Breaking up with Google is hard, Samsung discovers: The smartphone giant has paused swapping search engine deals over market concerns. Microsoft might have to pay a premium to win contracts.
The new legislation will impose fines on TikTok for continuing operations in the state and on Apple and Google for enabling app downloads.
Google might have the most powerful AI model: Controversy about secretive advanced AI models will grow, with training data a focal point. Allowing third-party auditing could help win public trust.
A $3.6 billion investment can secure the American chipmaker as a key supplier in various Japanese industries for years to come.
UK’s BT plans massive 55,000-worker layoffs: The telecom giant cited AI as a reason. It’s part of a growing trend that has workers on edge and policymakers caught flat-footed.
Fintechs like Bitpanda and Public are exploring how AI can help them offer personalized investment advice and analysis to boost engagement.
Fake ChatGPT apps feed off AI frenzy: As generative AI exacerbates digital deception, companies will have to win public approval, which might entail slowing the commercial deployment cadence.
Quantum is a growing focus in US-China tech cold war: Google and IBM are part of a US-Japan partnership on quantum research. Rhetoric about China undermines the technology’s potential.
Anthropic wins Zoom’s trust: The startup’s Claude chatbot will become a Zoom feature as it gains momentum in its rivalry with OpenAI, supported by an effective, ethics-focused marketing strategy.
Can Apple leverage its expertise as well as its 34 million developers to build a mixed reality ecosystem?
Vodefone lays off 11,000 workers globally: Europe’s struggling telecom industry could be on unstable footing to compete in the upcoming 6G race if governments don’t make public infrastructure investments.
Technology and cloud expertise are becoming hot commodities for automakers increasingly reliant on innovation and cybersecurity to power EV adoption.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman offers US Senate his AI regulation wish list: US regulatory action on AI might fail to comprehensively mitigate risks including from open-source models.
Neobank Dave is successfully using AI-driven underwriting to bolster revenues in its quest for profitability.
Regulators are diverging on Big Tech acquisition and opening opportunities for blockbuster mergers despite mounting antitrust concerns.
Google’s Sidekick could kill the nascent prompt engineering field: By offering users prompt suggestions, the feature takes the role of a prompt engineer, threatening the latest tech industry job opportunity.
After a 31% sales plummet, will Apple’s M3 bring consumers back to Mac? Apple is likely testing M3 chips for Macs in anticipation of a surge in demand in 2024.
Meta strategically opening up WhatsApp’s chat payments functionality in Brazil and Singapore is the next step in creating a super app for over 2 billion global users.
Another recall in China tied to braking and acceleration defects presents a significant opportunity for domestic competitors BYD, Xpeng, and Nio to strengthen their market position
Big Tech balks at EU’s proposed AI Act changes: The EU is proposing strict AI regulations and a Microsoft exec wants none of it. An AI-induced myopia is at play.