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(Reuters) — Google will invest $1 billion on building a data center just outside of London, the U.S. technology giant said on Thursday, in its latest investment in Britain as it meets growing demand for internet services in the region. The data center, located on a 33-acre (13-hectare) site bought …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. inspectors recently uncovered new manufacturing problems at an Eli Lilly plant that has been under scrutiny by federal investigators, according to government records obtained by Reuters. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration inspection in July at Lilly’s Branchburg…

(Reuters) — The U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission are in discussions over which agency can probe OpenAI on antitrust grounds, including the AI firm’s partnership with Microsoft, Politico reported on Friday, citing three people with knowledge of the matter. MicrosoftR…

(Reuters) — Amazon.com said on Thursday it is laying off fewer than 5% of employees at its Buy with Prime unit. Launched in 2022, Buy with Prime gives retailers, who are not Amazon merchants, fulfillment and delivery services through its logistics network. Amazon said that the unit remains a top pr…

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) — U.S. edutech platform Coursera added a new user every minute on average for its artificial intelligence courses in 2023, CEO Jeff Maggioncalda said on Thursday, in a clear sign of people upskilling to tap a potential boom in generative AI. The technology behind OpenAI…

(Reuters) — A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday wrestled with whether the video-based social media platform TikTok could be sued for causing a 10-year-old girl’s death by promoting a deadly “blackout challenge” that encouraged people to choke themselves. Members of a three-judge pan…

CHARLOTTE, N.C (TNS) — The long-running antitrust battle between Apple and Epic Games seemingly concluded Tuesday as the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear either party’s appeals in a case that addressed how (and how much) iPhone users pay for apps. The Supreme Court will leave in place lower-cour…