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Midday Market Brief: The Nasdaq Touches a New High

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Investors are getting activated after a long weekend, but they were still able to push the tech-heavy index to a new peak.

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Microsoft May Want its AI Models to Speak to the Heart

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Microsoft’s patent for a language model that talks back signals Big Tech’s interest in multimodal AI.

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China Raises $47 Billion to Stoke the Global Semiconductor Arms Race

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China’s DIY solution dovetails with what the West has been doing itself with huge government subsidies for manufacturing.

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Big Tech’s Fascination with Large Language Models May Be Overkill

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A high-powered chatbot may not deliver the illusive dream of developing artificial intelligence that can teach itself.

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For Better or Worse, The Stock Market is All About These 10 Stocks

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The top 10 stocks have reached a weight not seen since the 1970s, with their market cap accounting for about one-third of the entire index.

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eBay Patent Utilizes Blockchain for Security, Seller Reputation

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This patent follows another from eBay aiming to play into blockchain’s strength as a security tool.

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IBM Wants Autonomous Vehicles to Do More than Just Drive

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IBM’s patent aims to use self-driving cars’ idle resources, giving access to them to the riders within them.

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Best Buy and Amazon Are Among Most Impersonated Companies by Scammers

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Impersonation frauds were the most common scams reported to the FTC in 2023, accounting for $2.7 billion in losses.

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The Scarlett Johansson-OpenAI Clash is a Vision of the Future

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As one legal expert put the issue: “The technology is moving faster than the law ever will.”

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Most Pandemic-Darling Stocks Aren’t Too Healthy

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The 50 companies with the biggest pandemic-era gains have collectively lost $1.5 trillion in market value since the close of 2020.

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Can a Paramount Sale Break the Mold of Media Mergers?

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Just what, exactly, would Sony and Apollo Global Management be getting out of a Paramount Global acquisition?

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Jamie Dimon Seems Unfazed About JPMorgan’s Tepid China Business

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Despite some business “falling off a cliff” the CEO said other operations “should hopefully grow over time.”

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Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Might Have Broken Up Live Nation

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The Justice Department alleges violations of antitrust laws by maintaining a monopoly in the event-ticketing industry.

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Good Luck: Travel Should Be a Mess This Weekend

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If 3 million people pass through security checkpoints Friday, it’d mark the busiest travel day ever recorded.

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Nvidia Patent Could Defend Self-Driving Cars in Collisions

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The patent highlights the shaky dynamic between the public and self-driving vehicles that stands in the way of broader adoption.

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Amazon Reignites its Warehouse and Logistics Expansion

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The e-commerce king has either leased, bought, or announced the addition of 16 million square feet of warehouse space this year.

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Regulation is Here at Last for Buy Now, Pay Later

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But the new don’t require platforms to report how they interact with credit bureaus, keeping many transactions in a black box.

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Inflation Has Helped Make the Average US Car Older Than Ever

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The average age of cars and light trucks reached a record high of 12.6 years in 2024, up by roughly two months from last year.

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Shopify Image Patent Highlights Convergence of AI, Advertising

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It’s recent patent expands upon its current AI tools as it aims to keep up with the rest of the tech and e-commerce industry.

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Adobe AI Patent May Hint at Generative Video Tools

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Adobe wants to predict your video edits through your messages.

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Trump Media Delays Registration for Bitcoin ETF

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Vanguard’s Joe Davis on AI and the ‘Second Half of the Chessboard’

Joseph Davis, Vanguard’s global chief economist and global head of the Investment Strategy Group.

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China’s Revolutionary DeepSeek Turns to American Hardware for Upgrade

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