Black Friday pain for Amazon as workers plan ‘largest day’ of strike action November 20, 2023 A trade union which represents Amazon workers has warned that this upcoming Black Friday will see the largest day of industrial disruption in the e-commerce giant’s history.
Microsoft snaps up former OpenAI chief Sam Altman to lead research team November 20, 2023 Microsoft has appointed Sam Altman, the former boss of OpenAI to head a new advanced AI research team at the tech giant.
Cerillion posts record profits as CEO hails strong markets November 20, 2023 Software giant Cerillion reported record full-year profits and revenues this morning amid an "extremely favourable" market backdrop.
The 10 stocks you wish you’d bought 10 years ago November 20, 2023 Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Here are the top 10 companies you probably wish you had thrown some cash on 10 years ago.
Elon Musk: SpaceX rocket looses signal eight minutes into flight November 18, 2023 A giant rocket fired by SpaceX, the spacecraft company owned by Elon Musk, has lost signal eight minutes into its flight from South Texas, according to reports. The powerful Starship reached 90 miles above earth this morning before losing contact, The New York Times has said, due to a possible “automated detonation”. It is the [...]
Elon Musk says X to file ‘thermonuclear’ lawsuit against media watchdog November 18, 2023 X Corp, formerly known as Twitter, will file a lawsuit against Media Matters and those who attacked social media platform X, Elon Musk said on Saturday in a post on the platform, soon after major U.S. companies paused their advertisements on the site. “The split second court opens on Monday, X Corp will be filing [...]
ChatGPT-maker Open AI pushes out co-founder and CEO Sam Altman November 18, 2023 The board of ChatGPT-maker Open AI said it has pushed out its co-founder and chief executive Sam Altman after a review found he was “not consistently candid in his communications” with the board. “The board no longer has confidence in his ability to continue leading OpenAI,” the company said in a statement. Mira Murati, OpenAI’s [...]
Stability AI exec leaves amid concerns over ‘fair use’ disagreement with $101m startup November 17, 2023 A top exec at a British AI startup has resigned because he is opposed to the company's method of using copyrighted work to train its model.
Airbnb, Booking.com and Expedia sign post-Brexit deal to share guest data with ONS November 17, 2023 The data from Airbnb could provide reliable evidence to help policymakers arrive at informed decisions on short-term accommodation.
Gresham Technologies shares tank 13 per cent as it ditches weak business unit November 17, 2023 Shares in Gresham Technologies tanked on Friday after it said it is discontinuing a legacy service, costing it £8.5m.