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Industries

Umbrella Weather: Investors Rain on Travelers Despite Insurer’s Disaster Savings

The third quarter of the year is typically the most expensive time of year for insurers because of extreme weather events.

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Semiconductors

TSMC Shrugs Off Shrinking Chinese Market Share

The company still makes more than 90% of the world’s most advanced AI chips and is a leading supplier for nearly every major tech firm.

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Enterprise AI

Nvidia Wants to Ensure Machine-Learning Data Is Labeled Properly

When a company’s data is labeled incorrectly, machine-learning models can’t use it correctly. Nvidia wants to patent a potential solution.

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Enterprise AI

Why Customer Service Needs Less Emotionally Savvy AI

A little human emotion is good for your company’s customer-facing tech. Too much can make it susceptible to manipulation.

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Inflation & Prices

Fed’s Beige Book Buoys Rate-Cut Hopes Amid Economic Data Blackout

The report cautions tariffs are driving inflation higher and says companies are grappling with whether to pass the costs to consumers.

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Industries

Latest Trade War Salvo Gives Farming Giant ADM a More Valuable Cash Crop

Shares of the crop trading and processing giant soared as POTUS threatened “retribution” over China’s de facto US soybean embargo

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Big Tech

Apple Amps Up China Ops Despite Trade Tensions

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The announcement comes months after Apple said it’d invest $100 billion in US factories as part of its “American Manufacturing Program.”

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Patent Drop

Glimpse into the future of technology.

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Google Patent Highlights AI and Quantum’s Symbiotic Relationship
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The Time and Place for AI Code Generators
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Into the Future: The Patent Drop Highlight Reel
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Amazon Tries to Help Alexa Get Personal

Advisor Upside

The Next AI Gold Rush May Be Compliance

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AI notetakers have been all the rage. Experts think compliance may be up next.

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