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Chip industry strains to meet AI-fueled demands — will smaller LLMs help?

Large language models are growing in size, as is the number of companies using generative AI technology. The more the models grow, the more CPUs they consume — exacerbating an already-strained chip supply chain.

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Google to block Bard conversations from being indexed on Search

The company said the conversations were being indexed accidentally after an SEO Consultant took to Twitter, now X, to report the issue.

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US FTC hits Amazon with antitrust lawsuit on e-commerce business

In the latest antitrust lawsuit to be leveled against a big tech company, Amazon is facing complaints it engaged in anticompetitive behavior that has negatively impacted buyers and sellers on its e-commerce platform.

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Apple’s Eddy Cue testifies in Google’s confusing, secretive antitrust trial

Top Apple executive Eddy Cue testified in the government’s antitrust case against Google, but it’s hard to judge the import of what he said given the shroud of secrecy surrounding the trial.

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US may extend China waiver for South Korean chipmakers

US Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves has assured South Korean chipmakers, including Samsung and SK Hynix, of taking steps that enable these companies to operate smoothly in China.

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Atlassian adds new collaboration and integration features to Jira platforms

Two years after launching Jira Work Management, Atlassian has launched a host of new updates to the platform to allow both technical and non-technical teams to benefit from Jira.

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Microsoft’s data centers are going nuclear

A job posting suggests that Microsoft is planning to explore the use of small nuclear reactors for its major data centers.

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UK regulator provisionally clears Microsoft's $69B Activision acquisition

Five months after the UK’s Competition and Market’s Authority (CMA) blocked Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, a newly proposed agreement has addressed the regulator's concerns.

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Amazon set to invest $4B in constitutional AI advocate Anthropic

In return for the investment, AWS will become Anthropic’s primary cloud provider and grant the company access to its compute infrastructure.

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The AI future of Windows is here

Forget Windows 12: Microsoft’s big AI push is starting on your current Windows 11 PC on Sept. 26.

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Generative AI and US copyright law are on a collision course

The way in which US copyright law interacts with the burgeoning field of generative AI remains nebulous, and could cause problems for generative AI training that will come to a head in court cases.

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Microsoft 365 Copilot rollout set for Nov. 1

The generative AI assistant will be available to enterprise customers for $30 per user each month; meanwhile, an invite-only early access program for SMBs has begun.

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ServiceNow embeds AI-powered customer-assist features throughout products

ServiceNow's new chatbot works across applications and can summarize customer service interactions and perform case, incident, and agent chat summarizations; act as a virtual agent; and perform search functions.

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EU Chips Act comes into force to ensure supply chain resilience

The EU is investing $3.6 billion with the aim of attracting $43.7 billion more in private investment and doubling its current global semiconductor market share.

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Cisco: Macs in business boost productivity and security, cuts costs

Mac adoption isn’t just an employee choice; Cisco CIO Fletcher Previn argues that it’s a business imperative that delivers substantial benefits.

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UK's controversial online safety bill set to become law

The Online Safety bill, now passed by Parliament, has stirred criticism regarding provisions that will require tech companies to monitor encrypted messages.

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IDC: AR/VR headset sales slide, could rebound with Apple, Meta device launches

The upcoming Meta Quest 3 is set to drive a rebound in business demand for AR/VR headsets, but Apple’s Vision Pro is expected to have only a muted impact on commercial adoption.

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Jamf: Generative AI is coming to an Apple IT admin near you

Jamf believes generative AI tools can be a big benefit to tech support and IT admin and the company this week revealed its first work in that direction.

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