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India’s antitrust regulator moves toward a penalty decision in its Apple App Store case, while fresh market data shows Chinese AI chipmakers taking meaningful share from Nvidia in China.

Show Notes

Story 1 — Apple’s India antitrust case heads toward penalties
India’s Competition Commission set a final hearing for May 21 after Apple did not provide financial information typically used to calculate fines. Reuters reports Apple has warned it could face penalties as high as thirty eight billion dollars if global turnover is used as the basis for fines, and notes iPhone share in India has risen to nine percent from four percent two years earlier (Counterpoint Research).

Source: Reuters — Apple withholds data in India antitrust case, watchdog sets final hearing (April 20, 2026)

Story 2 — Chinese AI chips gain share as Nvidia’s lead narrows
An IDC report reviewed by Reuters shows domestic vendors captured nearly forty one percent of China’s AI accelerator server market in twenty twenty five, while Nvidia held fifty five percent and AMD four percent. Reuters reports total shipments across Nvidia, AMD, and Chinese vendors reached about four million accelerator cards in China in twenty twenty five, with Huawei representing roughly half of domestic shipments.

Source: Reuters — Chinese chipmakers claim nearly half of local market as Nvidia's lead shrinks (April 1, 2026)

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