Jan 23 (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp on Monday announced a new multi-billion dollar investment in OpenAI, deepening ties with the startup behind chatbot sensation ChatGPT and paving the way for more competition with rival Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) Google. Recently touting a revolution in artificial intelligence (AI), Microsoft is building on a bet it made on … Read more
Baker Hughes stumbles upon missing fourth-quarter earnings estimates Activist investor Elliott Management takes stake in Salesforce Tokens on track for biggest daily gain since November Indices up: Dow 0.98%, S&P 1.41%, Nasdaq 2.09%, NEW YORK, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Wall Street surged on Monday, led by tech stocks as investors embarked on an earnings-heavy week … Read more
Jan 23 (Reuters) – Spotify Technology SA said on Monday it planned to cut 6% of its workforce and would take a related charge of up to nearly $50 million, adding to massive layoffs across the technology sector in preparation for a possible recession. The tech industry is facing falling demand after two years of … Read more
Jan 20 (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors seized nearly $700 million in assets from FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried in January, much of it in the form of Robinhood stock, according to a court filing on Friday. Bankman-Fried, who was accused of stealing billions of dollars from FTX clients to pay debts incurred by his crypto-focused hedge … Read more
WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) – The cloud services division of Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) said on Friday it plans to invest an additional $35 billion by 2040 to expand data centers in Virginia. Amazon Web Services (AWS) said the new investment will create 1,000 jobs. Republican Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin said AWS will establish multiple data … Read more
Jan 20 (Reuters) – Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) is cutting around 12,000 jobs as it faces “a different economic reality”, it said in a memo, doubling down artificial intelligence (AI) and removing staff who support experimental projects. The job cuts affect 6% of its workforce and follow thousands of layoffs at tech giants … Read more
Jan 20 (Reuters) – The loan unit of crypto firm Genesis filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States on Thursday, owing its creditors at least $3.4 billion after being knocked down by a rout of the market with FTX exchange and lender BlockFi. Genesis Global Capital, a leading crypto lender, froze client redemptions on … Read more
NEW YORK/LONDON, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Top advertisers on Twitter cut spending after the Elon Musk takeover, according to estimates compiled for Reuters by research firm Pathmatics, in the latest shock to the top source. of business income. According to Pathmatics estimates, fourteen of the top 30 advertisers on Twitter ceased all advertising on the … Read more
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 19 (Reuters) – In the snow and ice on the main street of Davos, the impact of the crypto winter is evident for WEF attendees. Last May, the dressed storefronts that line both sides of Promenade Street that runs through the Swiss ski resort were dominated by crypto companies, rolling in bitcoin. … Read more
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