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CIO Upside

How to Find the ‘Perfect Hybrid’ For Your Enterprise

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‘We rushed into the cloud. It’s not necessarily the answer.’

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Artificial Intelligence

Generative AI-ifying Alexa is Way Harder than Amazon Thought

The company’s struggle gives us a glimpse into how the wider world of voice assistants is trying to keep up with the technology zeitgest.

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CIO Upside

AI Market Concentration May Cause an Ethics Responsibility Shift

In a concentrated market, who’s responsible for responsible AI?

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Artificial Intelligence

Biden Administration Eyes Data Center Regulations

Which way Trump will lean on the issue is difficult to say, though tech companies have worked hard to curry the incoming president’s favor.

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Healthcare

AI Wants to be the Future of Drug Discovery

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Novo Nordisk on Wednesday announced an expanded deal with healthtech firm Valo Health to use AI to fuel drug discovery.

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CIO Upside

Why Small AI Models Are Winning In Enterprise

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The adage “go big or go home” may not always apply to AI.

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International Economics

China Places Export Bans on Raw Materials to US In Trade War Reprisal

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Beijing’s move came swiftly in response to the White House’s decision to slap new curbs on exports of vital chip components to China.

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Patent Drop

Amazon Tries to Help Alexa Get Personal

Today, a patent application for making Amazon’s voice assistants more personal highlights the race – and roadblocks – to creation of an AI-powered…

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Social Media

Elon Musk’s X Just Got More Valuable, Fidelity Says

Ignore the high-profile exodus of users to BlueSky and Meta’s Threads. Elon Musk’s X, née Twitter, might be doing just fine.

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Patent Drop

Meta To Try Out AI Business Tools as Enterprise Market Heats Up

A patent for AI chip architecture from Meta could make model development more robust as it builds AI tools for businesses.

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