Amazon mulls $5 to $10 monthly price tag for unprofitable Alexa service, AI revamp
By Greg Bensinger SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Amazon is planning a major revamp of its decade-old money-losing Alexa service to include a conversational generative AI with two tiers of service…
Richard Branson, a brand for a life without equal
Not knowing the exact number of companies he has founded is a good way to get an idea of Richard Branson. To call him an entrepreneur is reductive; to call…
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft sends first astronaut crew to orbit
By Joey Roulette CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – Boeing’s new Starliner capsule flew its first crew of astronauts to orbit on Wednesday from Florida in a much-delayed test mission to…
Reed Hastings: a life out of the ordinary
Getting there first is everything in business. But if you understand how the world is changing and can use evolution to your advantage, you have more than just a great…
Web search engine, Open AI challenges Google
A search engine with ChatGPT to offer a different alternative to Google and take market share from the leader in one of the most profitable segments. OpenAI‘s next move is to…
Bill Gates, the man behind the personal computer revolution
Bill Gates: No sector has gained more space and importance over the last thirty years than technology. Like an unstoppable whirlwind, it has penetrated many fields of application and taken…
Nvidia’s dizzying rally spurs rush into AI-themed ETFs
By Suzanne McGee (Reuters) – The fervor around artificial intelligence has sparked a gold rush into AI-themed ETFs, as investors seek fresh ways to play the burgeoning technology following breathtaking…
Minister Coveney announces €7 million in funding to UCD and Teagasc
Simon Coveney TD, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment has announced €7 million in funding, over the next 6 years, to University College Dublin (UCD) to deliver a new food…
Hedge funds call time on tech rally, banks say
By Nell Mackenzie and Carolina Mandl LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global hedge funds sold tech stocks at their highest pace in almost eight months in the week to Feb. 23,…
Interlune, the mystery startup that wants to create a sustainable space economy
Building a permanent base on the Moon is the most ambitious goal of the Artemis mission, with which Nasa is fine-tuning man’s return to Earth’s only natural satellite. Away from…