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Reddit, X back up after outages impact US users, Downdetector shows

(Reuters) -Social media platforms X and Reddit were back online after thousands of users in the U.S. experienced disruptions on Thursday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. Reddit

Trump nominee says she would not administer internet program to benefit Elon Musk

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration's nominee to oversee a $42 billion government fund to bring high-speed broadband internet to unserved or underserved parts of the

Italian top government official seen joining STMicroelectronics supervisory board

By Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) - Italy intends to appoint Marcello Sala, head of an economy ministry department that manages state-run firms and asset disposals, as a supervisory board member at

Canada’s RBC bets on AI, keeps growth goals intact despite trade concerns

By Nivedita Balu, Niket Nishant (Reuters) - Royal Bank of Canada expects to earn up to about C$1 billion ($699.15 million) from its AI investments, its CEO said at its first investor day since 2018,

Reddit down for thousands of US users, X outage eases, Downdetector shows

(Reuters) - Reddit was down for thousands of users in the U.S. on Thursday, as X's services appeared to stabilize, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. There were more than 28,000

Musk’s X down for thousands of users in US, Downdetector shows

(Reuters) - Elon Musk's X was down for thousands of users in the U.S. on Thursday, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. There were more than 18,000 incidents of people reporting

Chinese security firm Nuctech loses appeal against EU inspection

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Chinese security firm Nuctech said Europe's top court had rejected its appeal to suspend a decision by the European Commission to inspect the company. Nuctech had taken its appeal

Assassin’s Creed creator Ubisoft sets up 4 billion euro subsidiary, backed by Tencent

(Reuters) - French videogame maker Ubisoft said on Thursday it has set up a subsidiary in which China's Tencent will invest 1.16 billion euros ($1.25 billion). The new subsidiary, valued at about 4

EU’s Virkkunen says Commission plans new semiconductor support programme

By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Europe is looking at additional ways to support its semiconductor industry, European Commission digital chief Henna Virkkunen said on Thursday, following calls

GameStop shares tumble as investors question bitcoin pivot

By Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) - Shares of GameStop fell more than 15% on Thursday after the company's plan to finance its bitcoin pivot raised questions about the timing of its move and its

On Camera

Who grounded IndiGo flights? They are the culprits, not DGCA

The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?

Steady growth rooted in ‘Dravidian model’. How Tamil Nadu more than doubled its GSDP in 10 yrs

RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.