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Apple Unveils Custom Modem Chip, Reduces Reliance on Qualcomm

Apple Unveils Custom Modem Chip, Reduces Reliance on Qualcomm

Apple has unveiled its first custom-designed modem chip, set to be integrated into the iPhone 16e and other future Apple products. The move, as reported by Reuters, will lessen the company's reliance on Qualcomm, the dominant supplier of modem chips for both iPhones and Android devices. The newly
Tech Weekly: Musk’s OpenAI Bid Is a Trolling Masterclass

Tech Weekly: Musk’s OpenAI Bid Is a Trolling Masterclass

Tech Weekly: Cloud Growth Cools, AI Spending Heats Up

Tech Weekly: Cloud Growth Cools, AI Spending Heats Up

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Amazon to gain creative control of James Bond franchise from Broccoli family
Amazon reached a deal with the Broccoli family, the James Bond franchise's longstanding producers, to form a new joint venture.
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Europe risks becoming a 'museum' if it doesn't innovate in AI and deregulate, Swedish PM warns
"I think we really need to step up in Europe," Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Thursday.
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US soldier pleads guilty to AT&T and Verizon cyberattacks, linked to Snowflake data theft
Cameron John Wagenius, the accused, informed a federal court in Seattle of his plea on Wednesday following his arrest in January 2025. Prosecutors have also found links between Wagenius’ attacks ...
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Alibaba boosted by China’s AI spending boom
The Hangzhou-based company on Thursday reported an 8 per cent rise in revenues to Rmb280bn ($38bn) in the final quarter of 2024. It was boosted by sales from its cloud business, which rose 13 per cent ...
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China Extends Antitrust Scrutiny of Meituan
China's market regulator has extended Meituan's antitrust "rectification period" for an unspecified time, Nikkei Asia reports. This move comes as JD.com unexpectedly enters the food delivery market, intensifying competition for Meituan, the current leader.The State Administration for Market Regulation initially imposed the
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Alibaba quarterly revenue rises, profit surges on back of ‘AI-driven strategies’
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding saw revenue rise 8 per cent in the December quarter to beat analysts’ estimates, as the company’s cloud computing services unit posted strong growth. The ...
Nikkei Asia
Alibaba sales beat expectations as 'AI-driven' strategy bears fruit
HONG KONG -- Alibaba Group's revenue grew 8% to 280.15 billion yuan ($38.38 billion) in the October-December quarter, beating the average forecast of 279.6 billion yuan by analysts surveyed by LSEG.
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Microsoft Develops AI Model for Video Game Creation
Microsoft has announced the development of a new artificial intelligence (AI) model designed to assist in video game development, Reuters reports. This initiative, called Muse, is a collaboration with Ninja Theory, a game developer under Microsoft's Xbox Game Studios.The push for AI-driven tools comes as development costs
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Alibaba’s $110 Billion Rally on AI Optimism Faces Earnings Test - Bloomberg
Alibaba’s $110 Billion Rally on AI Optimism Faces Earnings Test  Bloomberg
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Exclusive: AI-coding startup Codeium in talks to raise at an almost $3B valuation, sources say - TechCrunch
Exclusive: AI-coding startup Codeium in talks to raise at an almost $3B valuation, sources say  TechCrunch
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STMicroelectronics to launch data centre photonics chip developed with Amazon
STMicroelectronics on Thursday said it is launching a new computer chip targeting the booming market for AI data centre equipment, which it has developed in cooperation with Amazon's web services arm ...
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Alibaba opens first data centre in Mexico, ramping up AI infrastructure expansion
Alibaba’s cloud services unit now has a global infrastructure network of 87 availability zones across 29 regions.
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Humane, Whose AI Pin Flopped, to Sell Assets to HP - PYMNTS.com
Humane, Whose AI Pin Flopped, to Sell Assets to HP  PYMNTS.com
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Developer Buys $22 Million Arizona Site for Data-Center Bet
Arizona Land Consulting snapped up 160 acres in the state as it expands its bet on the data-center boom.
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This Week in AI: Maybe we should ignore AI benchmarks for now - TechCrunch
This Week in AI: Maybe we should ignore AI benchmarks for now  TechCrunch
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Apple unveils cheaper iPhone 16e powerful enough to run AI
The new iPhone is called iPhone 16e, and it will retail for $599 when it goes on sale later this month.
Time
When AI Thinks It Will Lose, It Sometimes Cheats, Study Finds
When sensing defeat in a match against a skilled chess bot, advanced models sometimes hack their opponent, a study found.
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Google develops AI co-scientist to aid researchers - Reuters
Google develops AI co-scientist to aid researchers  Reuters
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Siemens streamlines design flows for TSMC 3DFabric technologies
Siemens Digital Industries Software announced the readiness of an automated and certified workflow for TSMC's InFO packaging technology, leveraging Siemens' advanced packaging integration solutions.
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Sanas taps AI to change call center workers’ accents in real time - TechCrunch
Sanas taps AI to change call center workers’ accents in real time  TechCrunch
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AI startup Baseten raises $75 million following DeepSeek's emergence - CNBC
AI startup Baseten raises $75 million following DeepSeek's emergence  CNBC
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AI health-care startup OpenEvidence raises funding from Sequoia at $1 billion valuation - CNBC
AI health-care startup OpenEvidence raises funding from Sequoia at $1 billion valuation  CNBC
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Microsoft’s Xbox AI era starts with a model that can generate gameplay - The Verge
Microsoft’s Xbox AI era starts with a model that can generate gameplay  The Verge
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Etsy stock tumbles on revenue miss as company reports drop in number of goods sold
Etsy, which is known for selling artisan and handcrafted goods, is facing heightened competition from Chinese online retailers Temu, Shein and TikTok Shop.
Reuters
DeepSeek's outside funding draws interest from Alibaba, Chinese state funds, The Information reports - Reuters
DeepSeek's outside funding draws interest from Alibaba, Chinese state funds, The Information reports  Reuters
Financial Times
Google builds AI ‘co-scientist’ tool to speed up research - Financial Times
Google builds AI ‘co-scientist’ tool to speed up research  Financial Times
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Augury raises $75M at $1B+ valuation for its AI that detects malfunctions in factory machines - TechCrunch
Augury raises $75M at $1B+ valuation for its AI that detects malfunctions in factory machines  TechCrunch
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Microsoft unveils company’s first quantum computing chip
Microsoft on Wednesday revealed its first quantum computing chip, Majorana 1, stating it will speed up the development of quantum computers able to solve “meaningful, industrial-scale ...
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EU accused of leaving ‘devastating’ copyright loophole in AI Act - The Guardian
EU accused of leaving ‘devastating’ copyright loophole in AI Act  The Guardian
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Amazon to stop support for communications service Chime next year
Amazon said it would stop support for its unified communications service, Chime, next year and will not accept new customers beginning Wednesday.

