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Science & Technology

Microsoft to Contract Out More Software Selling

Microsoft Corp. plans to use third-party companies to handle more sales of software for small and medium-sized customers.

Science & Technology

Perplexity AI Integrates Digital Assistant and Answer Engine With Motorola Phones

Last Thursday, April 24, Perplexity AI announced that it has partnered with Motorola on a project that is one of the first and most comprehensive integrations of a company active in the artificial intelligence industry with a mobile phone brand.

Science & Technology

Apple Reportedly to Source All US-Bound iPhones From India

The media published information according to which Apple accelerated the implementation of its plan to source all iPhones to the United States from India, which is a kind of response from the technology giant to the new US tariffs.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Nubank Wins Mexican Bank License

Brazilian digital lender Nu Holdings Ltd. has won government approval for a license that will allow its unit to operate as a bank in Mexico, marking the first move on the virtual financial institution’s path to letting the fast-growing firm expand its product offerings.

News

Alphabet Reports Earnings

Alphabet, the parent company of Google and YouTube, last Thursday, April 24, published financial results of its activities in the first quarter of 2025, which exceeded analysts’ preliminary expectations regarding the dynamic of the relevant indicators and became a factor of favorable impact on the shares of the technology giant.

News

Beijing Reportedly Exempts Some Goods From US Tariffs

China has exempted some goods imported from the United States from its 125% tariffs.

Science & Technology

Chatbot Gemini Reaches 350 Million Monthly Active Users

Gemini, a chatbot from Google, reached a significant milestone in March, which is that the monthly number of active users of this virtual product has reached 350 million.

News

Intel Reports Disappointing Forecast

Intel Corp., formerly an advanced chip manufacturer currently is trying to rise from the darkness of the problems of recent years and return to the shining heights of leadership in the microcircuits industry, which is more vital than ever at the present stage of global technological progress, has published a weak forecast for the expected […]

Fintech & Ecommerce

Revolut Tops $1 Billion in Profit

Revolut, a United Kingdom-based fintech company, announced on Thursday, April 24, that its annual profit exceeded the $1 billion mark for the first time.

News

Mastercard CEO Denies Consumer Spending Slowdown

Mastercard chief executive officer Michael Miebach stated that this company, which is one of the giants of the payment industry, currently does not observe any signs of a decrease in consumer spending, despite the fact that the results of surveys on consumer sentiment indicate a high level of concern among people about the state of […]

Finance & Economics

FBI Says Cybercrime Costs Increase

Last year, cybercrime of all kinds caused more than $16 billion in total damage to victims around the world, according to data published on Wednesday, April 23, in a report from the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Fintech & Ecommerce

Chinese E-Commerce Platforms Reportedly to End Refund-Without-Returns

The media, citing insiders, published information according to which the Chinese authorities have asked e-commerce platform operators to stop insisting that merchants refund customers without requiring the return of goods.

Fintech & Ecommerce

TD Bank to Open AI Center

TD Bank Group will open a new office in New York City for its artificial intelligence research and development center, Layer 6, in the current year.

News

PayPal Plans to Boost Stablecoin Use

PayPal Holdings Inc. plans to offer rewards to its users for their holdings of its stablecoin.

News

Donald Trump Floats Substantial China Tariffs Cuts

President of the United States Donald Trump said that he plans to be very nice to China in any trade negotiations and noted that the US tariffs on the Asian country will be reduced if Beijing and Washington can reach an agreement.

Science & Technology

Wells Fargo Says Amazon Pauses Some Data Center Lease Commitments

Wells Fargo analysts reported last Monday, April 21, that Amazon delayed some commitments to lease new data centers, which is the latest sign that economic problems may become an impact factor on technology companies’ spending plans.