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Capgemini's first-quarter revenue up 7%, in line with estimates

By Leo Marchandon April 30 - French IT services group Capgemini reported a 7% rise in first-quarter revenue at constant exchange rates on Thursday, in line with guidance.

Capgemini's first-quarter revenue up 7%, in line with estimates
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SoftBank plans to list AI and robotics firm Roze in US, FT reports

Japan's SoftBank Group plans to create and list an AI and robotics company called Roze in the U.S. that will be involved in building data centres, the Financial Times reported on

SoftBank plans to list AI and robotics firm Roze in US, FT reports
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Microsoft expects strong cloud business growth, plans record capital spending

Microsoft on Wednesday forecast that sales at its Azure cloud business would beat Wall Street estimates, and the software giant unveiled plans

Microsoft expects strong cloud business growth, plans record capital spending
Business|Economy|Technology

LinkedIn's AI hiring agents on track for $450 million in yearly revenue 

LinkedIn, the social network for professionals owned by Microsoft, on Wednesday said that its hiring products using what is known as agentic AI

LinkedIn's AI hiring agents on track for $450 million in yearly revenue 
Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Stock Markets|Technology

Alphabet's first-quarter profit soars as Google's big AI bets help push stock to new highs

Google’s transition into the era of artificial intelligence continued to pay off for its corporate parent, Alphabet Inc., which on Wednesday announced another quarter of the stellar growth that helped to more than double its already lofty market value during the past year

Alphabet's first-quarter profit soars as Google's big AI bets help push stock to new highs
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Apple's new CEO Ternus likely to get earnings spotlight as strong results loom

Apple investors will be keen on getting a closer look at John Ternus as CEO of the iPhone maker on Thursday, when it reports quarterly results that

Apple's new CEO Ternus likely to get earnings spotlight as strong results loom
Business|Science|Technology

Takeaways from day 1 of the Elon Musk and Sam Altman trial

Takeaways from day 1 of the Elon Musk and Sam Altman trial

Takeaways from day 1 of the Elon Musk and Sam Altman trial
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology|US

Hyperscaler results pose major test for AI-driven US stock market 

A pivotal moment for the artificial intelligence trade driving the U.S. stock market to all-time highs arrives on Wednesday with quarterly reports

Hyperscaler results pose major test for AI-driven US stock market 
Business|Science|Technology|World

White House drafts guidance to bypass Anthropic's risk flag for new AI models, Axios reports

The White House is developing guidance that could allow federal agencies to sidestep Anthropic's supply-chain risk designation and onboard new artificial intelligence models,

White House drafts guidance to bypass Anthropic's risk flag for new AI models, Axios reports
Business|Science|Technology

Amazon targets mass hiring with agentic software, goal to humanize AI

Amazon, which hires hundreds of thousands of workers every year for the holiday rush, on Tuesday introduced new software meant to speed up the

Amazon targets mass hiring with agentic software, goal to humanize AI
Health|Science|Technology

Tapping your genome with AI and quantum computing could deliver on the promise of personalized medicine – but practical and ethical hurdles remain

Combining AI with quantum computing could enable doctors and researchers to analyze the human body at an unprecedented molecular level, unlocking breakthroughs in personalized medicine. Yet significant quantum technology hurdles remain before this vision becomes reality.

Tapping your genome with AI and quantum computing could deliver on the promise of personalized medicine – but practical and ethical hurdles remain
Arts|Business|Entertainment|Technology

Taylor Swift files trademark applications to protect her voice and image from AI

Taylor Swift files trademark applications to protect her voice and image from AI

Taylor Swift files trademark applications to protect her voice and image from AI
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Big Tech investors to gauge payoff as AI spending set to hit $600 billion

Big Tech has spent hundreds of billions of dollars over three years to power the artificial intelligence boom.

Big Tech investors to gauge payoff as AI spending set to hit $600 billion
Business|Science|Technology|World

Google signs classified AI deal with Pentagon, The Information reports

Alphabet's Google joined a growing list of technology firms to sign a deal with the U.S.

