European carmakers on China charm offensive as sales droop
Shanghai, China -- Once blithely dominant in China, European automakers are now launching full-fledged charm offensives at consumers in the...Business
IMF cuts global growth outlook on impact of Trump tariffs
Washington, United States -- The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday slashed its forecast for global growth this year, citing the...Business Economy
Microsoft beefs-up its AI assistant with voice, vision
San Francisco, United States - Microsoft on Tuesday doubled down on deploying artificial intelligence to consumers, releasing an updated version of...Suleyman was a former leader at AI pioneer Google DeepMind -- and was poached by Microsoft in March from his startup to head up its consumer AI division
It has since been caught by Google and soon Apple, which are using their dominance of the global smartphone market to get their own AI tools to consumers
GM reports US sales dip, that of EVs grew
The big Detroit automaker reported 659,601 US sales during the period.The big Detroit automaker reported 659,601 US sales during the period, down 2.2 percent from the year-ago but marking a slightly smaller decline than analysts projected
GM described its EV portfolio as "growing faster than the market" with sales jumping 46 percent in the third quarter, topping 32,000
Qatar Airways seeking 25% stake in Virgin Australia
Qatar Airways unveiled a bid to take a 25 percent stake in troubled airline Virgin Australia on Tuesday, a deal...The deal could significantly shake up Australia's air travel market which is currently dominated by Qantas
In 2023, Australia's center-left government rejected Qatar's bid to put on 21 extra international flights to and from Australia
OpenAI chief technology officer Mira Murati leaving company
San Francisco, United States - OpenAI chief technology officer Mira Murati on Wednesday said she is leaving the company behind ChatGPT,...Murati called her more than six years at the San Francisco-based company "an extraordinary privilege" and described her decision to leave as difficult in a post on X
OpenAI chief Sam Altman replied to Murati's post with his thanks for what Murati has helped the company build, and promised details on a transition plan soon
No peak oil demand ‘on the horizon’, phaseout a ‘fantasy’: OPEC
Paris, France - OPEC said Tuesday that phasing out oil was a "fantasy", as the Saudi-led cartel forecast that demand would...The oil cartel's prediction runs counter to the assessment of the Paris-based International Energy Agency, which sees demand for fossil fuels peaking this decade
In the group's annual World Oil Outlook (WOO), OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais said oil and gas make up well over half of the energy mix today
Boeing lifts wage hike to 30%
The 30% general wage hike improves upon the 25% in the earlier offer.The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 751 walked out on September 13, in a strike involving 33,000 workers in the Pacific
The 30 percent general wage increase improves upon the 25 percent in the earlier offer, which was initially endorsed by IAM leaders
Microsoft cutting more jobs from its gaming unit amid industry layoffs
San Francisco, United States- Microsoft is cutting about 650 more positions from its gaming unit as it continues to tighten its...No games or devices are being cancelled, nor are any studios being closed as part of the "adjustments" made at Microsoft's gaming unit on Thursday, according to Spencer
Layoffs have become common in the video game industry, with Sony PlayStation early this year announcing it was laying off eight percent of its global workforce
Apple unveils new iPhone built for AI, looks to boost sales
Cupertino, United States - Apple on Monday unveiled new iPhones built for generative artificial intelligence as it seeks to boost sales...The tech giant has a lot riding on the new iPhone 16 and hopes that customers are enticed to buy the latest models, attracted by new AI powers
The features are similar to tools recently released by Meta, Microsoft and Google, which can produce well-crafted content simply by querying in everyday language
UAE’s Etihad finds ‘no issues’ with engines of A350 fleet: statement
Rolls-Royce said on Thursday it was launching "a one-time precautionary engine inspection programme" which may apply "to a portion of...Etihad Airways, which operates five of the Airbus A350-1000s, is the only airline in the United Arab Emirates that has this aircraft type in service
"Etihad has discovered no issues, nor experienced any similar events with the engine, so does not anticipate any impact on its operations," it added
Countries where the X social network is banned and why
Paris, France - With its ban of X, which went into effect on Saturday, Brazil joins a small club of countries...Beyond permanent bans, some nations have temporarily restricted access to X, formerly Twitter, which has often been used by political dissidents to communicate
These have included Egypt in 2011 during the Arab Spring uprisings, Turkey in 2014 and 2023, and Uzbekistan around that country's 2021 presidential election
