Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi says autonomous cars will act as a “catalyst” for EV adoption as Uber expands its global self-driving footprint. Photo by Riccardo Savi/Getty Images for Concordia Annual Summit The once-booming U.S. market for electric vehicles is slowing, but Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi isn’t fazed. Speaking today (Sept. 23) at the Concordia Summit…
BEIJING (AP) — China’s Huawei Technologies said Thursday that it would roll out the world’s most powerful AI computing clusters over the next two years as it seeks to outperform global leaders despite relying on less powerful domestic semiconductors. China is racing to develop its own technology as America restricts what can be sold to…
In a major development aimed at strengthening technological ties between the US and Britain, US President Donald Trump has announced a new “Tech Prosperity Deal.” The pact, unveiled during his state visit to Britain, is supported by commitments of tens of billions of dollars from leading US tech companies like Google and Microsoft.The “Tech Prosperity…
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(Reuters) – Google parent Alphabet hit a market capitalization of $3 trillion for the first time on Monday, riding on renewed optimism around artificial intelligence and a favorable antitrust ruling. Class A shares of the company were up 3.6% at $249.1, while Class C shares climbed 3.4% to $249.5 – both trading at record highs….
Nepal’s crackdown on social media companies, which led to protests and police killing at least 19 people, is part of a yearslong decline of internet freedoms around the world as even democracies seek to curtail online speech. The Himalayan country’s government said last week it was blocking several social media platforms including Facebook, X and…
(Reuters) -Futures tied to the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rebounded on Wednesday with Alphabet leading gains in some megacap stocks, while Dow futures edged lower ahead of labor market data due to be released later in the day. Google-parent Alphabet jumped 5.8% in premarket trading after a Washington judge ruled late on Tuesday that…
The world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, sold all of its holdings in US-listed Chinese companies in the second quarter, marking a decisive retreat from the market as geopolitical tensions and shifting investor sentiment clouded the outlook for the world’s second-largest economy. The fund exited positions in 16 Chinese stocks, which were worth US$1.41 billion…
Good morning. In honor of Perplexity’s unsolicited $34.5 billion bid to acquire Google’s Chrome web browser amid U.S. antitrust scrutiny—a figure well beyond the San Francisco AI startup’s $18 billion valuation!—five things I’d like to place an unsolicited bid on with someone else’s money: But please, Marc—keep the disco ball. Today’s tech news below. —Andrew…
The tech giant’s board-approved strategies reveal how legal corporate behavior can undermine national security. Observer Labs America’s geopolitical future increasingly hinges on private technology, and corporations wield influence once reserved for nation-states. Few cases better illustrate the risks of outdated governance standards than Intel—once a national champion, now at the center of a high-stakes global…