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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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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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Big Tech

Is Meta the Big Winner of the AI Wars?

Meta hit its 17th straight day of share price gains, good for the longest winning streak of a current Nasdaq 100 Index component in decades.

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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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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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Big Tech

Will Amazon Be a Victim of the Trade War?

Morgan Stanley estimates that about 25% of the cost of Amazon’s first-party products comes from China, making it vulnerable to tariffs.

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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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