International

India’s telecoms ministry has privately asked all smartphone makers to preload all new devices with a state-owned cyber security app, a government order showed, a move set to spark ...

Asia’s manufacturing powerhouses struggled with sluggish demand in November, extending declines in factory activity as progress in U.S. trade negotiations failed to translate into a significant recovery in ...

Italian luxury group Armani said on Friday it had appointed a new eight-member board, keeping three seats for representatives of the family and bringing in veteran industry executives Marco Bizzarri ...

Oil prices are projected to remain under pressure in 2026, as swelling supplies eclipse modest demand growth, while geopolitical risks could cap deeper losses, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. The ...

Britain’s car production fell 23.8 per cent to 59,010 units in October as the sector continued to feel the impact of an unprecedented cyberattack at Jaguar Land Rover, the country’s ...

Sterling was heading for its best weekly performance in over three months on Friday, in a sign of relief among investors after British finance minister Rachel Reeves revealed her long-awaited ...

Euro zone inflation remains on a benign path, a raft of data indicated on Friday, supporting economists’ bets that it will hold around target for years to come and no ...

Germany’s Lufthansa wants to increase profitability at its core brand next year after it is set to return to the black this year, Lufthansa Airlines’ CEO Jens Ritter said ...

EU antitrust regulators will examine whether Apple’s Apple Ads and Apple Maps should be subject to the onerous requirements of the bloc’s digital rules after both services hit ...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has warned that the European Parliament’s proposed overhaul of EU261 risks moving the bloc’s passenger-rights rules in the wrong direction, arguing that ...

A group of banks is in talks to lend another $38 billion for Oracle and data centre builder Vantage to fund further sites for OpenAI, the Financial Times reported on Friday, ...

Alphabet’s Google on Friday dropped its EU antitrust complaint about rival Microsoft’s cloud computing practices, a week after EU regulators launched an investigation to see if Microsoft should ...

Black Friday, the post-Thanksgiving shopping frenzy that attracts throngs of bargain hunters to stores, faces a paradox this year: record crowds are expected, but consumers’ appetite to spend has dropped ...

Britain announced a new annual tax on homes worth more than 2 million pounds ($2.63 million), expected to raise 0.4 billion in 2029-30, according to estimates from the country’s budget watchdog published ...

Demand for new homes could gradually recover next year, giving British homebuilders a much-needed boost, analysts and some investors said after finance minister Rachel Reeves’ budget cleared uncertainty that held ...

Meta Platforms on Wednesday hit out at EU antitrust regulators for what it said were “aberrant” requests for information during two investigations four years ago, underscoring the increasing pushback by ...

Toyota Motor said on Thursday its global production rose for a fifth consecutive month in October, lifted by strong U.S. demand for hybrid vehicles that offset weaker sales in ...

Europe has no shortage of gifted founders, curious researchers and determined innovators, even as the continent wrestles with how to close its innovation gap and sharpen its competitive edge. This ...

Britain selected Heathrow Airport’s plan to build a new runway on Tuesday, as the government pushes ahead with the country’s most controversial infrastructure project as part of its ...

Artificial intelligence firm OpenAI has projected at least 220 million of ChatGPT weekly users will pay for a subscription, The Information reported on Tuesday, citing a person familiar with the matter. ...

Italy’s antitrust authority said on Wednesday it had broadened the scope of its investigation into Meta Platforms over allegations the company abused its dominant position through the use of ...

Early tech adopters are gobbling up smartglasses like Thanksgiving turkey – especially Meta’s new, retro-chic version with a visual display in the lens. But concerns about price, privacy, and the ...

Unprecedented numbers of Americans are expected to hit stores this Black Friday, but they are likely to curtail their spending as they find fewer bargains from tariff-hit retailers. Marking the ...

Spotify will raise its U.S. subscription prices in the first quarter of next year, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing three people familiar with the matter. The Swedish ...