(Bloomberg) — Meta Platforms Inc (META). has completed a deal to acquire PlayAI, a small artificial intelligence startup focused on voice technology. Most Read from Bloomberg The “entire PlayAI team” is set to join Meta next week, according to an internal memo that was reviewed by Bloomberg. The PlayAI group will report to Johan Schalkwyk,…
Mercedes-Benz Group AG’s vehicle sales declined in the second quarter after trade tensions led by President Donald Trump’s tariffs hit demand in the US and China. Mercedes’ global car sales fell 9% to 453,700 units from a year earlier, the German company said Monday. Sales dropped 12% in the US and 19% in China —…
(Bloomberg) — US stock futures retreated Friday as American trade partners pushed for concessions ahead of a July 9 deadline to finalize trade deals with the Trump administration. Meanwhile OPEC+ delegates meeting tomorrow will consider an increase of more than 411,000 barrels a day in August. Most Read from Bloomberg Contracts for the US benchmark…
(Reuters) -Tesla’s (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk has assumed oversight of sales in Europe and the U.S. following the high-profile departure of Omead Afshar, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The reported exit of Afshar — a longtime confidant of Musk — comes amid slumping demand in Europe and North America…
(Reuters) -Apple executives have held internal talks about potentially bidding for artificial intelligence startup Perplexity, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The discussions are at an early stage and may not lead to an offer, the report said, adding that the tech behemoth’s executives have not discussed a bid…