Technology

Industrials

Caterpillar Gets Physical With Construction Site AI

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Caterpillar’s not alone in transforming worksites: Deere & Co. showed off new equipment at CES this week, too.

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Semiconductors

Does Anyone Care About Nvidia’s CES Breakthroughs?

The official unveiling of Nvidia’s new chip architecture, dubbed the Vera Rubin, wasn’t expected until later this spring.

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Banking

Morgan Stanley Pushes Past Crypto Blues to Build its First Bitcoin ETF

Bitcoin ETFs just notched $697 million worth of inflows on Monday, their biggest gain since early October.

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Artificial Intelligence

Lyte Leaves Stealth Mode to Help AI Robots Tackle Household Chores

Artificial intelligence-powered bots’ big presence at CES belies the tech industry’s expectations to turn a profit on them.

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Artificial Intelligence

Bubble Fears Not Spoiling Billion-Dollar AI Buildout Plans in ’26 … Yet

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With an estimated half a million workers needed to fill the construction industry’s labor shortages, AI investments this year may get stalled.

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Autos

SpaceX, Private Ventures Fuel Elon Musk’s Trillion-Dollar Dreams

Tesla’s sleek cars and futuristic trucks have defined Elon Musk’s public image, but SpaceX is the real engine behind his growing net worth.

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Big Tech

Robotaxis Break Through Rider Resistance as Operators Vie for Dominance

Despite initial concern from motorists, robotaxi services are finding plenty of passengers as they expand across the country.

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Artificial Intelligence

Vibe Coding Startup Lovable’s Valuation Triples to $6.6 Billion

After launching in November 2024, the company had reached $100 million in annual recurring revenue in just eight months.

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Artificial Intelligence

Child Protection, National Security Lead Proposed AI Laws from Andreesen Horowitz

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week pressuring states to drop efforts to regulate AI on their own.

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Semiconductors

Nvidia H200 Exports Boost Odds of a World That ‘Runs on Chinese AI’

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The Chinese government has discouraged companies and government-funded data centers from buying Nvidia’s chips.

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