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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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Big Tech

Google Mulls HubSpot Acquisition

Google has engaged bankers about a possible acquisition of HubSpot, a popular online marketing software company valued at $32 billion.

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Artificial Intelligence

Amazon Uses AI Race to Boost its Cloud Clout

In a bid to attract some new clients for its cloud service, Amazon announced it will foot the bill for startups using AI models.

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Artificial Intelligence

The AI Talent War Is Supercharged

Some candidates with experience in large language models can reap salaries in excess of $1 million a year.

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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’s XR Control Patent May Get Too Close for Comfort

Microsoft is taking hands-free augmented reality to the next level: The company wants to patent a system for tracking tongue movements.

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Patent Drop

Google’s Latest Patent May Boost Enterprise AI Offerings

Google’s latest AI patent may make your spreadsheets less daunting.

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Energy

Bill Gates’ TerraPower to Build First Small Reactor in US

The company plans to have one of the newfangled small modular reactors up and running in Wyoming by 2030.

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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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Patent Drop

Special Report: How AI and Election Misinformation go Hand in Hand

“(AI) vastly increases the capacity to create any type of new media … both in speed and volume.”

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Patent Drop

Microsoft’s Cloud Defense Could Help it Catch Up to AWS

Microsoft may want to gatekeep the cloud using log-in analysis. The tech could keep AI models and training data safer.

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Artificial Intelligence

Temasek May Be Circling an OpenAI Investment

Sam Altman may be looking to the Singaporean fund to help him build his own supply of semiconductors.

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CIO Upside

As Agentic AI Sweeps Market, OpenAI Seeks Patent For Easy Model Builder

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OpenAI’s patent history is rather sparse, especially in comparison with competitors such as Google, Microsoft or Amazon

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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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Advisor Upside

Microsoft Thinks AI Will Upend Financial Advice. Advisors Say Not So Fast

Can artificial intelligence reshape an industry that prides itself on building trusted relationships with clients?

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