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Media & Entertainment

Netflix Struggles to Regain Engagement Momentum, Escape YouTube’s Shadow

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The company’s stock has received two recent analysts downgrades, after both flagged increased competition from YouTube.

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Energy

Generac Soars After $2.4B Deal to Provide Backup Power for Amazon

In its last earnings call, Generac said that its data center backlog already totaled $1.6 billion before accounting for the Amazon agreement.

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Social Media

Can YouTube Catch TikTok in the Live Shopping Wars?

Sales on TikTok Shop accounted for 2% of all US e-commerce sales in July, according to Consumer Edge, more than Costco or Target.

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Semiconductors

Spicy Competition May Cause Heartburn for Nvidia

OpenAI showed off its aptly named new semiconductor at its Hot Chips conference Tuesday, the day before Nvidia’s earnings.

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Media & Entertainment

Is Netflix Getting Its Groove Back?

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One analyst says investors disenchanted with Netflix have lost the plot (in much the same way as the final season of Stranger Things).

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Artificial Intelligence

With SEO Rizz Fading, Brands Compete For Chatbot Love

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Users who encounter an AI summary click on an actual link to a third-party site just 8% of the time, according to a recent Pew Research study.

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Big Tech

Google Gains Spot on Dow Jones While Losing Street Cred in AI

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Google shares have been hammered recently as two top artificial intelligence researchers spurned the company to join OpenAI and Anthropic.

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