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Artificial Intelligence

Tech Giants Are Betting Billions on AI Smartphones. But Consumers Aren’t Sold

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Big Tech is hoping AI-powered smartphones will be the first of many great returns on its eye-popping AI investments.

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Semiconductors

Nvidia Fights to Stay One Step Ahead of AI’s Many Evolutions

This year’s Nvidia GTC event comes after the bombshell DeepSeek moment, the acceleration of a global trade war, and a broader market rout.

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CIO Upside

Can Intel Get its Groove Back?

Intel building up its chip foundry business may be a “slow-moving train.”

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Big Tech

Is the Google Pixel Finally Cracking the Smartphone Market?

At long last, the global smartphone market is on the rebound — and this time, Google may be able to enjoy the ride.

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Big Tech

Google Strikes $32 Billion Deal for Cloud Security Startup Wiz

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The massive acquisition could give Google an edge as AI accelerates Big Tech’s race to win over cloud customers.

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CIO Upside

Google Patent Highlights Ambitions For AI-Powered Robotics

Safety risks remain an issue in robot-human collaboration.

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Regulation

Lina Khan May Be Gone, But Big Tech is Still in the FTC’s Crosshairs

Last week, the FTC moved forward with two pending cases from the strict Lina Khan era of antitrust enforcement.

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Semiconductors

Can Anyone Crack ASML’s Grip on the Lithography Market?

ASML is crucial to the most important commercial and strategic tech products on the market, from Apple iPhones to Nvidia’s AI accelerators.

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CIO Upside

Meta’s In-House Chips May Conserve Power and Cash

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The move could usher in a challenge to the “brute force, high-energy use approach” of GPUs.

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CIO Upside

Microsoft Seeks Patent to Limit Hallucinations in AI

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Along with mitigating hallucinations, this tech creates an audit trail for more transparency between the model and its users.

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