Reuters Global 16.04.2026
OpenAI launches AI model GPT-Rosalind for life sciences research

OpenAI on Thursday introduced an artificial intelligence model touting increased biology knowledge and scientific research capabilities, ​as the startup deepens its push into the ‌life sciences field....

Reuters Global 16.04.2026
US companies that jumped ship to tech, AI businesses over the years

Sneaker company Allbirds' pivot to AI computing has revived a Wall Street trend in recent years: smaller companies leaning into tech-focused transformations to win over AI-hungry investors....

Reuters Global 16.04.2026
Gucci-owner Kering aims to launch luxury Google glasses next year, CEO says

Kering aims to launch smart glasses under the Gucci brand in partnership with Google next year, CEO Luca de Meo told Reuters, ​becoming potentially the first major luxury brand to enter the AI-powered eyewear ‌sector....

Reuters Global 16.04.2026
US SEC seeks comment on contentious trading database

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on ​Thursday it is seeking public comment ‌on whether it should comprehensively review the so-called Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT), potentially re-opening a decade-long ​dispute over the trading database....

Reuters Global 16.04.2026
Myseum takes flight after Allbirds in fresh AI rebrand wave

A day after footwear maker Allbirds rose 582% on its plan to "pivot its business to AI compute infrastructure," social media firm Myseum was up 181% early ​on Thursday in the latest sign of an investor mania for artificial intelligence stocks....

Reuters Global 16.04.2026
Starlink user growth accelerates as SpaceX eyes public market debut, report says

Starlink, the satellite internet unit of Elon ‌Musk's SpaceX, is seeing a surge in global user growth and app downloads, market research firm Apptopia said in a report, highlighting its role in supporting the parent's expected listing this summer....

Reuters Global 16.04.2026
AmEx to buy Altman-backed Hyper in push for AI-powered expense tools

Credit card giant American Express said on Thursday it would buy Hyper, an artificial intelligence-focused expense ​management startup backed by OpenAI Chief Executive Sam ‌Altman....

Reuters Global 16.04.2026
Stellantis, Microsoft sign five-year partnership for AI push

Stellantis and ​Microsoft said on Thursday they agreed to a five‑year strategic partnership to ‌co-develop artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity and engineering capabilities, as the automaker races to keep pace with technology-focused rivals....

Reuters Global 16.04.2026
Strong ASML, TSMC forecasts signal AI spending boom is intact

Strong forecasts from ASML and TSMC this week point to another quarter of hefty spending by American cloud-computing giants as they race to secure advanced chips ​needed for their artificial intelligence build-outs....

Reuters Global 16.04.2026
Exclusive: Starlink outage hit drone tests, exposing Pentagon’s growing reliance on SpaceX

Last August, U.S. Navy officials carrying out a test of unmanned vessels realized they had hit a single point of failure: Starlink. A global outage across Elon Musk’s satellite network ​affecting millions of Starlink users had left two dozen unmanned surface vessels bobbing off the California coast, disrupting communications and halting operations for almost an hour....

Reuters Global 16.04.2026
India's Wipro misses fourth quarter revenue view

India's Wipro reported a fourth-quarter ​revenue that missed estimates ‌on Thursday, as clients held back tech spending ​and as business from ​key customer Estee Lauder ⁠slowed down....

Reuters Global 16.04.2026
Google should allow third-party search engines access to data, EU says

The European Commission has sent preliminary findings ​to Google on proposed ‌measures to comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act, which ​would allow third-party search ​engines to access Google search ⁠data, including that of ​artificial intelligence chatbots with search ​functionalities, the commission said on Thursday....

Reuters Global 16.04.2026
Brazilian payments firm Ebanx makes Southeast Asia push

Brazilian cross-border payments company Ebanx said it is expanding global operations, with a focus on Southeast Asia, strengthening its footprint outside Latin ​America....

Reuters Global 16.04.2026
Meghan Markle tells Australian students she was ‘most trolled person’ in the world

Britain's Prince Harry on Thursday praised Australia's "epic" leadership on curbing harmful social ‌media use for teens, as his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, spoke of a decade of online abuse....

Reuters Global 16.04.2026
Circle CEO sees 'tremendous opportunity' for yuan-backed stablecoin

Circle Internet Group sees "tremendous opportunity" for yuan-backed stablecoin as digital money becomes increasingly integrated into global trade and finance, said the chief of the world's largest regulated stablecoin issuer....

Reuters Global 16.04.2026
TSMC Q1 profit jumps 58% to record, beats expectations

TSMC, the world's largest contract ​chipmaker, posted a ‌58% jump in first-quarter net profit on Thursday, ​beating market forecasts ​and hitting a record, ⁠as it benefits ​from huge appetite globally ​for its artificial intelligence processors....

Reuters Global 16.04.2026
TSMC set to post 50% quarterly profit jump, extend record earnings on insatiable AI demand

TSMC, the world's largest ​manufacturer of advanced artificial intelligence chips, will likely notch up a fourth ‌consecutive quarter of record earnings with a 50% surge in net profit for January-March driven by booming demand for AI infrastructure....

Reuters Global 16.04.2026
'Take responsibility': UK PM Starmer tells social media firms on online safety

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called on social media companies to "step up and take responsibility" ​over children's online safety, ahead of a Thursday meeting ‌with executives from Meta , Snap , Google , TikTok and X....

Reuters Global 16.04.2026
ECB to warn bankers about new Anthropic model risks, source says

European Central Bank supervisors are set to warn bankers ​about the risks posed by ‌Anthropic's new artificial intelligence model that might supercharge cyberattacks, one source familiar ​with the situation told Reuters....

Reuters Global 16.04.2026
EU warns Meta WhatsApp AI fee breaches antitrust rules, orders rollback

The European Commission said on Wednesday it intended to order Meta Platforms to reinstate rival artificial intelligence assistants on its WhatsApp messaging service after the U.S. ​tech giant imposed an access fee....

Reuters Global 16.04.2026
Trump backs government AI safeguards in banking system, acknowledges risks

U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged the risks ​artificial intelligence posed to the banking system ‌and said there should be government safeguards, but also believed the technology could make the ​banking system better and safer, according ​to an interview broadcast on Wednesday....

Reuters Global 16.04.2026
TomTom's reorganization boosts operating profit in Q1

Dutch digital mapping specialist TomTom ‌reported on Thursday higher than expected operating profit for the first-quarter of the year ​despite lower revenue following an ​internal reorganization....

Reuters Global 16.04.2026
Musk's staff reaches out to suppliers for Terafab project, Bloomberg News reports

Elon Musk's staff ​have reached ‌out to chip ​industry suppliers ​including Applied Materials , ⁠Tokyo ​Electron and ​Lam Research for his Terafab ​AI ​chip complex project with ‌SpaceX ⁠and Tesla , Bloomberg News ​reported ​on ⁠Wednesday....

Reuters Global 16.04.2026
OpenAI CEO Altman seeks dismissal of sister's punitive damages claims in sexual abuse lawsuit

Sam Altman is seeking the dismissal of punitive damages claims in his sister's civil lawsuit accusing the OpenAI co-founder and chief executive ​of repeated sexual abuse more than two decades ago, an accusation ‌he denies....