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Tech Weekly: Musk’s OpenAI Bid Is a Trolling Masterclass

Tech Weekly: Musk’s OpenAI Bid Is a Trolling Masterclass

As widely expected, OpenAI's board of directors unanimously rejected Elon Musk's unsolicited $97 billion bid for the assets of its controlling nonprofit entity. But the rejection doesn't negate Musk's opening gambit. Musk's bid is best understood as a masterclass in
Tech Weekly: Cloud Growth Cools, AI Spending Heats Up

Tech Weekly: Cloud Growth Cools, AI Spending Heats Up

The market’s verdict was swift and unforgiving. In the wake of Alphabet’s latest earnings report, shares of the Google parent plummeted, wiping out billions in market capitalization. The reason? Not weak profits, but a combination of slowing growth in its cloud computing division and a staggering $75 billion
Tech Weekly: DeepSeek Shatters Silicon Valley's Assumptions

Tech Weekly: DeepSeek Shatters Silicon Valley's Assumptions

It started with a jolt. Earliest this week, the release of DeepSeek’s latest AI model triggered a $1 trillion selloff in tech stocks, as investors confronted an uncomfortable truth: Silicon Valley’s dominance in artificial intelligence is not unshakable. This wasn’t a reaction to war, recession, or regulatory
TikTok Ban Looms

TikTok Ban Looms

TikTok is one step closer to a potential nationwide ban in the United States, setting the stage for a high-stakes legal and political battle. In April, President Joe Biden signed bipartisan legislation that could effectively shut down the social media app in the U.S. unless its Chinese parent company,