Technology
AI boom thrusts Europe between power-hungry data centers and environmental goals
A large hallway with supercomputers inside a server room data center. Luza Studios | E+ | Getty Images The boom in artificial intelligence is ushering in an environmentally conscious shift in how data centers operate, as European developers face pressure to lower the water temperatures of their energy-hungry facilities to accommodate the higher-powered chips of […]
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Bitcoin briefly tops $70,000 for the first time since June as investors await earnings, Election Day
Omer Taha Cetin | Anadolu | Getty Images Bitcoin briefly climbed above $70,000 as investors braced themselves for MicroStrategy earnings and counted the days to the U.S. presidential election. The price of bitcoin was last higher by about 3% at $69,925.00, according to Coin Metrics. At about 6:00 p.m. Eastern on Monday, it touched $70,207.02 […]
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Apple announces new iMac with M4 chip, starts at $1,299
Apple on Monday announced an updated iMac with the company’s latest M4 chip. It starts at $1,299 and is available to order ahead of its release on Nov. 8. Apple’s Mac family remains a large business segment even though it is less important to the company than the iPhone. In the June quarter, Apple reported […]
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Oracle applies to join Epic and others in new federal medical record network
Larry Ellison, chairman and co-founder of Oracle Corp., speaks during the Oracle OpenWorld 2017 conference in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Oracle on Monday announced it intends to join a new federally-backed medical network that will make it easier for clinics, hospitals and […]
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How I turned ChatGPT into my tour guide in Italy
Traveling through Italy, I used ChatGPT as a tour guide for the moments where my mom and I wandered into interesting little corners, alleys and buildings where our curiosity was piqued with no tour guide around. Salvador Rodriguez/CNBC As I stood with my mom under the blistering sun in Rome waiting for our audio tour […]
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Delta sues CrowdStrike after widespread IT outage that caused thousands of cancellations
Delta Air Lines planes are seen at John F. Kennedy International Airport on the July 4th weekend in Queens, New York City, U.S., July 2, 2022. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Delta Air Lines on Friday filed a lawsuit against CrowdStrike in Georgia, accusing the security software vendor of breach of contract and negligence after an […]
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Alphabet’s self-driving unit Waymo closes $5.6 billion funding round as robotaxi race heats up in the U.S.
A Waymo autonomous self-driving Jaguar taxi drives along a street on March 14, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Waymo has closed a $5.6 billion funding round to expand its robotaxi service in and beyond Los Angeles, San Francisco and Phoenix, where it operates today. The autonomous vehicle venture is owned […]
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Behind the scenes with the team of ex-prosecutors fighting Amazon’s counterfeit problem
In October 2018, police showed up at a nondescript industrial warehouse in New York’s Brooklyn Navy Yard to investigate reported counterfeits. Federal agents were looking for knockoff military gear as part of an investigation into a distributor, called California Surplus, that had secured a $20 million contract to supply the U.S. military with specialized uniforms. […]
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Elon Musk is $26 billion richer after Tesla’s best day on the stock market since 2013
Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk speaks during an unveiling event for Tesla products in Los Angeles, California, U.S. October 10, 2024 Source: Tesla | Youtube Tesla CEO Elon Musk, already the world’s richest person, added another $26 billion in paper wealth on Thursday after his company’s stock had its biggest rally since 2013. […]
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Tesla shares surge 19% and head for best day in more than 3 years on Musk’s 2025 growth projection
Elon Musk attends ‘Exploring the New Frontiers of Innovation: Mark Read in Conversation with Elon Musk’ session during the Cannes Lions International Festival Of Creativity 2024 – Day Three on June 19, 2024 in Cannes, France. Marc Piasecki | Getty Images Tesla shares soared roughly 19% Thursday morning, putting the stock on pace for its […]
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