Amazon, Meta join fight to end Google Pay, PhonePe dominance in India: PhonePe and Google Pay command 80% of India's UPI instant payments network. Rivals are set to meet with regulators to lobby for restrictions. Read More
On the stand, Elon Musk can't escape his own tweets: Elon Musk took the stand for the second day for his attempt to legally dismantle OpenAI. Read More
Google Cloud surpasses $20B, but says growth was capacity-constrained: Google Cloud topped $20B in quarterly revenue for the first time, fueled by surging demand for AI. But capacity constraints mean it could have grown even faster. Read More
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Meta says its business AI now facilitates 10 million conversations a week: Meta said over 8 billion advertisers have used at least one of its gen AI tools Read More
Sources: Anthropic could raise a new $50B round at a valuation of $900B: The maker of Claude has received multiple pre-emptive offers at valuations in the $850 billion to $900 billion range, according to sources familiar with the matter. Read More
Satya Nadella says he's ready to 'exploit' the new OpenAI deal: Microsoft gets to offer OpenAI's tech to its cloud customers and doesn't have to pay for it. "We fully plan to exploit it," Nadella said. Read More
Instagram cracks down on content aggregators: The update targets content aggregators that don't post original content and instead simply re-upload others' posts. Read More
Netflix wants you to watch 'Clips,' its TikTok-like vertical video feed: Netflix is redesigning its mobile app and introducing Clips, a vertical video feed intended to help users discover new content by sharing highlights from original Netflix programming. Read More
Last but Not Least
Microsoft says it has over 20M paid Copilot users, and they really are using it: Despite the lingering perception that no one really uses Copilot, Microsoft said on Wednesday that the number of users and engagement is growing. Read More
