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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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Meta Wants to Put The Metaverse to Work

Meta sunk a lot of cash into its metaverse bet. Now, it wants it to work.

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Amazon May Boost Quantum Power for AWS

Though quantum computing is far from an everyday reality, the possibilities it offers are powerful. Amazon may want in on the ground floor.

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Apple’s Digital Car Key Patent Hints at Additions to the Walled Garden

Apple never wants you to lose your keys again. The company filed two patents for digital car key pairing.

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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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Google’s Tech Could Let AI Skip Training

Google may have found a shortcut to develop chatbots. The tech could prove lucrative in helping enterprises integrate their own AI.

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Microsoft Fights Climate Change With Cryogenics

Microsoft wants to clean the atmosphere by freezing it. It highlights a big problem with carbon removal efforts: the ginormous price tag.

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Amazon’s Prime Day Isn’t About Sales Anymore

Amazon’s October Prime sales event wrapped up Tuesday, and this year saw a massive shift in consumer behavior.

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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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Google’s Watchful Doorbell Patent Highlight Tech Companies’ Interest in Surveillance

Google’s Nest doorbells might be joining the neighborhood watch. The patent signals that people are growing more comfortable being watched.

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Meta Plans an Ad-Free Subscription Service in the EU

Meta is rolling out subscription versions of Instagram and Facebook in Europe that won’t feature targeted ads.

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Apple’s Headset Could Incorporate “Real-Time Social Intelligence”

Apple’s latest filing emphasizes the comfort users have with the company’s consistently-monitoring devices.

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IBM Joins Tech Giants Pouring Billions into US Production

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IBM is booting up its domestic production, setting aside $150 billion to make computers in the US over the next five years.

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