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Walmart AI Patent Signals Continued Pressure to Compete with Amazon

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A patent from Walmart for an in-house machine learning development framework highlights that the company’s strategy to compete with Amazon extends to its tech.

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Microsoft Patent Tracks Down Software Vulnerabilities, Cyberattacks

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In the face of a wide-spread outage, such as what occurred with Crowdstrike last Friday, there’s only so much the company can do, one expert said.

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Zoom’s Work-Life Balancer Adds to AI-Powered Productivity Tool Race

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Tech firms like Microsoft and Google already have a massive head start in workplace tools.

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US Home Insurers Hit with Worst Underwriting Loss of the Century

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The US homeowners insurance segment took a $15.2 billion net underwriting loss last year, the worst loss this century.

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The SEC’s Proposed Semi-Annual Reports Could Hide Negative Earnings

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Why This ETF’s 1,700% Return Isn’t Attracting Buy-and-Hold Investors

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Private Market ETFs May Have an Institutional Problem

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