Big Tech

Artificial Intelligence

Big Tech Wants to Settle the ‘Fair Use’ AI Question Once and For All

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Several years into the great AI revolution, it still remains an unsettled question whether firms are committing mass copyright infringement.

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Artificial Intelligence

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

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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Patent Drop

Google Patent Highlights AI and Quantum’s Symbiotic Relationship

Google’s patents take on error correction as its quantum ambitions grow.

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CIO Upside

Does Your Business Need a Reasoning Model?

For some tasks, less power might be good enough, an expert said.

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CIO Upside

What Will it Take to Shake Nvidia’s Dominance?

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Even after shaky moments like the advent of DeepSeek, Nvidia “just recoups that value within a couple of weeks.”

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Regulation

Trump’s FTC is Having an Antitrust Identity Crisis

January marked one of the slowest months in M&A in a decade, and general uncertainty over Trump 2.0 policy is a major reason why.

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Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds Are On an Equities Shopping Spree

Punxsutawney Phil may see six more weeks of winter, but hedge funds aren’t waiting to emerge from their bearish slumber.

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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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CIO Upside

DeepSeek’s Rise is the Tip of the Open-Source Iceberg, Experts Say

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“You have to be tracking open source as an option.”

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Advisor Upside

Big Tech Fizzles in Early 2025: Jeremy Siegel

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The famed Wharton School economist points to sky high valuations and a possible sector rotation.

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CIO Upside

Why Small AI Models Are Winning In Enterprise

The adage “go big or go home” may not always apply to AI.

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Patent Drop

Into the Future: The Patent Drop Highlight Reel

What the years of writing about Big Tech’s IP has taught us.

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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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