Fintech firm Klarna says 90% of its employees are using generative AI daily
"Buy now, pay later" firm Klarna says generative AI has seen substantially high adoption among its 5,000-strong workforce.
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Tencent posts fastest profit growth in 3 years as online ads, business services offset slower gaming
Tencent saw slightly better performance in its core gaming business as well as improved profitability in its advertising and business services division.
Sony reports 7% drop in annual profit as PlayStation 5 sales miss trimmed target
Sony on Tuesday reported a 7% drop in annual profits in the fiscal year 2023, logging its first drop in annual profits since 2020.
Early Facebook investor Accel raises $650 million fund to back European and Israeli startups
Accel said Tuesday it's raised $650 million for its eighth fund targeted at investing in European and Israeli early-stage startups.
Uber to acquire Foodpanda's Taiwan business for $950 million, creating a potential monopoly
Uber Technologies is buying the Taiwan business of Delivery Hero-owned Foodpanda for $950 million in cash, as Foodpanda doubles down on other markets.
China drives EV boom this year amid strong demand for hybrid vehicles
EV shipments, including fully battery-powered vehicles and hybrids, were up 18% in the first three months of 2024 compared with the same period last year.
AI boom to keep supply of high-end memory chips tight this year, analysts warn
SK Hynix and Micron – the world's largest memory chip suppliers – are out of high-bandwidth memory chips for 2024, while the stock for 2025 is also almost sold out.
Melinda French Gates to resign from Gates Foundation, will pursue own philanthropy with $12.5 billion grant
Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, and Melinda French Gates divorced in 2021 but since then have continued to operate the Gates Foundation together.
Amazon-backed Anthropic launches its Claude AI chatbot across Europe
Anthropic says that, starting Tuesday, individuals and businesses in Europe will be able to access its Claude chatbot through the web and via an iOS mobile app.
Apple's new iPad Pro is thin and fast, but the software needs an update
CNBC reviews the new 13-inch iPad Pro 2024. It's super thin and has a fast M4 processor, but the software needs an update.
Google and Apple partner to fight location tracker stalking
The move is the latest sign that the two companies are working to address the downside of wireless trackers like Apple's AirTag.
Amazon's Zoox under investigation by NHTSA after two crashes
Two Toyota Highlanders equipped with Zoox's automated self-driving technology braked unexpectedly, causing motorcyclists to rear-end the vehicles.
Microsoft and Amazon to invest $5.6 billion into France as Macron courts tech giants
Microsoft and Amazon are ploughing billions of dollars into France.
Freetrade, Britain's answer to Robinhood, says its CEO is stepping down
British stockbrokerage platform Freetrade told CNBC exclusively Monday that its long-time CEO Adam Dodds has stepped down.
SoftBank Vision Fund posts first annual gain in 3 years, up $4.6 billion
SoftBank posted a 724.3 billion Japanese yen ($4.6 billion) gain on its Vision Fund in the fiscal year ended March.
Squarespace to go private in $7 billion private-equity deal
Permira agreed to take Squarespace private less than three years after it first went public in 2021.
Google's Demis Hassabis is the man tasked with turning bleeding-edge AI research into profits
Google has long counted on Demis Hassabis for his genius in artificial intelligence. But whether he can create products that customers love is a big question.
Musk's X wins court reprieve in fight against Australian government over church stabbing videos
Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was stabbed during a livestreamed sermon that was widely circulated online, racking up hundreds of thousands of views.
SoftBank's Arm to reportedly launch AI chips by 2025 to capture explosive demand
The U.K.-based chip designer, in which SoftBank has a 90% stake, will set up an AI chip unit to build a prototype by spring 2025, according to the report.
Sam Altman's nuclear energy company Oklo plunges 54% in NYSE debut
Sam Altman, best known as the CEO of OpenAI, is also chairman of a nuclear power company called Oklo, which has just gone public through a SPAC.
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