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Microsoft has made headlines with a historic carbon credit agreement, purchasing 2.85 million soil carbon credits over the next 12 years from Indigo Carbon, as the tech giant accelerates its commitment to become carbon negative by 2030. The deal, valued between $171 million and $228 million, represents a major step in corporate climate action and

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Frankfurt, Germany – European stock markets extended gains on Thursday, driven by a combination of robust corporate earnings and encouraging macroeconomic data suggesting that the region’s economy remains resilient despite ongoing global uncertainties. The pan-European STOXX 600 Index rose 0.3% by 0805 GMT, following an all-time high recorded in the previous session, as investors welcomed

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Tokyo, Japan – Oil prices eased from multi-month highs on Thursday, while gold pulled back from record levels, as U.S. President Donald Trump reassured markets that the risk of a large-scale military confrontation with Iran had diminished. The comments helped relieve investor anxiety over the potential escalation of tensions in the Middle East. The market

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London, UK – The United Kingdom has climbed the global rankings as a top destination for foreign direct investment (FDI), driven largely by booming sectors such as artificial intelligence (AI) and clean energy, according to a new report from consultancy McKinsey & Company. Between 2022 and 2025, the UK became the third-largest destination for newly

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Beijing, China – Alibaba Group (9988.HK) has unveiled a major upgrade to its Qwen artificial intelligence app, enabling users to order food delivery, book travel, and perform other real-world tasks directly within the app. The enhancements, now available in public testing in China, mark Alibaba’s aggressive push into consumer-focused AI applications, an area where it

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Amsterdam, Netherlands – Shares of ASML Holding NV (ASML), the world’s leading supplier of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, surged to all-time highs on Thursday, propelling the company’s market capitalization past the $500 billion mark. This milestone cements ASML’s position as Europe’s most valuable publicly traded company, reflecting investor optimism fueled by TSMC’s record-breaking Q4 results and

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Taipei, Taiwan – Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, reported a record-breaking 35% increase in fourth-quarter net profit, surpassing market expectations as global demand for semiconductors, particularly for artificial intelligence (AI) applications, continues to surge. The company, which counts major technology giants like Nvidia and Apple among its key customers, posted

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The Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit operator of Wikipedia, has announced new partnerships with several major technology companies, including Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon, marking a significant step in the organization’s effort to monetize its content for artificial intelligence (AI) training. These agreements, revealed on Thursday, also include collaborations with AI startups such as Perplexity and France-based

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London, UK – British media regulator Ofcom has confirmed that its formal investigation into Elon Musk’s social media platform X will continue, following concerns over sexually explicit deepfake images generated by its Grok AI chatbot. The regulator emphasized that while recent policy changes by Musk’s AI company, xAI, are welcome, they do not halt the

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