Google signs classified AI deal with Pentagon, The Information reports
Europe|Science|Technology|World

Archaeologists at Pompeii use AI to reconstruct the face of a man killed in the volcano's eruption

Archaeologists at Pompeii have used artificial intelligence to digitally reconstruct the face of a man killed in the AD 79 eruption of Mount Vesuvius

Archaeologists at Pompeii use AI to reconstruct the face of a man killed in the volcano's eruption
Business|Finance|Science|Technology

Elon Musk and Sam Altman are about to face off in court. Is an impartial jury even possible?

Elon Musk and Sam Altman are about to face off in court. Is an impartial jury even possible?

Elon Musk and Sam Altman are about to face off in court. Is an impartial jury even possible?
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Google to invest up to $40 billion in AI rival Anthropic

Google-parent Alphabet will invest up to $40 billion in Anthropic, as the tech giant deepens its partnership with the artificial intelligence startup that is also its rival in the

Google to invest up to $40 billion in AI rival Anthropic
Business|Economy|Science|Technology|World

China's DeepSeek rolls out a long-anticipated update of its AI model

DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence startup that shook up world markets last year, has launched preview versions of its latest major update

China's DeepSeek rolls out a long-anticipated update of its AI model
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China’s AI upstart DeepSeek drops new model. Will it make waves like last year?

China’s AI upstart DeepSeek drops new model. Will it make waves like last year?

China’s AI upstart DeepSeek drops new model. Will it make waves like last year?
Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Powered land and zombie projects: Real estate in the age of AI

Land left dormant by the decline of the chemical industry in northeastern England has taken

Powered land and zombie projects: Real estate in the age of AI
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Singapore emerging as neutral ground as AI firms navigate Sino-US rivalry

Singapore is transforming from East-West gateway to neutral ground for the AI sector, with Chinese startups hoping to operate

Singapore emerging as neutral ground as AI firms navigate Sino-US rivalry
Business|Economy|Technology

LinkedIn names insider Daniel Shapero as new CEO

Microsoft's LinkedIn named Chief Operating Officer Daniel Shapero as its new CEO, tapping a veteran of the professional networking site to lead it through an era of AI-driven

LinkedIn names insider Daniel Shapero as new CEO
Business|Economy|Science|Technology

In the AI era, Apple's strengths may become its constraints

Apple built its empire on control.

In the AI era, Apple's strengths may become its constraints
Business|Europe|Technology|World

Vodafone offers small businesses cybersecurity, AI capability with Google tie-up

European mobile and broadband operator Vodafone said it would offer its small business customers advanced cybersecurity and agentic AI through its $1 billion strategic tie

Vodafone offers small businesses cybersecurity, AI capability with Google tie-up
Business|Science|Technology

$12.5 billion ‘down payment’ brings air traffic control out of 1990s. Now, more money is needed for new software and AI

$12.5 billion ‘down payment’ brings air traffic control out of 1990s. Now, more money is needed for new software and AI

$12.5 billion ‘down payment’ brings air traffic control out of 1990s. Now, more money is needed for new software and AI
Business|Economy|Technology|World

Apple's new CEO John Ternus steps into the spotlight after flying under the radar for years

Apple has announced that John Ternus will become the next CEO, taking over from Tim Cook on September 1

Apple's new CEO John Ternus steps into the spotlight after flying under the radar for years
Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Meta to start capturing employee mouse movements, keystrokes for AI training data

Meta is installing new tracking software on U.S.-based employees’ computers to capture mouse movements, clicks and keystrokes for use in

Meta to start capturing employee mouse movements, keystrokes for AI training data
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

J.P. Morgan lifts S&P 500 year-end target to 7,600 on AI-driven earnings

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J.P. Morgan lifts S&P 500 year-end target to 7,600 on AI-driven earnings
Business|Economy|Education|Environment|Technology

Apple's new CEO is a product perfectionist taking on the AI age

To understand how Apple's new CEO John Ternus will run the company, pay attention to what he refuses to sell.

Apple's new CEO is a product perfectionist taking on the AI age
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Apple turns to hardware veteran Ternus as CEO to succeed Cook in AI age

Apple on Monday named longtime hardware boss John Ternus as its next CEO, turning to another insider to steer the iPhone maker after Tim Cook as

Apple turns to hardware veteran Ternus as CEO to succeed Cook in AI age
Business|Economy|Technology

Who is John Ternus, the incoming CEO of Apple?

