Meta Platforms held talks with Perplexity AI to buy the startup.

China condemned a move by Taiwan to expand trade restrictions to cover Huawei and its largest chipmaker, SMIC.

US lawmakers introduced a bill that proposes a ban on US government agencies using Chinese AI models.

German regulators ordered Google and Apple to remove DeepSeek from their app stores.

The European Commission has proposed the EU Space Act this week.

Amazon committed to a $40 billion investment in the UK over the next three years.

IFA Berlin, the world's largest home & consumer tech event, is launching a new global awards program, the IFA Innovation Awards.

Apple is in last-minute negotiations with the European Commission to avoid new fines over its App Store practices.

Eutelsat received a capital injection deal worth €1.35 billion through investment from the French state and other shareholders.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman cast doubt on Meta Platforms’ ambitions for AI by alleging the social media giant is attempting to lure its staff with substantial signing bonuses of up to $100 million.

MWC25 Barcelona contributed an estimated €561 million to the Barcelona economy, according to an economic impact report commissioned by the GSMA.

Texas Instruments plans a $60 billion investment to supersize its fabrication facilities in the US.

Meta Platforms announced it will begin showing ads and offering paid subscriptions on WhatsApp.

Aduna expanded its network API ecosystem with the addition of Japanese operators SoftBank and NTT Docomo.

GSMA MWC25 Shanghai has concluded following three days of innovative technology showcases, keynote sessions, and collaborative discussions.

US President Donald Trump extended the deadline for divesting the US assets of TikTok by 90 more days.

Telecom Italia partnered with several organizations to arrange a contest encouraging start-ups, scale-ups, and national and international companies to develop systems enabling utilities and road network operators to capitalize on AI and IoT advances.

Eutelsat signed a ten-year deal with the French government to provide its military with connectivity services.

A US Department of Commerce official cautioned that China is boosting investment in AI chip production and quickly closing the technological gap.