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Italian designer Sabato De Sarno acknowledges the crowd after models presented his creations for Italian fashion house Gucci, during their 2024 Cruise Collection Fashion Show, at the Tate Modern in London on May 13, 2024. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP) (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images)

Gucci parts ways with creative director Sabato De Sarno after sales slide

By Senior Editor

An Uber driver's hand on the steering wheel

Uber and Lyft drivers are ‘being tortured by not being able to stop and use the restroom’—NYC drivers push for a fix

By Tech Reporter

WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 30: Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai departs federal court on October 30, 2023 in Washington, DC. Pichai testified on Monday to defend his company in the largest antitrust case since the 1990s. The U.S. government is seeking to prove that Alphabet’s Google Inc. maintains an illegal monopoly in the online search business. The trial is expected to last into November. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Google axes its promise not to use AI for weapons or surveillance just weeks into the Trump presidency

By Editorial Team

This picture taken on July 5, 2022 shows tourists looking at macaque monkeys at the Angkor Wat temple complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Siem Reap province. (Photo by TANG CHHIN SOTHY / AFP) (Photo by TANG CHHIN SOTHY/AFP via Getty Images)

Monkeys egged on by YouTubers attack tourists and wreck temple stonework at Cambodia’s Angkor Wat

By Editorial Team

Ana Botin, chairman of Banco Santander SA, following a Bloomberg Television interview at the Institute of International Finance (IIF) annual membership meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. The IMF and World Bank’s first annual meetings in Africa since 1973 were expected to give a spending boost to Morocco’s fourth-largest city and one of its top tourist destinations. Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Santander profits rise for third straight year, chair Ana Botin says ‘in a challenging market we outperform peers’

By Senior Editor

Happy Latin American business owner holding an open sign in Spanish at a restaurant – small business concepts

Spain plans to reduce working week to 37.5 hours in effort to ‘modernise’ and boost productivity

By Trading Desk

Emma Walmsley, chief executive officer of GlaxoSmithKline speaks during the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting in New York City on September 24, 2024. (Photo by Leonardo Munoz / AFP) (Photo by LEONARDO MUNOZ/AFP via Getty Images)

GSK reports fall in profit over Zantac fallout—but boosts 2031 revenue target to £40 billion due to boom in cancer drug sales

By Industry Analyst

In contrast to both the United States and China, “the ethical philosophy of respecting citizens is at the heart of European regulation”, according to digital lawyer, Cohen-Hadria.

The global race for AI—here’s how countries are regulating to stay ahead

By Tom Barfield and AFP

Joe Biden standing with a medal

Joe Biden signs with the talent agency that represents Meryl Streep and Martha Stewart

By Financial Writer

Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI, speaks during the Transforming Business through AI Conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. SoftBank Group Corp.’s founder Masayoshi Son took the stage in Tokyo on Monday with Altman, part of a global push to spur investment in AI-supporting infrastructure. Photographer: Kosuke Okahara/Bloomberg via Getty Images

U.S. Vice President JD Vance to attend French AI summit billed as a ‘wake-up call’ for Europe

By Daxia Rojas and AFP

Sergio Ermotti, chief executive officer of UBS Group AG, at the Institute of International Finance (IIF) during the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. The International Monetary Fund lowered its global growth forecast for next year and warned of accelerating risks from wars to trade protectionism, even as it credited central banks for taming inflation without sending nations into recession. Photographer: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images

UBS profit beats forecast as Swiss banking giant eyes full Credit Suisse merger

By Nathalie Olof-Ors, Robin Millard, and others

Oslo Taxi’s Tesla model Y (L) and the NIO ET5 electric vehicle from Nio Inc, a Chinese multinational electric car manufacturer, drive through the Norwegian capital Oslo, on September 27, 2024. Despite being a major oil and gas producer, Norway has adopted the most ambitious objective in the world. The plan is that only “zero emission” private cars will be sold from 2025 and onwards. (Photo by Jonathan NACKSTRAND / AFP) (Photo by JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images)

Norway leads the charge to go all-electric as the nation nears 100%

By Pierre-Henry Deshayes and AFP

Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI, right, and Shina Chung, chief executive officer of Kakao Corp., during a joint press conference in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images

OpenAI partners with one of South Korea’s tech giants as CEO Sam Altman looks for post-DeepSeek allies

By Trading Desk

TOPSHOT – Nintendo character Mario is seen as an employee (L) walks past in the gaming section for Nintendo Switch products at a shop in Tokyo on January 16, 2025. Speculation over Nintendo’s new console, a successor to the wildly popular Switch, reached a fever pitch January 16 with specialist media predicting an imminent announcement from the Japanese gaming giant. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP) (Photo by PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images)

Nintendo cuts profit forecast after weak Switch sales as the video game company teases its next device

By Contributing Writer

Elon Musk looks on ahead of the inauguration

Can DOGE shut down federal agencies? Elon Musk seems to think so

By Digital Assets Editor

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