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Perplexity signs $750 million AI cloud deal with Microsoft, Bloomberg News reports

Perplexity signs $750 million AI cloud deal with Microsoft, Bloomberg News reports

Jan 29 (Reuters) - AI startup Perplexity has signed a $750 million agreement with Microsoft to use its Azure cloud…

January 30, 2026

Australia's Nine to buy QMS for $599 million, sell radio assets in pivot to digital growth

Jan 30 (Reuters) - Australia's Nine Entertainment said on Friday it will buy digital outdoor media group QMS for A$850…

January 30, 2026

Amazon in talks to invest up to $50 billion in OpenAI, WSJ reports

Jan 29 (Reuters) - Amazon is in talks to invest as much as $50 billion in OpenAI, the Wall Street…

January 30, 2026

Crypto bill advances in US Senate but faces obstacles

By Hannah Lang Jan 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee, which oversees commodities trading, advanced a bill on…

January 30, 2026

Study: Remote robotic surgery comparable to operations in-person

New research suggests that a surgeon no longer needs to be in the same room as the patient, and that…

January 29, 2026

Sleeping with no pillow may be better for glaucoma patients

London (PA Media/dpa) - Sleeping without a pillow may be better for people with a common eye condition, a study suggests.…

January 29, 2026

My son, the macho? How to raise a modern man

Once upon a time, being a man meant being strong and unyielding. Today there are many different understandings of masculinity.…

January 29, 2026

SAP's 2026 cloud forecasts disappoint, shares endure biggest daily loss since 2020

By Leo Marchandon and Danilo Masoni Jan 29 - German software company SAP's 2026 cloud revenue forecast failed to meet…

January 29, 2026

Vaccines causing 'turbo cancer'? How fake science is spreading online

Even after the coronavirus pandemic, anti-vaccination activists are still active on social media, spreading rumours of allegedly severe side effects…

January 29, 2026

STMicro upbeat on 2026 visibility, warns restructuring costs will continue to weigh

By Nathan Vifflin Jan 29 (Reuters) - STMicroelectronics forecast first-quarter revenue slightly above market expectations on Thursday as its main…

January 29, 2026