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AI race sends Big Tech’s capital spending to stratospheric high
Each tech giant has laid out a slightly different route to recouping their investments Four of the biggest US technology companies…
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US stocks: S&P 500, Nasdaq close down as Big Tech’s soaring AI budgets trigger flight
Street’s main indexes finished lower on Thursday with technology-heavy Nasdaq leading declines as investors were rattled by the latest…
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The bill for tech’s Trump 2.0 appeasement may be coming due
Hello again, and thanks for reading Fast Company’s Plugged In. Three days after Donald Trump’s second inauguration, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman…
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What to know about tech’s newest buzzword: ‘agentic’ AI
For technology adopters looking for the next big thing, “agentic AI” is the future. At least, that’s what the marketing pitches and tech…
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Tech’s worst week since April shows the AI boom may be breaking
Technology stocks fell on Friday, amid fears of an AI bubble, a further drawn out federal government shutdown, and economic data that…
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The problem with Big Tech’s favorite carbon removal tech
While corporations, including tech giants like Microsoft, are betting big on this technology, there are a few potential problems with…
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The Download: Big Tech’s carbon removals plans, and the next wave of nuclear reactors
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.…
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Big Tech’s old revenue playbook is dead. Shared value is the only path forward
Let’s be honest: Monetization today is broken. Most platforms are still stuck in a mindset that treats users like ATMs, squeezing every…
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Alphabet enters US$3 trillion market cap club as Big Tech’s AI momentum builds
Technology and AI-linked stocks have powered Wall Street’s main indexes to record highs lately amid growing hopes that the US Federal…
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Who’s paying for Big Tech’s energy binge? You might be!
If cooling your house down during this summer’s heat wave is costing you an arm and a leg, you can blame AI. Tech companies plan to spend…
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AI bets that fuelled Big Tech’s surge now threaten rich profits
Some investors are questioning the amount of cash Big Tech is throwing at artificial intelligence, fuelling concerns for profit margins…
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Big Tech’s indirect emissions jumped 150% in 3 years amid AI boom, U.N. report says
Indirect carbon emissions from the operations of four of the leading AI-focused tech companies—Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet, and Meta—rose…
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Grand Venture Tech’s Q1 after-tax net profit up 27.7% to S$2.6 million
Manufacturing-service provider Grand Venture Technology (GVT) on Tuesday (Jun 3) posted a first-quarter net profit after tax of S$2.6…
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Big Tech’s fortunes diverge as AI powers cloud, tariffs hit consumer electronics
The fortunes of Big Tech are diverging in a rapidly changing business landscape, as demand for artificial intelligence fuels growth in…
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How Big Tech’s Faustian bargain with Trump backfired
The most indelible image from Donald Trump’s inauguration in January is not the image of the president taking the oath of office without…
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The Download: Apple’s eucalyptus carbon bet, and climate tech’s bad vibes
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.…
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Trump tariffs could stymie Big Tech’s US data centre spending spree
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump’s sweeping reciprocal tariffs could hamstring Big Tech’s billion-dollar efforts to build artificial intelligence…