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April 23, 2024
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Google fires more workers who protested its deal with Israel

Google fired at least 20 more workers in the aftermath of protests over technology the company is supplying the Israeli government amid the Gaza war, bringing the total number of terminated staff to more than 50, a group representing the workers said. It’s the latest sign of internal turmoil at the tech giant centered on […]

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April 23, 2024
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US oil and gas M&A hits quarterly record after blockbuster 2023

HOUSTON (Reuters) – U.S. oil and gas deals hit a record $51 billion in the first quarter, a continuation of last year’s fierce merger pace centered in the top U.S. shale field, data provider Enverus said on Tuesday. Energy companies have rushed to expand oil and gas drilling inventories, especially in the Permian Basin of […]

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April 23, 2024
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Google invests $640 million in new data centre in Netherlands

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Alphabet-owned Google is investing 600 million euros ($640.62 million) in a new data centre in the Dutch city of Groningen, it said on Tuesday, adding the investment will create 125 new jobs. Since 2014, Google has invested more than €3.8 billion in data centres and related digital infrastructure in the Netherlands. It […]

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April 23, 2024
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Pfizer vs Moderna battle over COVID vaccine patents begins in UK

By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) – Pfizer and BioNTech asked a London court to revoke rival Moderna’s patents over technology key to the development of vaccines for COVID-19, as the latest leg of a global legal battle began on Tuesday. Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech sued Moderna at London’s High Court in September 2022, […]

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April 23, 2024
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Morning Bid: Tanking Tesla reports, Europe business beats

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan World markets have cheered up a bit this week, but ailing Tesla’s tanking stock price faces a critical earnings test later on Tuesday and this month’s European business pulse proved surprisingly racy. Relief at cooling Middle East tensions helped steady the […]

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April 23, 2024
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Adobe to bring full AI image generation to Photoshop this year

By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) – Adobe said on Tuesday it plans to place a tool for full artificial intelligence image generation in its Photoshop software later this year. Adobe’s image and video editing tools are widely used by creative professionals, but it faces rising competition from startups such as Microsoft-backed OpenAI, Midjourney and Stability AI, […]

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April 23, 2024
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SAP Rises Most Since January on Record Cloud Backlog Growth

(Bloomberg) — SAP SE rose the most since January after posting record growth in expected revenue from its cloud services over the next year, boosted by the boom in artificial intelligence. Most Read from Bloomberg SAP’s current cloud backlog — an indicator of revenue to be booked within next 12 months — grew by 28% […]

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April 23, 2024
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Apple’s Q1 smartphone shipments in China tumble 19%, data shows

BEIJING (Reuters) -Apple’s smartphone shipments in China tumbled 19% in the first quarter of the year, the worst performance since 2020 as its dominance in the high-end segment came under pressure from Huawei’s new product launches, market data showed. People look at the iPhone 15 Pro as Apple’s smartphone officially went on sale across China […]

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April 23, 2024
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SAP Rises Most Since January as AI Adoption Fuels Cloud Demand

(Bloomberg) — SAP SE rose the most since January after posting strong cloud demand in the first quarter, as the boom in artificial intelligence fueled the German software company’s growth. Most Read from Bloomberg Adjusted cloud revenue in the quarter rose 25% at constant currencies from a year earlier to €3.9 billion ($4.2 billion), the […]