NatWest outlook drags down shares despite profit leap

NatWest warned on Friday that rising interest rates may not deliver the long-lasting earnings bonanza investors hope for, even though profit jumped by 33% last year.
Tech giants from Google to TikTok face tougher EU rules

Tech giants including Facebook, Google, Twitter and TikTok face stricter online content rules in the European Union due to their huge number of users. The
Investors pull cash from classic risk plays as Fed rate picture shifts

Investors turned more cautious in the week to Wednesday, according to data from Bank of America, as a run of data prompted many to raise
Exclusive: Crypto giant Binance moved $400 million from U.S. partner to firm managed by CEO Zhao

Global cryptocurrency exchange Binance had secret access to a bank account belonging to its purportedly independent U.S. partner and transferred large sums of money from
Microsoft-backed OpenAI to let users customize ChatGPT

OpenAI, the startup behind ChatGPT, on Thursday said it is developing an upgrade to its viral chatbot that users can customize, as it works to
Exclusive: Tencent scraps plans for VR hardware as metaverse bet falters – sources

Tencent Holdings is abandoning plans to venture into virtual reality hardware, as a sobering economic outlook prompts the Chinese tech giant to cut costs and headcount
India government says court should check ‘truthfulness’ of Hindenburg report on Adani

The Indian government has told the country’s top court that the “truthfulness” of allegations made by a U.S. short seller against the Adani Group should
Finland’s NATO membership is now in “Turkey’s hands”, Finnish president says

The fate of Finland’s bid to join NATO is in “Turkey’s hands”, President Sauli Niinisto said on Friday, after the Finnish parliament agreed it would
India’s Russian oil imports surge to a record in January – trade

India’s Russian oil imports climbed to a record 1.4 million barrels per day (bpd) in January, up 9.2% from December, with Moscow still the top
YouTube CEO Wojcicki, one of the first Google employees, steps down

YouTube Chief Executive and one of the first Google employees, Susan Wojcicki, is stepping down from her role at the tech giant that started in

