Big Tech Sees AI Bets Starting to Pay Off

Microsoft, Google and Amazon all report strong quarterly growth in cloud revenue, but warn of increased capital spending.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 4 hours ago

Filmmakers Are Worried About AI. Big Tech Wants Them to See ‘What's Possible’

Amazon is hosting AI filmmaking competitions. Meta is letting directors test Movie Gen. As tech companies develop new tools, they need filmmakers to show they can be used responsibly.

Tech - Wired - October 17

Big Tech turns to nuclear energy to power AI boom

Major technology companies are increasingly turning to nuclear energy as they attempt to keep up with the vast energy demands of artificial intelligence (AI) without derailing their highly ...

Politics - The Hill - October 16

Nuclear-Powered AI: Big Tech's Bold Solution or a Pipedream?

Amazon, Google and Microsoft are investing billions in nuclear power, but the projects are years away and rely on unproven technology.

Tech - The Wall Street Journal - October 22

Laid Off From Big Tech? Here Come the Rebounder Founders

They were pushed out of cushy jobs at Google, Twitter, and Meta. Now they’re building startups and embracing the risk of entrepreneurship.

Business - Inc. - October 23

Why Big Tech is turning to nuclear to power its energy-intensive AI ambitions

Large tech firms are turning to alternative power sources like nuclear as a way to fulfill growing energy demands from data centers.

Business - CNBC - October 16

Ways to target – or avoid — Big Tech and megacap stocks via ETFs amid AI frenzy

“The shape of the U.S. equity market has undergone a massive change over just the last few years,” says BlackRock’s Rachel Aguirre.

Business - MarketWatch - October 24

Big Tech goes nuclear

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Big Tech turns to nuclear energy to power AI boom Major technology companies are increasingly turning to nuclear energy as they ...

Politics - The Hill - October 17

Colts' Tyquan Lewis pays off Ohio State-Oregon bet with DeForest Buckner by wearing duck costume

The assembled media were not prepared to see the Lewis dressed as the Oregon mascot.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 23

Elon Musk hopes Trump victory will help his $44bn Twitter bet pay off

The platform’s billionaire owner has seen its value plunge as advertisers run shy, revenues drop and user numbers fall. Two years ago, there was some trepidation among advertisers, anti-hate-speech ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Apple, Meta and Amazon must show the stock market that AI spending is paying off

Big-tech bellwethers facing scrutiny on whether they are meeting competitive challenges.

Business - MarketWatch - Yesterday

Amazon CEO pledges AI investments will pay off as capital expenditures surge 81%

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy reassured shareholders that the company expects to make money on its generative AI investments.

Business - CNBC - 8 hours ago

Big Tech Carries the Entire Stock Market — and Nvidia Fuels Big Tech

The Magnificent Seven have doubled the returns of the S&P 500 in 2024, but much of the outperformance can be chalked up to chip giant Nvidia.

Business - Inc. - 6 days ago

Big Tech’s dash for nuclear power

The take-off of AI will fuel a surge in demand for electricity

Business - Financial Times - October 20

Big Tech makes amends with Trump

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Big Tech reaches out to Trump ahead of Election Day The leaders of major technology companies are making ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Amazon Joins Big Tech's Foray Into Nuclear Power

The internet giant is part of a $500 million investment to help bring small, modular reactors on to the grid.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 16

Three Mile Island Readies for Big Tech Reboot

Constellation Energy will revive the half-century-old nuclear power plant to supply electricity for Microsoft’s data centers.

Business - Inc. - October 22

College Football Is Big Business. Athletes Are Paying the Price.

Players are dealing with far-flung travel, jet lag and the pressures of trying to balance the roles of student, athlete and entrepreneur more than ever before.

Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday

To Make AI Pay, Master 2 Power Traits

You must be insatiably curious and excel at managing process redesign.

Business - Inc. - October 16

Investors Want to See a Payout on Microsoft’s AI Efforts

As the tech giant readies a report of what’s forecast as its slowest quarterly growth in a year, shareholders want to see genuine demand for the AI applications it’s spent billions to develop.

Business - Inc. - 3 days ago

Crocs doubled down on ugly. It is paying off

Maker of foam clogs has gone from laughing stock to good stock — and the shares do not look expensive

World - Financial Times - 6 days ago

Which team owns betting in the Big Apple?

How does the betting market compare between New York teams?

Sports - ESPN - October 17

The White House Bet Big on Intel. Will It Backfire?

A plan to revive U.S. chip manufacturing rests partly on a company that is firing workers and delaying factories, even as the government pushes for the opposite.

Business - The New York Times - October 24

U.K. Budget Makes a Big Bet on Spending for Growth

The Labour Party is betting that extra spending on public services and more investment will eventually revitalize the country’s stagnant economy.

Business - The New York Times - 14 hours ago

Jim Cramer explains why money rotated back into Big Tech

Tuesday marked a second consecutive day of losses for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, with the index posting its first back-to-back loss since September.

Business - CNBC - October 22

Europe’s Big Tech Hawks Brace for a Post-Biden Future

European ambitions to rein in the US tech giants depend on the outcome of the election—and the fate of antitrust firebrand Lina Khan.

Tech - Wired - Yesterday

Google becomes the latest tech giant to strike a nuclear-power deal for AI

Amazon, Microsoft and Oracle all have nuclear arrangements of their own as tech companies seek clean-energy solutions for AI’s massive power needs.

Business - MarketWatch - October 14

Tech giants press Congress to codify AI Safety Institute

A coalition of more than 60 tech companies and industry groups, including Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Microsoft and OpenAI, urged congressional leaders Tuesday to pass legislation permanently ...

Politics - The Hill - October 22

WSJ Tech Live: Executives, Investors and Artists Debate AI's Potential

Andreessen Horowitz’s Martin Casado says tech policy is in a ‘dangerous place.’

Tech - The Wall Street Journal - October 23

Woods, McIlroy tech golf league to tee off in Jan.

TGL presented by SoFi, the tech-infused golf league fronted by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, will kick off its inaugural season on Jan. 7, 2025, on ESPN culminating with a best-of-three finals on ...

Sports - ESPN - October 21

Tech stock sell-off wipes out Wall Street’s October gains

Disappointing earnings from Microsoft help put US equities on track for biggest one-day drop since early September

World - Financial Times - 13 hours ago

What we learned: We answered the big questions

Can the 49ers make a run? Can Jameis Winston save the Browns? Reporters react to all the action.

Sports - ESPN - Yesterday

Sources: Texas Tech's Morton to start vs. Iowa St.

Texas Tech quarterback Behren Morton looked strong in practice on Tuesday and is expected to start on Saturday at No. 11 Iowa State, sources told ESPN.

Sports - ESPN - 2 days ago

Apple cautious on holiday outlook as it starts AI rollout

Shares fall despite solid earnings as analysts weigh impact of new ‘Apple Intelligence’ features

Business - Financial Times - 9 hours ago

Betting buzz: Sports equinox sees bump for cross-sport parlays

Cross-sport parlays saw a significant increase on Monday night thanks to the "Sports Equinox" as all four major sports leagues played games in one day.

Sports - ESPN - 2 days ago

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