Amazon shares tumble as it joins the Big Tech AI spending spreeKali HaysTechnology reporterReutersAmazon is the latest US tech giant to announce a huge increase in spending on artificial intelligence (AI) and infrastructure.Reporting its annual results on Thursday, Amazon said it will put $200bn (£147.7bn) this year into building out its business, with much of it going on AI.It is a big...

Quantonation’s double-sized second fund shows quantum still has believers Quantum computing will not be replacing supercomputers in 2026, let alone reaching industrial scale. And yet, investor appetite for companies pursuing the elusive quantum advantage hasn’t dwindled — it has increased. Quantonation Ventures, a venture firm investing in quantum and physics-based startups, has closed its...

Head of Dubai-based ports giant DP World quits after Epstein links revealedAhmed Nour and Abdirahim Saeed,BBC ArabicandJemma Crew,Business reporterReutersThe head of global ports operator DP World has left the company after mounting pressure over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem's exit as chairman and chief executive comes after newly-released files...

Sony WF-1000XM6 vs. AirPods Pro 3 vs. Bose QC Ultra (2nd Gen): Which ANC Earbuds Are the Best?Apple, Bose and Sony make the best noise-canceling earbuds. So, as soon as Sony released its latest flagship earbuds, the WF-1000XM6, in February, people started asking me how they compared to Apple's AirPods Pro 3 and Bose's QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen). I wish that were an easy question to...

Guilty verdict for US father of teenage school shooterGetty ImagesThe father of a teenage boy accused of killing four people in a shooting rampage at a high school in the US state of Georgia has been found guilty of murder, child cruelty and other charges. Colin Gray, 55, pleaded not guilty to all 29 charges against him stemming from the 2024 attack that left two teachers and two students dead...