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Artificial intelligence companies like OpenAI are seeking to overcome unexpected delays and challenges in the pursuit of ever-biggerlarge language models by developing training techniques that use more human-like ways for ...

EU-funded researchers are reclaiming Europe’s space in the online world by developing the infrastructure needed to support a greater diversity of European search engines. By Jack McGovan Megi Sharikadze, ...

SoftBank’s Japanese telecoms unit will receive the first chips using Nvidia’s (NVDA.O) latest Blackwell design for its supercomputer, the California-based chip designer said, as Masayoshi Son looks ...

By Ioannis Sidiropoulos The fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, marked a monumental turning point in world history. It symbolized the collapse of communist regimes across Eastern Europe and ...

Amazon.com’s (AMZN.O) cloud computing unit this week said it will offer free computing power to researchers who want to use its custom artificial intelligence chips, aiming to ...

British grocery sales growth slowed over the last month as shoppers held back spending in anticipation of upcoming Christmas festivities and Black Friday promotions, industry data showed this week. Market ...

Meta Platforms (META.O) plans to offer Instagram and Facebook users in Europe the option to receive “less personalized ads,” the tech giant has announced, in an effort to allay ...

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group , Japan’s top lender by assets, this week raised its annual net profit forecast to a record 1.75 trillion yen ($11.23 billion) after second-quarter profit surged on higher ...

Investment in Norwegian oil and gas projects will rise to a record this year and may increase further in 2025 as inflation pushes up the costs of development, a national statistics ...

By Charles Ellinas Much has been said about Donald Trump’s return to the American Presidency and his likely impact on world politics. The bewildering mixed-bag of views is a ...

Audio-streaming giant Spotify (SPOT.N) forecast fourth-quarter profit above Wall Street estimates this week, betting on cost cuts and strong subscriber growth in the crucial holiday season. Its shares that ...

Netflix (NFLX.O) said this week its ad-supported tier had reached 70 million monthly active users globally, nearly doubling from about six months earlier as customers seek more affordable options. The ...

Shares in Samsung Electronics (005930.KS), the world’s top memory chip maker, fell earlier this week to their lowest level in more than four years amid worries about the impact ...

Fintech and trading platform Capital.com on Friday announced that it has introduced a regional leadership model to bolster growth and innovation in its regulated markets. According to the announcement, ...

Aegean Airlines on Friday posted €1.38 billion in revenue for the first nine months of 2024, according to an official announcement. Increased passenger numbers and strategic investments supported this performance, though external ...

A European Central Bank rate cut last month was seen as an insurance move against unexpectedly low inflation but policymakers appear divided on the risk of excessively low price growth, ...

If US President-elect Donald Trump delivers on a pledge to hit European imports with tariffs, Hungary will feel the effects “exponentially” because of its German trade links, a top business ...

The euro has fallen to one-year lows, reviving talk the currency could hit the $1 mark. Donald Trump’s US election win raises the prospect of a hike in tariffs that ...

Sales of personal luxury goods are set to fall 2 per cent this year, making it one of the weakest on record, with price hikes and economic uncertainty shrinking the industry’...

British shoppers faced renewed pressure on their budgets in October after grocery price inflation edged higher for the second month in a row, industry data showed this week. Market researcher ...

The United States is pursuing an inquiry into Russian clients that UBS (UBSG.S) took on when it bought Credit Suisse, three people familiar with the matter said, heightening scrutiny ...

Oil prices inched higher on Wednesday underpinned by signs of near-term supply tightness but held near their lowest in two weeks, a day after OPEC downgraded its forecast for global ...

OPEC cut its forecast for global oil demand growth this year and next on Tuesday, highlighting weakness in China, India and other regions, marking the producer group’s fourth consecutive ...

More European Central Bank interest rate cuts are coming and the deposit rate could hit the so-called neutral level in the first half of next year, Finnish central bank chief ...