AI gadgets have been a bust so far. Apple aims to change that

AI gadgets have been a bust so far. Apple aims to change that

Jaque Silva | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images In late 2022, OpenAI’s launch of ChatGPT spurred an explosion of interest in the possibilities for artificial intelligence. Within months, some of the biggest tech companies in the world, including Microsoft, Meta and Google, joined the party, launching their own AI chatbots and generative AI … Read more

Cramer names Microsoft (MSFT) as No. 1 underappreciated megacap to buy

Cramer names Microsoft (MSFT) as No. 1 underappreciated megacap to buy

Microsoft’s generative artificial intelligence prospects are impressive. But the stock has more to offer investors than just the new tech. Jim Cramer said Microsoft shares could bottom Wednesday — and out of all the megacap tech stocks, this Club name is the one to buy. Microsoft closed at a record high of $467 on July … Read more

Microsoft avoids UK probe into hiring of Inflection AI employees

Microsoft avoids UK probe into hiring of Inflection AI employees

Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder and chief executive officer of Inflection AI UK Ltd., speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 18, 2024. Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — Microsoft’s hiring of employees from Inflection AI, the artificial intelligence startup started by DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman, has been cleared by … Read more

NFL’s next big media rights payday is years off

NFL’s next big media rights payday is years off

A view of a ESPN cameraman during the game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Cincinnati Bengals on December 4, 2023 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fl.  David Rosenblum | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images In 2021, the National Football League signed an 11-year, $111 billion media rights deal. In July, the National Basketball Association … Read more

Nvidia tumbles, leading chip stocks lower

Nvidia tumbles, leading chip stocks lower

Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia, displays the new Blackwell GPU chip during the Nvidia GPU Technology Conference in San Jose, California, on March 18, 2024. David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images Semiconductor stocks, led by Nvidia, fell Tuesday during an overall down day for the market. The S&P 500 slid by more than … Read more

Apple and Google wallets want to make hotel room key card obsolete

Apple and Google wallets want to make hotel room key card obsolete

Many hotel chains are racing to replace the plastic room key with digital options, including Apple Wallet and Google Wallet apps. Plastic hotel key cards have had a rough few years. During the pandemic, touch was taboo, so touchless trends accelerated. And cybersecurity concerns have mounted around hotel key technology. Earlier this year, researchers found a vulnerability in … Read more

How Google, Microsoft and Amazon are raiding AI startups for talent

How Google, Microsoft and Amazon are raiding AI startups for talent

Microsoft, Google and Amazon along with other tech companies have been getting creative in how they’re poaching talent from top artificial intelligence startups. Earlier this month, Google signed an unusual deal with Character.ai to hire away its prominent founder and more than one-fifth of its workforce while also licensing its technology. It looked like an acquisition, but … Read more

Cord cutters getting political ad blitz as campaigns flood Roku, Hulu

Cord cutters getting political ad blitz as campaigns flood Roku, Hulu

Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and former President Donald Trump Reuters Consumers who cut their cable cord in recent years are finding that there’s one thing about linear TV they can’t escape: political ads. With the U.S. presidential election less than 70 days away, campaigns are swarming streaming services like Roku and Hulu to such … Read more

Nvidia’s earnings report shows problem of being priced for perfection

Nvidia’s earnings report shows problem of being priced for perfection

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers a keynote address during the Nvidia GTC Artificial Intelligence Conference at SAP Center on March 18, 2024 in San Jose, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Nvidia reported its fourth-straight quarter of triple-digit revenue growth on Wednesday, sailing past estimates on the top and bottom line while also issuing a … Read more

Google Gemini will again support AI image generation of people

Google Gemini will again support AI image generation of people

The Deepmind logo is being displayed on a smartphone with the Google Gemini logo in the background in this photo illustration in Brussels, Belgium, on February 8, 2024. Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Google said it will soon allow users to create images of people using its Gemini artificial intelligence tool, after pulling … Read more