Weekly Tech Recap: WhatsApp threatens to quit India, Apple in talks with OpenAI for iOS 18's AI features and more

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Weekly Tech Recap: In a world of ever evolving technology, keeping up with all the latest trends and updates can feel like an uphill battle. But fear not! Our Weekly Tech Recap will help you get a grip on the latest trends, breakthroughs and controversies in the tech world. This week we had a lot of major updates including WhatsApp threatening to quit India if it was forced to break its end to end encrtyption, Apple resuming gen AI related talks with OpenAI and JioCinema releasing a new premium subscription starting at just RS 29/month.

So without further adieu, let's take a look at the top tech news of the week. Earlier this year, Apple and Google began discussions to bring many generative AI features to the upcoming iOS 18 operating system. Now, the Tim Cook-led company has reportedly "renewed" talks with OpenAI to bring generative AI capabilities to iPhones.

According to a report by Bloomberg's Mark Gurnman, Apple and OpenAI had begun discussions about a deal earlier this year, but work has been minimal since then. The report states that Apple and OpenAI are in talks to power a chatbot-like feature in iOS 18. “As a platform, we are saying, if we are told to break encryption, then WhatsApp goes" WhatsApp's counsel told the Delhi High Court this week.