Technology

Artificial Intelligence

Chegg Cuts Workforce as AI Takes Over the Chat

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Online learning company Chegg is laying off almost a quarter of its workforce amid worries that AI is doing people’s homework for them.

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Big Tech

FTC Says Meta is a Monopoly. But in Which Markets, Exactly?

Central to the trial is one question: Just who, exactly, are Meta’s competitors? The FTC’s answer may be narrower than you’d expect.

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Semiconductors

Intel Takes an L, Pulling Back From Chip Biz Altera

Altera specializes in a type of semiconductor that’s used in a variety of industries including telecom, defense, and robotics.

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CIO Upside

IBM Continues Quantum Quest with Noise Correction Patent

Fixing the noise problem is key to scaling these devices to more than a few thousand qubits.

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CIO Upside

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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Artificial Intelligence

Google AI-ngst: Apple Deal May Disintegrate Even Without Court Intervention

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The future of traditional search engines got a rude awakening last week as an Apple executive predicted their eventual demise.

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CIO Upside

DeepMind Patent Shrinks Model Size Without Compromise

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Small and energy-efficient models have garnered growing attention in recent months.

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