Meta Enhances Privacy with Incognito Chat; Apple Challenges EU Regulations

Meta has introduced Incognito Chat for WhatsApp and Meta AI, focusing on privacy by ensuring messages vanish after sessions. Apple, alongside Google, opposes the EU's Digital Markets Act drafts, citing potential privacy risks. LinkedIn plans layoffs as part of Microsoft's cost-cutting measures despite revenue growth. Tencent accelerates AI investments following a revenue miss, while Nvidia's market cap reaches $5.5 trillion amid strong AI chip demand. Anthropic leads OpenAI in U.S. business AI adoption, and Deutsche Telekom shifts to data-traffic partnerships. Apple considers AI agent apps balancing autonomy with privacy.