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The personal computer market has finally halted its two-year-long decline in sales, with total shipments growing by 0.3% in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to data released by Gartner Inc. today. However, the market research firm warned that the recovery could …
Microsoft briefly stole Apple’s crown as the world’s most valuable company
Microsoft Corp. briefly overtook Apple Inc. as the most valuable company in the world in intraday trading Thursday, only to lose the crown about two hours later. It was the first time in more than two years that the Redmond-based firm surpassed …
Google Cloud expands its generative AI for retail offerings
Google Cloud today announced the availability of a number of new artificial intelligence tools, including generative AI systems, designed to help retailers modernize their business operations, better personalize online shopping experiences, and transform in-store technology rollouts. The new tools were unveiled at …
US lawmakers push for regulation of AI companies supplying government agencies
A bipartisan group of lawmakers today took the wraps off of a new piece of legislation that would require federal agencies and the artificial intelligence service providers they use to adopt guidelines to manage the risks associated with the technology. The proposed …
Google battles billion-dollar patent lawsuit over its TPU AI chips
Google LLC today denied allegations that its Tensor Processing Units were developed using stolen designs, in a jury trial brought against it by a company called Singular Computing LLC. The company has been accused of infringing on patents held by Singular and …
Generative AI startup Ask-AI, which breaks down data silos for customer service teams, raises $11M
Artificial intelligence startup Ask-AI Technologies Ltd. today announced the launch of its new Generative AI Sidekick tool alongside an $11 million round of funding. Today’s Series A round was led by Leaders Fund and saw participation from Vertex Ventures, State of Mind …
Luma, developer of generative AI models that create 3D objects, raises $43M
Computer vision startup Luma AI Inc. said today it has closed on a $43 million round of funding as it looks to build a new generation of generative artificial intelligence models capable of seeing the world around them. Today’s Series B round …
Intel targets automotive sector with AI-enabled system-on-chip for next-generation cars
Intel Corp. is making an ambitious play for the automotive sector with the launch of specialist versions of its newest, artificial intelligence-enabled chips. With the launch, the company is throwing down the gauntlet to rivals Nvidia Corp. and Qualcomm Inc., which currently …
It’s official: HPE confirms plans to acquire Juniper Networks for $14B
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. today confirmed reports that it’s intending to acquire Juniper Networks Inc. in an all-cash deal valued at around $40 per share, or roughly $14 billion. The confirmation came after reports of an acquisition emerged around 24 hours earlier, …
Intel debuts refreshed Raptor Lake CPUs for desktops and laptops
Intel Corp. today announced a new lineup of processors for desktops, laptops and mobile devices at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, but they’re not based on the eagerly anticipated seven-nanometer Meteor Lake architecture that was launched in December. Surprisingly, the chipmaker …