Google will pay Texas $1.4 billion to settle privacy lawsuits

Google has agreed to pay the state of Texas $1.375 billion to settle two lawsuits accusing the company of tracking users’ personal location, incognito searches, and voice and facial data without their permission. The lawsuits were brought by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in 2022. F…Read More

Trump’s trade deal with Britain will worry allies and rivals alike

Sir Keir Starmer will at least be pleased to have been first

Read more: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/05/08/trumps-trade-deal-with-britain-will-worry-allies-and-rivals-alike

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A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs

A complete list of all the known layoffs in tech, from Big Tech to startups, broken down by month throughout 2024.

Read more: https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/09/tech-layoffs-2025-list/

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Trump’s trade deal with Britain will worry allies and rivals alike

Sir Keir Starmer will at least be pleased to have been first

Read more: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/05/08/trumps-trade-deal-with-britain-will-worry-allies-and-rivals-alike

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Exhibit your startup at TechCrunch Sessions: AI while you still can! 

If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to act, this is it. You have just 24 hours left to secure your exhibit table at TechCrunch Sessions: AI and position your brand at the center of the conversation shaping the future of the AI industry. TechCrunch Sessions: AI is br…Read More

America and China prepare for an Alpine trade clash

Might tariffs fall from their mountainous highs?

Read more: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/05/07/america-and-china-prepare-for-an-alpine-trade-clash

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Figma releases new AI-powered tools for creating sites, app prototypes, and marketing assets

Design company Figma today announced multiple features, including AI-powered site and web app creation, a way for marketers to create assets in bulk, and a new drawing tool. With this launch, the company is taking on other creative solutions such as Canva…Read More

Buy the dip: the trend that keeps stocks from crashing

Retail investors now play a useful role at times of panic

Read more: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/05/06/buy-the-dip-the-trend-that-keeps-stocks-from-crashing

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Uber turns to Chinese companies to snap up robotaxi market share in Europe, Middle East

Uber announced its third partnership with a Chinese autonomous vehicle company this week, revealing the ride-hail and delivery giant’s appetite for global domination in the emerging robotaxi sector. Uber said Tuesday it would work with Guangzhou-based Pony AI,…Read More

The $348bn question for Warren Buffett’s successor

Berkshire Hathaway’s next CEO has huge shoes to fill—and a mountain of cash to invest

Read more: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/05/04/the-348bn-question-for-warren-buffetts-successor

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Apple appeals decision that forced it to allow links to external payments in apps

As promised, Apple has now filed its appeal to the recent court ruling that required it to open up its App Store to external payment mechanisms. Last week, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers took the tech giant to task for defying the court’s orders in its battle with…Read More

Warren Buffett has created a $348bn question for his successor

Berkshire Hathaway’s next CEO has huge shoes to fill—and a mountain of cash to invest

Read more: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/05/04/warren-buffett-has-created-a-348bn-question-for-his-successor

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Revelo’s LatAm talent network sees strong demand from US companies, thanks to AI

While many tech companies are mandating that their employees return to their offices, and putting an emphasis on building in-person teams, they are also turning in droves to Latin America to find developer talent — especially for post-training AI models. Revelo, a fu…Read More

Warren Buffett has created a $348bn question for his successor

Berkshire Hathaway’s next CEO has huge shoes to fill—and a mountain of cash to invest

Read more: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/05/04/warren-buffett-has-created-a-348bn-question-for-his-successor

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Google’s Gemini has beaten Pokémon Blue (with a little help)

Google’s most expensive AI model seems to have crossed a major milestone: Beating a 29-year-old video game. Last night, Google CEO Sundar Pichai posted triumphantly on X, “What a finish! Gemini 2.5 Pro just completed Pokémon Blue!” To be clear, the Gemini Plays Pokemon livestrea…Read More