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Google Patent Makes Controlling Robots Easier

The tech allows a robot to operate based on both language commands and environmental surroundings.

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Artificial Intelligence

AI Competition Heats Up With OpenAI Alumni On the Prowl

The fight for AI talent is starting to look like the end of a Marvel movie — a million fighters large and small.

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Technology

Intel Shares Pop on News that Iconic Chipmaker Could Be Split Up

Shares in the embattled chipmaker soared 16% on Tuesday, after reports that Broadcom and TSMC are weighing bids to split up the firm.

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Big Tech

Apple Signs China AI Partnership with Baidu, But Keeps its Options Open

Out of its Silicon Valley compatriots, Apple has always been the company with the most access to the Chinese market.

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Artificial Intelligence

Nvidia, ADM Buoyed by Saudi AI Deals, Softer US Export Controls

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A change in US export controls on advanced semiconductors presaged a wave of AI deals between the US and Saudi Arabia this week.

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CIO Upside

Investors are Growing Cautious of the AI Hardware Market

“The next Nvidia isn’t going to come from the semiconductor side.”

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Technology

Ransomware Payouts Tumbled Last Year

Research from Chainalysis found that in 2024 the amount of money paid out by victims of ransomware attacks fell by 35%.

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Big Tech

Why Big Tech Thinks Augmented Reality is the Next Big Thing

Though consumers aren’t necessarily begging for head-worn computers yet, tech firms big and small see the technology as the next frontier of…

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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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Blockchain

Blockchain Could Offer an ‘Audit Trail’ For Cybersecurity

Intel’s recent patent lays out blockchain systems for IoT security.

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CIO Upside

Big Tech and AI are Quickly Coming for the Healthcare Industry

Tech firms are seeking patents for AI-powered medical devices.

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Meta May Have an Open-Source Edge in Enterprise

The company may want its models to be the default in the developer community.

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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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