American Express acquires TheFork, the European restaurant-reservation platform, from Tripadvisor for $700m in cash. The payments company announced the proposed deal on Monday, adding a booking network of more than 50,000 restaurants across 11 European…
There’s a big new Avengers: Doomsday leak making the rounds, but given its quality and content, it’s easy to debate if it’s real.
This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at GM’s push to develop data center batteries and turning to street lights to boost EV charging options.
Fox acquires Roku in a $22bn deal that drags the cable-reliant broadcaster squarely into streaming. Fox Corporation will pay $160 a share, in cash and stock, for the maker of the streaming sticks and smart TVs sitting in more than 100 million household…
Fox has announced that it’s acquiring Roku outright, in a deal that values the streaming company at $22 billion. Once the deal is complete, Fox content will be promoted more heavily than before on Roku streamers and smart TVs. The deal will see Fox’s TV networks and Tubi streamer combine with Roku’s network of streaming […]
Congress wants a new command focused on AI and autonomous systems. Critics argue it could make the U.S. military less effective, not more.
Panthalassa sees data centers powered and cooled by the ocean as a cheaper alternative to the orbiting server farms Musk is pitching to SpaceX investors.
Razorpay, the Bengaluru payments company, has filed draft papers for an initial public offering through India’s confidential route, according to people familiar with the matter. The filing moves one of the country’s larger fintech firms a step closer t…
Schneider Electric has announced a strategic collaboration with Hon Hai Technology Group, better known as Foxconn, to design and scale the next generation of AI data centres. The deal, announced on 15 June, pairs the French energy-management group with…
The UK government is introducing a ban on social media for children and a minimum age for some chatbots in an attempt to shield young people from dangerous corners of the web.