Trump tells Apple’s CEO to stop expanding iPhone production in India

Speaking during a business summit in Doha, Trump said he met with Cook and asked him to stop building in India and instead increase production in the US.

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Blocked From Selling Off-Brand Ozempic, Telehealth Startups Embrace a Less Effective Drug

As the FDA halts the sale of Ozempic and Zepbound copycats, online clinics have begun offering liraglutide, an older GLP-1 medication injected daily instead of weekly.

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South Korea delays decision on letting Google move hi-res map data overseas

South Korea has once again postponed a decision on whether to approve Google’s request to transfer high-precision map data on the country’s geography to its international servers. In February, Google had requested approval from the Korean National Geographic Information Institute to deploy a 1:5,000 scale map on its app in the country and also transfer […]

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Hedra, the app used to make talking baby podcasts, raises $32M from a16z

Hedra, which offers a video generation and editing suite powered by its Character-3 model, has raised $32M.

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Harvey reportedly in discussions to raise $250M at $5B valuation

Harvey AI is in discussions to raise more than $250 million in a funding round led by Kleiner Perkins and Coatue that would value it at $5 billion, Reuters reported

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Co-op narrowly avoided an even worse cyber attack, BBC learns

The revelation – from the criminals responsible – explains why the Co-op is getting back to business faster than M&S.

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Billionaire founder of Luminar replaced as CEO following ethics inquiry

Austin Russell, who became a billionaire after his lidar startup Luminar went public, appears to be out as CEO, according to the company’s board. Luminar’s board announced Wednesday — the same day of its first-quarter earnings report — it had replaced Russell and appointed Paul Ricci to the role. Ricci is the former chairman and […]

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Elon Musk’s Grok AI Can’t Stop Talking About ‘White Genocide’

In response to X user queries about everything from sports to Medicaid cuts, the xAI chatbot inserted unrelated information about “white genocide” in South Africa.

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YouTube introduces an interactive product feed for shoppable TV ads

YouTube made its pitch to advertisers on Wednesday, accompanied by a flashy performance from Lady Gaga and special appearances from popular YouTubers like Brittany Broski and MrBeast.  During its upfront presentation, YouTube executives introduced new ad formats coming to the platform, including an enhanced shoppable connected TV (CTV) offering that includes a new interactive product […]

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YouTube targets TV dollars with NFL deal, bingeable ‘shows’ from creators

YouTube announced a range of initiatives designed to attract more TV ad dollars to its platform at Brandcast, its annual Upfront event for advertisers. Notably, the Google-owned video service is expanding its relationship with the NFL and plans to exclusively stream the NFL’s first Friday game of the 2025-2026 season. It’s also preparing to pilot […]

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