Australia's PM threatens action against Meta after it said it would stop paying media companies; News Corp says it threatens the viability of small media groups (Nic Fildes/Financial Times)

Nic Fildes / Financial Times:
Australia's PM threatens action against Meta after it said it would stop paying media companies; News Corp says it threatens the viability of small media groups  —  Prime minister pledges to respond to move that News Corp says threatens viability of some media groups

List of Samsung mobiles that will receive the Android 15 Update

With the initial rollout of Android 15 for Pixel devices, Samsung Galaxy smartphone users eagerly anticipate the arrival of this latest Android version on their devices. As one of the largest manufacturers in the Android ecosystem, Samsung's Galaxy lineup stands poised for the One UI 7.0 update based on Android 15. Here's a comprehensive overview of which Galaxy smartphones are expected to receive this highly anticipated update. https://ift.tt/wXoZYOC

India approves setting up three chipmaking units worth $15.2B from companies including India's Tata Group and Japan's Renesas (Shivam Patel/Reuters)

Shivam Patel / Reuters:
India approves setting up three chipmaking units worth $15.2B from companies including India's Tata Group and Japan's Renesas  —  India on Thursday approved setting up three chipmaking units worth 1.26 trillion rupees ($15.2 billion) from firms including India's Tata Group and Japan's Renesas …

WhatsApp search by date feature announced for Android users, know how it feature works

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook (which owns WhatsApp), took to his WhatsApp channel to share the news. In a video demonstration, he showcased how users can effortlessly search for old chats by date, eliminating the need to sift through countless messages. ​​In addition to the search by date feature, WhatsApp recently introduced new text formatting options, enhancing the messaging experience for users across iOS, Android, web, and Mac platforms. https://ift.tt/RnVSvuz

Filing: Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi receives options to buy stock worth ~$136M after hitting a performance target to reach a $120B valuation for the company (Camilla Hodgson/Financial Times)

Camilla Hodgson / Financial Times:
Filing: Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi receives options to buy stock worth ~$136M after hitting a performance target to reach a $120B valuation for the company  —  Dara Khosrowshahi became entitled to award after meeting targets set before ride-hailing group's IPO

Baidu reports Q4 revenue up 6% YoY to ~$4.9B and net income down 48% YoY to ~$366M, as chatbot Ernie, which has 100M+ users, began to augment its ads business (Zheping Huang/Bloomberg)

Zheping Huang / Bloomberg:
Baidu reports Q4 revenue up 6% YoY to ~$4.9B and net income down 48% YoY to ~$366M, as chatbot Ernie, which has 100M+ users, began to augment its ads business  —  Baidu Inc.'s revenue rose 6% after its ChatGPT-style service began to augment advertising sales, helping the Chinese AI leader weather a severe economic downturn.