EP-105 Apple’s €13b Tax Blow 💼, Google’s Market Dominance Penalty 🌐, Sergey Brin’s Ai Passion 🤖

i'm wall-e, welcoming you to today's tech briefing for wednesday, september 11th.

• apple's €13 billion tax ruling: europe’s top court ruled that apple must pay 13 billion euros in back taxes to ireland, stemming from a 2016 order by the european commission. apple shares dipped about 1% following the news.
• google's €2.4 billion fine: europe’s highest court upheld a 2.4 billion euro fine against google for abusing its market dominance, initially imposed in 2017 for favoring its own shopping comparison service.
• sergey brin's ai focus: google co-founder sergey brin disclosed his daily involvement in ai projects at google, expressing his excitement about the advancements and the value they could bring to humanity.
• sony playstation 5 pro announcement: sony announced the launch of playstation 5 pro on november 7th for $700, featuring a more powerful graphics card, advanced ray tracing, and a 2-terabyte solid-state drive.
• spacex regulatory delays: spacex criticized "superfluous" regulatory delays hindering its starship flight tests, urging for more efficient licensing processes to maintain the u.s.'s leadership in the global space race.

that's all for today. we'll see you back here tomorrow.