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Silicon Valley Gears Up for Crucial Earnings Week

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Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta all report earnings this week. Wall Street is dying for any hint that heavy investment in AI is paying off.

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Big Tech

Who has Liability in the Shifting World of e-commerce?

Amazon has largely dodged liability for the products sold on their virtual shelves. But could the legal tides be shifting?

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Patent Drop

Amazon Explainability Patent Could Bring Responsible AI to AWS

Amazon wants to keep its AI models on a leash.

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M&A

Saks-Neiman Marcus Merger Lures Amazon, Salesforce Into Luxury

The owner of Saks Fifth Avenue reached a deal to acquire rival Neiman Marcus for $2.65 billion, the companies announced Thursday.

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Patent Drop

Amazon Patent May Help Models Unlearn Biases, Inaccuracies

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And Amazon wants to help machine learning models unlearn bad data.

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Consumer

Amazon Sets up a Rival to Shein and Temu

Amazon’s setting up a discounted shop that will fly products to consumers from China. It’s meant to copy Shein and Temu’s business models.

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Media & Entertainment

Does TV News Have a Home in the Streaming Era?

Big Tech loves movies, TV shows, and live sports. So why has it shown remarkably little appetite for the TV news business?

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Big Tech

Amazon has to Reckon with the Teamsters Now

The independent union representing Amazon workers in Staten Island announced on Tuesday it is now officially affiliated with the Teamsters.

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Banking

Chase, PayPal Digital Ad Gambits Bring New Privacy Worries

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Unlike making a purchase on Amazon or eBay, financial transaction data gives a more complete profile picture.

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Big Tech

Amazon Strikes Big South America Telcom Deal for its Satellite Business

On Thursday, Amazon’s Project Kuiper announced a deal with South American telecom company Vrio to provide internet to seven countries.

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Patent Drop

Amazon AI Alexa Patents Highlight Data Collection Domino Effect

Two patents from Amazon signal Big Tech’s desire to give consumers the benefits of AI by getting under their skin.

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Media & Entertainment

Hollywood Streamers Suddenly Want to Pay Stars Like the Good Old Days

The big services are working on a structure that will weigh factors such as viewership time, production budget, and new subscriptions added.

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Consumer

Walgreens Price Cuts Confirm More Consumers Are Getting Picky

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The drug-store chain lowered prices on more than 1,500 items including vitamins, chips, lotion, and Squishmallow plushies.

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