The cloud computing market is not working effectively and Britain’s antitrust watchdog should use new powers to investigate market leaders Amazon and Microsoft, with a focus on the latter’s licensing practices, the watchdog’s inquiry group said. Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been investigating a market dominated by Amazon’s AWS, Microsoft’s Azure and, to…
The Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek has rattled markets with claims its latest AI model performs on a par with those of OpenAI, despite using less advanced, more energy efficient computer chips The Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek has rattled markets with claims that its latest AI model, R1, performs on a par with those…
Chinese tech startup DeepSeek’s new artificial intelligence chatbot has sparked discussions about the competition between China and the U.S. in AI development, with many users flocking to test the rival of OpenAI’s ChatGPT Chinese tech startup DeepSeek ’s new artificial intelligence chatbot has sparked discussions about the competition between China and the U.S. in AI development, with…
South Sudan authorities have lifted the temporary ban on Facebook and TikTok, which was imposed last week following the circulation of videos depicting the alleged killings of South Sudanese nationals in Sudan. The graphic images, which sparked violent protests and retaliatory killings across the country, have been removed from the social media platforms, the National…
NATO is deploying eyes in the sky and on the Baltic Sea to protect cables and pipelines that stitch together the nine countries with shores on Baltic waters ABOARD A FRENCH NAVY FLIGHT OVER THE BALTIC SEA — With its powerful camera, the French Navy surveillance plane scouring the Baltic Sea zoomed in on a cargo ship plowing…
President Donald Trump says Microsoft is among the U.S. companies looking to take control of TikTok to help the popular app avert an effective ban that could kick-in in April President Donald Trump said Monday evening that Microsoft is among the U.S. companies looking to take control of TikTok to help the popular app avert…
Polish game developer Big Cheese Studio was hit by a hacker attack early on Friday, its management confirmed to the Polish Press Agency (PAP). The attack happened around 0400 GMT and the company’s website was still down as of 1123 GMT. Big Cheese Studio has taken security measures and will make an official statement later…
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean battery firm LG Energy Solution (LGES) said on Friday it plans to cut capital expenditure by up to 30% this year on slowing electrical vehicle demand growth, after posting a quarterly loss for the first time in three years. The company, which makes batteries for Tesla, General Motors and Volkswagen, reported…
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is launching a crusade against what he sees as the downsides of social media The Socialist leader wants the European Union, which already leads the world in internet regulation, to put additional checks on Elon Musk’s X, trendsetting video app TikTok, and Meta’s Facebook and Instagram for having, in his words,…
CNN is expected to lay off about 200 of its employees, or 6% of its workforce, in part of a shift toward a more digital-oriented future CNN announced a restructuring Thursday that includes some 200 layoffs, an accelerated pivot to digital operations and new TV roles for personalities like Wolf Blitzer, Jake Tapper and Audie…
