(Reuters) -U.S. shoppers spent $8.6 billion online on Black Friday, an Adobe Analytics report showed, as more consumers turned to laptops and phones instead of braving brisk weather to snap up deals during the holiday shopping weekend. Read full story

(Reuters) -Warburg Pincus has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Raptor Technologies from fellow investment firm Thoma Bravo, in a deal that values the school safety software provider at around $1.8 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. Read full story

(Reuters) -CoinShares filed on Friday to withdraw its plan to launch three exchange-traded funds, as the European cryptocurrency firm plans to focus on higher-margin opportunities ahead of its U.S. listing. Read full story

(Reuters) -India's Adani Group plans to invest up to $5 billion in Alphabet- owned Google's India AI data centre project, an executive said on Friday, as it seeks to cash in on booming demand for data capacity in the world's most populous nation. Read full story

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia's state communications watchdog threatened on Friday to block WhatsApp entirely if it fails to comply with Russian law, news agencies reported. Read full story

STOCKHOLM/LONDON (Reuters) -The global boom in data centers as companies increasingly outsource information storage and ramp up use of energy-intensive artificial intelligence is creating a key challenge for the industry - how to keep cool. Read full story

BEIJING (Reuters) -Wingtech, the Chinese parent company of Netherlands-based Nexperia, said on Friday that the Dutch unit was conspiring to create a non- Chinese supply chain and permanently strip it of its control. Read full story

(Corrects title of Google executive in paragraph 4 to head of government affairs and public policy from senior director) Read full story

(Reuters) -Fresh turbulence in the crypto market is weighing on shares of companies that stockpile bitcoin and other tokens on their balance sheets, stoking concerns over stress in the niche but fast-growing sector. Read full story

POMPEII, Italy (Reuters) -Pompeii's ancient Roman frescoes, shattered and buried for centuries, could get a second life thanks to a pioneering robotic system designed to support archaeologists in one of their most painstaking tasks: reassembling fragmented artefacts. Read full story

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -EU member states and the European Parliament have agreed on new rules to force banks and other payment service providers to better protect their customers against online fraud, hidden fees and data leaks, the Parliament said on Thursday. Read full story

PARIS (Reuters) -French antitrust watchdog on Thursday dismissed a complaint filed against Microsoft by local search engine Qwant which accused the U.S. company of abusing its dominant position. Read full story

Japanese beer giant Asahi said on Nov 27 it had not received any specific demand from the hackers behind a "sophisticated and cunning" cyberattack that may have leaked the data of around two million people. Read full story

In India's tech capital Bengaluru, the morning "rush hour" lasts so long it devours half the workday, throttling productivity in a city often viewed as the poster child of a booming economy. Read full story

New tools and features from retailers and tech companies use artificial intelligence to help people find gifts and make decisions about their shopping lists. Read full story

Eb Gargano has been writing recipes online long enough to anticipate the seasonal rhythms of her web traffic. Read full story

OpenAI's new 'shopping research' tool resembles popular AI shopping services on Chinese e-commerce platforms like Tmall and Taobao. Read full story

Australia has been at the forefront of global efforts to curb Internet harm, especially that targeted at children. Read full story

The goal of these criminals is to gain full access to a person's online account and drain funds before the activity is detected, according to investigators. Read full story

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Asahi Group on Thursday said it aims to normalise logistical operations by February after a cyberattack in late September forced widespread suspension, though not all products will be available to ship by that time. Read full story

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Nvidia, the world's most valuable company, has gone on the defensive against skeptics of its $4.5 trillion valuation, down from a historic $5 trillion, by waging an information campaign on Wall Street and social media. Read full story

The Internet giant has released new AI software and struck deals, such as a chip tie-up with Anthropic PBC, that have reassured investors the company won't easily lose to ChatGPT creator OpenAI and other rivals. Read full story

(Reuters) -Streaming platform Netflix was down for about an hour for several users in the United States on Wednesday evening, coinciding with the release of the fifth and final season of its hit series "Stranger Things". Read full story

Using AI as a reason for layoffs has now coined a new term, "AI washing." The concept, cited by CNBC in several articles, has several experts claiming many large companies are using it as a justification for old-fashioned cost- cutting. Read full story

(Reuters) -The Securities and Exchange Commission's possible plan to grant crypto companies relief from regulation to sell "tokenised" stocks risks harming investors, a group of stock exchanges said in a letter to the U.S. regulator this week. Read full story

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Apple is challenging India's new antitrust penalty law under which the U.S. company could potentially face a fine of up to $38 billion, a court filing at the Delhi High Court, seen by Reuters, shows. Read full story

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hackers are hijacking U.S. radio transmission equipment to broadcast bogus emergency messages and obscene language, the Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday. Read full story

(Reuters) -TelevisaUnivision said on Wednesday it signed a multi-year distribution deal with YouTube TV, restoring the Spanish-language media company's networks on the pay-TV service after a nearly two-month blackout. Read full story

DAKAR/LONDON (Reuters) -A U.S.-based advocacy group has filed a lawsuit in Washington accusing Apple of using minerals linked to conflict and human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda despite the iPhone maker's denials. Read full story

(Reuters) -Grindr's two largest shareholders said on Wednesday that they had withdrawn their proposed $3.46 billion offer to take the dating app private, shortly after the company ended talks over financing concerns. Read full story

PARIS (Reuters) -S&P; Global has downgraded its rating of the world's largest stablecoin, Tether, citing an increase in higher-risk assets in the cryptocurrency's reserves and "persistent gaps in disclosure", the ratings agency said on Wednesday. Read full story

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -European Union member states have agreed a common position on draft online child protection legislation without forcing global tech companies to identify and remove online child sexual abuse. Read full story

Gurugram, INDIA (Reuters) -Tesla's low running costs, including maintenance and fuel, can help Indian buyers to recoup about one-third of the Model Y's $67,000 price tag over four to five years, the company's India head said on Wednesday. Read full story

LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) -Meta Platforms on Wednesday hit out at EU antitrust regulators for what it said were "aberrant" requests for information during two investigations four years ago, underscoring the increasing pushback by companies against what they see as disproportionate regulatory demands. Read full story

(Reuters) -Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Tuesday that the number of robotaxis in Austin, Texas, will double in December, following the rollout of its self-driving service in the city in June. Read full story

The US artificial intelligence platform Suno and Warner Music Group on Tuesday announced a partnership to compensate recording artists in the fast-growing domain of AI music. Read full story

After three years of breakneck growth and soaring valuations, the AI industry enters 2026 with some of the euphoria giving way to tough questions. Read full story

In August, Raine's family sued OpenAI and its chief executive officer, Sam Altman, over his death, alleging that ChatGPT guided the teenager through the process of tying a noose and offered to help him write a suicide note. Read full story

In countries with punitive speech restrictions, a privacy tool on X lets account holders only show their region rather than a specific country. Read full story

(Reuters) -Artificial intelligence firm OpenAI has projected at least 220 million of ChatGPT weekly users will pay for a subscription, The Information reported on Tuesday, citing a person familiar with the matter. Read full story