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Intel has cancelled plans to build a €30bn microchip plant in Germany, a blow for Europe's technological plans. The US chipmaking company said that it would postpone construction of a site in Magdeburg for around two years and also a…

BlackRock and Microsoft are preparing to launch an artificial intelligence fund worth more than $30 billion to help meet the growing demand for AI. The fund will be used to finance data centres, energy projects, and other infrastructure to…

THG, the struggling online beauty and nutrition company, has announced that it will spin off its technology division in order to improve its balance sheet and share performance. The Manchester-based company said that it was "actively…

The Chase Center in San Francisco, a 18,000-seat arena for sports and entertainment, was filled with a frisson of intrigue and fear. Mark Zuckerberg, third richest man in the world, was seated on a stage wearing a loose shirt with a mop…

Apple has issued a strong warning to Britain's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), claiming that the CMA's analysis of the company's dominance in the mobile browser market is "flawed and insufficient." The tech giant argues that the…

In a significant development for social media regulation, Brazil's Supreme Court has mandated the suspension of X (formerly Twitter) operations within the country. This decision follows the platform's failure to comply with a court order to…

American tech giant IBM is shutting down most of its research and development efforts in China, joining the growing list of US companies pulling back from the world's second-largest economy amidst escalating tensions between Washington and…

Nvidia, the US chipmaker, is poised to announce its quarterly sales have more than doubled on Wednesday, even as year-on-year growth slows. Wall Street anxiously awaits what has become one of the most closely watched earnings reports in the…

As Apple prepares to launch its iOS 18 software upgrade, the tech giant is set to introduce a suite of artificial intelligence (AI) features under the brand name "Apple Intelligence." The most notable addition is a ChatGPT-powered version…

In the realm of semiconductor giants, Nvidia has emerged as the undisputed frontrunner in the race to develop chips that power the explosive growth of artificial intelligence (AI). The company's meteoric rise has been nothing short of…

In a bold move to challenge Nvidia's dominance in the AI infrastructure market, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has announced the acquisition of ZT Systems for $4.9 billion in cash and stock. The California-based chipmaker aims to accelerate…

In a bold move, tech giants Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Meta have collectively increased their capital expenditure by an astonishing 50%, surpassing the $100 billion mark this year. This massive investment aims to develop the…

In an unexpected twist, ChatGPT users in the United Kingdom have found themselves perplexed by the AI chatbot's propensity to respond in Welsh, despite being prompted with English-language queries. This peculiar glitch has come to light as…

Google's parent company, Alphabet Inc., faces potential divestiture of key operations following a landmark ruling by a US federal judge, which found the tech giant guilty of maintaining an illegal monopoly over online search. The US…

Elon Musk’s social media platform X, sued a global ad alliance on Tuesday, along with several major companies including Unilever Mars and CVS Health. The lawsuit accused them of conspiring unlawfully to shun and deliberately cause the…

The magnificent seven, a group of technology stocks that has dominated the US stock market, has experienced a tough week as doubts about the return on artificial intelligence (AI) investments, mixed quarterly results, and weak US economic…

OpenAI whistleblowers urged the US Financial Watchdog to investigate nondisclosure contracts at the startup. They claimed the contracts contained restrictions, such as requiring that employees seek permission before contacting regulatory…

Jensen Huang did not mention a fall in the share price when he spoke last week at the Nvidia Annual General Meeting. The US chipmaker briefly became the most valuable company in June, but it quickly lost the title. Nvidia lost about…