Germany’s antitrust regulator is reviewing Microsoft’s market power in a move that could lead to an investigation of the U.S. tech giant’s business practices and potential bans if they are found to damage competition. The Bundeskartellamt said it would decide whether Microsoft should be designated as a company “of paramount significance for competition across markets”. […]
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Global investments in energy transition technologies must more than quadruple annually to stay in line with commitments made under the Paris climate accord, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) said on Tuesday. Investments in renewable energy technologies reached a record of $1.3 trillion last year but that figure must rise to around $5 trillion annually […]
About 17% of all fuel stations in France were missing at least one product as of Monday night, France’s petroleum association UFIP said, citing French energy ministry data. About 29% of fuel stations in the Ile-de-France region, where capital city Paris is located, were missing at least one product, the data showed. Two regions in […]
UK shares extended gains on Tuesday, supported by an upbeat performance in energy heavyweight BP, while lenders gained following reassuring comments by Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey on the stability of the banking sector. Bailey said in a speech that UK banks were resilient in the face of strains in the global banking system, […]
China’s cyberspace regulator vowed on Tuesday to clamp down on malicious online comments that damage the reputation of businesses and entrepreneurs, amid an official drive to shore up the private sector and spur economic growth. “False information against enterprises and entrepreneurs, especially private enterprises and private entrepreneurs, appear from time to time, damaging the brand […]
Oxbotica and Alphabet Inc’s Google Cloud said on Tuesday they are partnering up to speed up the deployment of the British self-driving software startup’s autonomous software platform to customers around the world. Oxbotica will use Google Cloud infrastructure to create “scalable, safe, and reliable” autonomous driving solutions for its customers in last-mile logistics, agriculture, light […]
North Korea unveiled new, smaller nuclear warheads as leader Kim Jong Un called for scaling up the production of weapons-grade nuclear material to expand the country’s arsenal, state media KCNA said on Tuesday. KCNA released photos of the warheads, dubbed Hwasan-31, during Kim’s visit to the Nuclear Weapons Institute, where he inspected new tactical nuclear […]
Japan will sign a mineral supply chain agreement with the United States that will give U.S. tax incentives for electric vehicles made with metals processed in Japan, trade minister Yasutoshi Nishimura told reporters on Tuesday. The U.S. last June announced a multinational pact called Minerals Security Partnership with Japan, Canada and other countries aimed at […]
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said it plans split its business into six main units covering e-commerce, media and the cloud, adding that each will explore fundraising or initial public offerings. Alibaba’s U.S.-listed shares rose 7% in pre-market trading. Here are comments from analysts: THOMAS HAYES, CHAIRMAN AT GREAT HILL CAPITAL, NEW YORK “This is the […]
The telecom industry is constantly evolving, and with the advent of 5G technology, many are already looking ahead to the future of 6G. While many are eager to leap into the future, some raise concerns about the need to address current infrastructure challenges. As one famous quote says, “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” Therefore, […]