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Key Points: Major European media groups sent a letter to EU leaders on April 21, warning about a new digital law. Broadcasters want the Digital Fairness Act to target Big Tech monopolies instead of traditional media outlets. The proposed legislation aims to curb addictive app designs, confusing pricing, and tricky subscription traps. Media executives claim the new rules could destroy essential revenue streams and hurt...

Key Points: Microsoft will roll out its Copilot 365 artificial intelligence software to all 743,000 Accenture workers. Barely 3 percent of Microsoft's 450 million business customers currently pay the $30 monthly fee for the tool. Accenture reported that 97 percent of its staff finished routine jobs up to 15 times faster using the chatbot. Microsoft recently changed its partnership with OpenAI to allow the ChatGPT...

Key Points: Shell agreed to purchase ARC Resources for $13.6 billion to boost its long-term energy production. The massive transaction represents Shell's largest acquisition in over ten years. Adding these new assets will increase Shell's annual production growth rate to 4% through 2030. The companies plan to close the historic Canadian energy deal during the second half of 2026. Shell agreed to buy Canadian oil...

Key Points: Amazon signed a multi-year deal with Harpo Entertainment to grab exclusive advertising rights for The Oprah Podcast. The new agreement gives Amazon direct access to massive consumer brands like Oprah's Book Club and Oprah's Favorite Things. Wondery will expand the popular interview show to 2 brand new episodes every week starting this July. Amazon plans to use this celebrity partnership to battle industry...

Key Points: Major technology companies successfully killed the Based Act in California in just over 30 days. State Senator Scott Wiener sponsored the bill to stop platforms like Apple from favoring their own products. Technology giants previously spent over $100 million to defeat a similar federal law in 2022. The European Commission recently issued more than $7 billion in fines to big tech companies using...

Key Points: Intel shares just broke a record high originally set back in August 2000. The S&P 500 index climbed 650% with dividends, while Intel investors waited 25 years to break even. Taiwan Semiconductor has risen 1000% from its dot-com peak, while other chip stocks still sit below their old records. Financial analysts warn that paying too much for hot technology stocks today could trap...

Key Points: Salesforce and Slack filed a lawsuit against Microsoft in London on April 23. The legal team accuses Microsoft of unfairly tying its Teams app to other software. Slack previously filed a similar antitrust complaint with the European Commission in 2020. A UK tribunal also approved a separate mass lawsuit against Microsoft for overcharging businesses. Salesforce and its workplace messaging company Slack are taking...

Key Points: David Silver secured a record $1.1 billion seed funding round to launch his new artificial intelligence company, Ineffable Intelligence. The massive investment gives the months-old startup an immediate valuation of $5.1 billion, setting a new record for European tech firms. Ineffable Intelligence focuses on reinforcement learning, meaning its computer models learn through direct experience rather than reading internet text. Top tech researchers continue...

Key Points: Financial analysts expect General Motors to report $43.68 billion in first-quarter revenue, slightly trailing last year. The automaker projects a direct first-quarter tariff hit of up to $1 billion due to taxes on imported parts. First-quarter vehicle sales dropped 9.7 percent, but strong truck deliveries helped the company keep its top sales spot. Electric vehicle sales fell 19 percent as American buyers face...