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Electronic Arts to be bought by Saudi-led consortium for $55 bn
TechXplore· 2025-09-29 21:36
This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Video game giant Electronic Arts announced Monday it would be acquired by a consortium led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund for $55 billion, in what EA said would be the largest all-cash private equity buyout in history. The consortium also includes US investment firms Silver Lake and ...
Germany's Lufthansa to slash 4,000 jobs by 2030
TechXplore· 2025-09-29 15:59
公司裁员计划 - 汉莎航空宣布将削减4000个职位,约占其员工总数的近4% [1] - 大部分裁员将在德国进行,并计划在2030年前完成 [1][5] - 裁员目标主要针对行政岗位而非运营岗位 [1] 公司战略与财务目标 - 公司正在审查未来哪些活动将不再必要,例如重复性工作 [3] - 数字化和人工智能的深入应用将带来许多领域和流程的更高效率 [4] - 公司为2028-2030年设定了新的财务目标,包括8%至10%的调整后营业利润率 [4] 行业与经济背景 - 德国正面临连续第二年经济衰退,失业率处于十年高位 [2] - 经济低迷严重冲击了部分德国企业巨头,受到中国竞争、高能源成本和技术更新缓慢的挤压 [2] - 此次裁员宣布紧随德国工业巨头博世计划在全球削减13000个职位(占其全球员工总数的3%)之后 [3]
More questions than answers surround Trump's TikTok deal
TechXplore· 2025-09-27 19:30
This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Chinese ownership in TikTok's US market will drop to 20 percent under a new deal announced by President Donald Trump's White House. President Donald Trump insists he has found a solution to keep TikTok alive in the United States through a group of investors who will buy the short-video app from its Chinese owners in accordance w ...
FAA restores Boeing's ability to certify Max jets for flight more than 6 years after fatal crashes
TechXplore· 2025-09-27 19:28
This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: The second Boeing 737 MAX airplane being built is on the assembly line in Renton, Wash., on Monday, Dec. 7, 2015. Credit: AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File Boeing is getting back the ability to perform final safety inspections on 737 Max jetliners and certify the planes for flight more than six years after crashes of the then-new mod ...
Facebook, Instagram to offer paid ad-free UK subscriptions
TechXplore· 2025-09-27 00:20
This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: The proposed UK subscription price is lower than in the European Union. Meta announced Friday that Facebook and Instagram users in the UK will be able to buy ad-free subscriptions, extending a model already in place in Europe, to comply with regulation. Starting in the coming weeks, UK-based users can opt out of personalized a ...
Turkish Airlines inks big Boeing deal after Erdogan visits US
TechXplore· 2025-09-26 22:10
土耳其航空与波音的飞机订单 - 公司宣布一项购买最多225架波音飞机的协议 包括150架确认订单和75架可选订单 [3][4] - 确认订单的150架飞机计划在2029年至2034年间交付 [3][4] - 具体订单包括50架波音787梦想客机的确认订单和25架可选订单 以及100架波音737 MAX的确认订单和50架可选订单 [5] 土耳其航空的机队更新与增长战略 - 公司计划通过新订单在2035年前将整个机队过渡到新一代飞机 [5] - 机队更新旨在提升效率并支持6%的平均年增长率 [5] - 公司正与罗尔斯·罗伊斯和GE航空航天就梦想客机的发动机、备件和维护服务进行谈判 [5] 公司近期的其他重大采购 - 此次波音协议紧随公司于2023年12月宣布的从欧洲竞争对手空客订购355架飞机的订单 [6] 地缘政治与贸易背景 - 土耳其是俄罗斯第四大贸易伙伴 去年贸易额达520亿美元 主要为化石燃料和电子产品 [10]
Food delivery giant Just Eat cuts 450 staff in AI shift
TechXplore· 2025-09-26 17:30
This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Credit: Markus Winkler from Pexels Dutch food delivery company Just Eat Takeaway said on Thursday it will cut about 450 jobs as it integrates automation and artificial intelligence into its operations. The reductions will affect several countries and functions, including in customer service and sales administration."By having ...
AI has bright future in Latin America, despite training deficit: regional Google chief
TechXplore· 2025-09-26 17:20
人工智能在拉丁美洲的发展现状 - 拉丁美洲人工智能采用率接近美国水平且与欧洲相当[3] - 该地区面临严重的人工智能人才短缺问题阻碍行业增长[3][4] - 拉丁美洲用户对人工智能潜力保持相对乐观态度[4] 人工智能对媒体行业的影响 - 人工智能被指责大幅减少媒体网站访问人数但实际流量保持稳定[4] - 技术起到过滤作用为媒体网站带来更高质量流量[4] - 谷歌与法新社签订五年内容授权协议涉及欧洲地区内容付费[7] 谷歌人工智能业务表现 - 母公司Alphabet第二季度净利润达282亿美元主要受人工智能驱动[5] - 科技巨头竞相建设数据中心以处理海量设备产生的数据[5] - 在智利投资2亿美元的数据中心因每年消耗70亿升水资源被要求修改方案[6] 数据中心环境挑战 - 乌拉圭数据中心原计划年耗水27亿升被迫调整方案[7] - 公司转向成本更高的空气冷却技术显著降低用水量[7] - 目标为实现数据中心自维持运营且零排放[7]
Amazon reaches $2.5 bn settlement over Prime enrollment practices
TechXplore· 2025-09-26 01:09
案件核心信息 - 公司同意支付25亿美元与美国联邦贸易委员会就Prime会员注册相关指控达成和解 [1] - 此案是美国联邦贸易委员会在消费者保护案件中金额最大的经济补偿之一 [2] 具体指控内容 - 指控公司在结账过程中使用欺骗性手段,在消费者未明确同意的情况下为其注册139美元/年的Prime服务 [2] - 指控公司通过混淆的界面设计,使拒绝Prime会员的选项难以发现,而注册服务的按钮却非常醒目 [3] - 指控公司内部将复杂的取消系统命名为“Iliad”,暗示其流程如同特洛伊战争般漫长而艰难 [3] - 指控公司隐藏了关于Prime价格和自动续费的关键信息,或将其置于不易察觉的细则中 [4] 和解协议要求 - 公司必须改革其Prime会员的注册和取消流程,包括提供清晰的拒绝选项和简化取消程序 [4] - 公司必须在向消费者收费前实施新的信息披露要求 [4] 案件背景与法律进展 - 法院已于上周裁定,Amazon Prime订阅受消费者保护法约束,且公司在未完全披露订阅条款前就获取了消费者的账单信息 [5] - 此次和解提案是在西雅图法院第三天庭审开始前提出的,公司既不承认也不否认存在不当行为 [5] - 此案是近年来美国两党为遏制科技巨头权力而发起的一系列诉讼之一 [6]
EU opens antitrust probe into German software giant SAP
TechXplore· 2025-09-25 21:50
This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Software giant SAP said it believed its actions were 'fully in line' with competition rules. The European Commission launched an antitrust probe into German software giant SAP Thursday over fears the company's practices may have distorted competition. SAP, which offers both traditional software and cloud-based computing servic ...