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Artificial intelligence group MLCommons unveiled two new benchmarks that it said can help determine how quickly top-of-the-line hardware and software can run AI applications. Since the launch of OpenAI’s ...

In his first remarks as Intel’s (INTC.O) new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan this week outlined a leaner version of the iconic American chipmaker in which he would work directly ...

The frenzy to create Ghibli-style AI art using ChatGPT’s image-generation tool led to a record surge in users for OpenAI’s chatbot last week, straining its servers and temporarily ...

Isomorphic Labs, which uses artificial intelligence technologies for drug discovery, has raised $600 million in its first ever external funding round led by Thrive Capital, the startup has announced. Google Ventures ...

Roblox has launched a new format of video advertising on its gaming platform and announced a partnership with Google (GOOGL.O) to help boost the growth of its nascent ad ...

Prices in British shops fell less in March than in February and are likely to climb soon due to the impact of a new tax on employers and other costs ...

British house prices were flat in March and the market is likely to stay soft after a tax increase on property transactions, mortgage lender Nationwide said this week. A Reuters ...

By Maria Demertzis Geopolitical risks and a fragmenting multilateral system haven’t forced businesses to significantly shorten their supply chains. Tariffs might.  Growing pressures in international trade haven’t undermined ...

SoftBank-owned chip tech provider Arm Holdings (O9Ty.F) recently sought to acquire UK-based Alphawave (AWE.L) to secure a crucial technology for building its own artificial-intelligence processors, according to ...

British manufacturers endured a torrid March as the US tariff threat and looming tax increases at home contributed to a plunge in new orders and ebbing optimism, a business survey ...

Pay awards granted by British employers cooled during the three months to February, according to a survey that chimed with an official gauge of slowing wage growth that should keep ...

Investors added to bets on Bank of England interest rate cuts and government bond yields fell sharply as global markets braced for a hit to trade and growth from US ...

Turkish annual consumer price inflation dropped to 38.1 per cent in February, official data showed this week, lower than a Reuters poll forecast. Month-on-month, inflation was 2.46 per cent, according to the ...

Nintendo said it will launch its Switch 2 gaming device on June 5, with the long-anticipated successor to its hit hybrid home-portable Switch retailing for $449.99. The Kyoto based-company this week announced more ...

The dollar slid broadly on Thursday and the euro firmed after President Donald Trump announced harsher-than-expected tariffs against US trading partners, jolting the markets as investors sought safe havens such ...

Oil prices fell by as much as 3 per cent on Thursday after US President Donald Trump announced sweeping new tariffs that investors worry will enflame a global trade war that ...

Turkish inflation is expected to end the year a bit higher than previously expected, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday, reflecting fallout from a currency selloff after authorities detained and ...

Israel’s economy looks to rebound over the next two years should geopolitical tensions ease, although the country needs a host of structural reforms to support government finances and sustain ...

Turkey’s manufacturing sector contracted further in March, with output and new orders continuing to ease amid difficult market conditions both domestically and internationally, a survey showed on Wednesday. The ...

Volvo Cars sold 70,737 cars in March, down 10 per cent from a year earlier as sales of fully electric cars tumbled, the Sweden-based company said on Wednesday, sending its shares down. ...

Nintendo (7974.T) is set to reveal details of its Switch 2 this week with investors looking for the pricing and launch date of the successor to the home-portable Switch gaming device. ...

Ryanair (RYA.I) flew 200.2 million passengers in its fiscal year to the end of March, largely as forecast, making it the first European airline to carry 200 million passengers in one ...

The European Commission has launched a new EU Sanctions Helpdesk aimed at assisting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in navigating the complex landscape of sanctions compliance. According to the commission, ...

Tesla’s sales in key European markets fell again in March, data showed this week, adding to signs that drivers are shunning Elon Musk’s electric car brand as competition ...