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Rivals criticise Google's search result changes, call for EU antitrust charges
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - More than 20 price comparison websites across Europe on Wednesday criticised Google's proposed changes to its search results, saying they still fail to comply with...
Dec 11, 2024
Facebook, Instagram down for thousands of users
(Reuters) - Meta's Facebook was down for more than 50,000 users on Wednesday, while Instagram was down for more than 23,000 users, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. (Reporting by ...
Dec 11, 2024
Synopsys offers to sell two assets in bid for EU okay for $35 billion Ansys deal, sources say
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Chip design software company Synopsys has offered to sell an Ansys unit on top of one of its own in a bid to win EU approval for its $35 billion acquisition of the...
Dec 11, 2024
Direxion launches new leveraged ETFs tied to Palantir, Berkshire Hathaway
By Suzanne McGee (Reuters) - Direxion said on Wednesday that it has launched new leveraged and inverse exchange-traded funds tied to two stocks, Palantir Technologies and Warren Buffett's Berkshire Ha...
Dec 11, 2024
Nasdaq hits 20,000 for first time as AI rally rages on
(Reuters) - The Nasdaq breached the 20,000-point mark on Wednesday, as a rally in technology stocks showed no signs of slowing on hopes of looser regulation under Donald Trump's presidency and bets on...
Dec 11, 2024
Russia teams up with BRICS to create AI alliance, Putin says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia would develop artificial intelligence with BRICS partners and other countries, a bid to challenge the dominance of the United ...
Dec 11, 2024
MicroStrategy's bitcoin-powered surge takes it closer to Nasdaq 100 doorstep
By Medha Singh (Reuters) - A meteoric rise in MicroStrategy's shares has made the bitcoin hoarder a likely candidate for the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 index ahead of an annual reshuffle this week. The los...
Dec 11, 2024
Google puts AI agents at the center of Gemini update
By Kenrick Cai SAN FRANCISCO - Alphabet's Google on Wednesday released the second generation of its artificial intelligence model Gemini and teased a slate of new ways to use AI beyond chatbots, inclu...
Dec 11, 2024
UK PM Starmer to meet Apple CEO to discuss investment
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet Apple chief executive Tim Cook on Wednesday afternoon to discuss the company's ongoing investment in the country, the prime minister's ...
Dec 11, 2024
Italy to focus impact of web tax on big tech, shielding small firms
ROME (Reuters) - Italy will focus its domestic web tax on big tech companies while shunning small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and publishing groups, policymakers said on Wednesday. The move co...
Dec 11, 2024
