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Ubisoft shares set for biggest one-day jump on record after takeover report
LONDON (Reuters) -Shares in video game maker Ubisoft surged over 30% on Friday after Bloomberg reported that major shareholder Tencent and the Guillemot family, its founders, were considering a buyout...
Oct 04, 2024
Tencent, Guillemot family mulling buyout of 'Assassin's Creed' maker Ubisoft, Bloomberg News reports
(Reuters) - Tencent Holdings and Ubisoft Entertainment's founding Guillemot family are considering options including a potential buyout of the "Assassin's Creed" maker, Bloomberg News reported on Frid...
Oct 04, 2024
Facebook seeks to attract young adults with new community, video features
By Sheila Dang AUSTIN (Reuters) - Facebook, one of the original social media networks, has become known as the platform of parents and grandparents, while young adults take up photo and video apps lik...
Oct 04, 2024
Musk's X seeks resumption of Brazil service as fines paid
By Luciana Magalhaes SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Elon Musk-owned social media platform X has filed a fresh request to resume services in Brazil after paying some pending fines that had been imposed by the co...
Oct 04, 2024
Google tests verified check marks in search results
(Reuters) - Alphabet's Google is testing showing check marks next to certain companies on its search results, a company spokesperson said on Friday, in a move aimed at helping users identify verified ...
Oct 04, 2024
Factbox-AI startups ride on investor frenzy to raise billions in 2024
(Reuters) - OpenAI recently closed a $6.6 billion funding round at a $157 billion valuation that highlighted the enthusiasm around generative artificial-intelligence technology since the startup burst...
Oct 04, 2024
Irish privacy regulator probes Ryanair's use of facial recognition
DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) opened an EU-wide probe on Friday into whether Ryanair's use of facial recognition technology to verify the identity of customers booking...
Oct 04, 2024
Experian buys Brazilian cyber security firm ClearSale in $350 million deal
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Credit data company Experian has agreed to buy Brazilian cyber security firm ClearSale, it said on Friday, in a $350 million expansion of its footprint in Latin America's largest ...
Oct 04, 2024
Meta, challenging OpenAI, announces new AI model that can generate video with sound
By Katie Paul NEW YORK (Reuters) -Facebook owner Meta announced on Friday it had built a new AI model called Movie Gen that can create realistic-seeming video and audio clips in response to user promp...
Oct 04, 2024
Coinbase to delist some stablecoins in Europe ahead of new regulations
(Reuters) - Coinbase will delist certain stablecoins in the European Economic Area by year's end, the cryptocurrency exchange said on Friday, as the industry braces for tougher regulation in the regio...
Oct 04, 2024
