Start-up Competition for Student Entrepreneurs Kicks-Off at NovaUCD
The 2023 NovaUCD Student Enterprise Competition, an intensive 4-week mentoring programme for student entrepreneurs, has kicked-off at University College Dublin (UCD) with 9 early-stage ventures and a total of 17 participants. The participating ventures are focused on a wide range of
Top AI CEOs, experts raise ‘risk of extinction’ from AI
By Supantha Mukherjee and Martin Coulter STOCKHOLM/LONDON (Reuters) - Top artificial intelligence (AI) executives including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Tuesday joined experts and professors in raising the "risk of extinction from AI", which they urged policymakers to equate at par
US agency says 8.3 million homes, businesses lack access to high-speed broadband
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 8.3 million U.S. homes and businesses lack access to high-speed broadband internet, the Federal Communications Commission said Tuesday in unveiling its revised national broadband access map. The FCC said it has increased its estimates
Microsoft says UK regulator an ‘outlier’ for blocking Activision deal
By Sam Tobin and Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) - Microsoft on Tuesday accused Britain's anti-trust regulator of being a global "outlier" in blocking its $69 billion takeover of "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) vetoed the
France inaugurates first of four gigafactories in the north
By Gilles Guillaume BILLY-BERCLAU, France (Reuters) - France will inaugurate on Tuesday a battery-making gigafactory, the first of four such plants European and Asian companies plan to build in the north of the country. The development by Automotive Cells Company, a joint-venture
Toyota’s April global sales rise on stronger demand in Japan, China
The Toyota logo is seen at its booth during a media day for the Auto Shanghai show in Shanghai, China April 19, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song By Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp's global sales rose by nearly 5% in April
Uber is turning into a travel app
Revenues beyond expectations and new transport options to become a 'travel app' capable of satisfying travellers' every demand. This is how Uber is leaving behind the toughest period in its history, culminating with the Uber Files that led to the exit of former CEO
EU, US to weigh China, AI, trade strains at high-level Sweden talks
European Commission Vice President Margrethe Vestager speaks during a news conference in Brussels, Belgium February 1, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman By Philip Blenkinsop LULEA, Sweden (Reuters) - Top U.S. and European Union officials meet in Sweden on Tuesday to weigh how best to
Binance Australia customers seen selling bitcoin at discount to rival exchanges
Binance logo is seen in this illustration taken March 31, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration By Ankur Banerjee and Lewis Jackson SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Bitcoin prices on the Australian arm of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, were almost A$9,000 lower than prices on