Microsoft overcharging rival cloud firms’ customers, UK lawsuit says

UKRAINE – 2022/01/07: In this photo illustration a Microsoft Azure logo seen displayed on a smartphone. (Photo Illustration by Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images LONDON — Microsoft on Tuesday was accused of unfairly overcharging customers of rival cloud companies in a lawsuit claiming damages of more than £1 … Read more

Beating the U.S. but keeping control of tech

China’s race to develop smarter-than-human artificial intelligence may put it ahead of the U.S., but such ground-breaking technology could also risk lessening the stronghold that the ruling Communist Party has over the world’s second-largest economy. That’s the view of prominent AI scientist Max Tegmark, who told CNBC artificial general intelligence (AGI) is closer than we … Read more

Asian chip stocks mostly rise, shrugging off new U.S. semiconductor export curbs on China

A Chinese flag is displayed next to a “Made in China” sign seen on a printed circuit board with semiconductor chips, in this illustration picture taken February 17, 2023. Florence Lo | Reuters Major Asian chip stocks outside of China rose Tuesday, shrugging off a new round of U.S. semiconductor export curbs on Beijing aimed … Read more

France’s National Rally and the budget: What happens next?

President of Rassemblement National parliamentary group Marine Le Pen (L) speaks to French far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally) RN party’s President and lead MEP Jordan Bardella during the French far-right Rassemblement National (National Rally) RN party’s parliamentary seminar at the French National Assembly in Paris on September 14, 2024.  Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty … Read more

Wells Fargo sees this biotech stock rallying 75% in its bull case

The success of one of Kymera Therapeutics’ experimental treatments could mean more upside ahead for the stock, Wells Fargo found. Analyst Derek Archila upgraded shares to overweight from equal weight and upped his price target by $19 to $57, which implies more than 21% upside from Friday’s close. Shares have already significantly outperformed the broader … Read more