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CIO Upside

Massive AI Infrastructure Investments Open Doorway to ‘Peripheral Discoveries’

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“This is bigger than one company. This is bigger than one government.”

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Blockchain

Bitcoin Breaks a New Record on Regulatory Hopes

Soft US inflation numbers released last week and a de-escalation of global trade tensions are likely contributing to bitcoin’s rebound.

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Big Tech

Google Goes All Out on AI at I/O Conference

Google wants to become the go-to AI platform as competitors finally start to encroach on its main business: search.

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Finance

Klarna Discovers Customers Prefer Buying Now to Paying Later

Klarna’s 100 million-user win sounds nice, but its users are increasingly struggling with the “pay later” part of the arrangement.

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Big Tech

What is Microsoft’s AI Future Without OpenAI?

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As its relationship with OpenAI evolves and dissolves, Microsoft signals that it is single and ready to mingle in the AI space.

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CIO Upside

AI May Never Completely Conquer Hallucination, Bias

“These things, unsupervised, they still are acting like 4-year-olds.”

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Technology

Cable Giants Charter and Cox Swipe Right on Each Other

Cable giants Charter and Cox are set to merge in an effort to fend off erosion to internet business thanks to wireless competition.

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Advisor Upside

Advisors Love Automated Assistants. But What’s the Future of AI?

Expert opinions on artificial intelligence vary, but one thing is certain: Change is inevitable.

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Social Media

Marc Benioff Joins Investors Valuing Influencer Agency Whalar at $400M

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Marc Benioff joined a handful of prominent investors in influencer agency Whalar’s latest fundraising round, valuing it at $400 million.

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CIO Upside

Quantum Computing Race Isn’t Run ‘In a Vacuum’

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“It is a technology that is emerging worldwide.”

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