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Brussels sanctions Apple and Meta, Washington shouts in economic extortion

The European Commission drew its first fines under the Digital Markets Act: 500 million euros for Appleaccused of blocking competition on the App Store, and 200 million for Metasanctioned for forcing its users to share their data. Apple challenges a decision that “unjustly targets it” and forces it to “give” its technology for free “. Meta denounces a two -speed policy promoting European and Chinese companies. In Washington, the White House describes these sanctions as “New form of economic extortion”and accuses the EU of erecting commercial barriers disguised under the cover of digital regulation.

Google locks access to users, Openai and Perplexity in ambush

Google blocks the default integration of the AI ​​assistant from Perplexity on Motorola smartphones, despite an agreement between the two companies, based on binding contractual clauses. OPENAI, for its part, also tries to strengthen its presence on mobile, but comes up against the same wall: the Android ecosystem locked by Google payments to impose Gemini. If Openai recently expressed its interest in Chrome, this initiative is more of an influence strategy than a real regulatory lever. Conversely, the firm has crossed a course with Apple, by sealing an agreement to integrate Chatgpt into iOS 18, iPados and MacOS, within the framework of “Apple Intelligence” – a significant breakthrough, but which does not yet attack Google’s structural domination on default access to AI.

Revolut crosses a historic CAP with $ 1.4 billion in net profit in 2024

Revolut recorded in 2024 a record net profit of 934 million euros ($ 1.0 billion), supported by a growth of 72 % of its turnover, which reaches 3.7 billion euros. The profit before tax jumped to 1.2 billion euros, for a net margin of 26 %. The neobank now exceeds 52.5 million customers, up 38 %, with more than 5 million users in France. The total customer sales climbs to 36 billion euros.

Discord changes course: Humam Sakhnini named CEO

Jason Lemon leaves the management of Discord and gives way to Humam Sakhnini, former executive of Activision Blizzard and King. This passage of relays aims to prepare for the platform’s stock market, while consolidating its strategy around gaming and long -term growth. Lemon stay on the board of directors and will play an advisory role.

IBM reassures its results, but falls after the fence

IBM exceeded T1 expectations with $ 14.54 billion in income and $ 1.60 per share. Despite this, the title lost 6 % after the closure, weighed down by the cancellation of 15 public contracts in a context of American budgetary tensions.

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🥐 previous edition of the Good Morning Frenchweb:

• • • We spend 50% of the time in a meeting and we are late on the roadmap… / Openai ready to buy Chrome? / Google further retreats to third -party cookies /
    • Quarterly results: to a stock market bath? / Meta shared its AI technologies with China? / Sometimes it snows in April: the EU freezes…
    • OPENAI is preparing a strategic buyout / 7 Interviews for recruitment? / Believe: towards a removal of the side
    • Meta: $ 30 billion if not nothing / a legal flaw that benefits Uber France / Figma brave the turbulence for its iPo
    • How much does your neighbor earn? Salaries leak of 2 million Moroccans / AI will enrich a minority, and will ruin everything else / Meta before the courts and political reverse to Zuckerberg

🚀 To read on Frenchweb.fr:

• • The limits of French Tech are those of the Nation Startup: a model designed by investors.