Technology

India's quick commerce sector made two-thirds of all 2024 e-grocery orders, report says

(Reuters) - India's quick commerce sector accounted for over two-thirds of all e-grocery orders last year, with its total market share growing about five times to $6-7 billion from 2022, a report by consultancy firm Bain and e-commerce giant Flipkart showed.

Technology

Tesla troubles: Speed bump or early signs of impending crash?

Tesla, the Elon Musk-run auto company, has had a turbulent time recently, fueled by its chief executive's close ties to Donald Trump and increased electric vehicle competition.

AI

AI's impact on jobs, tech's touchy topic

"Stop Hiring Humans" read a provocative sign at an AI conference in Las Vegas, where the impact of new artificial intelligence models on the world of work had sparked some unease.

AI

How artificial intelligence reasons

Companies like OpenAI and China's DeepSeek offer chatbots designed to take their time with an answer. Here's how they work.

AI

Alibaba debuts AI model that can process video, audio on phones

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has released a new artificial intelligence model in its Qwen series that the company says can process text, pictures, audio and video, and is efficient enough to run directly on mobile phones and laptops.

Cybersecurity

Report: Trump officials' private data accessible online

Private data of top security advisers to US President Donald Trump can be accessed online, German news magazine Der Spiegel reported on March 26, adding to the fallout from embarrassing revelations of security slips by his administration.

Smartphones

Apple says Indonesia iPhone sales ban ends in April

Tech giant Apple announced on March 26 the iPhone 16 will be available in Indonesia from next month, indicating the sales ban in South-East Asia's biggest economy had been lifted.

TECH

With a US ban looming, TikTok portrays itself as a force for good

The popular video app, which could be banned in the United States next month if it is not sold to a non-Chinese owner, is portraying itself as a savior of Americans and a champion of small businesses in a new campaign.

Technology

SK Hynix says some customers brought forward orders ahead of US tariffs

ICHEON, South Korea (Reuters) -South Korea's SK Hynix, the world's second-largest memory chipmaker, said on Thursday that some customers have brought forward orders in preparation for new U.S. tariffs.

AI

Alibaba teams up with BMW to develop AI for cars in China

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and BMW AG will team up to produce AI for cars in China, as the tech giant looks to monetise its emerging products and the German automaker seeks to catch up to local brands that are dominating the key market. 

Technology

JSR's incoming CEO signals focus on finances, retreat from sector M&A ambitions

TOKYO (Reuters) - The incoming CEO of Japanese chip materials maker JSR plans to focus on restoring the company's business performance, shifting away from previous ambitions to drive consolidation in the sector.

Video games

Young Chinese women find virtual love in 'Deepspace'

While Love and Deepspace is free to download, players often spend heavily on in-game purchases to unlock additional storylines and interactions with their favourite characters.

Video games

Who are the highest-paid Twitch streamers?

In just a few years, Twitch has become a veritable goldmine for video game enthusiasts. Thanks to an attractive monetisation system, content creators can rake in millions of dollars. So who are the platform's best-paid streamers?

Technology

North Korea leader Kim Jong Un touts AI suicide drones, early-warning aircraft

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test of suicide drones with artificial intelligence (AI) technology and said unmanned control and AI capability must be the top priorities in modern arms development, state media reported on Thursday.

Technology

Ex-Intel CEO Gelsinger joins venture capital firm Playground Global

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Pat Gelsinger, the former CEO of Intel, on Wednesday joined venture capital firm Playground Global as a general partner and also joined the board of a startup working to improve a key chip manufacturing tool.

Cybersecurity

Trump downplays national security team texting military operation plan on Signal as a minor 'glitch'

Trump told NBC News that the lapse "turned out not to be a serious one," and expressed his continued support for national security adviser Mike Waltz.

Technology

OpenAI does not expect to be cash-flow positive until 2029, Bloomberg News reports

(Reuters) - OpenAI is not expecting its cash flow to turn positive until 2029, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing a person familiar with the matter.

Technology

Trump's SEC pick pledges 'rational' crypto regulations

(Reuters) - Paul Atkins, President Donald Trump's pick to run the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, pledged on Wednesday that regulations under his leadership would benefit the crypto sector and prevent politics from "stifling" capital formation, according to prepared testimony made public by the Senate.

Technology

X to report first annual ad revenue growth since Musk's takeover, data shows

(Reuters) - Elon Musk-owned social media platform X is poised for the company's first year of advertising revenue growth since its acquisition by the billionaire in 2022, data from research firm Emarketer showed on Wednesday.

Technology

Microsoft pulls back from more data center leases in US and Europe, analysts say

(Reuters) -Microsoft has abandoned data center projects set to use 2 gigawatts of electricity in the U.S. and Europe in the last six months due to an oversupply relative to its current demand forecast, TD Cowen analysts said on Wednesday.