Alibaba’s quarterly revenue beats despite China’s sputtering economy
By Casey Hall and Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) – China’s Alibaba Group Holding reported its strongest quarterly revenue growth in almost two years on Thursday as its domestic e-commerce unit focuses…
Dark Patterns: are we being manipulated?
As you navigate through the digital landscape, have you ever felt subtly manipulated into making choices you wouldn’t usually make? Welcome to the world of Dark Patterns, the seemingly innocuous…
The odd behavior of a subatomic particle may shake up physics
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The peculiar wobble of a subatomic particle called a muon in a U.S. laboratory experiment is making scientists increasingly suspect they are missing something…
WikiLoader: malware attack against Italian companies
Malware attack in Italy: Proofpoint experts have identified a new malware, called WikiLoader, targeting companies in Italy. It is a downloader that downloads a second payload (Ursnif) and exploits sophisticated evasion…
Ford exec expects software to boost revenue for commercial trucks, vans
By Paul Lienert (Reuters) – Ford Motor expects to incorporate more and better software into the trucks and vans in its highly profitable Ford Pro commercial vehicle business and grow…
Can technology save healthcare?
From diagnostics to disease management and administrative task, clinicians and patients are reaping the benefits of technology in healthcare. From its infancy, the technology has been used in medicine and…
Lyft falls as pricing strategy casts shadow over profit goals
By Akash Sriram Lyft: (Reuters) – Lyft’s shares fell more than 7% on Wednesday as investors feared the ride-hailing platform’s focus on competitive pricing to gain market share would muddy…
Nvidia launches new AI chip configuration
By Max A. Cherney (Reuters) – Nvidia announced a new configuration on Tuesday for its advanced artificial intelligence chips that is designed to speed generative AI applications. The new version…
Early adopters in Mexico lend their eyes to global biometric project
By Anna Portella MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Eager early adopters recently descended upon a Mexico City cafe where their eyes were scanned by a futuristic sphere, part of an ambitious…
Generative AI technologies for small businesses
Artificial Intelligence has emerged in the last year as a tool to support communication activities thanks to the spread of generative AI technologies that allow content to be created automatically.…