Despite facing pressure from the United States government to divest from TikTok, Chinese tech giant ByteDance has adamantly denied any plans to sell the popular video platform. The new US law has placed a nine-month deadline on ByteDance to sell TikTok on national security grounds, citing concerns that the Chinese-owned app could be used for
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The competition between tech giants Microsoft and Google in the realm of generative AI is heating up. Both companies have reported strong quarterly sales and profits, leading to a surge in their stock prices. However, a closer look at their strategies and comments from their CEOs, Sundar Pichai and Satya Nadella, reveals differences in approach
It seems that every time Microsoft releases an update on LinkedIn, they make the same claim – “record levels of engagement”. This has been a consistent pattern since 2018, with each quarterly report boasting of increased sessions and engagement rates. But can we really trust these numbers, or is it just a narrative that Microsoft
Photonic quantum computers have shown great promise in the realm of quantum computing due to their utilization of particles of light as information processing units. However, the weak interactions between individual photons have hindered the progress of photonic quantum computers in achieving desired results. Recent research by the University of Science and Technology of China
SK Hynix, a South Korean memory chipmaker, made a strong comeback in the first quarter of the year, reporting a net profit of 1.92 trillion South Korean won ($1.39 billion). This marked a significant turnaround from the loss of 2.58 trillion won recorded in the same period the previous year. The company had been facing
Flaming Fowl Studios, founded in 2016 by former Fable developers from Lionhead Studios, initially gained attention with their digital card game Fable Fortune. Following the closure of Lionhead Studios, Flaming Fowl took on the task of continuing the Fable legacy in the gaming world. The studio’s next venture was the adaptation of the popular board
Christophe Fouquet is stepping into the role of CEO at ASML, a Dutch chip giant with a significant influence on the global semiconductor market. His appointment comes at a crucial time when semiconductors have become a geopolitical battleground, particularly with regards to relations with China. Fouquet’s background and experience position him as a key player
Google has once again pushed back the deprecation of third-party cookies, citing the need to address concerns raised by the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The CMA has expressed worries about the impact this move will have on Google’s competitors and the digital marketing industry as a whole. Despite Google’s efforts to revise its
Apple is facing a decrease in demand for its Vision Pro headset, with analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reporting that the company has cut its shipment forecast for the rest of the year. This drop in demand has led Apple to adjust its headset roadmap, potentially delaying the release of a lower-cost mixed reality headset until 2025
Microsoft recently unveiled the latest version of its lightweight AI model, Phi-3 Mini, signaling a major breakthrough in the field of artificial intelligence technology. This new model boasts 3.8 billion parameters and is designed to deliver high-performance results on a smaller scale compared to larger language models like GPT-4. With Phi-3 Mini now available on