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Tech Giants Deliver AI-Powered Earnings Growth

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Quarterly earnings at tech giants Meta and Microsoft surged, indicating that multi-billion dollar AI investments are starting to pay off.

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Technology

Can Meta’s Threads Power the ‘Fediverse’ into the Mainstream?

Threads’ user count is a big deal for the federation of decentralized but interconnected social networks — the fediverse — it’s part of.

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Big Tech

Silicon Valley Gears Up for Crucial Earnings Week

Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta all report earnings this week. Wall Street is dying for any hint that heavy investment in AI is paying off.

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Artificial Intelligence

Meta Turns to an Old Strategy to Boost New AI Business

Meta debuted the latest version of Llama, its large-language model. Unlike rival ChatGPT, Llama is open source.

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Finance

Can the Magnificent Seven Ride Again?

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After serving as the driving force for a blistering market rise, the so-called Magnificent Seven have taken an epic stumble in 2025.

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Patent Drop

Meta’s Blood-Pressure Monitor Could Add to Health Tech Patent Strategy

Meta may add health tracking to its smart watch ambitions.

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Patent Drop

Meta’s “Skin Vibration” Authenticator Gets Up-Close and Personal to Combat Deepfakes

Offering up more in-depth personal biometrics may not be a cure-all to cybersecurity woes.

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Big Tech

The EU Thinks Meta’s Ad-Free Service Is Illegal

The European Commission said it believes Meta violated the new Digital Markets Act by implementing a monthly subscription to escape ads.

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Media & Entertainment

Advertising Industry Sweats a Recession-Spurred Pullback

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The warnings come as the industry adapts to seismic shifts in technology — which means it may just have some new tricks up its sleeve.

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Media & Entertainment

Does TV News Have a Home in the Streaming Era?

Big Tech loves movies, TV shows, and live sports. So why has it shown remarkably little appetite for the TV news business?

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Big Tech

Google Just Can’t Quit the Metaverse

It announced a partnership with Magic Leap, which after some rough years might be finding a new lease on life.

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Patent Drop

Meta Wants it’s AR Devices to Suck Up Less Power

The filing highlights that battery efficiency and form factor remain a major roadblock in artificial reality adoption

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Big Tech

FTC Says Meta is a Monopoly. But in Which Markets, Exactly?

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Central to the trial is one question: Just who, exactly, are Meta’s competitors? The FTC’s answer may be narrower than you’d expect.

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