Who is John Ternus, the incoming CEO of Apple?

Who is John Ternus, the incoming CEO of Apple?
Business|Economy|Political|Science|Technology|World

White House and Anthropic CEO discuss working together amid rising fear about Mythos model

The Trump administration and Anthropic's CEO on Friday discussed working together for the first time since a dispute earlier

White House and Anthropic CEO discuss working together amid rising fear about Mythos model
Business|Europe|Science|Technology|World

Anthropic talks to EU, including on its cyber security models, Commission says

U.S.-based artificial intelligence company Anthropic is currently in discussion with the European Commission on its different models, including its cyber security ones,

Anthropic talks to EU, including on its cyber security models, Commission says
Business|Economy|Environment|Finance|Political|Science|Technology|US

Lawmakers gathered quietly to talk about AI. Angst and fears of 'destruction' followed

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill conducted a roundtable with leading AI executives and academics to discuss the potential transformative impacts of the technology on American society

Lawmakers gathered quietly to talk about AI. Angst and fears of 'destruction' followed
Business|Economy|Entertainment|Technology

Apple's 50-year journey from garage to tech titan

In early 1976 in California, Steve Wozniak had just completed the design of a computer circuit board he intended to share with fellow hobbyists at a

Apple's 50-year journey from garage to tech titan
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Record megadeals in first quarter set the pace for global M&A gains

Turbulence linked to the war in Iran and swings in valuations have yet to deter corporate deal-making as

Record megadeals in first quarter set the pace for global M&A gains
Business|Entertainment|Finance|Science|Technology

OpenAI acquires technology talk show TBPN in surprise move

OpenAI, jostling with Anthropic for enterprise customers, has bought TBPN, an online tech talk show that has built a loyal Silicon Valley following through interviews with industry

OpenAI acquires technology talk show TBPN in surprise move
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DeepSeek's V4 model will run on Huawei chips, The Information reports

China's DeepSeek's new model called V4 will run on the latest chips designed by Huawei Technologies, U.S. digital news outlet The Information reported on Friday.

DeepSeek's V4 model will run on Huawei chips, The Information reports
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Britain woos Anthropic expansion after US defence clash, FT says

Britain is trying to tempt Anthropic to expand its presence in the country, as it seeks to capitalise on a fight between the maker of artificial intelligence app Claude and the U.S

Britain woos Anthropic expansion after US defence clash, FT says
Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|Technology|World

European banks can withstand current shocks, watchdog head says

European lenders are resilient enough to absorb current financial and geopolitical shocks but need to prepare for future uncertainties including

European banks can withstand current shocks, watchdog head says
Business|Crime|Entertainment|Health|Technology

OpenAI CEO Altman seeks dismissal of sister's punitive damages claims in sexual abuse lawsuit

Sam Altman is seeking the dismissal of punitive damages claims in his sister's civil lawsuit accusing the OpenAI co-founder and chief executive of repeated

OpenAI CEO Altman seeks dismissal of sister's punitive damages claims in sexual abuse lawsuit
Business|Finance|Science|Stock Markets|Technology

Anthropic touts AI cybersecurity project with Big Tech partners

Anthropic on Tuesday announced an initiative with major technology companies, including Amazon.com, Microsoft and Apple, that lets partners preview an advanced model with

Anthropic touts AI cybersecurity project with Big Tech partners
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Nasdaq sets record highs as investors return to tech stocks

The Nasdaq hit an intraday all-time high and closing record on Wednesday, its first since October, as investors returned to technology stocks, signaling a rebound in risk appetite

Nasdaq sets record highs as investors return to tech stocks
Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Meta unveils first AI model from costly superintelligence team

Meta Platforms on Wednesday unveiled Muse Spark, the first artificial intelligence model from a costly team it assembled last year to catch up with

Meta unveils first AI model from costly superintelligence team
Business|Economy|Environment|Technology

Carmakers navigating the costly and tricky transition to battery storage systems

Carmakers and battery companies facing a weak U.S. market for electric vehicles are scrambling to repurpose battery factories

