South Korea’s Naver launches generative AI services

South Korea’s Naver launches generative AI services

A general view of the Naver sign on its office building in Seongnam, South Korea, May 13, 2022. Picture taken May 13, 2022. REUTERS/ Heo Ran/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights SEOUL, Aug 24 (Reuters) – South Korean internet giant Naver (035420.KS) unveiled its own generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool on Thursday, joining the frenzy around … Read more

Microsoft, Activision to sell streaming rights to secure biggest video gaming deal

Microsoft, Activision to sell streaming rights to secure biggest video gaming deal

UK’s CMA says original $69 bln Microsoft purchase blocked Activision to divest streaming rights to Ubisoft Deal designed to enable Microsoft takeover to proceed LONDON, Aug 22 (Reuters) – “Call of Duty” maker Activision Blizzard (ATVI.O) will sell its streaming rights to Ubisoft Entertainment (UBIP.PA) in a fresh attempt to win approval from Britain’s anti-trust … Read more

From Mad Men to machines? Big advertisers shift to AI

From Mad Men to machines? Big advertisers shift to AI

LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Some of the world’s biggest advertisers, from food giant Nestle (NESN.S) to consumer goods multinational Unilever (ULVR.L), are experimenting with using generative AI software like ChatGPT and DALL-E to cut costs and increase productivity, executives say. But many companies remain wary of security and copyright risks as well as the … Read more

Exclusive: SoftBank in talks to buy Vision Fund’s 25% stake in Arm

Exclusive: SoftBank in talks to buy Vision Fund’s 25% stake in Arm

A smartphone with a displayed Arm Ltd logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken March 6, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File photo NEW YORK, Aug 13 (Reuters) – SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) is in talks to acquire the 25% stake in Arm Ltd it does not directly own from Vision Fund 1 (VF1), … Read more

ChatGPT fever spreads to US workplace, sounding alarm for some

ChatGPT fever spreads to US workplace, sounding alarm for some

LONDON/WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Many workers across the U.S. are turning to ChatGPT to help with basic tasks, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found, despite fears that have led employers such as Microsoft and Google to curb its use. Companies worldwide are considering how to best make use of ChatGPT, a chatbot programme that uses generative … Read more

Factbox: SoftBank-owned Arm courts Big Tech interest in its IPO

Factbox: SoftBank-owned Arm courts Big Tech interest in its IPO

A smartphone with a displayed Arm Ltd logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken March 6, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Aug 11 (Reuters) – SoftBank Group-owned chip designer Arm is getting investment interest from several major tech firms for what is expected to be one of this year’s biggest initial public offerings. … Read more

S&P 500, Nasdaq fall as megacaps slide after producer prices data

S&P 500, Nasdaq fall as megacaps slide after producer prices data

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid//File Photo News Corp up as quarterly profit tops estimates US-listed China stocks fall as stimulus measures disappoint US consumer sentiment dips in August July annual PPI 0.8% vs estimates of 0.7% Indexes mixed … Read more

Apple sees sales slump continuing, shares drop 2% despite beating sales expectations

Apple sees sales slump continuing, shares drop 2% despite beating sales expectations

Logo of an Apple store is seen as Apple Inc. reports fourth quarter earnings in Washington, U.S., January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts Aug 3 (Reuters) – Apple (AAPL.O) on Thursday forecast that a sales slump would continue into the current quarter, sending shares down despite beating Wall Street sales and profit targets in the fiscal … Read more

Wall Street closes near flat as Treasury yields surge

Wall Street closes near flat as Treasury yields surge

(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click or type LIVE/ in a news window.) Amazon surges in extended trade after results Gloomy Spirit, Expedia results drag travel stocks lower PayPal drops after weak Q2 margins Qualcomm tumbles on signaling more pain from smartphone slump Aug 3 (Reuters) – U.S. … Read more

Wall Street ends down, investors step back after Fitch US rating cut

Wall Street ends down, investors step back after Fitch US rating cut

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 20, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Fitch cuts US credit rating to AA+ Wells Fargo slides on plan to help refill FDIC coffers U.S. private payrolls beat expectations in July, ADP says Indexes down: Dow 0.98%, S&P 1.38%, … Read more