Last week the European Union forced Apple to pay billions in back taxes to the Irish government and imposed a stiff fine on Google for rigging its platform. All of this points to the fact that tech companies of a certain size can no longer expect an easy ride from authorities, writes Parmy Olson. Read it here
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Sandeep Goyal highlights a paradox implicit in the number of global Indians on Times’ 100 AI list. Read it here
Aditi Phadnis profiles Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu, the sole Cabinet minister from the Telugu Desam Party. Read it here
Kumar Abishek shows how the notion of photographic authenticity is getting a serious shake-up with the rise of generative AI. Read it here