Science and Tech

Tech employees call for US-backed global effort to manage risks of advanced AI

Tech employees call for US-backed global effort to manage risks of advanced AI

July 28 (Reuters) - More than 1,100 employees from leading tech firms on Tuesday urged the U.S. government to support…

July 29, 2026

Exclusive-OpenAI's rogue agent compromised an account at a second tech firm, executive says

By Deepa Seetharaman, Raphael Satter and Kenrick Cai WASHINGTON, July 28 (Reuters) - The rogue agent that escaped from OpenAI…

July 29, 2026

AT&T closes $23 billion deal to acquire spectrum from Echostar

July 28 (Reuters) - AT&T on Tuesday said it completed its $23 billion acquisition of some wireless spectrum licenses from…

July 29, 2026

Seagate forecasts upbeat quarter on strong AI-driven storage demand

July 28 (Reuters) - Seagate Technology forecast quarterly revenue and profit above estimates on Tuesday, as the rapid buildout of…

July 29, 2026

Apple briefly tops $5 trillion market value for first time

July 28 (Reuters) - Apple's market capitalization briefly surpassed $5 trillion for the first time on Tuesday, making it only…

July 29, 2026

Exclusive-Trump administration to ban new Chinese humanoid robots, protecting US AI buildout

By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON, July 28 (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Tuesday plans to unveil bans that target imports…

July 29, 2026

Brazil's Bolsonaro is barred from this year's election. Can his AI avatar campaign instead?

By Ricardo Brito and Luciana Magalhaes BRASILIA/SAO PAULO, July 28 (Reuters) - Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is under house…

July 29, 2026

Rogers, Prime Video sign 12-year deal for NHL deal for Canada

(Corrects day in paragraph 1) July 28 (Reuters) - Rogers Communications and Amazon.com's Prime Video on Tuesday signed a 12-year…

July 29, 2026

Bitcoin miner and AI firm Ionic Digital valued at $2.25 billion in Nasdaq debut

By Pragyan Kalita July 28 (Reuters) - Ionic Digital, a bitcoin miner and AI infrastructure provider, secured a valuation of…

July 28, 2026

Shein discloses FTC probe in US, warns of significant payments

By Jody Godoy NEW YORK, July 28 (Reuters) - Shein's U.S. operations are under investigation by the U.S. Federal Trade…

July 28, 2026