Last update:

Samsung to buy French medical AI firm Sonio

South Korean tech giant Samsung said Wednesday it will buy French artificial intelligence company Sonio to boost its cutting-edge medical diagnostic systems.

TikTok challenges potential US ban in court

TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance filed a legal challenge against the United States on Tuesday, taking aim at a law that would force the app to be sold or face a US ban.

How the EU transformed tech

As millions of voters prepare for next month's European Parliament elections, AFP explores some of the deep transformations the 27-member bloc has made in the field of technology.

Europe's auto suppliers reach the end of the road

Emrullah Karaca has made brakes for the past 20 years, but he is now learning to assemble heat pumps instead, as the Continental factory where he works in northern Germany is slated to close.

More news

Business
Amazon reports strong 1Q results driven by its cloud-computing unit and Prime Video ad dollars
Business
Q&A: What's behind the potential ban on TikTok?
Business
Meta's Canadian news ban could put people at risk during public emergencies
Business
Australia just made a billion-dollar bet on building the world's first 'useful' quantum computer
Business
Chinese tech giant Huawei profit surges 564%, biting into Apple sales
Business
Samsung says Q1 operating profits soar nearly tenfold on-year
Business
Asia's first spot bitcoin, ether ETFs start trading in Hong Kong
Business
Electric cars pile up at European ports as Chinese firms struggle to find buyers
Business
US newspapers sue OpenAI, Microsoft over AI chatbots
Business
Ex-Binance chief jailed for four months in US
Business
Changpeng Zhao, the 'normal guy' who conquered crypto
Business
EU probes Facebook, Instagram over election disinformation worries
Business
Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion in AI and cloud infrastructure in Indonesia
Business
Tesla's stock leaps on reports of Chinese approval for the company's driving software
Business
US Supreme Court declines to hear Musk appeal over Tesla posts
Business
Finnair suspends flights to Estonian city over Russian GPS interference
Business
Jassy, Bezos, other Amazon execs used Signal messaging app, a problem for FTC
Business
Embattled French tech giant Atos says needs more cash
Hardware
Google plans to invest $2 billion to build data center in northeast Indiana, officials say
Business
Cat hides in Amazon return package—then ends up in California 700 miles from home

Other news

Astronomy
Astronomers explore globular cluster NGC 2419
Analytical Chemistry
Research team develops AI to perform chemical synthesis
Paleontology & Fossils
US restorationist solves 60-million-year-old dinosaur fossil 'puzzles'
Earth Sciences
Computer models show heat waves in north Pacific may be due to China reducing aerosols
Astronomy
New accreting millisecond X-ray pulsar discovered
Analytical Chemistry
Study reveals flaw in long-accepted approximation used in water simulations
Biotechnology
Researchers reveal how molecular roadblocks slow the breakdown of cellulose for biofuels
Biochemistry
New research confirms that Beethoven had lead poisoning—but it didn't kill him
Plants & Animals
In South Africa, tiny primates could struggle to adapt to climate change
Nanomaterials
Researchers develop nanotechnology for creating wafer-scale nanoparticle monolayers in seconds
Cell & Microbiology
Study underscores new strategies to fight drug-resistant bacteria
Nanomaterials
Researchers establish commercially viable process for manufacturing with promising new class of metals
Astronomy
How NASA's Roman mission will hunt for primordial black holes
Optics & Photonics
Research team discovers new property of light
Plants & Animals
Chimps shown to learn and improve tool-using skills even as adults
General Physics
Advanced experimental setup expands the hunt for hidden dark matter particles
Planetary Sciences
Geologists reveal mysterious and diverse volcanism in lunar Apollo Basin, Chang'e-6 landing site
Ecology
Using algorithms to decode the complex phonetic alphabet of sperm whales
Nanophysics
Researchers 'unzip' 2D materials with lasers
Earth Sciences
Study identifies early warning signals for the end of the African humid period

Embattled French tech giant Atos says needs more cash

Struggling French tech giant Atos said on Monday it needs more cash than previously estimated to stay afloat and welcomes a government offer to acquire company activities linked to national security.