https://techxplore.com/rss-feed/business-tech-news/ en-us The latest news on the technology businesses, technology business, technology companies and tech business news. Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have produced a new analysis of underground natural gas storage sites around the country. The analysis can help guide future expansion of natural gas storage capacity, optimize existing storage facilities and aid in developing the emerging hydrogen and carbon storage industries. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-07-database-subsurface-energy-storage-boon.html Business Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:20:10 EDT news702222481 The EU's top court on Thursday upheld a record 4.1 billion euro ($4.7 billion) fine the bloc slapped on Google for anticompetitive practices related to its Android operating system. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-07-eu-court-bn-euro-google-1.html Business Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:00:09 EDT news702211255 The liberalization of the high-speed rail market in Spain in 2020 led to an increase in passenger numbers compared with its competitor, air travel. Airlines responded to this increased competition by reducing seat capacity by 10% to 16%, while maintaining flight frequencies to preserve connectivity through their hub airports, according to a study by researchers from the University of Barcelona, the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya published in Research in Transportation Business & Management. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-07-airlines-flight-frequencies-competition-high.html Business Thu, 02 Jul 2026 11:24:49 EDT news702210223 India has asked Meta to hold off launching its username feature on WhatsApp in the world's most populous country, citing concerns over fraud and impersonation, media reports said Thursday. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-07-india-meta-whatsapp-username-rollout.html Business Thu, 02 Jul 2026 05:00:02 EDT news702185407 Long looked down upon, skilled trades are booming in the United States, especially among young adults drawn by strong demand—even as artificial intelligence (AI) eats into service-sector jobs. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-07-job-schools-rage-ai-era.html Business Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:50:01 EDT news702185359 The EU's top court will decide Thursday whether to uphold a record 4.1 billion euro ($4.7 billion) fine the bloc slapped on Google for anticompetitive practices related to its Android operating system. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-07-eu-court-bn-euro-google.html Business Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:31:12 EDT news702185432 Businesses are facing an increasing shortage of skilled workers. In some industries, like the logistics sector, specialists are so scarce that many companies have to rely on career changers and unskilled workers. What's more, the sector is characterized by high staff turnover and the need to hire additional temporary staff to handle seasonal peaks. Training new, inexperienced staff members in complex work processes can be time-consuming. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-07-laser-based-workers-warehouses.html Business Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:00:01 EDT news702117332 Shares of Meta Platforms jumped more than 6% on Wall Street on Wednesday after a report said the social media giant is preparing to launch a cloud computing business that would sell AI computing power to outside customers. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-07-meta-surge-ai-cloud-business.html Business Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:00:05 EDT news702139074 Data center projects continue to generate controversy around the country. In part, that's because a variety of groups have competing interests—some in favor, some opposed and others with no direct view on data centers themselves but with concerns related to aspects of data center operations and effects. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-07-center-pit-social-values-democracy.html Business Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:40:05 EDT news702130742 You expect to be safe when you go to work or when your kids play at the school playground. When you go to the doctor or get financial advice from the bank, you expect they'll act in your interests. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-07-australia-digital-duty-big-tech.html Consumer & Gadgets Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:00:03 EDT news702124201 A Swedish market court on Wednesday ordered Google to pay some 14.3 billion kronor ($1.46 billion) in damages, plus interest, to price comparison site Pricerunner for promoting its own shopping comparisons in search results. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-07-swedish-court-google-pay-bn.html Business Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:00:06 EDT news702116150 "Artificial," Luca Guadagnino's starry film about Sam Altman and OpenAI, has been acquired by the indie distributor Neon after it was dropped by Amazon MGM Studios. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-07-openai-artificial-amazon-home-neon.html Business Wed, 01 Jul 2026 03:00:01 EDT news702090304 A frenzied push for artificial intelligence dominance comes with a different kind of cost for Meta, where massive layoffs, employee surveillance and departures have fueled reports of a heated internal climate. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-07-anger-brew-meta-ai-frenzy.html Business Wed, 01 Jul 2026 02:40:01 EDT news702090150 Britain's competition regulator on Tuesday opened a consultation on a proposal that app developers be allowed to redirect users to payment methods outside Apple and Google app stores. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-uk-apple-google-app-fees.html Business Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:00:08 EDT news702039792 Social media companies claim their platforms are safe for kids, promoting safety features that include restricting searches for harmful content, limiting messaging and warning of out-of-network contacts. