Reuters Global 13.05.2026
Veon lifts 2026 forecasts as digital revenue jumps 58% in first quarter

Dubai-based telecoms group Veon on Wednesday raised its 2026 revenue growth forecast ​to between 11% and 14% in ‌U.S. dollar terms, up from a previous range of 9% to 12%, after it ​reported a 17% jump in first-quarter ​revenue to $1.2 billion....

Reuters Global 13.05.2026
Samsung Elec regrets collapse of pay talks with union, says to continue dialogue

Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it ​regretted the collapse of pay ‌deal talks with its South Korean union, flagging concerns ​that it could ​heighten anxiety among employees, shareholders ⁠and the public....

Reuters Global 13.05.2026
SpaceX eyes global spaceports as Starship launch ambitions grow ahead of IPO

SpaceX is scouting potential U.S. and overseas locations to build "spaceports", CEO Elon Musk said in a post on X on ​Tuesday, as the company prepares for a future in which ‌its massive Starship rocket could launch thousands of times a year....

Reuters Global 13.05.2026
Samsung Elec, labour union fail to reach pay deal as strike looms

Samsung Electronics ​and its South ‌Korean labour union failed ​to reach ​a pay deal ⁠on Wednesday, ​its union ​leader said, ahead of a planned lengthy ​strike that ​threatens to disrupt ‌production ⁠of AI and other chips....

Reuters Global 13.05.2026
Spain pushes ahead with social media, AI rules despite Big Tech lobbying pressure

Spain will push ahead with new rules ‌to make social networks and AI safer despite intense lobbying from the tech industry, its digital transformation minister Oscar Lopez told Reuters....

Reuters Global 13.05.2026
US social media legislation gains momentum as key Republican senator pledges support

U.S. legislation that would require social media companies to take more responsibility for ​how their apps affect children and teens overcame ‌a key hurdle on Tuesday, when a leading Republican senator said he would back the bill....

Reuters Global 12.05.2026
Exclusive: Meta us employees organize protest against mouse tracking tech

Meta employees distributed ‌flyers at multiple U.S. offices ​on Tuesday ​to protest the company's ⁠recent installation ​of mouse-tracking software on ​their computers, according to photos seen ​by Reuters....

Reuters Global 12.05.2026
Meta offers rival AI chatbots free access to WhatsApp for a month

Meta Platforms has offered to give rival ​AI chatbots free access ‌to its social messaging service WhatsApp for a month while ​it discusses commitments with ​EU antitrust regulators to address ⁠their concerns, the U.S. tech ​giant said on Tuesday....

Reuters Global 12.05.2026
US agency says Chinese drones and routers can get software updates through 2028

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said on Tuesday it will allow Chinese drones and consumer routers sold ​in the United States to get critical software updates at least through the ‌end of 2028....

Reuters Global 12.05.2026
OpenAI gives European companies access to its latest models to bolster resilience

U.S. artificial intelligence giant OpenAI said it was granting access to its latest models including GPT-5.5-Cyber to Deutsche Telekom, ​BBVA and dozens more European companies to help bolster their ‌resilience to vulnerabilities in their systems....

Reuters Global 12.05.2026
EBay rejects GameStop's audacious $56 billion takeover bid

EBay on Tuesday rejected an ambitious $56 billion takeover bid from the much smaller GameStop on ​doubts over the financing of the deal, ‌while underscoring its turnaround efforts that have boosted its growth....

Reuters Global 12.05.2026
TikTok challenges EU 'gatekeeper' status at Europe's top court

Bytedance's social media ​platform TikTok on Tuesday made a last- ditch attempt at Europe's top court ‌to scrap its designation as a gatekeeper under EU rules, which require it to meet tougher standards as regulators seek to curb the power of Big Tech....

Reuters Global 12.05.2026
OpenAI faces lawsuit in California court claiming chatbot gave advice that led to fatal overdose

The parents of a man who died of an accidental drug overdose ​last year sued OpenAI and its founder and CEO Sam Altman in a California court on Tuesday, alleging the man was coached ‌to take a dangerous combination of substances by ChatGPT....

Reuters Global 12.05.2026
Anthropic expands Claude's AI tools for law firms, lawyers

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic on Tuesday released an expanded suite of features ‌for lawyers using its Claude AI assistant, including tools for specialized legal topics and access within Claude to other legal research and AI products....

Reuters Global 12.05.2026
Explainer: What is in the US Senate's landmark crypto bill?

The U.S. Senate Banking Committee late on Monday unveiled the text of a long-awaited, landmark bill that would create a regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies ahead of a scheduled committee vote to advance the bill on Thursday....

Reuters Global 12.05.2026
Google-backed Isomorphic raises $2.1 billion to scale AI-driven drug discovery

Isomorphic Labs, an artificial intelligence-driven drug discovery company, said on Wednesday it has raised $2.1 billion in its ​latest funding round led by existing investor Thrive Capital....

Reuters Global 12.05.2026
Canvas' parent company reaches agreement with hacking group behind recent breach

The hacking group that targeted the Canvas educational tool and the parent company that owns the software struck a deal to secure ​stolen student and school data, the company said in a statement late ​Monday....

Reuters Global 12.05.2026
Nokia wins UK appeal to block Acer, Asus video streaming patent lawsuits

Nokia won an appeal to block London lawsuits by Taiwanese tech companies Acer and Asus on Tuesday ​in a case which is part of a global ‌dispute over video coding technology....

Reuters Global 12.05.2026
OpenAI chief Altman to take stand in OpenAI-Musk trial on Tuesday

OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman will take the witness stand on Tuesday and Wednesday, the California court said, in a clash ​of tech titans over Elon Musk's lawsuit against the company....

Reuters Global 12.05.2026
Starlink rival Eutelsat's Q3 revenue meets forecasts as LEO growth offsets video decline

European satellite operator Eutelsat on Tuesday reported ‌third-quarter revenue broadly in line with market expectations, as growth in its low Earth orbit internet business helped offset continued weakness in video....

Reuters Global 12.05.2026
Focus: Anthropic's Mythos sends US banks rushing to plug cyber holes

U.S. banks are rushing to fix scores of IT system weaknesses flagged by Anthropic’s powerful but costly Mythos AI tool, prompting urgent repairs, software upgrades and raising the possibility of ​disruption for customers....

Reuters Global 12.05.2026
Netflix spent over $135 billion on film, TV over last decade

Netflix has invested over $135 billion in films and television series over the past decade, the company said on ​Tuesday, underscoring the dominance of the streaming giant ‌and the growth of on-demand entertainment....

Reuters Global 12.05.2026
Tesla’s robotaxi rollout features Texas-sized wait times

When Tesla announced an expansion of its robotaxis to Dallas and Houston last month, some investors touted momentum for CEO Elon Musk’s mission to transform the electric-vehicle maker into an AI-powered, driverless-tech giant....

Reuters Global 12.05.2026
Samsung Elec union threatens to walk out of pay talks if no mediation proposal

Samsung Electronics' labour union ​in South Korea said ‌on Tuesday it would walk out of ongoing ​pay negotiations if ​no mediation proposal was offered ⁠within two hours....