Artificial Intelligence

Finance

AIG Scores Upgrade in Goldman’s Assessment of Insurers’ AI Risks

AIG is outperforming insurance industry rivals, according to Goldman Sachs, in adapating to and leverage artificial intelligence.

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Technology

Apple’s Product Revamp Shows Fruit of AI Comeback Strategy

Apple, which has trailed tech rivals like Meta, Amazon and Alphabet in AI, is trying for a comeback with its latest product revamp.

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Industries

Users Ghost ChatGPT for Claude as OpenAI Strikes Deal with Pentagon

ChatGPT users are ghosting the OpenAI chatbot and sliding into the DM’s of Anthropic’s Claude after CEO Sam Altman’s Pentagon deal.

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Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI Wins Pentagon Work as Altman Tries to Square Circular Deals after Raising $110B

Backing from Nvidia and Amazon made it the latest circular deal, in which money-losing AI startups are being financed by their own customers.

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Energy

Power-Hungry AI Data Centers Electrify Utilities’ Capital Spending

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Artificial Intelligence

Anthropic Tussles with Pentagon as AI Goes to War

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Anthropic is insisting that its AI shouldn’t be used for surveillance or the development of automated weapons.

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Artificial Intelligence

Wall Street’s AI Anxiety-Induced Software Selloff Gets a Reality Check

Among the gainers in the software sector Wednesday was ServiceNow, whose shares rose 1.8% thanks to a vote of confidence from top insiders.

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Artificial Intelligence

Can Alibaba’s Qwen3.5 Help Chinese AI Catch Up?

Alibaba, Baidu and Tencent are racing to win users over to their AI apps during the Lunar New Year, a time of high user acquisition in China.

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Electric Vehicles

Who Will Win the Robotaxi Wars?

All of the major players are vying for a major share of a ridehailing market estimated at $43 billion in the US and $150 billion worldwide.

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Energy

Utilities Soar On Surging Power Demand From Data Centers

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The good times may not last as the dynamic between AI firms and utility companies draws bipartisan scrutiny.

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