Microsoft

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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Regulation

Lina Khan’s Square Deal: How the FTC is redefining antitrust for a populist age

After a lengthy process, the FTC and the DoJ recently released new guidelines for evaluating the legality of mergers and acquisitions.

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Artificial Intelligence

WINNER: There’s Nothing Fake About AI’s Hype

Shares of Nvidia soared over the past year as investors found a stock on which to pin their ultimate AI hopes and dreams.

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M&A

Dealmakers Fall Short of Decade-long Standard

For the first time in exactly 10 years, Wall Street dealmakers will fall short of facilitating at least $3 trillion worth of deals.

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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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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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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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Artificial Intelligence

AI Bots Struggle to Transition from Novelty to Money-Maker

Sam Altman thinks big and spends big. But when it comes to a product that makes money, the whole AI thing can feel a little Metaverse-y…

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CIO Upside

Microsoft’s Data Center Pullback Raises Questions About AI Infrastructure Boom

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“People are freaked out. And with uncertainty comes cautiousness with capital-heavy investments.”

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Finance

As Nvidia Reports Earnings, Magnificent Seven Investors Rethink Their Bets

Hedge funds are still all in on the AI boom that drove the Magnificent Seven’s gains, they just think it’s creating value elsewhere now.

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CIO Upside

What Enterprises Actually Need to Know About Quantum

“There are still going to be things that classical computers are better at.”

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Artificial Intelligence

Whatever Happened to All Those AI Copyright Lawsuits?

Last Tuesday, content conglomerate Thomson Reuters notched a big legal win against AI firm ROSS. Is it a sign of what’s to come?

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