The European Commission has designated Booking as a gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) for its online intermediation service Booking.com and decided not to designate X Ads and TikTok Ads.

Microsoft is considering France as the site of its next major investment in cloud and AI.

Microsoft is reportedly building a new AI model.

A new study from Juniper Research found that by 2028, the BNPL (Buy Now, Pay Later) user base will increase by 107%, from 380 million users in 2024.

T-Mobile US conducted discussions to buy a piece of UScellular.

According to a Gartner survey, 63% of organizations worldwide have fully or partially implemented a zero-trust strategy.

A plan to merge UK operators Vodafone and 3 passed a national security assessment.

IDC's Worldwide AI and Generative AI Spending Guide reveals that the Asia/Pacific region is witnessing an unprecedented surge in Generative AI (GenAI) adoption, including software, services, and hardware for AI-centric systems with spending projected to soar to $26 billion by 2027, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 95.4 percent for the period 2022-2027.

Google pointed to the inclusion of a range of AI tools already offered in its highest-end smartphones in the forthcoming Pixel 8a.

Apple progressed to work on developing its own chip to run AI software in its data centers.

Gartner identified the top five government technology trends for 2024 that can guide public sector leaders to deliver better, faster, and increasingly more cost-effective citizen services.

Intel pulled together a group of 14 Japanese companies to automate chip packaging, to have a working prototype by 2028.

In the first quarter earnings announcement, Telefonica said its net income rose 79% to €532 million.

OLED monitor display shipments significantly increased in 2023,  following an upsurge of 415% year-over-year, according to Omdia.

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) predicts a massive US investment in its domestic chip sector would pay off within a decade.

The value of digital money transfer and remittance transactions will increase by 41% over the next four years, up from $4.5 trillion in 2028, according to Juniper Research.

Microsoft plans to invest $3.3 billion in a domestic AI data center on the same ground as a failed attempt by Foxconn to set up an LCD-screen plant.

The European Commission has sent X a request for information under the Digital Services Act.

The US government has increased restrictions on Huawei’s access to advanced chips by revoking export licenses secured by Intel and Qualcomm.