Artificial Intelligence

Big Tech

Google Search Weathers AI Storm — For Now

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The cannibalization of traditional search by AI chatbots is difficult to quantify, though by all accounts AI is already taking some nibbles.

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Industries

American, Delta Take Opposite Sides of AI Pricing Debate

In its earnings call earlier this month, Delta said that around 3% of domestic tickets sold this year have been priced by the AI tech.

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Artificial Intelligence

ChatGPT Crushing All Rivals in Chatbot Race

OpenAI’s ChatGPT is lapping rival tech offerings in user adoption, downloaded over 900 million times on devices.

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CIO Upside

States Take the Lead in Regulating American AI Development

Laws from all US states will set the tone for AI innovation moving forward.

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Energy

Westinghouse Lays Groundwork to Build 10 New Nuclear Reactors

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Westinghouse has changed hands a bit since completing its last nuclear reactors, both at Plant Vogtle in Waynesboro, Georgia.

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CIO Upside

Microsoft Explainability Patent Highlights Need for AI Trustworthiness

These technologies still have some trustworthiness issues.

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Technology

Zuckerberg Shells Out Lavishly for Superintelligence Super Team

Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg continued his run of poaching AI talent from competitors with salaries that would make Lebron James blush.

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Artificial Intelligence

CoreWeave, Once the Year’s Hottest AI Stock, Takes Extended Tumble

CoreWeave was the hottest stock on the block after its March IPO, but investors are now concerned its explosive valuation went a little far.

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Social Media

Linda Yaccarino Ducks Out of X’s New Grok Era

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Just over two years after taking the job, X (formerly Twitter) CEO Linda Yaccarino on Wednesday announced she’d be stepping down from her role.

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Energy

Low Battery: ‘Heat Dome’ Exposes Cracks in America’s Decaying Power Grid

Rising temperatures and massive new data centers are providing a massive stress test for the US power grid.

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Semiconductors

After Reclaiming ‘World’s Most Valuable Company’ Crown, Nvidia Gilds the Tiara

In the past month, Nvidia shares have surged 18.8%, more than the rest of the Magnificent Seven, including Microsoft.

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CIO Upside

Is Meta Chasing a Superintelligence Pipe Dream?

The risks may be greater than the payoff.

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Technology

Amazon’s Driverless Cab Company Zoox Revs Up ‘Toaster Taxis’

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After opening a new factory in California, Amazon is ramping up production of its self-driving cabs ahead of a planned Vegas launch.

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Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI Careens Toward Messy Divorce From Microsoft

Relations between Microsoft and its financially and technologically intertwined partner OpenAI are on the rocks.

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Artificial Intelligence

Musk’s xAI Holds Talks for Another Massive Fundraising Round

To catch up in the AI race, Elon Musk’s xAI is going to have to burn some proverbial rubber — and lots and lots of literal cash.

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Artificial Intelligence

Gecko’s AI Robots Represent the ‘Boring’ Future of Bots

More than 70% of the $2.3 billion raised by robotics companies in Q1 2025 was directed towards task-centric tech like Gecko’s.

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