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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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Social Media

Elon Musk’s X Just Got More Valuable, Fidelity Says

Ignore the high-profile exodus of users to BlueSky and Meta’s Threads. Elon Musk’s X, née Twitter, might be doing just fine.

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Technology

PC Market’s Recovery Dreams Interrupted By HP, Dell Sales Nightmare

Byte-sized sales results from Hewlett Packard (HP) and Dell dented hopes of a rebound in the sluggish PC market.

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Social Media

Reddit’s Expansion Hinges on AI Translation and Sprinkling in some Google Magic

Reddit, the world’s newest publicly-traded social media company, intends to chase growth by breaking into new markets.

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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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Patent Drop

Why Salesforce Might Be Eying AI Image Generation

The tech could make graphics generation more intuitive as the company continues its push towards AI agents.

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Patent Drop

As Cars Get Smarter, Personalization Presents Privacy Problems

Ford may want to authenticate your face when you get behind the wheel.

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Big Tech

Amazon Pours Another $4 billion into Anthropic

It’s not quite Christmas yet, but Amazon is putting cash in the stocking of its favorite AI startup, Anthropic.

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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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Patent Drop

Google May Be Giving Glasses Another Go. Will It Succeed?

Despite its initial fumble with Google Glass, there are a few reasons it may be able to avoid another “glassholes” situation.

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Patent Drop

Snap Boosts Digital Ad Platform to Compete with Meta, TikTok

The company’s ad overhaul has largely worked in its favor based on its recent earnings report

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Media & Entertainment

Andreessen Horowitz Backs Generative AI TV and Film Studio

Will generative artificial intelligence’s star be added to the Hollywood Walk of Fame? Andreessen Horowitz sure thinks so.

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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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