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US judge denies FTC request to stop Meta from acquiring VR firm Within

Judge Edward Davila of the US District Court for the Northern District of California said the FTC had failed to show that Meta would have entered the market to make dedicated fitness content if it was unable to buy Within.

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Tesla's Elon Musk found not liable in trial over 2018 'funding secured' tweets

Plaintiffs had claimed billions in damages and the decision also had been seen as important for Musk himself, who often takes to Twitter to air his views.

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Twitter playing 'stupid game' to stall ex-workers' legal claims: lawyer

Shannon Liss-Riordan, a lawyer for more than 1,000 people who were laid off or fired by Twitter last year, said she could be forced to bring hundreds of claims into court just to have Twitter produce copies of the agreements when it moves to send them to arbitration.

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Paytm Q3 consolidated loss narrows to Rs 392 crore

Paytm reported a positive EBITDA before ESOP cost (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortisation and employee stock option costs) of Rs 31 crore. This metric was negative Rs 393 crore in December quarter last year.

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OpenAI launches ChatGPT Plus, Google says it's launching a rival: all you need to know about disruptive AI chatbots

ChatGPT responds in a human-like way and it is designed to mimic real conversations. The bot can explain, recollect what was said earlier in the conversations, elaborate on ideas, and even apologise when it is wrong.

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Apple CEO Cook says company grew “very strong double digits” in India

There has been a surge in sales of premium smartphones in India since the pandemic with mass segment consumers postponing purchases due to income constraints during the peak of Covid and record high inflation last year. As per industry executives, Apple has gained a larger share of wallet in the country for this.

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Amazon's outlook disappoints as customer budgets stay tight

And while Amazon's holiday revenue beat Wall Street's expectations, the company believes sales growth in its long-lucrative cloud business will slow for the next few quarters, its chief financial officer told reporters.

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Yellow.ai deploys 30% of global generative AI bots domestically

While markets like the US are mostly using GenAI for customer support in a bid to cut costs, India Inc. is using them as an opportunity to g...