SoftBank Corp aims to help call centre workers by 'softening' angry customer calls with AI

IBM to add 800 AI-related jobs in Ireland

IBM plans to hire up to 800 more people in Ireland to help build advanced software underpinned by AI technology, the biggest job announcement in the country's multinational sector

AT&T, AST SpaceMobile tie up to provide space-based broadband network to cell phones

Telecom giant AT&T has struck a deal with satellite provider AST SpaceMobile to deliver a space-based broadband network direct to cell phones, the companies said on Wednesday.

Netflix hits 40 million users for ad-supported plan

Netflix said on Wednesday its ad-supported tier has reached 40 million global monthly active users, from 5 million a year earlier, a sign that its push to attract new users with the cheaper

Cisco forecasts fourth-quarter revenue above estimates on enterprise demand

Cisco Systems forecast fourth-quarter revenue above analysts' low expectations on Wednesday as the network equipment maker benefits from a pick up in enterprise spending and easing supply

Veon teams up with partners to bridge online 'AI language gap'

Telecom company Veon, mobile operator Beeline Kazakhstan, the Barcelona Supercomputing Center and the GSMA lobby group said on Wednesday they would work together to bridge an "AI language

Anthropic taps Instagram co-founder as product chief

Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic has appointed Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger as its chief product officer, the company said on Wednesday, it looks to spruce up its AI

Politicians and election officials offered cyber protection ahead of UK election

Politicians, election officials and other high risk individuals in Britain are to be offered support to help protect them from hacks by foreign spies ahead of an election expected

Billionaire Frank McCourt's Project Liberty forms consortium to bid for TikTok's US operations

Entrepreneur and former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt said on Wednesday his organization, Project Liberty, is forming a consortium to buy social media platform TikTok in the

Airbus unveils half-plane, half-copter in quest for speed

Airbus Helicopters showcased an experimental half-plane, half-helicopter on Wednesday in a quest for speed as competition heats up to define the rotorcraft

China's Nio launches Onvo brand to challenge Tesla's best-selling model

Chinese electric vehicle maker Nio on Wednesday launched the first vehicle in its new lower-priced brand Onvo which aims to compete there with Tesla's Model Y, the

Boeing, Airbus need to do more to reduce new jet delays, Qatar Airways CEO says

Planemakers Airbus and Boeing need to put more pressure on their suppliers to reduce the delivery delays of new aircraft that are hindering airlines' ability to meet travel demand,

Siemens to sell drive division to KPS for $3 billion, sources

Germany's Siemens will sell its Innomotics large motors and drives division to financial investor KPS Capital Partners for 3 billion euros ($3.25 billion),

AI's use in finance may need new rules, ECB says

The use of artificial intelligence in finance is still in its infancy but it needs to be monitored and possibly regulated to prevent harm to consumers and ensure the proper

Amazon Web Services plans $8.4 billion cloud investment in Germany

Amazon Web Services (AWS) said on Wednesday it plans to invest 7.8 billion euros ($8.44 billion) in Germany through 2040 as it builds a cloud computing infrastructure

Xiaomi becomes 8th largest EV upstart in China after successful SU7 launch

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has become the country's eighth-largest electric vehicle upstart after selling more than 7,000 units of its first model, the SU7 sedan, in

EV startup Canoo posts larger-than-expected loss in first quarter

Electric vehicle startup Canoo posted a larger-than-expected loss for the first quarter on Tuesday, but kept its outlook for the year unchanged.

Elon Musk ordered to testify again in US SEC probe of Twitter takeover

A federal court ordered on Tuesday that Elon Musk must testify again in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's investigation into his $44 billion takeover of Twitter.

Elon Musk's xAI nears $10 billion deal to rent Oracle's AI servers, The Information reports

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI has been talking to Oracle executives about spending $10 billion to rent cloud servers from the company over a period of years, The

Meta to shut Workplace app to focus on AI, metaverse

Meta Platforms will discontinue its work-focused Workplace app as the company shifts its focus on building artificial intelligence and metaverse technologies, the Facebook parent said on

BYD to nail down Mexico plant site by year-end, Americas head says

Chinese electric auto maker BYD expects to have chosen a site to build a plant in Mexico, where it will put out up to 150,000 cars a year, by the end of 2024, the firm's

Biden hikes US tariffs on Chinese imports

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled steep tariff increases on an array of Chinese imports, including electric vehicle (EV) batteries, computer chips and medical products.

Amazon's cloud unit chief to step down after three years

The chief of Amazon.com's wildly profitable Amazon Web Services cloud computing unit will step down next month after a three-year term, the company said

Comcast to unveil Netflix, Apple TV+, Peacock streaming bundle

Comcast is set to launch a streaming bundle combining its Peacock service with Netflix and Apple TV+, as the media and broadband company looks to retain subscribers in the face of stiff

Boeing commercial jet deliveries drop by two in April

Boeing said on Tuesday it delivered 24 commercial airplanes last month, down by two from the 26 planes it handed over to customers during a weak April for deliveries a year ago, as the U.S