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TREND | 17 Apr 2025

NCLAT directs redaction of secret input by Google from Play Store judgment

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The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has directed removal of the extracts from a confidential letter having revenue information of Google, from its last month's judgement against the internet giant on the Play Store policy. On March 28, the appellate tribunal had upheld fair trade regulator CCI's finding that the company's app store billing policy was unfair and restrictive for developers. However, it had slashed the penalty to almost a fourth to Rs 216 crore from Rs 936.44 crore. Alphabet Inc and Google Inc. have moved NCLAT to remove Paragraphs 97 to 100 from the 104-page order, submitting a letter dated October 6, 2022, which was a confidential document. This confidential document was in response to revenue information given by them. This had confidential revenue data. Even the Competition Commission of India (CCI) had maintained confidentiality. However, NCLAT, in the judgment on March 28, had quoted extracts from the confidential document in paragraphs 97 to...

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TREND | 17 Apr 2025

Nuventure Connect launches AI Innovation Lab

Business Line

Nuventure Connect also introduces NuWave, the lab's first specialised IoT digital platform

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TREND | 17 Apr 2025

Microsoft Copilot Vision will see what is on your screen, if you opt-in

Business Standard

Microsoft defines Vision as a "talk-based experience," which essentially means users use it by speaking into the air, then waiting for Copilot to respond

Ahoy, gamers! Microsoft gives big boost to Xbox app: Check new features

Business Standard | 17 Apr 2025

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TREND | 17 Apr 2025

Vivo V50e smartphone goes on sale with introductory offers: Price and specs

Business Standard

Powered by MediaTek Dimensity7300, the Vivo V50e starts at Rs 28,999 and offers several AI-based tools including Google's Gemini assistant and Circle to Search

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TREND | 17 Apr 2025

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Just Got A Sweet Discount In India

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The flagship phone is powered by the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Elite chip paired with 12GB RAM, with storage up to 1TB available.

Samsung April Update For Galaxy S25 Series Comes With New Features Check Details

NDTV Profit | 17 Apr 2025

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TREND | 17 Apr 2025

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wraps up testimony in FTC antitrust trial case

Business Standard

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg emphasised in federal court on Wednesday that he bought Instagram and WhatsApp because he saw value in the companies not to take out competitors, as the Federal Trade Commission alleges in a historic antitrust trial. Zuckerberg took the stand for the third day in the trial, wrapping up his testimony as the first witness Wednesday afternoon. He took questions from Meta attorney Mark Hansen, who has argued that his client hardly has a monopoly in social media, as the FTC claims, and still faces stiff global competition. Hansen focused some of his questioning on emails sent by Zuckerberg and his associates that the FTC cited in earlier testimony to illustrate the Facebook founder's alarm over the growth of Instagram and his sense that he needed to neutralise its threat. Zuckerberg said he's very focused on inventing new things, and understanding what other people are creating is a big part of the process. At any given point in his company's history, he said, .

Mark Zuckerberg mulled Instagram spin-off in 2018 amid antitrust concerns

Business Standard | 16 Apr 2025 6 more

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TREND | 16 Apr 2025

Apple achieves water replenishment goal for India operations in 2023

Business Standard

iPhone maker Apple has met its replenishment target for freshwater withdrawals for corporate operations in India in 2023, the company said in its environmental progress report released on Wednesday. Globally, Apple has set a goal to replenish 100 per cent of corporate freshwater withdrawals in high-stress locations by 2030. As part of the project, the company said that it provided 40 million gallons of drinking water in partnership with the Uptime Catalyst Facility in India over the past two years. "This work helped us meet our 100 per cent water replenishment target for our corporate operations in India in 2023," the report said. Apple said that it continued partnership with Frank Water in India last year, which works alongside local partners in India to support access to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene. "In 2024, the grant continued to support the expansion of the organization's programming from focusing on Bengaluru to include Chennai. This involved implementing the Decisio

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TREND | 16 Apr 2025

Sony announces Summer Sale: Limited period discount on PS5 console

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During the PlayStation India Summer Sale, customers can avail a discount of Rs 5000 on both the disc version and the digital version of PS5 console

Champions League 2025 semifinals: Qualified teams, date, live streaming

Business Standard | 16 Apr 2025

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TREND | 16 Apr 2025

Lenovo debuts Legion Tower 5i desktop with RTX 50 series GPUs: Details

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Equipped with up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 processor and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 graphics, the Legion Tower 5i is India's first custom-to-order (CTO) desktop to offer the latest GeForce RTX 50 series GPU

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TREND | 16 Apr 2025

Apple Watch may get intelligence features with watchOS 12: What to expect

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Reportedly, Apple Watch will rely on Apple Intelligence-supported iPhone for handling AI workloads

Put a ring on it!

Business Line | 16 Apr 2025 9 more