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April 27, 2025, 9:30 PM

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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
While Apple's iPhone manufacturing in India matches China in quality, making the extraordinarily complex 20th anniversary iPhones outside China remains doubtful  —  Apple has begun breaking up its AI and machine learning organization by moving pieces to other parts of the company.
Jeff Horwitz / Wall Street Journal:
Test conversations with some Meta AI digital companions, including celebrity-voiced ones, show them engaging in sexual chats even when users identify as minors  —  Chatbots on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp are empowered to engage in ‘romantic role-play’ that can turn explicit.
Furquan Ameen / Rest of World:
Experts say that India is behind China in deep tech innovation due to its historical focus on services, lower R&D investment, and a brain drain of AI talent  —  India's government urges the private sector to take the lead in tech innovation, while industry experts say it's complicated.
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Manish Singh / India Dispatch:
Analysis: Meesho accounts for about 37% of India's e-commerce orders, but only 8%-9% of the sector's total value due to the small average transaction size  —  A $4.5 sari reveals the ruthless arithmetic behind Meesho's assault on India's e-commerce hierarchy
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Anjli Raval / Financial Times:
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