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  • Trump hosts US tech leaders at White House dinner – minus Elon Musk

    Tesla CEO’s absence is marked departure from his constant presence at the White House in early days of Trump 2.0 As Donald Trump hosted leaders from the biggest US tech companies at a lavish White House state dining room dinner on Thursday night, there was one notable absence. Elon Musk, once inseparable from Trump and…

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  • Musk’s AI startup sues OpenAI and Apple over anticompetitive conduct

    Lawsuit accuses companies of ‘conspiracy to monopolize markets for smartphones and generative AI chatbots’ Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI is suing OpenAI and Apple over allegations that they are engaging in anticompetitive conduct. The lawsuit, filed in a Texas court on Monday, accuses the companies of “a conspiracy to monopolize the markets for smartphones…

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  • Return of the flip phone: does Apple’s foldable iPhone signal a new era in design?

    Experts say Apple’s foray into flip phones is sign that consumers want devices that optimise internet use Back in 2005, nothing felt more high-powered and sophisticated than ending a call by snapping shut a clamshell flip phone. Now, two decades since they hit peak popularity, they’re back – with Apple rumoured to be working on…

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  • Elon Musk threatens Apple with lawsuit over OpenAI, sparking Sam Altman feud

    Billionaire accuses Apple of ‘unequivocal antitrust violation’ over app rankings, prompting testy response Elon Musk has threatened legal action against Apple on behalf of his artificial intelligence startup xAI, accusing the iPhone maker of favoring OpenAI and breaching antitrust regulations in managing the rankings in its App Store. The posts elicited snide responses from Sam…

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  • In the time of tariffs, Nvidia and AMD cut unusual deals with Trump

    Two chipmakers make revenue-sharing pledges, OpenAI reveals GPT-5 and AOL bids dial-up adieu Hello, and welcome to TechScape. My Spotify playlists are undergoing a British invasion this week. Here’s what I’m listening to: PinkPantheress, Lola Young and Evita in London. Continue reading…

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  • Big tech has spent $155bn on AI this year. It’s about to spend hundreds of billions more

    Tech giants have spent more on AI than the US government has on education, jobs and social services in 2025 so far The US’s largest companies have spent 2025 locked in a competition to spend more money than one another, lavishing $155bn on the development of artificial intelligence, more than the US government has spent…

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  • Apple quietens Wall Street’s fears of China struggles and slow AI progress

    Tech giant sees double-digit revenue rise, with huge gains in iPhone sales, despite stock-price drop and looming tariffs Apple has been under pressure this year. It’s playing catch-up to its fellow tech giants on artificial intelligence, it’s seen its stock fall by double digits since the year began, it closed a store in China for…

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