Samsung unveiled its Galaxy S25 series, including the Galaxy S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra, featuring improved AI capabilities and advanced cameras. In the US, President Donald Trump delayed a TikTok ban by 75 days and suggested Elon Musk or Larry Ellison could acquire the platform under government partnership terms. Tensions rose between Elon Musk and Sam Altman over the $500 billion Stargate AI infrastructure project, with Satya Nadella affirming Microsoft’s $80 billion commitment.All this and other top news of the week.
Samsung has launched its much-teased Galaxy S25 series of smartphones at the company’s first Galaxy Unpacked event of the year. The Samsung Galaxy S25 series consists of three smartphones – Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+ and Galaxy S25 Ultra. The company announced their price in India along with availability details. Click here to know more.
Noise has launched its next-generation ColorFit Pro 6 Series, featuring Al-powered personalization and advanced health monitoring capabilities. The series includes two models: the premium ColorFit Pro 6 Max, priced from Rs 7,499, and the ColorFit Pro 6, starting at Rs 5,999. Click here for specifications and features.
In one of his first acts as newly inaugurated US President, Donald Trump ordered a 75-day pause on enforcing a law that would effectively ban TikTok in the country. The executive order, signed on January 21, 2025, delays the implementation of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which took effect on January 19. Here are all the details.
Donald Trump and Melania Trump arrived for a Church service at St. John’s in Washington. The Church service at St. John’s in Washington is a tradition for presidential inaugurations. The St. John’s Episcopal Church is situated at Lafayette Square across from the White House. Technology industry bigwigs — Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook were seen sitting together at the inaugural church service for Donald Trump Inauguration. Read all details here.
US President Donald Trump expressed support for Tesla CEO Elon Musk potentially acquiring TikTok, suggesting a novel arrangement in which the US government would hold a 50% ownership stake in exchange for granting operating permits.
“I would be, if he wanted to buy it, yes,” Trump stated during a press briefing on Tuesday, January 21, when asked about Musk’s possible interest in the platform. All details here.
Elon Musk and Sam Altman are fighting — and fighting publicly. Reason: ‘Stargate’, the $500 billion joint venture that aims to build data centers and other AI infrastructure in the US. SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, and MGX are the initial equity funders. Arm Holdings, Microsoft, Nvidia are technology partners. The Stargate project calls for $100 billion in initial investment and plans for up to $500 billion over the next four years to build AI infrastructure. Read more to know more about the exchange between the two tech CEOs.
Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella addressed Elon Musk’s scepticism about the Stargate project’s funding. As a primary technology partner, Nadella confirmed Microsoft’s commitment to invest $80 billion in developing its Azure cloud computing infrastructure. The discussion emerged after Donald Trump’s announcement of a collaborative venture between OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle to develop AI infrastructure. Read Nadella’s full remark.
Samsung President and CEO, Southwest Asia, JB Park has called out trust issues with Chinese smartphones. Speaking to Economic Times at the launch of Samsung Galaxy S25 series in San Jose, US, the Samsung executive took aim at Chinese smartphone rivals, questioning their trustworthiness when it comes to handling user data for AI applications in India. All details here.
Meta-owned Instagram has announced a new video app called the Edits. Edits is designed to rival CapCut, a popular video editing tool, recently went offline in the US. Instagram’s new app is available for preorder on the iOS App Store and will launch on March 13, 2025. Announcing the Edits via a post on Threads, Instagram head Adam Mosseri wrote on Threads “Today we’re announcing a new app called “Edits,” for those of you who are passionate about making videos on your phone. Here are the details.
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