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AI: Is Microsoft and Nvidia’s dominance damaging?

The two tech giants are winning the artificial intelligence (ai) race and now face intense scrutiny from US antitrust regulators. Will tougher rules hurt the entire ecosystem? Microsoft and Nvidia have quickly taken prime positions in the artificial...

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EU says Booking.com is tech ‘gatekeeper,’ set to rule on X

Brussels has designated Booking.com a “gatekeeper” between businesses and consumers, meaning it must comply with strict tech rules. It has yet to decide if the same applies to Elon Musk’s X social platform. The European Commission on...

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How Nvidia’s Blackwell superchip could fuel an AI revolution

Chipmaker Nvidia has released a new superchip that it says will turbocharge artificial intelligence. Is this the start of a new power-hungry industrial revolution? It wasn’t a concert — Taylor Swift was nowhere to be...

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Sam Altman: OpenAI CEO ousted from company, board declares

Sam Altman, the highly popular face of OpenAI, the parent company behind AI chatbot ChatGPT, has been fired after a “deliberate review process” by the board of directors. Altman said “he loved his time” at...

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US chipmaker Nvidia strikes AI gold

The artificial intelligence boom has seen Nvidia achieve stunning financial results. But other companies, including Google, Microsoft and Amazon, want a piece of the action. Semiconductors already occupy a pivotal place at the center of...

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Microsoft makes major investment in ChatGPT-creator OpenAI

The US tech giant has announced it will invest billions into developing artificial intelligence applications. Microsoft is planning to integrate OpenAI technology into its own sofware. Microsoft on Monday announced it is extending its partnership with...

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Google parent company Alphabet to lay off 12,000 employees

Google parent Alphabet said that the layoffs were due to a “changing economic reality” and that hires had been made during times of growth. The move follows similar cuts at Microsoft, Amazon and Twitter. Google...

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Tech giants report more than $50 billion combined profits

Apple, Microsoft and Google’s parent company Alphabet have seen a surge in revenue. The results are attributed to the coronavirus pandemic — but also the easing of lockdowns. Tech companies Apple, Microsoft and Google owner...

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Taxing Big Tech to fund economic recovery?

International tax rules do not accurately reflect Big Tech’s global economic presence, a human rights group has concluded. A global minimum tax rate could help discourage tax dodging. G20 countries are losing out on as...

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Remote work comes to aid of Microsoft, ringing the cash registers

Microsoft has reported a rise in profits, exceeding Wall Street expectations. The tech giant’s cloud computing services have flourished in a global economy reeling from the coronavirus pandemic. Microsoft on Wednesday posted a sharp rise...

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Yahoo : Case of strategic failure

In 1998, yahoo had the chance to buy Google for $1-2 Mn in its nascent years. They said Google’s PageRank ain’t worth the pennies. In 2002, Yahoo had the might to buy Google for $5...

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Microsoft to end smartphone business?

Only two years after the US tech giant bought Nokia, it has now announced big cuts to its Finnish smartphone business. A Finnish union leader says this is the beginning of the end of Microsoft’s...