Chinese manufacturers reported stronger orders in February as importers rushed to beat higher U.S. tariffs Chinese manufacturers reported an uptick in orders in February as importers rushed to beat higher U.S. tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, as a Chinese state media report said that Beijing was considering ways to retaliate. Trump earlier imposed a…
Shares are mostly higher in Europe and Asia, helped by strong Chinese factory data, following Friday’s rally on Wall Street Shares were mostly higher in Europe and Asia on Monday, helped by strong Chinese factory data, following Friday’s rally on Wall Street. Germany’s DAX added 0.5% to 22,658.00, while the CAC 40 in Paris was…
A private lunar lander has touched down on the moon, delivering a drill and other experiments for NASA A private lunar lander carrying a drill, vacuum and other experiments for NASA touched down on the moon Sunday, the latest in a string of companies looking to kickstart business on Earth’s celestial neighbor ahead of astronaut missions. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost…
The U.S. Forest Service has terminated $75 million awarded to the Arbor Day Foundation to help disadvantaged communities plant trees Arthur Johnson has lived in New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward for nearly three decades, long enough to appreciate the trees that filter pollution from the big ships traveling the nearby Mississippi River and that offer shade on…
Britain’s media regulator Ofcom on Monday set social media and other online platforms a March 31 deadline to submit a risk assessment around how likely users are to encounter illegal content on their sites. New laws passed last year require companies like Meta’s Facebook and Instagram and ByteDance’s TikTok to take action against criminal activity…
Chinese artificial intelligence startup Zhipu AI has raised more than 1 billion yuan ($137.22 million) in fresh funding, months after securing a 3 billion yuan investment. The funding round comes amid intensifying competition in China’s AI sector, particularly after rival DeepSeek’s emergence with its large language models that claim to match Western competitors’ capabilities at…
Britain’s privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner’s Office, on Monday launched an investigation into how TikTok, Reddit and online image sharing website Imgur safeguard children’s privacy. Social media companies use complex algorithms to prioritise content and keep users engaged. However, the fact that they amplify similar content can lead to children being influenced by increasing amounts…
Firefly Aerospace succeeded in its first attempt to land on the moon with its uncrewed Blue Ghost spacecraft on Sunday, kicking off a two-week research mission as a handful of private firms compete to reach the frontlines of a global moon race. The size of a compact car, the four-legged Blue Ghost carried 10 scientific…
Chip Ganassi Racing on Friday said it has partnered on a strategic research collaboration with OpenAI — a deal that makes the two-time reigning IndyCar championship winning team the first to bring in a partner from the artificial intelligence field Chip Ganassi Racing on Friday said it has partnered on a strategic research collaboration with…
Microsoft is closing down Skype, the video-calling service it bought for $8.5 billion in 2011 and which had helped spark a transformation in how people communicate online Microsoft is closing down Skype, the video-calling service it bought for $8.5 billion in 2011, which had helped spark a transformation in how people communicate online. The tech…
