US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that cuts tariffs on Japanese car imports from 27.5% to 15%, easing uncertainty for motor industry giants like Toyota, Honda and Nissan. MORE..

Some Google services including YouTube temporarily went down on Thursday in Turkey and some parts of Europe including Greece and Germany, according to a Turkish deputy minister, internet monitors and users in the regions. MORE..

Instagram launched a dedicated iPad application on Wednesday, placing its short-form video feature Reels at the center of the redesigned interface as parent company Meta intensifies competition with TikTok. MORE..

France’s data protection authority said on Wednesday it had fined Alphabet’s, opens new tab Google 325 million euros ($381 million) for improperly displaying ads to Gmail users and using cookies, both without Google account users’ consent. MORE..

Google-parent Alphabet surged 6 per cent in premarket trading on Wednesday after a US federal judge spared the company from a forced breakup in an antitrust case, marking a pivotal moment for the tech giant whose dominance in search and mobile ecosystems has long drawn scrutiny. MORE..

Australia said Tuesday (2) it will oblige tech giants to prevent online tools being used to create AI-generated nude images or stalk people without detection. MORE..

Apple has added the iPhone XS, launched in 2018, to its vintage product list, signalling the device is nearing the end of its official support lifecycle. MORE..

Apple appears poised to expand its transition away from physical SIM card trays in its iPhones, with indications that more European countries will shift to eSIM technology this year. MORE..

Tesla Inc lowered the price for its Model 3 rear-wheel drive version in China by 3.7% to 259,500 yuan ($36,278.99), its website showed on Monday. MORE..

Social media platform TikTok announced on Saturday (Aug 30) that it has temporarily suspended its live feature in Indonesia for “a few days” because of violent protests after the death of a man hit by a police vehicle. MORE..

Egyptian authorities have been rounding up teenaged TikTokkers with millions of followers, detaining dozens in recent weeks on accusations ranging from violating family values to laundering money. MORE..

An Indian gaming company has challenged the government’s ban on online money-based games, a legal filing shows, in the first case against a law that led to the sudden shutdown of popular contests and has thrown the industry’s future into doubt. MORE..

A central Japanese town wants to limit smartphone use for all its 69,000 residents to two hours a day, in a move that has sparked intense debate on device addiction. MORE..

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Wednesday dismissed concern about an end to a spending boom on artificial intelligence chips, projecting opportunities will expand into a multi-trillion-dollar market over the next five years. MORE..

South Korea has passed a bill banning the use of mobile phones and smart devices during class hours in schools - becoming the latest country to restrict phone use among children and teens. MORE..

After 18 years and almost 48,000 units made, Nissan has built the final R35 GT-R at its plant in Tochigi, Japan. The concluding R35 was assembled as a T-Spec and finished in Midnight Purple—a signature color in the GT-R’s history. MORE..

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI sued Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab and ChatGPT maker OpenAI in U.S. federal court in Texas on Monday, accusing them of illegally conspiring to thwart competition for artificial intelligence. MORE..

Spotify will raise prices as it invests in new features and targets 1 billion users, the Financial Times reported on Sunday citing the music streaming provider’s Co-President and Chief Business Officer Alex Norstrom. MORE..