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Microsoft Patents Signal Demand for Explainable AI

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Because these models often operate in a so-called “black box,” many users have little to no understanding of them.

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Artificial Intelligence

Google Soars Following Gemini AI Launch

A day after Alphabet released Gemini, a new artificial intelligence platform, shares of the company jumped 5.3% on Thursday.

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Patent Drop

Microsoft May Check Your Mental Health Using AI

Microsoft’s patent for a computerized wellness check walks a fine line between privacy and convenience.

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OP-ED | Power Corridor

OpenAI: It’s Complicated

The first large-scale rebellion among artificial intelligence workers raises some serious questions.

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Enterprise AI

Battlefield AI Grapples With Risk-Tolerance Minefield

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Future battlefields will be shaped by AI weapons that defense firms and Big Tech are vying to build for the military. Guardrails are lagging.

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Patent Drop

Microsoft’s Automatic Data Center Patent Could Take on AWS

Microsoft’s patent to sublet data centers close to the source could surpass the physical barriers that cloud innovation faces.

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Big Tech

Tech Giants Win Regulatory Case in EU, But Tax Clouds Loom

Meta, Google, and TikTok successfully argued that individual European countries can’t cook up their own laws for large digital platforms.

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Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft’s AI News Poll Ticks Off UK Newspaper

The Guardian submitted a complaint to Microsoft on Tuesday after a grotesquely inappropriate AI-generated poll next to a Guardian article.

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Artificial Intelligence

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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Media & Entertainment

WPP Slashes Profit Outlook After Sluggish Quarter

WPP issued a reduction of its profit outlook for the second time in consecutive quarters on Thursday, citing major headwinds.

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Big Tech

Microsoft Looks at User Protection After Log-in

The patent highlights Zero Trust, the concept that cybersecurity shouldn’t stop at the gates to entry.

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M&A

Chevron’s Hess Acquisition Fuels Broader M&A Frenzy

On Monday, Chevron said it would acquire energy player Hess for $53 billion. It’s the latest megadeal in a wildly active industry this month.

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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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