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Big Tech

What Does Google’s Search Monopoly Mean in the Age of AI?

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Back in 2020, Google’s huge market share of the internet search market hovered at about 92% by most metrics

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Artificial Intelligence

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

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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Semiconductors

Nvidia Fights to Stay One Step Ahead of AI’s Many Evolutions

This year’s Nvidia GTC event comes after the bombshell DeepSeek moment, the acceleration of a global trade war, and a broader market rout.

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Blockchain

Cantor Fitzgerald Links With Tether, Bitfinex and SoftBank to Launch Bitcoin Venture

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The new venture, dubbed Twenty One, will go public via a Cantor-owned special purpose acquisition company (SPAC).

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Industries

Humanoid Robots Run, Dance, and Work the Factory Floor

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A half dozen humanoid robots completed a half marathon in Beijing, though their prowess still trails human runners by a considerable amount.

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CIO Upside

Chipping Away at Big Tech’s Bottom Line

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How much trade chaos can enterprises weather?

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