Reuters Global 22.04.2026
OpenAI in talks to commit up to $1.5 billion to private equity joint venture, FT reports

Artificial intelligence firm OpenAI is ​set to commit up ‌to $1.5 billion to a new joint ​venture with private ​equity firms, the Financial ⁠Times reported on ​Wednesday, citing people ​with knowledge of the matter....

Reuters Global 22.04.2026
Australian social media ban marred by weak platform checks, tech providers say

Problems enforcing Australia's teen social media ban reflect social media platforms' weak deployment of tools available to run age checks rather than the limits of the ​technology, an industry body representing the tech suppliers said....

Reuters Global 22.04.2026
Justin Sun sues Trump-backed World Liberty Financial over WLFI token rights

Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun said ​on Tuesday that ‌he filed a lawsuit in ​California federal court ​against U.S. President ⁠Donald Trump's World ​Liberty Financial to ​protect his legal rights as a holder ​of WLFI ​tokens....

Reuters Global 22.04.2026
Consumer watchdog group files suit alleging Meta profited on ads for scams

The Consumer Federation of America has filed a class-action complaint against Meta Platforms ‌alleging that the social-media giant has profited from advertising for fraudulent activities on its platforms and misled users about its efforts to combat the problem....

Reuters Global 22.04.2026
New York sues Coinbase and Gemini Titan, calls their prediction markets illegal gambling

New York's attorney general sued Coinbase Financial ‌Markets and Gemini Titan on Tuesday, claiming their prediction markets violate state laws against illegal gambling....

Reuters Global 22.04.2026
Los Angeles schools set limits on classroom screen time

Los Angeles' school board on Tuesday passed a measure regulating students’ screen time during classroom assignments, reflecting concerns that technology could be ​linked to a host of ailments including obesity and depression....

Reuters Global 22.04.2026
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Reuters Global 22.04.2026
Vodafone offers small businesses cybersecurity, AI capability with Google tie-up

European mobile and broadband operator Vodafone said it would offer its small business customers ​advanced cybersecurity and agentic AI through its $1 ‌billion strategic tie-up with Google Cloud agreed in October 2024....

Reuters Global 21.04.2026
Deutsche Telekom exploring merger with T-Mobile, Bloomberg News reports

Deutsche ​Telekom is ‌exploring ​a ​potential combination ⁠with ​T-Mobile , ​Bloomberg News ​reporter ​Michelle Davis said ‌on ⁠X on ​Tuesday....

Reuters Global 21.04.2026
Microsoft cuts Xbox Game Pass price, to remove 'Call of Duty' day one inclusions

Microsoft has dropped the price of its video game subscription service and the platform will not include future "Call ​of Duty" game releases on launch day, the ‌company said on Tuesday, in the first major strategy shift under new gaming boss Asha Sharma....

Reuters Global 21.04.2026
Intel results to show if supply chain issues are dimming its AI ambitions

Intel investors on Thursday will focus on its efforts to sort out supply chain ​issues that have limited the company's ability to ‌ramp up chip production to meet rising demand from businesses adopting AI-related services....

Reuters Global 21.04.2026
Tesla registers its AI-driven voice assistant in Shanghai

Tesla has registered its voice assistant feature, which is powered ​by a generative artificial intelligence (AI) ‌model, with China's cyberspace administrator in Shanghai, the city's local authority said on ​Tuesday....

Reuters Global 21.04.2026
Anthropic plans to provide Mythos access to European banks soon, sources say

Anthropic plans to provide access to its Mythos AI model to European banks soon, three people familiar with the matter said, as global banks scramble to test the technology after large U.S. banks were given ​initial access....

Reuters Global 21.04.2026
OpenAI leans on global consultancies to expand Codex use in large companies

OpenAI said on Tuesday it is expanding partnerships with major global consulting firms to speed up enterprise adoption of its ​Codex artificial intelligence tools, as competition in the ‌rapidly evolving AI market intensifies....

Reuters Global 21.04.2026
Alternative asset managers brace for investor test over AI, redemptions

Wall Street's largest alternative asset managers face a critical test in the coming weeks as they try to convince ​investors that concerns over AI disruption to their portfolio companies and a pullback in retail private credit demand are overblown....

Reuters Global 21.04.2026
Paramount remakes app to capitalize on popularity of short videos

In the battle for viewers, Paramount Skydance is targeting the smallest of screens - mobile phones....

Reuters Global 21.04.2026
Lloyds pilots AI investment guidance tool as UK regulator studies impact

Lloyds Banking Group has become the first UK lender to introduce an artificial intelligence tool to help customers make investment decisions, even as AI's impact on ​the tightly regulated financial advice industry comes under scrutiny....

Reuters Global 21.04.2026
Volkswagen Group announces AI roadmap in China to equip vehicles with 'agentic AI'

Volkswagen ​Group announced ‌on Tuesday ​its ​AI roadmap in ⁠China ​to incorporate ​its "agentic AI" into vehicles ​built ​on its China-only ‌architecture, ⁠starting from the ​second ​half ⁠of this ​year....

Reuters Global 21.04.2026
Apple's post-Cook future hinges on whether Ternus can ignite AI growth

Apple's leadership change is the start of a new phase for the iPhone maker, in which the focus will be on whether its deep hardware heritage can be successfully ​fused with AI to sustain growth in a fast-evolving tech landscape, Wall Street analysts ‌said....

Reuters Global 21.04.2026
Thales first-quarter sales jump nearly 10% as defence deliveries surge

Europe's largest defence technology group Thales on Tuesday reported first-quarter sales well above analyst ​forecasts, with revenues rising nearly 10% organically driven ‌by surging defence deliveries....

Reuters Global 21.04.2026
Space investment in first quarter hits record as SpaceX IPO buzz lifts sector

Global investment in space companies ‌surged to a record in the first quarter of 2026, driven by larger late-stage financing and growing investor enthusiasm over SpaceX's public market debut, data from investment firm Seraphim Space ​showed on Tuesday....

Reuters Global 21.04.2026
EssilorLuxottica faces test to grow smart glass sales without hurting margins

Franco-Italian eyewear group EssilorLuxottica is facing growing pressure from investors to show how it can scale up its ambitions for smart glasses without sacrificing margins....

Reuters Global 21.04.2026
France's Atos narrows revenue forecast after quarterly drop

Atos , the French tech group that provides IT services ​to the National Health Service ‌in Britain and to the Olympics, narrowed its annual revenue forecast ​on Tuesday after organic revenue ​fell 11% in the first ⁠quarter due to market softness....

Reuters Global 21.04.2026
Exclusive: SpaceX tries to woo Wall Street with three-day analyst meeting this week, sources say

SpaceX is moving ahead with plans for one of the most anticipated IPOs in history as it hosts analysts this week for three days of ​closed-door meetings at its launch facility in Texas and mega-sized data center in Tennessee, according to three people familiar with the matter....