Technology

Media & Entertainment

Apple’s Film Division Finally Finishes First at Box Office

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While Apple has been able to produce a string of TV hits, making successful movies has proven a little more difficult.

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CIO Upside

Coinbase Patent Tracks AI Contributions With Blockchain

The technique is particularly useful for open source models that often involve many contributors.

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Energy

Low Battery: ‘Heat Dome’ Exposes Cracks in America’s Decaying Power Grid

Rising temperatures and massive new data centers are providing a massive stress test for the US power grid.

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Semiconductors

After Reclaiming ‘World’s Most Valuable Company’ Crown, Nvidia Gilds the Tiara

In the past month, Nvidia shares have surged 18.8%, more than the rest of the Magnificent Seven, including Microsoft.

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Blockchain

Kraken Launches Crypto’s Attempt at a Venmo-Killer

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Anyone who’s had to split a check with new hostel friends knows rivals Venmo and Zelle only support payments between US users.

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CIO Upside

Amazon Patent May Stabilize Quantum Computers

The stability of qubits has long posed a barrier to scaling quantum computers.

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CIO Upside

Is Meta Chasing a Superintelligence Pipe Dream?

The risks may be greater than the payoff.

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Social Media

Bumble Swipes Left on a Third of Its Workforce

Bumble and Match both reported annual declines in revenue and the number of paying daters using their apps in 2025’s first quarter

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Blockchain

Fiserv Connecting Thousands of Banks to Crypto with New Stablecoin Platform

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Financial institutions are racing to get into stablecoins as the Genius Act makes its way toward POTUS Trump’s desk.

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Geopolitics

Cybersecurity Giant Palo Alto Networks Caught Between Opportunity and Maturity

Cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks has much to gain from a splintering geopolitics, but growth is slowing at its business matures.

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Technology

Amazon’s Driverless Cab Company Zoox Revs Up ‘Toaster Taxis’

After opening a new factory in California, Amazon is ramping up production of its self-driving cabs ahead of a planned Vegas launch.

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Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI Careens Toward Messy Divorce From Microsoft

Relations between Microsoft and its financially and technologically intertwined partner OpenAI are on the rocks.

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Industries

Drones Steal the Paris Air Show

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A record number of drones are on display at the world’s largest aerospace event in Paris this week, marking a major industry milestone.

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CIO Upside

Why is the Quantum Race Moving Faster?

“I don’t think we can think of this as business as usual.”

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Semiconductors

Magnificent 7 May Need to Make Room for Broadcom

Broadcom joined the trillion-dollar club late last year, and its market cap has only continued to climb since.

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Artificial Intelligence

Musk’s xAI Holds Talks for Another Massive Fundraising Round

To catch up in the AI race, Elon Musk’s xAI is going to have to burn some proverbial rubber — and lots and lots of literal cash.

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