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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 - 6 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

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

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

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

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

Gartner: 2025 will see the rise of AI agents (and other top trends)

Also keep an eye on AI governance tools, hybrid computing, disinformation security, post-quantum cryptography and even more out-there tech.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 21

Some Storm Victims Seeing $1,000 Disaster Aid Through AI

The nonprofit GiveDirectly intends to send direct payments of $1,000 to households impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

Business - Inc. - 6 days ago

Meta sees AI spending accelerating as earnings top forecasts

Mark Zuckerberg cites the potential for ‘strong’ returns in coming years on heavy investments in new technology

Business - Financial Times - 18 hours ago

Samsung Sees Progress in Memory Chips for AI After Delays

The South Korean tech giant reported better-than-expected net profit but earnings in its core semiconductor business shrank sharply.

Tech - The Wall Street Journal - Yesterday

U.S. Tech Firms to Invest More Than $8 Billion in U.K. Data Centers Amid AI Frenzy

Surging AI demand has led to a combined investment of $8.23 billion in U.K. data centers from four American tech companies.

Tech - The Wall Street Journal - October 14

Tech legend Marc Andreessen’s latest venture: Rallying Silicon Valley around Trump’s stances on crypto, AI and taxes

Entrepreneur and investor Marc Andreessen has set out in a new political direction this year.

Business - MarketWatch - October 16

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

Small but mighty: H2O.ai’s new AI models challenge tech giants in document analysis

H2O.ai has released efficient vision-language models for document AI, challenging tech giants with superior performance in OCR and text recognition tasks.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 18

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

Nvidia’s stock sets one record but falls short of another

While TSMC issued upbeat commentary on the state of the AI market, Wall Street perhaps already had that confidence.

Business - MarketWatch - October 17

Reddit’s Sees First-Ever Profit as Explosive User Growth and AI Tools Help it Soar

The social discussion platform beat Wall Street analyst forecasts, with quarterly sales results better than 10 percent above estimates.

Business - Inc. - Yesterday

The Future of AI Is AI Building AI for AI

What if the future is even more dystopian than they’re letting on?

Business - Inc. - October 13

The sperm donor bros of tech

Genetic largesse from some of Silicon Valley’s elite appears to be a mix of narcissism, altruism and dreams of immortality

Business - Financial Times - October 15

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

Pentagon Seeks Silicon Valley Elite to Join Reserves

A new Defense Department initiative would recruit top technical minds as part-time military officers.

Tech - The Wall Street Journal - October 21

Yen carry and US tech

And the housing markets gets worse

World - Financial Times - October 25

Harris vs. Trump on tech

Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Where Harris and Trump stand on tech Former President Trump and Vice President Harris may offer starkly ...

Politics - The Hill - 12 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. - October 25

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

Why tech’s titans are moving right

Whatever the outcome of this election, Democrats should realize that Silicon Valley is fleeing from them — and for good reason.

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Why Tech Employees Are Ready to Revolt

This has been an unprecedented period of unprovoked kicks and unkept promises for workers in the tech industry.