Silicon Valley

Semiconductors

Can Anyone Crack ASML’s Grip on the Lithography Market?

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ASML is crucial to the most important commercial and strategic tech products on the market, from Apple iPhones to Nvidia’s AI accelerators.

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Patent Drop

Google’s Tech Could Let AI Skip Training

Google may have found a shortcut to develop chatbots. The tech could prove lucrative in helping enterprises integrate their own AI.

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OP-ED | Power Corridor

SBF’s Adventures in Wonderland

Experts weigh in on how the crypto king, Sam Bankman-Fried, got lost in the casino.

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Real Estate

It’s Not Just Commercial Landlords Fretting Over New High in Vacancies

Office vacancy rates in major cities have risen to worrisome levels while investments into commercial real estate are in retreat.

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Personal Finance

In Billionaire League Tables, US Keeps the Gold

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The US is home to around 905,000, or nearly 37%, of the world’s population of individuals with a net worth of at least $10 million.

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Power Corridor

How Much Did SBF’s Parents Know?

Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial is shaping up to be one of the biggest show trials on Wall Street since Bernie Madoff. Did SBF’s parents know?

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Patent Drop

Apple’s Headset Could Incorporate “Real-Time Social Intelligence”

Apple’s latest filing emphasizes the comfort users have with the company’s consistently-monitoring devices.

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Social Media

Snap Squashes its Nascent AR Enterprise Division

Snap shuttered its ARES unit — that’s Augmented Reality for Enterprise Services — after launching it just a few months ago.

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Regulation

Trump’s FTC is Having an Antitrust Identity Crisis

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January marked one of the slowest months in M&A in a decade, and general uncertainty over Trump 2.0 policy is a major reason why.

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Patent Drop

EBay May Make Deliveries Via Drone and Bus

eBay wants to use drones for deliveries, but without wasting their batteries.

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Patent Drop

Amazon Wants to Keep the Cloud Healthy

Cloud services make Amazon tons of its revenue. Keeping those networks spic and span is a high priority, according to its new patent.

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Social Media

Unpicking The Myth of Social Media Addiction

You’d be forgiven for thinking social media addiction is scientific fact, but there’s no hard evidence it exists. So why is it a thing?

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Big Tech

Amazon Data Center Project Sees 60% Cost Jump

It’s a signal that, despite the cost furor sparked last week when DeepSeek went viral, tech giants are keeping the AI investment fire hose firmly…

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