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Friday, Mar 22

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How Big Tech is winning the AI talent war

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Microsoft’s agreement with two founders of Inflection is the latest sign that deep-pocketed companies are scooping up much of the expertise in AI

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Global CEOs flock to China as tensions mount over export glut

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Apple’s Tim Cook, ExxonMobil’s Darren Woods and HSBC’s Noel Quinn head to Beijing for annual development forum

Thursday, Mar 21

16

US accuses Apple of building smartphone market monopoly in antitrust case

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Landmark lawsuit is Biden administration’s first major antitrust action against iPhone maker

14

BBC develops AI plans and talks to Big Tech over archives access

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UK broadcaster seeks to build artificial intelligence models and negotiates with companies on content deal

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Tim Cook praises China’s ‘critical’ role in Apple’s business

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iPhone maker chief visits Shanghai and emphasises increased investment in manufacturing supply chain

Tuesday, Mar 19

19

Microsoft hires DeepMind co-founder Suleyman to run consumer AI unit

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Tech giant will also absorb most of the staff from Suleyman’s AI start-up Inflection as it looks to consolidate its lead in the sector

Monday, Mar 18

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Nvidia unveils powerful chip in push to extend dominance in AI market

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Chief executive Jensen Huang claims Blackwell GPUs are substantially faster than its market-leading AI hardware

Friday, Mar 15

19

Apple reaches $490mn settlement over Tim Cook’s China demand comments

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Investors claimed chief executive misled them during an earnings call in 2018

05

SpaceX’s Starship rocket reaches space but is lost on return to Earth

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World’s most powerful rocket fails in final phase after meeting third test mission’s other objectives

Wednesday, Mar 13

15

Arm unveils first chip design to power self-driving cars

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SoftBank-backed group targets automotive sector as it diversifies from declining smartphone market

Tuesday, Mar 12

14

Apple bows to Brussels over App Store in latest EU concession

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Tech giant seeks to comply with European law with approval for iPhone apps to be downloaded from developers’ websites

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China’s smartphone makers can find an edge in cars as Apple retreats

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Companies such as Xiaomi that own a wide range of technologies that could help in the race to create smart vehicles

Monday, Mar 11

14

Telegram hits 900mn users as founder considers IPO

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In rare interview, Pavel Durov says secretive messaging app is making ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’ from ads business

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Thomson Reuters has $8bn war chest for AI-focused deals, says chief

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Media and data group will develop its own technology and scoop up targets with AI capabilities

Sunday, Mar 10

First commercial moon mission will try to revive lander as lunar night ends

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Intuitive Machines aims to extend Odysseus’s pioneering commercial space exploration mission

Thursday, Mar 7

14

Elon Musk may yet hold OpenAI to account — unlike its board

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This legal battle is more than a row between billionaire tech bros, it’s about the future of AI transparency

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EU probes Apple over App Store shutdown of Epic Games

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Brussels seeks explanation from iPhone-maker after group behind ‘Fortnite’ has account terminated

Friday, Mar 1

19

Apple reverses course on plan to cut off ‘progressive web apps’ in EU

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iPhone maker was set to be investigated over its changes to iOS software in order to comply with new regulations

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Apple faces the most disruptive threat it has seen in the iPhone era

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The company has strengths in AI but ground to make up as rivals Google and Microsoft move fast

Thursday, Feb 29

Uber chief unlocks $136mn in options after beating $120bn valuation target

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Dara Khosrowshahi became entitled to award after meeting targets set before ride-hailing group’s IPO

Wednesday, Feb 28

11

Aston Martin losses shrink but launch of first electric model delayed

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Higher prices for luxury models boost British manufacturer

Monday, Feb 26

16

EU seeks to investigate Apple over cutting off web apps

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Competition regulators in Brussels send questions to developers over iPhone maker’s decision

Sunday, Feb 25

07

AI boom sparks concern over Big Tech’s water consumption

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Microsoft, Google and Meta are using more water to cool down data centres that power artificial intelligence products

Wednesday, Feb 21

Apple rivals lobby EU over App Store dominance

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Meta and Microsoft want Brussels regulators to extract more concessions that unpick iOS mobile software

Monday, Feb 19

04

North Korean hackers use AI for more sophisticated scams

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Cyber criminals backed by Pyongyang turn to artificial intelligence as they try to secure funds

Sunday, Feb 18

12

EU to hit Apple with first ever fine in €500mn music streaming penalty

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Move is culmination of long-running European Commission antitrust probe after a complaint by Spotify

Friday, Feb 16

08

You can have justice or peace. But you can hardly ever have both

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A popular protest slogan and the reality that for peace to prevail, sometimes justice is impossible

Wednesday, Feb 14

15

Lyft shares go on wild ride after earnings release error

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Ride-hailing company’s stock surges more than 60% before correction to margin growth outlook for 2024

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Uber debuts $7bn share buyback as tech groups step up capital returns

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Ride-hailing company seeks to please investors following renewed focus on profitability

Friday, Feb 9

19

Dara Khosrowshahi: the ‘adult in the room’ who steered Uber to profit

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Ride-hailing group’s chief celebrates an ‘inflection point’ this week but investors wonder if he can sustain momentum