Amazon is planning a major revamp of its decade-old money-losing Alexa service to include a conversational generative AI with two tiers of service.
Read More Exclusive: Amazon mulls $5 to $10 monthly price tag for unprofitable Alexa service, AI revampTag: Google
Appeals court to hear challenges to potential US TikTok ban on Sept. 16
A U.S. appeals court said it will hold oral arguments on legal challenges to a new law requiring ByteDance to divest TikTok’s U.S. assets by Jan. 19 or face a ban.
Read More Appeals court to hear challenges to potential US TikTok ban on Sept. 16Broadcom soars as demand for AI chips powers forecast raise
Broadcom surged about 15% as its upbeat annual forecast highlighted insatiable demand for chips used in powering AI-focused technology.
Read More Broadcom soars as demand for AI chips powers forecast raiseAI-powered Apple overtakes Microsoft as world’s most valuable company
Apple shares jumped nearly 4% to a record $215.04, giving it a market valuation of $3.29 trillion.
Read More AI-powered Apple overtakes Microsoft as world’s most valuable companyUS regulators to open antitrust inquiries of Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia
The Justice Department and the FTC have reached a deal that allows them to proceed with antitrust investigations into the dominant roles that Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia play in the AI industry.
Read More US regulators to open antitrust inquiries of Microsoft, OpenAI and NvidiaReport: DOJ Tracked ‘Moms For Liberty,’ Labeling Them A Hate Group Alongside KKK
According to internal documents obtained by the outlet The Daily Wire, a Department of Justice section dedicated to “preventing and responding to hate crimes” tracked Moms for Liberty (MFL), a conservative education policy group led by women, in the same way that it tracked the openly racist and frowned upon Ku Klux Klan.
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