Reuters Global 10.04.2026
Elon Musk's xAI sues Colorado over state's new AI law

xAI filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to block Colorado from enforcing a new law regulating artificial intelligence systems, escalating a fight over whether ​oversight should be handled by states or by Washington....

Reuters Global 10.04.2026
Geospatial analytics firm HawkEye 360 files for US IPO

Geospatial analytics company HawkEye 360 ​on Friday filed for ‌an initial public offering in the United States....

Reuters Global 10.04.2026
Apple leads global smartphone shipments in first quarter, Counterpoint says

iPhone-maker Apple ​led smartphone ‌shipments in the ​first quarter, ​growing 5% year-on-year, ⁠even ​as overall ​global shipments remained under ​pressure ​due to a ‌shortage ⁠of memory components and weak ​consumer ​sentiment, ⁠Counterpoint Research ​said ​on ⁠Friday....

Reuters Global 10.04.2026
SpaceX begins installing equipment at Texas facility, eyes year-end production, sources say

SpaceX has begun installing equipment at its advanced chip packaging facility in Bastrop, Texas, as the satellite and rocket ​company aims to begin production there by the end ​of this year, two sources familiar with the matter ⁠told Reuters....

Reuters Global 10.04.2026
Bessent, Powell warn bank CEOs about Anthropic model risks, Bloomberg News reports

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott ​Bessent and Federal ‌Reserve Chair Jerome Powell convened an urgent ​meeting with ​bank executives on Tuesday to warn ⁠them about the ​cyber risks raised ​by Anthropic's latest AI model, Bloomberg News reported, ​citing sources....

Reuters Global 10.04.2026
Apple to shutter its first unionized US store in Maryland

Apple said on Thursday that it will shut down its retail store in Towson, Maryland, ​the first of its U.S. locations where retail ‌employees successfully unionized in 2022....

Reuters Global 10.04.2026
Exclusive: Anthropic weighs building it own AI chips, sources say

Artificial intelligence lab Anthropic is exploring the possibility of designing its own chips, ​three sources said, as the company and its rivals respond to ‌a shortage of AI chips needed to power and develop more advanced AI systems....

Reuters Global 10.04.2026
US considers new crackdown on Chinese telecom companies, FCC says

The U.S. Federal Communications ​Commission said it may ‌bar three major Chinese telecom companies ​from operating data ​centers in the United ⁠States and ban ​other carriers from ​connecting with them in the United States....

Reuters Global 09.04.2026
CFO Anthony Armstrong leaves xAI, the Information reports

Anthony Armstrong, named xAI's CFO in October, has departed the company as part of a ​broader wave of senior exits, the Information ‌reported on Thursday, citing two people familiar with the matter....

Reuters Global 09.04.2026
US software stocks fall as Anthropic's new AI model revives disruption fears

U.S. software shares tumbled on Thursday after Anthropic held back the wide release of a powerful AI model over concerns ​it could expose hidden cybersecurity vulnerabilities, deepening investor fears about ‌the threat to traditional software firms....

Reuters Global 09.04.2026
Florida AG to probe OpenAI and ChatGPT

Florida ​Attorney ‌General ​James ​Uthmeier ⁠on ​Thursday ​launched ​an ​investigation into ‌OpenAI ⁠and ​its ​popular ⁠chatbot ​ChatGPT....

Reuters Global 09.04.2026
OpenAI pauses UK data centre project over regulation, costs

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is pausing its main data ‌centre project in Britain over an unfavourable regulatory environment and high energy costs, dealing a blow to the UK government's push to position the country as a global AI hub....

Reuters Global 09.04.2026
SiFive raises $400 million from Atreides, Nvidia for data-center chip technology

Silicon Valley startup SiFive said on Thursday it has raised a $400 million round of funding from Atreides Management, Nvidia and others to ​enter the booming market for data-center central processor chips....

Reuters Global 09.04.2026
Intel and Google to double down on AI CPUs with expanded partnership

Intel and Google have expanded their partnership to advance the use of artificial intelligence-focused central processing units and to develop custom ​infrastructure processors, as shifting use of AI drives renewed ‌demand for traditional computing chips....

Reuters Global 09.04.2026
OpenAI projects $2.5 billion in ad revenue this year, $100 billion by 2030, Axios reports

ChatGPT maker OpenAI expects to generate $2.5 billion in advertising revenue this year, with projections to reach $100 billion by ​2030, Axios reported on Thursday, citing a source ‌familiar with recent presentations to investors....

Reuters Global 09.04.2026
CoreWeave signs $21 billion AI cloud deal with Meta

CoreWeave said ​on Thursday ‌it has entered ​into ​an expanded agreement ⁠to ​provide Meta ​Platforms with $21 billion in ​cloud ​capacity, as the ‌social ⁠media giant scales its ​infrastructure ​to ⁠support increasingly ​complex AI ​workloads....

Reuters Global 09.04.2026
BlackBerry forecasts upbeat quarterly revenue, says turnaround complete

BlackBerry on Thursday forecast first-quarter revenue above estimates, as the Canadian software company's turnaround gains traction on the back of ​strong demand across its cybersecurity and embedded software divisions....

Reuters Global 09.04.2026
Amazon says annual revenue run rate for chips business now over $20 billion

Amazon.com's annual revenue ​run rate for ‌its chips business, which ​produces its ​Graviton and Trainium ⁠processors, is ​now over $20 ​billion, CEO Andy Jassy said in ​a ​letter to shareholders on ‌Thursday....

Reuters Global 09.04.2026
Tesla is developing a new smaller, cheaper EV, sources say

Tesla is developing an all-new smaller, cheaper electric SUV, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters....

Reuters Global 09.04.2026
OVHcloud posts 5.5% organic growth in half-year revenue

French datacentre operator OVHcloud ​reported 5.5% organic ‌revenue growth for the first ​half of ​its financial year on ⁠Thursday, driven ​by increased spending ​among its existing clients...

Reuters Global 09.04.2026
Arm chief Haas in line to lead much of SoftBank’s international business, FT reports

Rene Haas, the chief ​executive of ‌UK chip designer Arm , is ​in line ​to lead a ⁠swath of ​SoftBank Group’s international ​business, the Financial Times reported on ​Thursday, ​citing multiple people familiar ‌with ⁠the matter....

Reuters Global 09.04.2026
Bessent urges Congress to pass crypto regulation bill

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Congress must pass a bill to create federal rules for digital assets, reiterating the ​push for rules that he says will ensure cryptocurrency development ‌and investment remain anchored in the U.S....

Reuters Global 09.04.2026
OpenAI will reserve portion of IPO shares for retail investors, CFO tells CNBC

OpenAI plans to reserve a portion of its shares from an initial public offering for individual investors, CFO Sarah Friar ​told CNBC on Wednesday, as the ChatGPT maker gears ‌up for a highly anticipated U.S. stock market listing....

Reuters Global 09.04.2026
How the math works on a $1.75 trillion SpaceX valuation

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is seeking a $1.75 trillion valuation in its forthcoming initial public offering. How far into the stratosphere is that?...