Reuters Global 20.05.2026
Embracer's Warhorse Studios to develop game set in the world of Lord of the Rings

Warhorse Studios, owned by video game group Embracer , is developing an open-world role-playing game ​set in the world of the Lord of ‌the Rings, Embracer's chief executive said on Wednesday....

Reuters Global 20.05.2026
AI financing fueling a surge in U.S. convertible bond sales

Corporate America is tapping the convertible bond market at a record pace as companies linked to artificial intelligence drive a surge in demand for debt that often ​draws extra investor interest in hot markets because it can convert into equity....

Reuters Global 20.05.2026
Fears of unfettered hacking spurred by Anthropic's Mythos AI model overstated

Early fears that Anthropic’s new AI model, Mythos, could dramatically turbocharge hacking are looking overstated a month after its release....

Reuters Global 20.05.2026
Tech leaders favoured by hedge funds last month, Hazeltree says

Hedge funds stuck to their holdings in companies with strong fundamentals ​in April, particularly technology and semiconductor ‌stocks, according to a report on Wednesday from data platform Hazeltree, in a month ​when the S&P 500 jumped over ​10%....

Reuters Global 20.05.2026
Sberbank seeks Chinese chips to power Russia's GigaChat AI model

Russia hopes to power its flagship GigaChat AI model with Chinese-made ​chips, Sberbank's CEO said during President ‌Vladimir Putin's visit to China, as Western sanctions continue to block the country's access to advanced ​hardware abroad....

Reuters Global 20.05.2026
Explainer: South Korea weighs emergency step to blunt blow from Samsung strike

Samsung Electronics' labour union plans to embark on a massive 18-day strike on Thursday after bonus payment talks with management collapsed and attention is now focused on whether the government will issue an emergency arbitration order....

Reuters Global 20.05.2026
The AI bots are coming and the young are booing, not applauding

The AI revolution is here and the boos are getting louder....

Reuters Global 20.05.2026
Singapore urges financial firms to use AI to create better jobs

Singapore's banks and financial firms should use artificial intelligence to create better jobs and train workers for higher-value roles, ​not just cut costs, Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong ‌said on Wednesday....

Reuters Global 20.05.2026
Samsung Elec talks break down, union to go on strike

The ​South Korean ‌labour union for ​employees ​of Samsung Electronics ⁠will go ​ahead ​with its planned strike on ​Thursday ​after failing to ‌reach ⁠a pay deal under ​the ​government-mediated ⁠talks, the ​union ​leader ⁠said on Wednesday....

Reuters Global 20.05.2026
Samsung Elec, union resume pay talks one day ahead of strike deadline

Samsung Electronics' ‌management and its ​labour ​union resumed talks on ⁠Wednesday ​with only ​one day to go before ​a ​threatened major strike ‌that ⁠could deal a blow to ​the ​chipmaker ⁠and disrupt ​global supply ​chains....

Reuters Global 19.05.2026
Democratic senator says Trump Mobile is making misleading claims

Democratic Senator Mark Warner said ​Tuesday the Trump Organization ‌is making misleading claims about its long-delayed ​mobile phone....

Reuters Global 19.05.2026
After U.S. deal, Apple's global F1 push may take time

Apple hopes to enter other markets after securing a five-year U.S. streaming deal to show Formula One races on Apple TV. Yet differing media rights cycles may act as ​a brake on the $4.37-trillion tech company’s global ambitions....

Reuters Global 19.05.2026
Nvidia shares set for $350 billion price swing after earnings, options show

Traders are pricing in a $355 ​billion swing in Nvidia's market value after the company reports first-quarter earnings on Wednesday, according to options positions ‌that indicate the market is still bullish on the AI giant while keen to protect gains....

Reuters Global 19.05.2026
Google kicks off I/O conference with AI upgrades for coders, consumers

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai kicked off Google's annual developer conference on Tuesday where the tech giant is expected to reveal a flurry of artificial intelligence upgrades for consumers and coders....

Reuters Global 19.05.2026
Former Tesla AI executive, OpenAI founding member Andrej Karpathy joins Anthropic

Former Tesla AI executive ​and one ‌of OpenAI's founding members Andrej ​Karpathy has ​joined Anthropic, he said ⁠on Tuesday....

Reuters Global 19.05.2026
Healthcare AI firm Commure valued at $7 billion, raises $70 million

Commure, an AI platform for healthcare, said on Tuesday it secured a $7 ​billion post-money valuation, raising $70 million ‌in a financing round led by General Catalyst....

Reuters Global 19.05.2026
US software stocks attempt a rebound as investors reassess AI risks

U.S. software stocks headed toward their fourth consecutive session of gains on Tuesday, attempting a comeback after being battered for much ​of the year on fears of disruption from artificial intelligence....

Reuters Global 19.05.2026
Saudi Arabia's Humain picks Goldman Sachs to advise on data centre financing, sources say

Saudi Arabia-backed artificial intelligence company Humain has picked Goldman Sachs to advise on a ‌financing package to build data centres in the kingdom that could be worth at least 20 billion riyals, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, as the firm races to expand capacity amid a regional AI push....

Reuters Global 19.05.2026
Kindle loyalists scramble as Amazon turns page on old e-readers

For Claudia Buonocore, the ​thought of parting ways with her 15-year-old Kindle Touch e-reader is painful....

Reuters Global 19.05.2026
Workday to keep expanding Indian workforce, deepen AI investments, executive says

Workday would sustain the pace of workforce expansion in India, a top executive said on Tuesday, as the ​human resources and enterprise software maker deepens investments in artificial intelligence ‌and opens new offices....

Reuters Global 19.05.2026
ASML says first chips from new High-NA machines to arrive in months

ASML expects to see ​the first products ‌created on the company's new High-NA ​machines within ​months, the chief executive ⁠of the world's ​top computer chip ​equipment maker, Christophe Fouquet, said on Tuesday....

Reuters Global 19.05.2026
Explainer: What are Samsung union workers demanding and how might a strike play out?

South Korean memory chip maker Samsung Electronics is facing its worst-ever strike, with nearly 48,000 workers threatening to walk off production lines on Thursday for 18 days over a dispute about bonus payouts....

Reuters Global 19.05.2026
StanChart to cut more than 7,000 jobs as bank steps up AI adoption

Standard Chartered plans to cut more than 7,000 jobs over the next ​four years as it boosts adoption of artificial intelligence while targeting growth....

Reuters Global 19.05.2026
Mistral AI buys Austrian physics AI startup in industrial push

Europe's leading artificial intelligence firm, France's Mistral AI, said on Tuesday it has acquired Vienna-based Emmi AI for ​an undisclosed sum, aiming to enhance its offering for industrial clients ‌across Europe....