The ownership stakes by the state ranged from below 10% to below 30% as China tightens control over its tech sector.

China also accused U.S. companies operating in the country of espionage, raising mistrust amid economic challenges and export growth.

Stellantis signed a multi-billion-euro framework arrangement with Ayvens to sell 500,000 automobiles in Europe over three years.

Oil prices fell further as the dollar rose on market predictions that inflation will delay US interest rate reductions that have limited global fuel demand growth.

Lenovo unveiled a see-through laptop prototype at MWC in Barcelona on Monday, February 26. Lenovo, the world's largest computer company based in China, presented a prototype laptop with a see-through screen on Monday, Feb.

Many Australians are now leaving their regular jobs for AI, and Annie Liao, a Sydney-based former banker and strategy consultant, was among them.

A survey reveals that disruptions in the Red Sea have affected most UK exporters and manufacturers. A British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) survey has revealed that most UK exporters and manufacturers have been affected by Red Sea disruptions that stemmed from shipping attacks by Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels.

Following a more than 10-hour outage impacting over 70,000 users early Thursday, AT&T has announced that affected customers will receive credits to compensate for the incident.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has urged Western nations to adopt a more assertive stance in seizing Russia's assets that were frozen following the country's invasion of Ukraine.

S&P Global considers a credit rating downgrade for Paramount Global due to weakened cash flow amid its shift from linear TV to streaming.