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verdict.co.uk | Kuldeep Jha
US tech giant Intel is reportedly planning to reduce its factory workforce by 15% to 20%, impacting its manufacturing operations, reported OregonLive citing an internal memo. This decision, communicated by vice president Naga Chandrasekaran, aims to address the company’s ongoing financial challenges. Layoffs are expected to begin in July 2025, following prior notifications to factory staff, the report said.
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verdict.co.uk | Kuldeep Jha
Anysphere, the developer of the AI-powered code editor Cursor, has been approached by investors proposing a new funding round that would value the startup at $18bn to $20bn, Bloomberg reported citing a source. The offer comes just weeks after the company, launched in 2023, surpassed $500m in annualised revenue.
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verdict.co.uk | Kuldeep Jha
Hexagon’ robotics division has unveiled AEON, a humanoid robot developed in partnership with Nvidia. The robot was revealed at the Hexagon LIVE Global conference, with plans for deployment across sectors such as automotive, transportation, aerospace, manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics. At the event, the company highlighted AEON’s capabilities in manipulation, asset inspection, reality capture, and operator support.
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verdict.co.uk | Kuldeep Jha
A Netherlands court confirmed a 2021 ruling by the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) that Apple abused its dominant position by imposing unfair conditions on dating app providers in its App Store, Reuters reported. The Rotterdam District Court upheld the ACM’s finding that dating app providers were required to use Apple’s payment system, prohibited from referring to external payment options, and obliged to pay a 30% commission (15% for small providers) to Apple.
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verdict.co.uk | Kuldeep Jha
Meta has announced the introduction of advertisements to WhatsApp, marking a shift for the messaging platform more than 11 years after its acquisition. The social media company stated that ads will appear in the Updates tab, which hosts users’ status updates and is accessed by approximately 1.5 billion people daily. Meta confirmed that personal data, including location and device language, will be used to target these advertisements.
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verdict.co.uk | Kuldeep Jha
India’s Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has entered into a strategic, long-term partnership with Danish retailer Salling Group to spearhead its digital transformation and AI-driven cloud migration. The collaboration will span Salling Group’s 2,100 stores, brands, and 68,000 employees across Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.
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verdict.co.uk | Kuldeep Jha
Snowflake and Acxiom, part of Interpublic Group of Companies, (IPG), have forged a partnership to create an AI-powered marketing data infrastructure to change how brands use AI in marketing. Under the collaboration, IPG will bring its data, identity, and collaboration tools into brands’ Snowflake environments. Operating in more than 100 countries, IPG will provide these tools globally, updating data practices with a secure, cloud-based AI marketing framework.
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verdict.co.uk | Kuldeep Jha
Alphabet’s Google plans to end its relationship with Scale AI, an AI data-annotation startup, after Meta acquired a 49% stake in the company, valuing it at $29bn, reported Reuters. As Scale AI’s largest client, in 2025 Google had allocated $200m for human-annotated data critical for technologies like Gemini, its ChatGPT competitor. The company has now initiated discussions with Scale AI’s competitors to reassign this workload, sources familiar with the development told the publication.
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verdict.co.uk | Kuldeep Jha
Amazon has unveiled a A$20bn ($13.02bn) investment plan for 2025 to 2029, aimed at expanding its data centre infrastructure in Australia. This initiative is intended to meet the rising demand for cloud computing and AI in the country. The investment will enhance AI capabilities and drive the modernisation of Australian organisations, aligning with the government’s goal of boosting productivity and economic growth through AI innovation.
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verdict.co.uk | Kuldeep Jha
Taiwan has added China’s Huawei Technologies and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) to its export control list. The decision, announced by the economy ministry’s trade administration, mandates that Taiwanese companies obtain government approval before exporting products to these entities. The updated list includes 601 entities from various countries, including Russia, Pakistan, Iran, Myanmar, and China, reported Reuters.
