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Media & Entertainment

Disney’s Streaming Bet is Paying Off. So What’s Next?

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Has Bob Iger now done it? Has he restored the magic, the thing defeated activist agitator Carl Icahn said was missing?

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Big Tech

Amazon Doubles Down on AI Processor Bet

Amazon wants to reduce its reliance on Nvidia and offer an alternative to Nvidia for Amazon Web Services clients in the process.

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Patent Drop

Amazon Privacy Patent Highlights ‘Data Repatriation’ Movement

A cloud privacy patent from Amazon highlights the growing movement toward data repatriation, and the tricky situation it presents for cloud providers.

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Healthcare

Walmart and Amazon Bet on Medication Delivery

Walmart announced on Tuesday that it’s introducing a new same-day delivery service for prescription medication.

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Patent Drop

Walmart AI Analytics Patent Highlights Retailer’s Tech Overhaul

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. It may aim to level the playing field with one competitor in particular: Amazon.

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Artificial Intelligence

AI is Passing the First Stage of its Antitrust Era

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It’s not a hallucination: Artificial intelligence companies have actually managed to placate at least one national regulator.

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Artificial Intelligence

Can Voice Assistants Make a Comeback in the Age of AI?

Once upon a time, the biggest prestige battle in Silicon Valley was who had the best voice assistant. Then came ChatGPT.

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Big Tech

How Amazon Web Services Became King of the Cloud

Amazon is crushing in the cloud services industry. Usurping it would necessitate a monumental shift in the tech industry writ large.

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Patent Drop

Amazon Patent Highlights Double-Edged Sword of Personalized AI

A recent Amazon patent may seek to make Alexa smarter and more personalized — but it could have the opposite effect

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Big Tech

A Small Union Win Casts a Big Shadow Over Amazon

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Prosecutors for the NLRB concluded that a group of 84 unionized Amazon drivers in Palmdale, California are employed by Amazon.

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