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-social-media-child-safety-features.html Internet Tue, 30 Jun 2026 07:20:06 EDT news702021781 As AI systems become increasingly powerful, policymakers around the world are grappling with a difficult question: How can society encourage innovation—and the now-plausible race to truly intelligent AI—while managing potentially catastrophic risks? https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-competition-ai-firms-favor-safety.html Business Mon, 29 Jun 2026 13:00:10 EDT news701955842 Huge demand for the components that power artificial intelligence presents South Korea with an opportunity to bolster its chip industry against rivals such as China, analysts say. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-opportunity-south-korea-big-ai.html Business Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:05:42 EDT news701924704 Recent swings in tech stocks are reviving fears of an AI bubble—and some experts warn that if it pops, the fallout could be bigger than anything Wall Street has ever seen. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-ai.html Business Sat, 27 Jun 2026 07:30:02 EDT news701762547 Cryptocurrency exchange Binance said Thursday it will suspend services in several European countries from next week as it has been unable to secure regulatory approval to operate in the European Union. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-binance-crypto-eu-countries.html Business Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:00:02 EDT news701620461 Apple on Thursday announced an increase in prices for Macs and iPads, citing a memory chip shortage brought on by the artificial intelligence boom. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-apple-prices-macs-ipads-blaming.html Consumer & Gadgets Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:32:42 EDT news701620332 The EU said Thursday that the cloud services of Amazon and Microsoft should face tougher digital competition rules in Europe because of their dominant position in the sector. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-eu-amazon-microsoft-cloud-stricter.html Business Thu, 25 Jun 2026 11:40:13 EDT news701605373 Agentic workflows are artificial intelligence-powered software systems that chain together multiple models and external tools to tackle complicated tasks, like analyzing a video and answering questions about it. But the way these highly fragmented systems are designed and deployed often causes inefficiencies that can lead to wasted computation, energy and cost. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-plain-language-ai-workflow-tool.html Business Thu, 25 Jun 2026 11:40:11 EDT news701604282 A new invention from the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) could soon help manufacturers more easily adopt the lab's patented Shear Assisted Processing and Extrusion (ShAPE) technology, enabling faster manufacturing of superior extrusion products. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-extrusion-retrofit.html Business Thu, 25 Jun 2026 11:00:09 EDT news701602981 A maker of humanlike robots that carry totes around warehouses is aiming to go public on Wall Street in a test of whether there is a market for putting AI-powered humanoid machines to work. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-agility-robotics-wall-street-25b.html Business Wed, 24 Jun 2026 16:40:01 EDT news701536447 More and more robots are assisting workers in factories. However, human-robot collaboration is still far from seamless. Researchers from Prof. Lorenzo Masia's team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have now developed a solution that enables a factory worker wearing an exoskeleton to work closely and, above all, safely, with a robotic arm. This reduces the physical strain on workers and improves production processes. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-exoskeleton-robotic-arm-factory-strain.html Business Wed, 24 Jun 2026 13:20:05 EDT news701524201 A critique from the University of St Andrews published in the journal Nature provides evidence that Microsoft's claimed quantum computing "breakthrough" was built on flawed foundations. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-microsoft-quantum.html Business Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:40:03 EDT news701519822 Gamers were relieved to learn there was only a minimal price increase for "Grand Theft Auto VI" when preorders launched at midnight Thursday, but some fans and retailers criticized the decision not to provide a physical disk. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-gta-vi-preorders-biggest-game.html Business Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:20:08 EDT news701517693 The carbon-reduction benefits of electric vehicles vary across cities in China, as richer cities can transfer much of their carbon emissions from power generation to less developed cities, burdening them with additional costs, a new study led by UCL researchers has found. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-china-ev-boom-shifts-power.html Business Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:20:05 EDT news701511481 The EU believes a digital euro is the answer to cutting its addiction to U.S. payment systems like Visa and Mastercard, as well as Apple Pay and Google Pay, as the bloc seeks to favor European firms over others. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-eu-digital-euro-tech-addiction.html Business Tue, 23 Jun 2026 04:11:18 EDT news701406657 ChatGPT was quickly framed as a potential "Google killer" in online shopping. A new study by Frankfurt School of Finance & Management paints a more nuanced picture: For complex purchase decisions, ChatGPT can already be a relevant channel. Across broader e-commerce, however, its actual role remains much smaller than expected. https://techxplore.com/news/2026-06-chatgpt-online.html Consumer & Gadgets Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:40:03 EDT news701350741