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Microsoft cloud computing biz to grow slowly amid shortage of data centres

The Azure cloud division will grow at as much 32 per cent in its fiscal third quarter, not much faster than it did during the last three months of 2024

Elon Musk blames Don Lemon's 'invasive' interview for cancelling show on X

Now Musk is trying to get Lemon's lawsuit dismissed in California Superior Court, arguing that the relationship between X and Lemon 'went sour' after the interview

Investors bidding for TikTok to offer 'significantly' more than $20 bn

It remains unclear if Tinsley and his investor group will be serious contenders for what are shaping up to be competitive and fast-evolving negotiations

President Trump's transactional foreign policy leads to a flurry of pledges

The rush to curry Trump's favour makes clear just how much global leaders learned their lesson from his first term, when the quickest way to the president's heart was to offer investment

Nissan plans job, output cuts at US assembly plants amid merger with Honda

Nissan has pledged to cut 9,000 jobs globally and reduce production capacity by 20 per cent

Here's why India's shiny new metros are just costly white elephants

In general, India's the opposite of China: If Beijing built too much infrastructure, New Delhi built too little. But the flashy new metro systems in smaller cities are an exception

Cash-strapped Byju's executive, biz partner found in contempt of US court

Byju's manager Vinay Ravindra and company ally Rajendran Vellapalath failed to answer questions about their roles in stripping software, cash and other assets from Byju's US businesses

ASML sees biggest surge since 2020, AI boost drives record orders

Net bookings were driven by demand for ASML's most-advanced extreme ultraviolet lithography, or EUV, machines, for which €3 billion of orders were placed in the period

Smartphone AI apps now a $2 billion market led by OpenAI's ChatGPT

Among other notable findings in the report, more than half of ChatGPT's mobile users are aged between 18 and 24, and the vast majority of AI users are male. Revenue across various categories of AI app

Apple, SpaceX link up to support Starlink satellite network on iPhones

Medium resolution images, music & audio podcasts should work with the current generation Starlink direct-to-phone constellation.The first users received text messages from T-Mobile

Trump offers buyouts to federal employees resisting in-person work

The buyouts were offered in an email to federal employees that also warned that the administration was seeking a "more streamlined and flexible workforce"

India's IPOs to continue their bull run defying market's historical slump

The 23 stocks that debuted in India so far this year are up by an average of 15 per cent from their offer prices

Microsoft probing if DeepSeek-linked group improperly obtained OpenAI data

Microsoft's security researchers in the fall observed individuals they believe may be linked to DeepSeek exfiltrating a large amount of data using the OpenAI

Donald Trump, Elon Musk put out confusing statements on stuck US astronauts

It's unclear exactly what Trump and Musk mean considering the capsule that NASA has tasked with returning the astronauts is already up in space

Sony names Hiroki Totoki as new CEO to steer entertainment and games empire

Along with outgoing CEO Kenichiro Yoshida, Totoki helped steer the Tokyo-based technology conglomerate to focus on growing its entertainment offerings

Donald Trump's memecoin can now be used to buy watches and sneakers

In recent days, other businesses, such as the travel site Travala.com, also began accepting $Trump for payment

Marco Rubio approves some foreign aid waivers to Trump's spending halt

Rubio had provided waivers for food assistance as well as some salaries and administrative expenses

Trump Memecoin likely generated at least $11 million in fees: Report

The crypto world was caught by surprise when the "official" Trump memecoin was released late on Jan. 17 by the former crypto skeptic turned supporter

SoftBank-backed Lenskart said to tap banks for $1 billion IPO: Report

"Lenskart may seek a valuation of about $8 billion in a potential offering"

Meta Platforms, Microsoft show AI spending can be double-edged sword

Top performer among the Magnificent Seven this month, Meta shares are up 14% in 2025, building on last year's rally of more than 65%. Microsoft has risen 2.8% this year, and only rose 12% over 2024