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Artificial Intelligence

Alibaba Pops on Plans to Boost AI Investments

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While ecommerce is currently Alibaba’s biggest piggy bank, hype is building around its burgeoning cloud computing biz.

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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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Big Tech

Is Meta the Big Winner of the AI Wars?

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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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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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Big Tech

Will Amazon Be a Victim of the Trade War?

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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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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

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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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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Hedge Funds

Pershing Square to Abandon Delaware Incorporation, Meta May Follow

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Billionaire Bill Ackman is making Pershing the latest high-profile company to depart longtime corporate haven Delaware.

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