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TSMC denies U.S. is probing the company after report suggests blacklisted Huawei is using its chips
The logo for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 26, 2023. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has denied that the U.S. was investigating its dealings with Chinese tech company Huawei, following reports that its chips were found in […]
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Amazon to shut down speedy brick-and-mortar delivery service
Amazon Flex driver Ricardo Escalona works to deliver his same day orders during Cyber Monday from an Amazon fulfillment center on November 27, 2023 in Tampa, Florida. Octavio Jones | Getty Images News | Getty Images Amazon is shutting down a service that offers same-day delivery from mall and brick-and-mortar retailers, CNBC has learned. The […]
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Amazon-backed Anthropic debuts AI agents that can do complex tasks, racing against OpenAI, Microsoft and Google
Dario Amodei, co-founder and CEO of artificial intelligence startup Anthropic. Chesnot | Getty Images Anthropic, the Amazon-backed AI startup founded by former OpenAI research executives, announced Tuesday that it’s reached an artificial intelligence milestone for the company: AI agents that can use a computer to complete complex tasks like a human would. Anthropic is the company […]
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Starboard Value’s Jeff Smith says Salesforce has ‘a lot more to go’ and can get more profitable
Jeff Smith, chief executive officer and chief investment officer of Starboard Value LP. Chris Goodney | Bloomberg | Getty Images Salesforce shares jumped 98% in 2023 in part after the business software maker increased its adjusted operating margin after Starboard Value and other activist investors raised concerns about the company’s financial performance. Starboard now sees […]
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SAP boss warns against regulating AI, says Europe risks falling behind U.S., China
Key Points Christian Klein, head of German software giant SAP, says Europe risks falling behind the U.S. and China if it ends up overregulating the AI sector. “If you only regulate technology in Europe, how can our startups here in Europe … compete against the other startups in China, in Asia, in the U.S.?” Klein […]
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Qatar Airways partners with Elon Musk’s Starlink for high-speed Wi-Fi milestone
Qatar Airways Group CEO Badr Al Meer (center) and Qatar Tourism Chairman Saad bin Ali Al Kharji (left) speak with Elon Musk (right) via Starlink on board the flight. Qatar Airways Qatar Airways launched Tuesday its inaugural Boeing 777 flight equipped with Elon Musk’s Starlink internet, paving the way for a new era of in-flight […]
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More startups are being spun out of Klarna than any other European fintech unicorn
Key Points Alumni from Klarna have gone on to create 62 new startups — more than any other fintech unicorn in Europe, according to a new report from venture capital firm Accel. Out of 98 venture-backed fintech unicorns in the region, 82 have produced 635 new tech-enabled startups, according to Accel’s report. Accel labels these companies […]
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GE HealthCare announces time-saving AI tool for doctors who treat cancer
GE Healthcare booth is seen ahead of the 2022 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) at China National Convention Center on August 28, 2022 in Beijing, China. Yi Haifei | China News Service | Getty Images GE HealthCare on Monday announced a new artificial intelligence application it said will save time for doctors […]
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Microsoft to roll out new autonomous AI agents next month, fending off challenge from Salesforce
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at a company event on artificial intelligence technologies in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 30, 2024. Dimas Ardian | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — Microsoft will allow businesses to start making their own autonomous artificial intelligence agents starting next month, taking the fight back to Salesforce, which introduced its own configurable […]
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Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 will soon work as a hearing aid. Here’s what it’s like
Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers remarks before the start of an Apple event at the Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California, on Sept. 9, 2024. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images I tested the new hearing health features coming to Apple‘s AirPods Pro 2 headphones, and they saved me a long-overdue trip to the audiologist. Apple unveiled […]
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