Reuters Global 22.05.2026
UK's Softcat boosts profit guidance on strong corporate demand for AI tech

British IT firm Softcat on Friday raised its annual profit forecast on ​strong corporate demand for AI ‌infrastructure and as customers rush orders to evade shortages in global memory chips....

Reuters Global 22.05.2026
ECB, banks rift hampers Europe's efforts to loosen reliance on US payments giants

Europe's push to curb its dependence on U.S. payments giants Visa and Mastercard has driven a wedge between the European Central Bank and financial firms keen to shield revenues, hobbling efforts ​to build a home-grown system, several people involved said....

Reuters Global 22.05.2026
Malaysia to introduce new rules to protect youth on online platforms

Malaysia will introduce ​new measures from ‌June 1 to protect children and reduce ​their exposure ​to harmful content on ⁠online platforms, its ​communications regulator said ​on Friday....

Reuters Global 22.05.2026
Samsung Electronics' South Korean union to begin vote on pay agreement

Members of Samsung Electronics' South Korean union will begin voting on Friday ​on a tentative pay deal reached ‌with the company, with voting due to run into next week, according to a union notice ​on its website....

Reuters Global 22.05.2026
Lam Research focused on adding AI to chipmaking tools as it eyes US expansion, CEO says

Lam Research is focused on adding sensing and AI capabilities to its semiconductor manufacturing tools to make them more productive as it plans expanded ​operations in Arizona and California, its chief executive told Reuters on Thursday....

Reuters Global 22.05.2026
Waymo suspends freeway rides, pauses Atlanta operations amid safety fixes

Alphabet's Waymo said on Thursday it has suspended its robotaxi service on freeways in the United ​States and paused its operations in Atlanta, ‌Georgia as it updates software to improve performance around construction zones and flooded roadways....

Reuters Global 22.05.2026
Starship test flights, from explosions to mock satellite deployments

SpaceX is set to launch the 12th uncrewed test flight of its Starship rocket on Thursday, the debut of a redesigned vehicle central to Elon Musk's plans for the moon, Mars and the company's looming U.S. listing....

Reuters Global 22.05.2026
Zoom raises annual forecasts, banks on AI features to drive demand

Zoom Communications raised its annual revenue and profit forecasts on Thursday, betting on strong demand for its AI features as ​the video conferencing platform looks ‌to shore up enterprise and consumer spending....

Reuters Global 21.05.2026
Take-Two forecasts annual bookings below estimates, sticks with 'GTA VI' launch timeline

Take-Two Interactive forecast ​annual bookings below Wall Street ‌expectations on Thursday, but reiterated the November 19 launch date for the highly awaited "Grand Theft ​Auto VI," sending its shares ​up around 6% in extended trading....

Reuters Global 21.05.2026
Cox Media fined for claiming it used AI to track consumer conversations

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission fined Cox Media Group and two other ​companies for falsely claiming they could use AI ‌to target ads based on conversations consumers had near their smart devices, the agency said on Thursday....

Reuters Global 21.05.2026
US HHS launches AI initiative to detect fraud and waste in health programs

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Thursday it has launched a new ​AI-led initiative to review annual audits to strengthen ‌oversight across federally funded health programs amid concerns around widespread fraud....

Reuters Global 21.05.2026
SpaceX's road to landmark IPO filing

SpaceX's IPO filing finally revealed the finances behind a company aiming to dominate industries ranging from rockets and satellites to AI and data centers....

Reuters Global 21.05.2026
Spotify strikes deal with Universal Music to let premium users create AI covers, remixes

Spotify has struck a deal with Universal Music Group to let subscribers create AI-generated covers and remixes of songs, marking ​the first time the audio-streaming giant will allow users ‌to produce AI content using its platform....

Reuters Global 21.05.2026
Crypto exchange Blockchain.com confidentially files for IPO

Blockchain.com has confidentially filed ​for an initial ‌public offering in the United ​States, the ​cryptocurrency exchange said on ⁠Thursday....

Reuters Global 21.05.2026
Google, Meta, TikTok face EU consumer complaints about handling of financial scams

Alphabet's Google, Meta Platforms and TikTok were hit with complaints from EU consumer groups on ​Thursday for allegedly failing to protect users from financial scams ‌on their platforms....

Reuters Global 21.05.2026
SpaceX IPO bets $2 trillion on Musk's ambitious rockets-to-AI vision

Investors buying into SpaceX's nearly $2 trillion IPO are making a high-stakes wager that CEO Elon Musk can turn a fast-growing satellite business into something far bigger, using an unproven rocket ​to unlock an ambitious push into AI....

Reuters Global 21.05.2026
Exclusive: Modal Labs valued at $4.65 billion as AI coding takes off

AI startup Modal raised $355 million in a new round of financing, valuing the company at $4.65 billion, CEO Erik Bernhardsson ​told Reuters....

Reuters Global 21.05.2026
White House postpones Trump's AI signing ceremony, say sources

The White House ‌has postponed its planned Thursday ceremony ​for President Donald ​Trump to sign a ⁠new executive order ​on AI and ​cybersecurity, two sources familiar with the matter said....

Reuters Global 21.05.2026
Telecom Italia concludes savings share conversion ahead of Poste's bid

Telecom Italia is set to conclude on Thursday a transaction to turn a special class of shares carrying higher investor remuneration ​into ordinary stock, in a long-awaited move that removes a ‌source of extra costs for the group....

Reuters Global 21.05.2026
Major takeaways from Magnificent Seven's AI-fueled earnings

The latest quarterly earnings from Big Tech companies have given investors ample reason to stay invested in the AI trade, helping lift equities despite the unprecedented disruption in the oil markets that has clouded the economic growth outlook....

Reuters Global 21.05.2026
Stellantis, Wayve target 2028 driver-assist launch

Stellantis and British autonomous driving startup Wayve said on Thursday they had formed a strategic partnership to ​bring Wayve's artificial intelligence driving software into the ‌carmaker's STLA AutoDrive platform for future hands-free assisted driving....

Reuters Global 21.05.2026
Samsung's deal with union hailed as a victory as bonuses less generous than SK Hynix's

The pay deal reached between Samsung Electronics and its union is being hailed as a win for ​the company which gained key concessions and averted a massive strike, as well as for its memory chip workers - some of whom will receive $416,000 bonuses....

Reuters Global 21.05.2026
India hiring tilts toward contracts as AI prompts workforce rethink, TeamLease says

Indian companies are increasingly turning to contract and outsourced hiring as AI related uncertainty has firms rethinking their workforce planning, a top executive ​at staffing firm TeamLease Services said on Thursday....

Reuters Global 21.05.2026
US to award $2 billion to quantum computing firms, take equity stakes, WSJ reports

The Trump administration is awarding $2 billion in grants to nine quantum-computing ​companies in deals that include ​U.S. government equity stakes, the ⁠Wall Street Journal reported on ​Thursday, citing the Commerce Department....