Microsoft

Regulation

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

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

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Social Media

TikTok Still Doesn’t Have a Buyer

We’re now less than one month away from the April 5 sale-or-ban deadline the Trump administration gave TikTok.

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CIO Upside

Cloud Providers, Enterprises Struggle to Keep Up with AI Costs

Developing tech prompts businesses to reconsider the cloud’s cost-benefit ratio.

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CIO Upside

Microsoft Seeks Patent to Limit Hallucinations in AI

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

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Finance

As Nvidia Reports Earnings, Magnificent Seven Investors Rethink Their Bets

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Hedge funds are still all in on the AI boom that drove the Magnificent Seven’s gains, they just think it’s creating value elsewhere now.

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CIO Upside

What Enterprises Actually Need to Know About Quantum

“There are still going to be things that classical computers are better at.”

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Artificial Intelligence

Whatever Happened to All Those AI Copyright Lawsuits?

Last Tuesday, content conglomerate Thomson Reuters notched a big legal win against AI firm ROSS. Is it a sign of what’s to come?

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Advisor Upside

Microsoft Thinks AI Will Upend Financial Advice. Advisors Say Not So Fast

Can artificial intelligence reshape an industry that prides itself on building trusted relationships with clients?

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Artificial Intelligence

Mistral CEO Says the Company Wants an IPO

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Mistral is among a clutch of privately held AI startups like OpenAI and Anthropic that have seen valuations soar.

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CIO Upside

Microsoft May See Cryogens as Key to Data Centers’ Energy Problem

Its recent patent adds to several for cryogenic storage that works in tandem with server farms.

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CIO Upside

What Enterprises Need to Know About Agentic AI

Despite the buzz, the promises of this tech may be “underhyped,” one expert said.

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CIO Upside

Workplaces Face a Balancing Act with Generative AI Monitoring

Where should businesses draw the line with large language model utilization?

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Artificial Intelligence

Biden Administration Eyes Data Center Regulations

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Which way Trump will lean on the issue is difficult to say, though tech companies have worked hard to curry the incoming president’s favor.

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Artificial Intelligence

Nvidia, Anthropic Refuel the AI Hype Train

Nvidia, the chipmaking king, has announced a slew of consumer-focused hardware, including a $3,000 “personal AI supercomputer” called Digits.

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Big Tech

2024: The Year Big Tech Got into the Energy Game

This year Big Tech got into the energy game in a big way, and if it wants to chase AI it’ll need even more energy in years to come.

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Technology

The Costs and Benefits of Quantum Computing

Big Tech and startups alike are making strides in the race to supplant classical computers, but a few roadblocks remain.

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