The European Commission defines Microsoft as a “gatekeeper” under the Digital Markets Act. Here’s how Microsoft plans to change Windows to avoid running afoul of the new competition laws. Earlier this year, the European Commission designated Microsoft as one of six
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AI and automation: Business leaders adopt small-scale solutions for greater impact
Though generative AI and robotics are receiving a lot of attention now, some businesses are ignoring the hype and honing in on more focused tactics. Business leaders recognize automation is changing the way companies operate. The hope is that automation —
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FTC: Amazon Extracted Extra $1 Billion From Users Via Price-Raising Algorithm
An unredacted version of the FTC’s antitrust lawsuit against Amazon contains more details about ‘Project Nessie,’ which allegedly inflated prices for certain consumer items. Amazon squeezed an extra $1 billion from consumers by using a computer algorithm to inflate prices
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How AI reshapes the IT industry will be ‘fast and dramatic’
By 2025, according to IDC, organizations will allocate over 40% of their core IT spend to AI-related initiatives, leading to a double-digit increase in the rate of product and process innovations. Artificial intelligence is poised to reshape the IT industry
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Meta unveils subtle Facebook logo redesign that you probably didn’t notice
What just happened? Meta imitated X (formerly Twitter) this week by changing Facebook’s logo, though you’d be forgiven for not noticing. Rather than introducing an entirely new image that represents the social media platform, Meta’s alteration was so subtle that it’s
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Apple signs licensing deal with Arm for iPhone and Mac processors “beyond 2040”
The big picture: British chip design firm Arm has revealed that it has signed a long-term licensing deal with Apple to provide designs for future iPhone and Mac chipsets. Apple’s iPhone and iPad lineups have been powered by Arm-designed chips since
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Foxconn says the AI server market will increase fourfold in four years
Forward-looking: The “AI server” moniker defines a new type of data center product, which makes extensive use of GPUs and other specialized processors to accelerate AI and generative AI-based workloads. Demand for such AI servers is growing exponentially, and Foxconn is
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Tech giants Amazon, Apple, and Samsung could be major investors in Arm’s IPO
What just happened? Chip designer Arm is all set to go public with a listing on the NASDAQ stock exchange in New York in September. Ahead of the expected IPO, reports suggest that some of the biggest tech companies in the
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Big Tech coalition challenges Google and Apple’s monopoly on maps
In context: Founded in December 2022 by Amazon (AWS), Meta, Microsoft, and former geolocation giant TomTom, the Overture Maps Foundation aims to create a reliable, easy-to-use, and interoperable open map dataset for third-party companies and developers. The project’s first “alpha” release
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Huawei wants to jump back into the global 5G phone race
Why it matters: Huawei is one of the companies that have seen an outsized impact as a result of the US-China trade war. However, the company has a plan to renter the global 5G smartphone race by developing chipmaking tools and
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