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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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Artificial Intelligence

Big Tech’s Fascination with Large Language Models May Be Overkill

A high-powered chatbot may not deliver the illusive dream of developing artificial intelligence that can teach itself.

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Markets

For Better or Worse, The Stock Market is All About These 10 Stocks

The top 10 stocks have reached a weight not seen since the 1970s, with their market cap accounting for about one-third of the entire index.

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Personal Finance

Best Buy and Amazon Are Among Most Impersonated Companies by Scammers

Impersonation frauds were the most common scams reported to the FTC in 2023, accounting for $2.7 billion in losses.

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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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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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Geopolitics

US Mulls Export Bans on AI Software to China

The US worries that models like ChatGPT could allow China to launch cyberattacks or even design biological weapons.

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Patent Drop

Microsoft’s Model Screener Could Create More Responsible AI Tools

Microsoft may want its language models to prove their worth.

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Regulation

Business Groups Sue FTC Over New Noncompete Regulations

The FTC estimates its ban will help create 8,500 new businesses and increase average annual worker wages by $524.

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CIO Upside

Google Patent Makes Cloud Infrastructure Simpler

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Patenting this kind of tech could benefit Google in more ways than one.

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