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Microsoft beats expectations with 18% revenue jump, but shares slide
San Francisco, United States (AFP) Oct 29, 2025 Microsoft reported stronger-than-expected quarterly results Wednesday, with revenue jumping 18 percent to $77.7 billion as demand for artificial intelligence services boosted its cloud computing business. But shares in the Redmond, Washington-based company slid by as much as 3.6 percent in after-hours trading amid concerns about the pace of AI monetization. Microsoft's cloud revenue climbed 26 percent to $49.1 billion, underscoring robust enterprise demand for AI-powered services. However, ... read more |
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Sales of 'services' help Apple beat earnings forecastsSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Oct 30, 2025 Apple on Thursday reported profit of $27.5 billion in the recently ended quarter, powered by iPhone and services revenue. ... more 
Google parent Alphabet posts first $100 bn quarter as AI fuels growthSan Francisco, United States Oct 29, 2025 Google parent Alphabet reported its first-ever $100 billion quarterly revenue on Wednesday, powered by strong growth across its core search business and rapidly expanding cloud division that was buoyed by artificial intelligence. ... more 
Amazon to cut 30,000 office jobs: media reportsSan Francisco, United States Oct 28, 2025 Amazon will lay off tens of thousands of office workers as the e-commerce and tech giant trims costs amid ramped-up investments in artificial intelligence, according to US media reports. ... more 
EU accuses Meta, TikTok of breaking digital content rulesBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Oct 24, 2025 The EU accused Meta and TikTok on Friday of breaking the bloc's digital content rules, putting the companies at risk of hefty fines. ... more |
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New imaging method sharpens electron microscope resolution beyond atomic limitsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 15, 2025 Researchers at the University of Victoria (UVic) have developed a new imaging method that dramatically enhances the resolving power of electron microscopes, allowing scientists to observe atomic-sca ... more 
Sunlike quantum dot LEDs promise ultra-thin light sources for next-gen displaysWashington DC (SPX) Oct 11, 2025 Researchers have developed a paper-thin quantum dot LED that emits a warm, sunlike glow, potentially revolutionizing the way displays and indoor lighting are made. Reported in ACS Applied Materials ... more 
A model for Afghan curbs? How China controls its internetTokyo (AFP) Oct 9, 2025 The Taliban plunged Afghanistan into a 48-hour internet blackout last week, and now access is restricted to several social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat. ... more 
Musk settles with fired Twitter execs for undisclosed sumSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Oct 8, 2025 Elon Musk has agreed to pay an undisclosed sum to settle a dispute with four former Twitter executives over their dismissal on the day he acquired the social network, now known as X, a court filing said on Wednesday. ... more 
Child protection vs privacy: decision time for EUBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Oct 8, 2025 Does protecting children justify snooping on private messages? That is the sensitive question facing EU countries Wednesday as they wrangle over a push to combat child sexual abuse material online. ... more |
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OpenAI unveils ChatGPT app integration feature
San Francisco, United States (AFP) Oct 6, 2025 OpenAI on Monday unveiled a new feature for ChatGPT, the leading generative AI model with 800 million weekly users, enabling it to interact with everyday apps like Spotify and Booking.com. Chief Executive Sam Altman announced the new tool to a crowd of enthusiastic developers gathered in San Francisco for the company's annual "Developer Day." The new feature, Apps SDK, allows ChatGPT to interact with various apps to select music, search for real estate or explore hotel and flight booking sites. ... read more
Spanish court to start hearing media case against MetaMadrid (AFP) Oct 1, 2025 A Spanish court will open a trial on Wednesday over a 550-million-euro lawsuit brought by more than 80 Spanish media organisations against Facebook owner Meta for allegedly breaching European Union data protection rules. ... more |
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OpenAI launches Sora 2 with TikTok-style appSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Sept 30, 2025 OpenAI on Tuesday released Sora 2, its most advanced video generation model yet, alongside a TikTok-style social app that will let users insert themselves into AI-created scenes through a feature called "cameos." ... more 
Orbital Internet Exchange plans unveiled by DE-CIXLos Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 29, 2025 DE-CIX, the world's largest operator of Internet Exchanges, is extending its interconnection model beyond Earth. Through its Space-IX program, the company is laying the foundation for the first orbi ... more
More questions than answers surround Trump's TikTok dealWashington (AFP) Sept 26, 2025 President Donald Trump insists he has found a solution to keep TikTok alive in the United States through a group of investors who will buy the short-video app from its Chinese owners in accordance with US law. ... more 
Amazon to pay $2.5 bn to settle Prime enrollment caseWashington (AFP) Sept 25, 2025 Amazon agreed Thursday to pay $2.5 billion to settle allegations from a US regulator that it used deceptive practices to enroll consumers in Amazon Prime and made it difficult to cancel subscriptions. ... more 
EU rejects Apple demand to scrap landmark tech rulesBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Sept 25, 2025 The European Union rejected a call by Apple to scrap its landmark digital competition law on Thursday, dismissing the US giant's claims that the rules put users' security at risk. ... more |
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