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Shopify shares soar as forecast shows AI is boosting business, not disrupting

Shopify shares soar as forecast shows AI is boosting business, not disrupting

By Deborah Mary Sophia Aug 5 (Reuters) - Shopify issued a rosy third-quarter forecast on Wednesday as the company's AI…

August 5, 2026

Amazon's Zoox to start paid robotaxi rides in Vegas next week

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Amazon's Zoox will begin paid rides in Las Vegas next week, the company said…

August 5, 2026

Anthropic to build in-house chip design team for Claude, hire engineers

Aug 5 (Reuters) - Anthropic said on Wednesday it is building an in-house team to design custom chips for its…

August 5, 2026

Uber doubles down on robotaxi plans, shares fall on weak profit forecast

By Akash Sriram Aug 5 (Reuters) - Uber Technologies on Wednesday outlined plans to spend more than $10 billion on…

August 5, 2026

Zuckerberg apologises to India government over Meta content and errors, local media says

Aug 5 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms' Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg has apologised to the Indian government over child sexual…

August 5, 2026

IT solutions provider CDW's shares fall on margin miss

Aug 5 (Reuters) - CDW reported second-quarter gross profit margin below Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, offsetting stronger-than-expected revenue and…

August 5, 2026

Zuckerberg apologises to India government over Meta content and errors, local media says

Aug 5 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms' Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg has apologised to the Indian government over child sexual…

August 5, 2026

New York Times misses estimates for digital subscriber additions

Aug 5 (Reuters) - New York Times missed Wall Street estimates for digital subscriber additions in the second quarter on…

August 5, 2026

AMD falls as investors seek bigger AI payoff

Aug 5 (Reuters) - Advanced Micro Devices shares fell premarket on Wednesday as the chipmaker's revenue forecast failed to impress…

August 5, 2026

Kenya's stock exchange plans East Africa's first AI-focused ETF

By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Kenya's Nairobi Securities Exchange is creating East Africa's first AI stocks-focused exchange-traded…

August 5, 2026