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Activision shareholders reach $250 million settlement over Microsoft buyout

Shareholders in the maker of the Call of Duty video game, led by Swedish pension fund Sjunde AP-Fonden, accused former Activision Blizzard executives including Chief Executive Bobby Kotick of breaching their fiduciary duties

25 May 2026 12:13 pm
Huawei touts new chipmaking technology to sidestep U.S. restrictions

Huawei has in recent years been at the centre of a geopolitical standoff after Washington warned its equipment could be used for espionage

25 May 2026 12:08 pm
Drone games put Ukraine's best military pilots to the test

Ukraine has promoted the gamification of the war

25 May 2026 11:36 am
China's DeepSeek to make permanent 75% price cut on flagship V4Pro AI model

DeepSeek did not disclose whether the permanent price cut was due to increased supply of Huaweis Ascend 950 chips

25 May 2026 10:15 am
Hotels strive to be found as AI models conduct travel search

This simple switch to plain speech searches belies major technical changes that mean hotels have to learn to become visible to AI models

25 May 2026 10:04 am
Nvidia says its forecast for $200 billion CPU market includes China

Central processing units have taken centre stage as companies and businesses gravitate towards agentic AI, systems that perform autonomous functions

25 May 2026 9:31 am
Long-awaited anti-COVID drug is also a milestone against future viruses

Betacoronaviruses have now caused three major outbreaks in recent memory. Drugs like Ensitrelvir provide scientists with a valuable starting point against this entire sub-family of viruses, possibly allowing humankind to respond more quickly when the next virus will inevitably emerge

25 May 2026 9:25 am
Who killed Trump's AI order? Elon Musk says it wasn't him

This is false. I still don't know what was in that executive order and the president only spoke to me after declining to sign, Elon Musk wrote

25 May 2026 9:00 am
Beat the heat: How to prevent Heatstroke

As the summer sun cranks up the temperature, it increases the risk of heatstroke. Its not just about feeling uncomfortable; its about staying safe. Heatstroke can sneak up on anyone, but it poses a particular threat to kids and parents hustling through their summer adventures.

24 May 2026 12:05 pm
China to send astronaut on year-long space mission as it eyes 2030 moon landing

Payload specialist Li Jiaying, a former Hong Kong police inspector, will be the first astronaut from the city to take part in a Chinese space mission

24 May 2026 5:19 am
SpaceX launches its biggest, most beefed-up Starship yet on test flight

The redesigned mega rocket made its debut two days after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced he's taking the company public.

23 May 2026 5:46 am
Samsung workers begin voting on pay deal, some non-chip employees to oppose it

Samsung Electronics workers in South Korea on Friday began voting on a pay deal

22 May 2026 2:47 pm
Realme 16T 5G launched along with Buds Air 8 Pro and Watch S5

Realme 16T 5G ships with an 8,000 mAh battery, supports 45W fast charging and 15W reverse charging

22 May 2026 2:01 pm
Oppo Find X9 Ultra Review | Camera crowns the complete package

Oppo Find X9 Ultra promises a photography-first experience aimed at professional photographers, content creators, and users who want more than just another premium smartphone

22 May 2026 1:35 pm
Anthropic in talks to use Microsoft's AI chips: Report

A partnership between the two companies would mark a significant win for Microsoft

22 May 2026 11:02 am
Google, Meta, TikTok hit by EU consumer complaints about handling of financial scams

The move highlights growing pressure worldwide on Big Tech to do more to address the negative impacts of social media

22 May 2026 10:58 am
California governor orders a plan to cope with AI job upheaval

The executive order will mobilise state agencies, experts, universities and industry leaders to develop policies

22 May 2026 10:33 am
Texas sues Meta, WhatsApp over encryption privacy claims

WhatsApp markets its services as secure and encrypted, but it does not deliver on those promises, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said

22 May 2026 10:11 am
Meta settles social media addiction case brought by rural Kentucky school district

Meta has settled the first of many lawsuits brought by school districts across the country that sued social media companies seeking compensation

22 May 2026 10:07 am
Spotify strikes deal with Universal Music to let premium users create AI covers, remixes

What were building is grounded in consent, credit and compensation for the artists and songwriters that take part, said Spotify Co-CEO Alex Norstrm

22 May 2026 9:47 am
Trump postpones AI order signing, 'didn't like' some aspects

Because I didn't like certain aspects of it I postponed it, Trump told reporters in the Oval Office

22 May 2026 9:44 am
Googles new Information Agents are a privacy and web infrastructure problem

In terms of what people ask AI agents, we have only scratched the surface

22 May 2026 8:15 am
Why are all the girlies making cyberdecks?

Sounding like a complicated almost alien term? Lets understand what cyberdecks are!

21 May 2026 12:44 pm
Intuit to cut 17% of global jobs to streamline operations, memo shows

CEO Sasan Goodarzi sent an email to staff earlier in the day, saying that reducing complexity and simplifying the structure would help it deliver better products, according to the memo

21 May 2026 11:04 am
Nvidia posts record $81.6 billion quarterly revenue on AI spending boom

Net profit surged to $58.3 billion, more than tripling from $18.8 billion in the year-earlier period

21 May 2026 10:23 am
Jharia coal fires may burn hotter, emit more greenhouse gases than thought

While industrial emissions are subject to rigorous monitoring, fugitive emissions from uncontrolled coal fires like in Jharia are rarely part of global greenhouse gas audits

20 May 2026 8:37 am
Decoding the Musk vs. Altman verdict

OpenAI was founded as a nonprofit aiming to build ethical, open-source artificial general intelligence. Years later, Elon Musk filed a lawsuit accusing CEO Sam Altman, OpenAI president Greg Brockman, and Microsoft of manipulating him into donating to a public-interest organisation which later created a for-profit subsidiary.

20 May 2026 8:08 am
India among economies driving carbon surge from construction boom

Buildings and construction now account for around 37% of global carbon emissions, nearly 50% of global material extraction the largest of any sector and 28% of global energy consumption

19 May 2026 8:46 pm