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What’s Better Than OpenAI? Developers Shop for Alternatives

Microsoft-backed OpenAI is no longer the only game in town for software developers looking to capitalize on an expected $90 billion market for artificial intelligence. Motivated by a wariness of relying on a single company, a desire for models tailored to specific tasks and the chance to cut costs, more than a dozen startups and […]

UK Watchdog to Soften Sustainability Disclosures for Asset Managers

Britain’s financial watchdog said on Wednesday the introduction of new sustainability disclosure requirements (SDR) for asset managers to prevent greenwashing will be pushed back and softened to avoid excluding many funds. The new requirements aim to stop asset managers over-inflating the sustainability credentials of investment funds they sell – so-called greenwashing. The Financial Conduct Authority […]

Memory Chipmaker Micron Expects Revenue Drop, Expects AI to Boost Sales in 2025

Micron Technology Inc on Tuesday forecast third-quarter revenue would tumble nearly 60% from a year earlier but the steep drop was in line with Wall Street expectations and company executives painted a rosy outlook for 2025 with artificial intelligence boosting sales. With a glut still nagging the chip industry, Micron expects the deepest revenue drop […]

Microsoft Introduces AI-Powered Cybersecurity Assistant

 Microsoft Corp on Tuesday launched a tool to help cybersecurity professionals identify breaches, threat signals and better analyze data, using OpenAI’s latest GPT-4 generative artificial intelligence model. The tool, named ‘Security Copilot’, is a simple prompt box that will help security analysts with tasks like summarizing incidents, analyzing vulnerabilities and sharing information with co-workers on […]

MedPaLM, Medical AI: The New WebMD?

Out of all the technological advancements I’ve researched, artificial intelligence (AI) remains my favorite. Seconded by quantum computing, the supercomputer’s jacked cousin. You see, AI and all it entails are a complex network so versatile it fits in literally every industry, including telecommunications and connectivity, law and politics,  and even in the coffee industry. Meet […]

Spanish Competition Watchdog Opens Disciplinary Case Against Google

Spain’s competition watchdog CNMC has opened a disciplinary case against Google for alleged anti-competitive practices affecting publishers and Spanish news agencies, the regulator said on Tuesday. CNMC said it was investigating whether Google had abused its dominant position in the Spanish market. The proceedings involve Google LLC, Google Ireland Ltd, Google Spain, S.L. and their […]

Microsoft Prepares to Settle EU Antitrust Complaint on Cloud - Bloomberg News

U.S. tech giant Microsoft Corp is close to a settlement with a trio of cloud providers to suspend their antitrust complaints to the European Commission, Bloomberg news reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. French cloud computing services OVHcloud, Italy’s Aruba SpA and the Danish Cloud Community are the parties involved in the […]

EU Backs Retaliation Against Economic Coercion

 The European Union has agreed to allow retaliation against countries that put undue economic pressure on EU members to change their policies, such as the trade restrictions the bloc says China has imposed on Lithuania. Representatives of the European Parliament and the Council, the grouping of EU countries, reached a provisional deal on the anti-coercion […]

Blockchain and the Growth of Digital Identity

The Internet is a part of our identity. Technological developments in the digital sphere have transformed every aspect of our lives, including shopping, working together with colleagues, staying in contact with friends, entertainment, and money management. Since the inception of the Internet, identity management has been a major issue, with billions of dollars being spent […]

Insurance and AI Technology Trends: How AI Is Impacting the Insurance Sector and Industry

The insurance industry is undergoing a transformative shift driven by the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The integration of AI into insurance processes is revolutionizing traditional methods, leading to more efficient, accurate, and customer-centric services. Traditionally, the insurance sector relied heavily on human expertise, manual underwriting, and time-consuming claims processing. However, the advent […]