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Google's big leak, Apple’s 'IntelliPhones,' and Nvidia's rise: Tech news roundup

Google's big leak, Apple’s 'IntelliPhones,' and Nvidia's rise: Tech news roundup

Plus, Amazon is getting tighter with Grubhub to win food delivery

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Apple sales are recovering in China, and the company’s App Store is surviving new E.U. rules for “gatekeeper” tech giants. But the company is close to losing its place as the world’s second-most valuable company to Nvidia, the AI chipmaker whose stock continues to make blockbuster gains.

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Here’s Quartz’s roundup of the week in tech news.

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Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 31, 2024 in Washington, D.C.
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Meta has detected and disrupted six new covert influence operations from countries including China, Iran, and Israel that used artificial intelligence-generated content to spread disinformation.

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Foreign brands sold 3.5 million smartphones in China last month. Much of that increase can be attributed to Apple’s iPhones.
Foreign brands sold 3.5 million smartphones in China last month. Much of that increase can be attributed to Apple’s iPhones.
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After a slow start, Apple’s iPhone sales in China are rebounding as the smartphone giant continues to offer new discounts to beat out rivals.

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Magic Leap augmented reality (AR) glasses at CES 2023 on January 6, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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After some not-so-successful attempts at making smart glasses, Google seems to be taking another shot through a partnership with augmented reality headset company Magic Leap.

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The Apple logo is seen at the store in Milan, Italy.
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Apple refuses to be dethroned in the European Union despite regulators’ best efforts.

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In March, the company was forced to make major changes to its operating system and App Store to comply with Europe’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), a set of regulations that seek to rein in the monopolistic power of Big Tech, including Apple and rivals Google and Amazon.

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A sign is posted in front of Nvidia headquarters on May 21, 2024 in Santa Clara, California.
A sign is posted in front of Nvidia headquarters on May 21, 2024 in Santa Clara, California.
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Nvidia could soon dethrone Apple as the second-most-valuable global company by market cap.

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Apple’s flagship store for Smart Products in Shanghai, China.
Apple’s flagship store for Smart Products in Shanghai, China.
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Apple helped popularize smartphones. Now it’s going to push the world into the next era of telecommunications, this one characterized by a new type of device: AI-powered “IntelliPhones,” said senior Bank of America analyst Wamsi Mohan.

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A worker delivers Amazon packages on Cyber Monday in San Francisco, California, US, on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023.
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Amazon wants to be a leading player in food delivery and its aiming to do so by by expanding its Grubhub partnership, the e-commerce giant said Thursday.

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Leaked internal documents from Google suggest the company may have lied about its Search algorithm.

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