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Google Announces Massive Wind Farm Deal

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Google announced it is signing power purchase agreements with two offshore wind farms to power its data centers in Europe.

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WeightWatchers May Be No Match for Obesity-Drug Craze

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After a solid 2023, shares of WW International just experienced their worst month ever, falling nearly 60% amid signs of waning demand.

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Amazon Could Soon Be On the Hook for Everything it Sells

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The US Consumer Product Safety Commission wants Amazon to assume liability for items sold by third-party vendors.

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Boeing’s AI Inspector Could Offer a Sharper Look at its Planes

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Amid backlash over its safety practices, AI could help Boeing catch what the human eye may miss.

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New York Community Bank’s Nosedive Has Regional Banks on Shaky Ground

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The bank’s shares plunged after it announced it set aside a huge reserve for future loan defaults.

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Universal Pulls TikTok Into its Streaming Fight

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The music industry titan is in a war of words with the popular app after failing to reach a licensing deal.

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US Treasury Preps for Massive Bond Auction

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With a sale that includes a massive $70 billion offering of 5-year notes, the government hopes to close the widening deficit.

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Apple Cuts Though the Noise with AI Optical Detection Patent

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The filing adds to the company’s pursuit to upgrade its speech detection tech, as well as its growing AI plans.

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Microsoft Peels Back the Layers of its Deep Learning Models

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Models that can explain how they draw their conclusions can help fight hallucination and build user trust.

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VCs Are Sitting Tight On Top of a Big Cash Pile

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Potential investors have pivoted toward less-risky bets that will hopefully deliver results even sooner.

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Russia’s Economy is Buzzing from War Spending

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The International Monetary Fund boosted its 2024 expectations for the country’s economic growth.

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TikTok’s US Data Safeguards Are a $1.5 Billion Money Pit

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The company finally revealed how much it’s spending to silo off Americans’ data. We just don’t know how well it works.

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US Retail Rebound Sees Commercial Landlords Coming to Collect

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With shoppers returning to stores, retailers are finding that yearslong discounts on rent are coming to a close.

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Amazon Backs Out of iRobot Acquisition

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The ecommerce titan is pulling out of the $1.4 billion deal, citing difficult antitrust hurdles.

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Ryanair Rides to Boeing’s Defense With Potential Plane Order

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The Irish budget airline said it might be interested in scooping up a new Boeing model if bigger airlines cancel orders.

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Green Fuel Boom May Bring Down Chicken Prices

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After a sharp spike in prices the past couple of years, chicken is finally experiencing some deflation thanks to the green energy industry.

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China Curbs Short Selling in Latest Attempt to Buoy Stocks

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Beijing introduced new rules over the weekend that will effectively stamp out investors’ ability to sell shares short.

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AI Sparked a Chip Rally, But Only For a Select Few

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Not every company that produces chips for cars, medical equipment, or smartphones is taking part in the semiconductor boom.

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Snap Might Use AR to Make Reading Fun

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The company’s patent for “enhanced reading” using AR glasses could create visualizations of what you’re reading.

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Google Patent Could Track Users Based on Wi-Fi Connection

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This tech could be used for automatic control of certain devices in a building, but also may present privacy concerns.

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Financial advisor news, market insights, and practice management essentials.

Walmart Patent Signals AI Transformation for Bricks-and-Mortar Retail

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Why AI Augmentation Tech Is More Than a ‘Cost-Cutting Tool’

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Why Access Controls May Be AI’s Biggest Security Vulnerability

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