U.S. video platform and cloud services provider Rumble is considering an offer of about $1.17 billion (1 billion euros) for German AI cloud group Northern Data, according to statements from both companies.
South Korea’s SK Hynix forecasts that the market for a specialized form of memory chip designed for artificial intelligence will grow 30% a year until 2030, a senior executive said in an interview with Reuters.
Indian outsourcing giant Tata Consultancy Services’ decision to cut over 12,000 jobs signals the start of a broader AI-fueled trend that could end up eliminating around half a million jobs over the next two to three years from the $283 billion sector, experts said.
Japanese technology investor SoftBank Group on Thursday booked a net profit of $2.87 billion in the first quarter, driven by gains among larger listed investments in its Vision Fund portfolio.
Sony raised its full-year operating profit forecast on Thursday by 4% to 1.33 trillion yen ($9.01 billion), citing factors including expectations of a smaller impact from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
Snap shares plummeted nearly 17% in premarket trading on Wednesday as a weak quarter and mounting competition underscored the company’s struggle to keep pace with AI-driven peers.
German online fashion marketplace Zalando adjusted its 2025 guidance to include newly acquired About You, but signs of higher inventories and discounting amid sluggish consumer sentiment fuelled concern for second-half growth.
French satellite operator Eutelsat reported better-than-expected annual earnings on Tuesday, driven by growing interest in its satellite internet services from government and corporate customers.
Australia’s state-owned internet network hired Amazon’s untested startup satellite service to link people who cannot access its terrestrial network, rather than tech entrepreneur Elon Musk’s Starlink.
Tesla has granted CEO Elon Musk 96 million shares worth about $29 billion, a move aimed at keeping the billionaire entrepreneur at the helm as he fights a court ruling that voided his original pay deal for being unfair to shareholders.
Apple CEO Tim Cook signaled on Thursday the iPhone maker was ready to spend more to catch up to rivals in artificial intelligence by building more data centers or buying a larger player in the segment, a departure from a long practice of fiscal frugality.
French IT group Atos reported a decline in its half-year orders and revenue on Friday, hit by subdued commercial activity in France and a challenging market environment, but reaffirmed its sales forecast for the full year.
Elon Musk’s xAI on Thursday said it will sign a chapter on safety and security from the European Union’s code of practice, which aims to help companies comply with the bloc’s landmark artificial intelligence rules.