Paramount acquires Warner Bros. in $110 bn mega-merger
US media conglomerate Paramount Skydance announced Friday it will acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in a deal valuing the…
‘Not just props that eat’: Extras seek recognition at their own ‘Oscars’
Romain Fonsgrives Wearing an impeccable blue suit, Daniel Armella steps into the spotlight to receive an Oscar-shaped statuette.…
Italy’s Enel buying US wind, solar plants for $1bn
Italian power giant Enel said Saturday it is buying a “portfolio” of US wind and solar plants with…
AI chatbots to face UK safety rules after outcry over Grok
The UK government said Monday that it would include AI chatbots in online safety laws, closing a loophole…
Non-alcoholic wine: a booming business searching for quality
Adam Plowright Bertrand Degat, vineyard manager for French zero-alcohol wine producer French Bloom, winces visibly when recalling some…
All-in on AI: what TikTok creator ByteDance did next
After soaring to global attention with its hugely popular TikTok app, Chinese tech giant ByteDance is now positioning…
Mount Fuji cherry blossom festival cancelled due to overtourism
A cherry blossom festival boasting a highly Instagrammable view of Japan’s Mount Fuji has been cancelled after residents…
Musk merges xAI into SpaceX in bid to build space data centres
Elon Musk has announced that his rocket company SpaceX will take over his artificial intelligence outfit xAI, as…
Trump picks former US Fed official as next central bank chief
President Donald Trump said Friday he would nominate former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh to be the next…
Tourists hit record in Japan, despite plunge from China
People visit a shopping street in Asakusa district near Sensoji Temple, a popular tourist location in Tokyo. (Photo…