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Semiconductors

Nvidia Cashes in on Looser Export Controls

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Nvidia says the only way for the US to stay ahead of China in the Great AI Race is to keep selling AI-powering chips to China.

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Blockchain

Crypto Heads Toward Housing Market in Latest Mainstreaming Move

The new rules could let homebuyers keep their crypto and use it to qualify for loans though mainstream banks.

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Big Tech

Meta Investors Want Zuckerberg to Reimburse the Company

In a trial that kicks off this week, a group of Meta investors are suing Zuck for concerns surrounding the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

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Blockchain

Bitcoin Tops $120,000 With Congress Poised to Consider Key Crypto Bills

Nothing to boost an asset class like the most powerful legislative body in the world holding a week in your honor.

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CIO Upside

Microsoft Explainability Patent Highlights Need for AI Trustworthiness

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These technologies still have some trustworthiness issues.

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Technology

Zuckerberg Shells Out Lavishly for Superintelligence Super Team

Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg continued his run of poaching AI talent from competitors with salaries that would make Lebron James blush.

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Artificial Intelligence

CoreWeave, Once the Year’s Hottest AI Stock, Takes Extended Tumble

CoreWeave was the hottest stock on the block after its March IPO, but investors are now concerned its explosive valuation went a little far.

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CIO Upside

Murky AI Rules Leave Enterprises Grappling With Self-Regulation

“I think everybody would agree: It’s a free-for-all.”

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Technology

Samsung’s Foldable Phones Are Hungry for a Bite of Apple

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Samsung’s new phones hit shelves later this month, days after Chinese rival Honor launched its new folding phone.

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Social Media

Linda Yaccarino Ducks Out of X’s New Grok Era

Just over two years after taking the job, X (formerly Twitter) CEO Linda Yaccarino on Wednesday announced she’d be stepping down from her role.

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Social Media

TikTok’s Digital Creators Working on US Version of Almost-Banned App

Even after TikTok is kicked off app stores later this year, the current app will keep working for US users until March.

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Semiconductors

Chipmakers Emerge as Big Winners in ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

When it comes to competing on the world’s semiconductor stage, US lawmakers are not content to let the chips fall where they may.

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Big Tech

Microsoft Cuts Another 9,000 Employees

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AI and hiring binges during the pandemic have been cited as the driving force behind the pace of layoffs in the tech sector.

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