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Microsoft May Turn to Cryogenic Energy to Power Data Centers

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Microsoft’s latest patent may keep its data centers cool and its energy even cooler.

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Pfizer Built a Covid Empire, But the World Has Moved On

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Pfizer’s stock slumped its lowest level in more than 10 years. The world’s moved on from the pandemic, and nobody loves you when you’re down.

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Tesla Recalls Almost All US Cars Over Self-Driving Woes

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Safety regulators said the company’s famed Autopilot driving system had insufficient safeguards to avoid accidents.

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PayPal Patent Aims to Front Your Crypto Purchases

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PayPal may offer users a credit for cryptocurrency that they have to pay back later.

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Apple Faces EU Punishment for App Store ‘Bullying’

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The European Union is preparing to levy a hefty fine against Apple and ban some of its App Store practices, according to Bloomberg.

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Tesla Strengthens AI Vision Models for Self-Driving

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The tech could prevent the phantom braking problem which Tesla vehicles are notorious for.

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Crypto Bros Can’t Kill Crypto

After a scandal-ridden year, is crypto poised for a ‘supercycle’?

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The American Dream of Tiny Nuclear Power Plants Hangs By a Thread

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Funding for startups developing small modular nuclear power plants looks like it’s beginning to dry up.

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Wyndham Hotels Faces Hostile Takeover Campaign from Choice Hotels

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After numerous failed attempts at a friendly merger, Choice Hotels has launched a hostile takeover campaign for Wyndham.

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Hedge Funds are Pushing Back on SEC’s Short-Selling Rules

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Industry groups representing a coalition of hedge funds havefiled a lawsuit seeking to challenge short selling rules implemented by the SEC.

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Reimagining The Daily Upside

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Today is one of the most exciting days since we launched: a brand refresh to reflect the next chapter of our company.

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Apple Plans to Incentivize Musicians to Upgrade Their Sound

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Apple plans to incentivize artists to use Dolby Atmos spatial-sound technology in their recordings by giving them more platform weight.

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Occidental Petroleum Makes a Play for the Permian Basin

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Occidental Petroleum, the oil giant in Berkshire Hathaway’s portfolio, announced it is acquiring CrownRock in a deal worth $12 billion.

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New York State Gets Tapped for New Chip War Offensive

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The center of gravity in the US-China battle for semiconductor supremacy is shifting to an unlikely part of the country: Upstate New York.

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Game Over: Can the Video Game Industry Pivot to Streaming?

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The gaming industry is headed for a financial crunch, and Microsoft and others have adopted a winner-take-all strategy.

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Cigna and Humana Call Off Their Merger

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Following merger discussions two weeks ago, Humana and Cigna are walking away from what would’ve been the largest deal of the year.

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The SEC Probes AI Use at Investment Advisory Firms

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As the world of high finance ushers in an era of AI, the SEC has begun investigating how investment advisory firms use the technology.

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Nvidia May Add to Chatbot Capabilities With Latest Patent

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Nvidia continues to patent tech to expand its AI ecosystem as other tech firms play catch-up.

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Boeing’s Patent Brings Explainable AI to Manufacturing

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“We’re moving away from the black box,” said said Frederick Gertz, founder and CEO of enterprise AI company Collide Technology.

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UN Agency Wants More Meat Production, Less Climate Impact

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The UN wants poor nations to ramp up meat production for to address malnutrition, and developed nations to cut back.

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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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