Carmakers navigating the costly and tricky transition to battery storage systems
Business|Science|Technology

Intel and Google to double down on AI CPUs with expanded partnership

Intel and Google have expanded their partnership to advance the use of artificial intelligence-focused central processing units and to develop custom infrastructure processors, as

Intel and Google to double down on AI CPUs with expanded partnership
Crime|Technology|US

Suspect in attack at Sam Altman’s home held without bail

Suspect in attack at Sam Altman’s home held without bail

Suspect in attack at Sam Altman’s home held without bail
Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Allbirds shares soar on a very 2026 pivot to AI

Allbirds shares soar on a very 2026 pivot to AI

Allbirds shares soar on a very 2026 pivot to AI
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

US software stocks slump on renewed AI disruption jitters

U.S. software shares tumbled on Thursday as fears over disruptions from advances in AI returned to the forefront following a recent update

US software stocks slump on renewed AI disruption jitters
Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

The unconventional logic behind SpaceX's $1.75 trillion price tag

Wall Street is reaching for some unusual yardsticks to price Elon Musk's SpaceX.

The unconventional logic behind SpaceX's $1.75 trillion price tag
Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology|US

Fed nominee Warsh's holdings include SpaceX, Polymarket, crypto and AI

Holdings in Elon Musk's SpaceX company and predictions platform Polymarket are among dozens of future-oriented assets that Federal Reserve chair

Fed nominee Warsh's holdings include SpaceX, Polymarket, crypto and AI
Business|Education|Environment|Science|Technology

OpenAI unveils GPT-5.4-Cyber a week after rival's announcement of AI model

OpenAI on Tuesday unveiled GPT-5.4-Cyber, a variant of its latest flagship model fine-tuned specifically for defensive cybersecurity work, following rival Anthropic's announcement

OpenAI unveils GPT-5.4-Cyber a week after rival's announcement of AI model
Arts|Science|Technology

Artemis II crew brought a human eye and storytelling vision to the photos they took on their mission

A photography expert explains how a photographer makes artistic decisions that an AI algorithm or robot can’t replicate.

Artemis II crew brought a human eye and storytelling vision to the photos they took on their mission
Business|Economy|Education|Science|Technology

The demise of software engineering jobs has been greatly exaggerated

The demise of software engineering jobs has been greatly exaggerated

The demise of software engineering jobs has been greatly exaggerated
Business|Economy|Science|Technology

OpenAI isn’t just buying a podcast — it’s buying influence

OpenAI isn’t just buying a podcast — it’s buying influence

OpenAI isn’t just buying a podcast — it’s buying influence
Economy|Science|Technology|World

Why Iran targeted Amazon data centers and what that does – and doesn’t – change about warfare

Commercial data centers have become critical infrastructure, supporting everything from financial transactions to government services. And critical infrastructure is often targeted in war.

Why Iran targeted Amazon data centers and what that does – and doesn’t – change about warfare
Education|Sports|Technology

How AI and personality evaluations helped fuel Brad Underwood’s evolution and send Illinois to the Final Four

How AI and personality evaluations helped fuel Brad Underwood’s evolution and send Illinois to the Final Four

How AI and personality evaluations helped fuel Brad Underwood’s evolution and send Illinois to the Final Four
Americas|Arts|Education|Europe|Technology

A college instructor turns to typewriters to curb AI-written work and teach life lessons

Once a semester, a Cornell University instructor requires her students to complete an in-class assignment using typewriters — an exercise to help them understand what writing, thinking and classrooms were like before everything turned digital

A college instructor turns to typewriters to curb AI-written work and teach life lessons
Election|Political|Science|Technology|US|Videos

Republicans release AI deepfake of James Talarico as phony videos proliferate in midterm races

Republicans release AI deepfake of James Talarico as phony videos proliferate in midterm races

Republicans release AI deepfake of James Talarico as phony videos proliferate in midterm races
Business|Entertainment|Science|Technology|Travel

Google overhauls its Maps app, adding in more AI features to help people get around

Google Maps will depend more heavily on artificial intelligence to help people figure out where they want to go and the best way to get there as part of a major redesign unveiled Thursday

