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Nuclear Is Here To Save AI. But What About Your Energy Bills?

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A nuclear boom is directly downstream from the AI boom, with $350 billion in nuclear spending in the US planned by 2050, per Bloomberg.

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Artificial Intelligence

ChatGPT Chases Retail Revenue with One-Stop Shopping

As AI platforms take the place of search engines, a move into shopping could further upend the established tech order.

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Media & Entertainment

Unchained Melodies? Recording Giants Finetune Deals for Sharing Music Libraries With AI

Universal and Warner are said to be pushing AI startups to develop an attribution system that can track when an artists’ music is used.

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Technology

HSBC, IBM See Potential for Bond-Trading Bonanza in Quantum Test Results

Ultimately, the quantum computing stack proved 34% better at predicting the likelihood a trade would be filled.

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Big Tech

Is Google’s Ad Tech Biz Ripe for the Breaking?

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Tying its various advertising tech services together has allowed Google to snare roughly 20% of each dollar that moves through its platforms.

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Artificial Intelligence

Overenthusiastic or Just Right? The AI Boom’s Goldilocks Question

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Between 2000 and 2002, after the dot com bubble popped, the Nasdaq lost nearly 80% of its value, wiping out trillions of dollars in wealth.

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CIO Upside

How the AI Talent War is Worsening an Ethical Dilemma

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‘Governance should be taught, but isn’t. Ethics should be applied, but aren’t.’

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CIO Upside

‘SaaS Sprawl’ Heightens Data Security Risks for Enterprises

A glut of software, combined with a weak security culture, may be leaving your proprietary data more vulnerable than you realize.

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Artificial Intelligence

Tech Stocks Slide as AI Reality Lags Behind Hype

Part of the investor pullback comes after an MIT report that checked in on the billions that companies have spent on generative AI.

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Social Media

Can Reddit Provide a Human-Centric Haven from AI Chatbots?

In our increasingly artificial digital age, sometimes internet denizens desire an actual human touch. Enter Reddit.

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