The US government will layout its antitrust case against Alphabet's Google in closing arguments on Thursday, wrapping up a trial in which the online search leader is accused of breaking the law to stay on top. The US government has hammered away at Google in a trial that started Sept. 12, arguing
Microsoft is investing $2.2 billion over the next four years in Malaysia’s new cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure as well as partnering with the government to establish a national AI centre, its CEO Satya Nadella said Thursday. It marks Microsoft’s single largest investme
Three of the Wall Street's heavyweight technology firms have reported better-than-expected sales at their cloud computing units in recent days, as interest in artificial intelligence drives a rebound in spending by corporate customers. Growth in the $270 billion cloud infrastructure market, a cash
A majority of Americans believe that China uses TikTok to shape U.S. public opinion, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted as Washington moves closer to potentially banning the Chinese-owned short-video app. Some 58% of respondents to the two-day poll, which closed on Tuesday, agreed with a
Canada's Brookfield Asset Management and technology giant Microsoft will develop new wind and solar farms in an attempt to bring over 10.5 gigawatts of new renewable energy capacity, the companies said on Wednesday. The agreement provides a pathway for Brookfield to deliver the new renewable energ
New rules that tighten restrictions on China's internet companies have come into effect on Wednesday. The expanded State Secrets Law compels firms - including social media giants Tencent, ByteDance and Weibo - to take action if users post sensitive information. It requires "network operators" to
Meta Platforms’ (META.O) Facebook and Instagram have failed to tackle disinformation and deceptive advertising in the run-up to European Parliament elections, the European Commission said on Tuesday as it opened an investigation into suspected breaches of EU online content rules. The move by
Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion over the next four years into expanding cloud services and artificial intelligence in Indonesia, including building data centres, visiting chief executive Satya Nadella said on Tuesday. Jakarta is Nadella's first stop on a trip to Southeast Asian countries aimed
Apple Inc wants to integrate generative artificial technology to power some new features being introduced in the iPhone later this year. Citing a news outlet, Reuters said Apple has renewed discussions with OpenAI about using the startup’s generative AI technology. People familiar with the
China will send a robotic spacecraft in coming days on a round trip to the moon's far side in the first of three technically demanding missions that will pave the way for an inaugural Chinese crewed landing and a base on the lunar south pole. Since the first Chang'e mission in 2007, named after th
