying to avoid them

Wall Street stock indexes closed firmer on Friday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq and benchmark S&P 500 hitting record highs, as megacap stocks rallied on data signaling U.S. labor market weakness and pulled Treasury yields lower. Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Amazon.com and Apple advanced, pushing the information technology sector to an all-time high.

Nasdaq rallied 1.3% on Tuesday, buoyed by strength in Nvidia and other tech megacaps, while the Dow slipped as retailers weighed and investors waited for crucial inflation data due out this week. AI chip firm Nvidia climbed 6.8%, bouncing back after a three-session sell-off, and the broader chip sector outperformed with the Philadelphia Semiconductor index adding 1.8%.

Call of Duty Black Ops 6" is growing day by day and Microsoft has confirmed that the video game will be available on Xbox Game Pass during the launch date itself. On June 9, Microsoft will offer more details on Call of Duty Black Ops 6 video game. However, the development that the upcoming video game will be available on Game Pass from day one.

The families of a group of victims of the Uvalde school shooting have announced new lawsuits against Instagram parent company Meta Platforms, the maker of the video game Call of Duty and the gun company that made the assault rifle used in the shooting

Nvidia’s stock price has more than doubled this year, increasing the company’s market value by more than $1.3 trillion

Nvidia, the generative artificial intelligence boom is the gift that keeps on giving. After riding a demand surge sparked by Big Tech's rush to roll out chatbots, Nvidia now expects new AI models that are capable of creating video and engaging in human-like voice interactions to spur more orders for its graphics processors.

Mistral AI is nearing a deal to raise funds at a $6 billion valuation—nearly tripling its level from six months ago and giving the French startup added fuel to challenge Silicon Valley giants in the artificial-intelligence race. Existing backers General Catalyst and Lightspeed Venture Partners are expected to be among the biggest investors in the new funding round, in which Mistral is set to raise around $600 million, according to people familiar with the situation.

McKinsey & Company, known as a "CEO factory," is facing scrutiny from the Department of Justice (DOJ) for its past advice to opioid companies on sales strategies, as reported by The Wall Street Journal. Notable alumni include Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google's parent company Alphabet, Sheryl Sandberg, former COO of Meta Platforms, John Malone, chairman of Liberty Media, James Gorman, ex-CEO of Morgan Stanley, and Delphine Arnault, an executive at Louis Vuitton. Other prominent figures, such as Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Tom Cotton, also had stints at the firm.

stocks are leaving investors with little tolerance for disappointment, raising the stakes ahead of a week in which two more technology and growth giants are set to report. Strong reports from Microsoft and Google parent Alphabet on Thursday helped propel the S&P 500 to its biggest weekly gain since early November following its first 5% pullback of the year. The S&P 500 is up about 7% in 2024 and some 24% since late October.

stocks on Friday with earnings that showed big AI investments were driving growth, allaying doubts that their costly bets would take time to pay off after a soft forecast from Meta Platforms. Alphabet rose 10%, crossing $2 trillion in market value with a gain of about $180 billion as it sweetened the pot for investors with its maiden dividend and a $70 billion stock buyback.