Chip industry decries anti-pollution legislation: Companies don’t want toxic chemical regulation, but societal fallout might make it necessary. Using quantum computers to discover alternatives is a potential solution.
The FTC wants to stop the seemingly never-ending struggles to cancel unwanted subscription plans for gym memberships, cellular plans, apps, and more.
Big Tech layoffs in 2023 have already blown past 2022’s total—indicating that job cuts are expected to continue and that they’re now spreading to peripheral industries.
The Wall Street lender’s pilot shows the space is maturing and could prompt other banks to launch their own biometric products.
Nvidia could be generative AI’s top beneficiary: It’s making stock market waves because its hardware forms the foundation for the generative AI gold rush. Its reputational risk is growing too.
US losing its status among tech talent globally: International tech workers are finding the US a less attractive destination than other countries. Lack of bipartisan, public-private sector cooperation got us here.
If TikTok’s only recourse is to separate from ByteDance, then Beijing could lean on export rules to veto the sale, potentially ending TikTok’s presence in various countries.
The social video app’s defense against a potential sale or wider bans is customer backlash from its 150 million US users, or 45% of America’s population.
Friction developing between Microsoft and OpenAI: The tech companies compete for AI customers under a profit-sharing model that could undermine Microsoft’s cloud growth. An acquisition attempt is likely.
Nearly half of companies craft AI policies: OpenAI says the vast majority of workers will be affected by its tech, but enterprise enthusiasm comes with concerns, making the outlook opaque.
TikTok sister app Douyin is a livestream behemoth in China, where nearly 40% of internet users also engage in livestream shopping, according to our forecast. But in the US, the format hasn’t caught on in the same way.
Recent attacks plaguing US companies have become increasingly aggressive, with hackers using phone calls, emails, and other methods. The FBI might have answers.
Google finally releases Bard, but how will it perform? Following months of hand-wringing about the search giant’s future, Google debuts Bard after ChatGPT faces technical difficulties, presenting a golden opportunity.
Insidious cyberattacks went undetected for years: Hackers working with the Chinese government can inflict damage with stealth and sophistication, catching victims off guard. The US is falling behind on critical technologies.
Tech’s nightmare becomes reality: As Amazon lays off thousands more, the talent bloodletting shows no signs of letting up. It’s a symptom of impulsivity in the tech industry that could come back to haunt it amid the tight labor market.
Google may be missing the bigger cloud picture: Changes in expectations for the sales division might get in the way of enticing recession-wary clients. A focus on flexibility for clients is the right approach.
Anthropic wants the moral AI high ground: Its pricey Claude bot is billed as safe and reliable. Performance subjectivity could mean the rise of more specialized offerings in the chatbot market.
An ultimatum by the Biden administration gives ByteDance no recourse but to sell TikTok—which China’s government doesn’t seem likely to allow—or risk being banned.
Generative AI’s poetic hallucinations might clash with data science rigor: The tech industry’s growing catalog of generative AI app integration raises questions about performance and adoption best practices.
Consumers opt for the real world over virtual ones: Tech is struggling to get consumers interested in virtual worlds. Companies that won’t give up head back to the drawing board.