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Memory chip giants spark global semiconductor rally as shortages stoke price hikes

Memory giants Micron, SK Hynix and Samsung have led a rally in semiconductor stocks this year.

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Misleading AI-generated content spreads after Maduro’s removal — blurring fact and fiction

Doctored videos of crowds celebrating Maduro’s removal have racked up millions of views, highlighting rising risks of AI-driven misinformation.

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DeepSeek blew up markets year ago. Why hasn’t it done so since?

Nearly a year on from the Chinese AI company shaking the tech world, CNBC digs into why DeepSeek’s recent model releases haven’t caused the same frenzy.

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Elon Musk’s X faces probes in Europe, India, Malaysia after Grok generated explicit images of women and children

Regulators in Europe, India and Malaysia are scrutinizing X after exploitative images created with the Grok chatbot went viral on Elon Musk’s social network.

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Nvidia plans to test a robotaxi service in 2027 in self-driving push

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has said that robotics — including self-driving cars — is the company’s second most important growth category after AI.

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Democratic mayor of Silicon Valley’s largest city opposes billionaire tax

Matt Mahan, the Democratic mayor of San Jose, California, came out against a proposed ballot measure that would impose a tax on billionaires in the state.

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E-commerce startup Stord buys AI fulfillment platform Shipwire

The e-commerce startup is challenging Amazon and making faster, cheaper shipping more accessible to smaller mechants.

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AI godfather says Meta’s new 29-year-old AI boss is ‘inexperienced’ and warns of staff exodus

“A lot of people have left, a lot of people who haven’t yet left will leave,” Meta’s former chief AI scientist Yann Lecun said.

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Amazon lets some users chat with Alexa+ on the web in bid to take on ChatGPT

The company launched Alexa+ last February and it remains in early access.

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Fed’s Kashkari says AI is causing a hiring slowdown in big companies

AI’s rapid rise since OpenAI kickstarted the AI boom with ChatGPT’s launch in 2022 has sparked concerns about safety and job security.

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