(Reuters) -Meta Platforms is working on an artificial intelligence-based search engine as it looks to reduce dependence on Alphabet’s Google and Microsoft’s Bing, the Information reported on Monday. The AI search engine segment is heating up with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, Google and Microsoft all vying for dominance in the rapidly evolving market. Meta’s web crawler will…
By Aditya Soni (Reuters) – Microsoft is expected to report its slowest quarterly revenue growth in a year on Wednesday, while investors await signs of AI demand amid growing worries about the slow payoff from hefty investments in the technology. The software giant is widely seen as the front-runner in the race to capitalize on…
(Reuters) – Honeywell has signed a deal with Google to connect artificial intelligence technology with its industrial data, both companies said on Monday, with a view to offer streamlined autonomous operations for its customers. The partnership will bring together Alphabet-owned Google’s Gemini – its most advanced AI technology – and Honeywell’s industrial data collected through…
By Polina Devitt and Swati Verma LONDON (Reuters) – Gold is extending a period of successive record highs, moving the psychological milestone of $3,000 per ounce into view, analysts said, as geopolitical tension, a tight U.S. electoral race and favorable macro backdrop attract more investors. Spot gold reached a historic high of $2,740.37 a troy…
(Reuters) -Cash-strapped electric luxury sedan maker Lucid said on Thursday a combined public offering and private placement of roughly 637 million shares would likely fetch it $1.67 billion. The stock sale as well as its latest warning of a bigger-than-expected loss for the third quarter sent Lucid shares down as much as 16.5% to $2.74,…
(Reuters) -Shares of Nvidia hit a record high amid a rally in U.S. chip stocks on Thursday after industry bellwether TSMC’s strong sales forecast boosted investor optimism about demand for processors used to power artificial intelligence applications. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the world’s largest contract chipmaker, raised its expectation for annual revenue growth and said…
(Reuters) -U.S. pipeline operator Kinder Morgan fell short of Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profit on Wednesday, weighed down by weaker commodity prices and lower crude volumes. The company also projected annual adjusted core profit to be 2% below its forecast, compared to previous expectations of in line or within 1-2% below. Kinder Morgan cited…
(Reuters) – Tesla came one step closer to achieving its planned doubling of capacity at its plant near Berlin on Tuesday when the local environment ministry granted approval for it to build another large hall. The approval granted permission for the carmaker to proceed with the first of three stages of the expansion, including construction…
By Ben Blanchard and Faith Hung TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, the main producer of advanced chips used in artificial intelligence applications, is expected to report a 40% leap in third-quarter profit on Thursday thanks to soaring demand. The world’s largest contract chipmaker, whose customers include Apple and Nvidia, has benefited from the…
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss (Reuters) -Elliott Investment Management is taking its fight with Southwest Airlines to investors by calling for a special shareholder meeting where they can vote on new director candidates who would ultimately steer company strategy. In calling for the meeting, Elliott is taking a highly unusual step but one it has telegraphed for…
