Big Tech

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Quantum Computing Race Isn’t Run ‘In a Vacuum’

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“It is a technology that is emerging worldwide.”

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Big Tech

The EU Thinks Meta’s Ad-Free Service Is Illegal

The European Commission said it believes Meta violated the new Digital Markets Act by implementing a monthly subscription to escape ads.

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Patent Drop

Amazon Patent May Help Models Unlearn Biases, Inaccuracies

And Amazon wants to help machine learning models unlearn bad data.

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Big Tech

AI Started a New Storm in Geopolitics

As the AI market matures, there is a stark realization in public sectors elsewhere that this is America’s AI world.

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Artificial Intelligence

Tech Giants Deliver AI-Powered Earnings Growth

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Quarterly earnings at tech giants Meta and Microsoft surged, indicating that multi-billion dollar AI investments are starting to pay off.

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Media & Entertainment

Does TV News Have a Home in the Streaming Era?

Big Tech loves movies, TV shows, and live sports. So why has it shown remarkably little appetite for the TV news business?

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Big Tech

Booking.com Hates That Europe Says It’s Big Tech

Booking.com is officially a member of Big Tech. At least, according to the European Union’s Digital Markets Act.

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Patent Drop

Microsoft Coding AI Patent Highlights Ethics Concerns with Productivity Tools

A Microsoft patent for a machine learning-based coding tool underscores the potential pitfalls of relying too much on AI for productivity.

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Big Tech

DOJ Pressures Google to Adopt ‘Sharing is Caring’ Data Ethos

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To Google, user search data is the all-important secret sauce that enables it to innovate and outperform rivals.

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Big Tech

Amazon Strikes Big South America Telcom Deal for its Satellite Business

On Thursday, Amazon’s Project Kuiper announced a deal with South American telecom company Vrio to provide internet to seven countries.

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Patent Drop

Amazon AI Alexa Patents Highlight Data Collection Domino Effect

Two patents from Amazon signal Big Tech’s desire to give consumers the benefits of AI by getting under their skin.

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Big Tech

AI Sends Apple’s Share Price Soaring

Two days after Apple unveiled its wave of artificial intelligence systems, the tech giant witnessed a massive share price rally.

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Big Tech

Apple Leads Manufacturing Pivot to India

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Apple shifting production to India is just the latest sign that the world’s most populous nation may be a winner in global trade reordering.

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