Google overhauls its Maps app, adding in more AI features to help people get around
Crime|Science|Sports|Technology

Prosecutor alleges ex-NFL player Darron Lee consulted AI bot to help cover up girlfriend's killing

Authorities say a former NFL player who is charged with murder in his girlfriend’s death in Tennessee asked an AI bot for advice before he called 911

Prosecutor alleges ex-NFL player Darron Lee consulted AI bot to help cover up girlfriend's killing
Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Microsoft and retired military chiefs back AI company Anthropic in court fight against Pentagon

Microsoft and a group of retired military leaders are backing Anthropic in court to block the Trump administration from labeling the AI company a supply chain risk

Microsoft and retired military chiefs back AI company Anthropic in court fight against Pentagon
Science|Technology

AI doesn’t ‘see’ the way that you do, and that could be a problem when it categorizes objects and scenes

People and computers perceive the world differently, which can lead AI to make mistakes no human would. Researchers are working on how to bring human and AI vision into alignment.

AI doesn’t ‘see’ the way that you do, and that could be a problem when it categorizes objects and scenes
Arts|Business|Finance|Science|Technology

Pentagon's chief tech officer says he clashed with AI company Anthropic over autonomous warfare

A top Pentagon official says a fight with Anthropic centered on how the military could someday use artificial intelligence in autonomous weapons

Pentagon's chief tech officer says he clashed with AI company Anthropic over autonomous warfare
Business|Economy|Science|Technology|World

Pentagon dispute bolsters Anthropic reputation but raises questions about AI readiness in military

Anthropic’s moral stand on U.S. military use of artificial intelligence is reshaping the competition between leading AI companies but also exposing a growing awareness that maybe chatbots just aren’t capable enough for acts of war

Pentagon dispute bolsters Anthropic reputation but raises questions about AI readiness in military
Education|Environment|Science|Technology|World

Researchers are combining drones and AI to make removing land mines faster and safer

Using drones makes detecting land mines safer. Using AI to fuse data from multiple types of sensors on the drones makes it more efficient.

Researchers are combining drones and AI to make removing land mines faster and safer
Science|Technology

AI and 3D printing help researchers create heat- and pressure-resistant materials for aerospace and defense applications

AI models are designing new metal alloys that have been 3D-printed and tested in the lab. The results are then fed back into the AI to accelerate alloy discovery.

AI and 3D printing help researchers create heat- and pressure-resistant materials for aerospace and defense applications
Business|Science|Technology

Some OpenAI staff are fuming about its Pentagon deal

Some OpenAI staff are fuming about its Pentagon deal

Some OpenAI staff are fuming about its Pentagon deal
Crime|Science|Technology|World

Rebuilding faces and identifying tattoos, AI joins the search for the missing in Mexico

Rebuilding faces and identifying tattoos, AI joins the search for the missing in Mexico

Rebuilding faces and identifying tattoos, AI joins the search for the missing in Mexico
Business|Economy|Science|Technology

The week when AI changed everything

The week when AI changed everything

The week when AI changed everything
Business|Science|Technology|World

OpenAI strikes deal with Pentagon hours after Trump admin bans Anthropic

OpenAI strikes deal with Pentagon hours after Trump admin bans Anthropic

OpenAI strikes deal with Pentagon hours after Trump admin bans Anthropic
Arts|Business|Entertainment|Fashion and Beauty|Lifestyle

Can Gucci make luxury AI?

Can Gucci make luxury AI?

Can Gucci make luxury AI?
Business|Science|Technology|World

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shares Anthropic’s concerns when it comes to working with the Pentagon

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shares Anthropic’s concerns when it comes to working with the Pentagon

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shares Anthropic’s concerns when it comes to working with the Pentagon
Business|Economy|Technology|World

Fintech company Block lays off 4,000 of its 10,000 staff, citing gains from AI

Shares in the financial technology company Block have soared more than 20% in after-hours trading after its CEO announced it was laying off more than 4,000 of its 10,000 some employees due to efficiency gains from artificial intelligence

Fintech company Block lays off 4,000 of its 10,000 staff, citing gains from AI