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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 Social Media Patents Add to YouTube’s AI Upgrade

The filings add to Google’s larger bid to build AI into YouTube’s offerings, though AI could present risks in this context.

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Big Tech

Google Accuses Microsoft of Monopolizing the Cloud Market

Google filed a formal complaint with the European Union, saying that Microsoft abuses its market dominance as a software maker.

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Big Tech

TikTok is Ditching Music Streaming — But Spotify Can’t Relax

TikTok is calling it quits on a music streaming business that barely made it out the door, and only launched trials last year.

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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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IBM Patent Highlights Fundamental Issues with Big Tech’s Net-Zero Goals

IBM may want to help businesses reach net zero.

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Snap Continues Smart Glasses Push with Energy-Efficient Processing Patent

The company unveiled a set of specs, as well as a new operating system for them, at its annual Partner Summit last week.

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Social Media

LinkedIn Deepens Its Facebookification with AI Data Scraping

Reports have surfaced that LinkedIn is quietly opting its users in to data scraping so it can train its large language models.

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Technology

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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Artificial Intelligence

Can Voice Assistants Make a Comeback in the Age of AI?

Once upon a time, the biggest prestige battle in Silicon Valley was who had the best voice assistant. Then came ChatGPT.

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Artificial Intelligence

AI Could Make People ‘Uninsurable,’ Financial Regulator Warns

The insurance industry needs to be careful when using AI, or else AI black boxes could render consumers uninsurable without any explanation.

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Apple Seeks Adaptable Model Patent as It Readies to Join AI Race

An Apple patent to train AI without eating up power highlights the advantages and headwinds the tech giant may face in the market.

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Big Tech

What Does Google’s Search Monopoly Mean in the Age of AI?

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Back in 2020, Google’s huge market share of the internet search market hovered at about 92% by most metrics

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