Temu’s Chinese owner sees profits plunge as tariff war bites
PDD Holdings, the Chinese owner of online shopping platform Temu, has reported a near 50% drop in profit as US President Donald Trump’s trade policies added to its struggles in…
Adidas says customer data stolen in cyber attack
Tom Gerken Technology reporter Getty Images Adidas has disclosed it’s been hit by a cyber attack in which customers’ personal information has been stolen. The sportswear giant said criminals had…
The start-ups working on cheap innovation
Devina Gupta Business reporter Mansukh Prajapati An earthquake changed the life of Mansukh Prajapati For Mansukh Prajapati, childhood in the western Indian city of Morbi began before sunrise, with a…
The US factory that lays bare the contradiction in Trump’s policy
BBC Among the cactuses in the desert of Arizona, just outside Phoenix, an extraordinary collection of buildings is emerging that will shape the future of the global economy and the…
Humanoid robots fight in Chinese boxing competition
Two humanoid robots traded punches while fans watched on, in a competition held in Hangzhou, China, on Sunday. The fight was part of the China Media Group World Robot Competition…
The people who believe that AI might become conscious
BBC I step into the booth with some trepidation. I am about to be subjected to strobe lighting while music plays – as part of a research project trying to…
UK driverless cars coming in 2027
BBC Andrew Macdonald, of Uber, and the BBC’s Zoe Kleinman in the robotaxi Uber has said it is “ready to go” now with driverless taxis in the UK – but…
Will a US-China deal foil India’s factory ambitions?
Reuters Apple is shifting most of its production of iPhones headed to the US from China to India Just as India showed flickers of progress toward its long-held dream of…
Struggling DNA testing firm 23andMe to be bought for $256m
Lily Jamali Reporting fromSan Francisco, CA Reuters The DNA testing firm 23andMe says it has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals for $256m (£192m). It comes…
My AI therapist got me through dark times
Eleanor Lawrie Social affairs reporter BBC Listen to this article “Whenever I was struggling, if it was going to be a really bad day, I could then start to chat…