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Microsoft's profit rose last quarter as AI bolstered demand for its software and cloud services, prompting the company to spend heavily on infrastructure to accommodate the appetite for the technology

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Microsoft’s profit rose last quarter as AI bolstered demand for its software and cloud services, prompting the company to spend heavily on infrastructure to accommodate the appetite for the technology.

The NBA is advancing toward a series of major media deals, with Amazon and Google's YouTube vying for a new streaming package.

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The NBA is advancing toward a series of major media deals, with Amazon and Google’s YouTube vying for a new streaming package.

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Google Sales Accelerate as Ad, Cloud Businesses Hold Up Amid Costly AI Push

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Parent company Alphabet reported $80.5 billion in first-quarter revenue, a 15% increase from a year earlier, as the company said it plans to pay a cash dividend to investors for the first time.

Thursday, Apr 25

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2024 Porsche Macan: A Big Step in EV Tech

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The all-electric successor to the Macan compact SUV, the most popular model in Porsche’s lineup, is built on an upgraded EV platform—and now feistier than ever.

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Change Healthcare Grinds Through Massive Breach Probe

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Two months after cyberattack, the claims tech company’s parent UnitedHealth Group works to identify the ‘substantial proportion’ of people in America whose personal data was compromised.

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The FCC Restores Net Neutrality. What It Means for the Internet

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The federal agency plans to start regulating internet service like a public utility, bringing back rules that ban “fast lanes” for certain websites

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Microsoft Hopes to See Continued AI Mania

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Investors will be watching how enthusiasm over artificial intelligence technology is fueling demand for Microsoft’s cloud services.

Google Parent Alphabet Looks to Continue Revenue Growth

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The search giant has reported four straight quarters of accelerating sales growth and been investing in artificial-intelligence technology. Still, Google’s advertising sales last quarter fell short of expectations.

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How Australia Struggled to Get Elon Musk's X to Remove Video of a Terrorist Attack

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Musk argues that agreeing to hide footage of the stabbing of a bishop from users worldwide would risk allowing any country to control the entire internet.

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Amazon said it would let companies use their own generative artificial-intelligence models inside its AI app development platform.

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Amazon said it would let companies use their own generative artificial-intelligence models inside its AI app development platform.

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A Spring Luxury Shopping Spree: Everything to Buy Right Now

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From cool cowboy boots to grand gardening gear, here’s what you should buy this month.

Wednesday, Apr 24

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It's One of the Last Pristine Coral Reefs on Earth. Should We Be Visiting It?

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The Raja Ampat archipelago of Indonesia looms large in the imaginations of underwater adventurers. But by visiting its relatively untouched reefs are we protecting them—or threatening them?

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AT&T Subscriber Gains Top Expectations

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AT&T gained subscribers in its core cellphone business last quarter, a bright spot for the wireless carrier after a costly outage and a data leak.

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Volvo Car Positive on Demand Outlook

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Volvo Car expects demand for its cars to remain robust in the coming quarters and still sees retail sales growth increasing this year, despite posting earnings that missed forecasts.

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AI companies including OpenAI, Meta and Google agreed to incorporate new measures to protect children from exploitation and plug holes in their existing defenses.

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AI companies including OpenAI, Meta and Google agreed to incorporate new measures to protect children from exploitation and plug holes in their existing defenses.

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The Biden FCC Brakes the Internet With Net Neutrality

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The agency revives Obama’s Title II regulation that slowed investment and kept broadband prices high.

Tuesday, Apr 23

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Apple iPhone Sales Slump in China Amid Huawei's Comeback

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Apple’s smartphone sales in the world’s largest smartphone market dropped sharply, placing the company third overall behind local rivals, Vivo and Honor.

Spotify Makes Progress on Profitability Push, but User Growth Slows

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Spotify came up short on user growth, but swung to a profit in the first quarter, delivering a mixed earnings report as it works to achieve consistent profitability this year.

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Inside the Race to Revolutionize Quantum Computing

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AI is the technology trend of the moment—but what’s 10 years down the road? Some experts say quantum computing will be the next game changer. WSJ visited IBM’s quantum computing lab to learn why.

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It's Not You. Those 'I Am Not a Robot' Tests Are Getting Harder.

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Captchas that aim to distinguish humans from nefarious bots are demanding more brain power; ‘things are going to get even stranger’

Monday, Apr 22

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Disney Technology Chief Departs

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Aaron LaBerge will become chief technology officer of Penn Entertainment.

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Meet the Tesla Diehards Sticking With the Stock Despite Its Disastrous Year

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Stakes are high for the electric-vehicle maker going into Tuesday’s quarterly earnings report.

Saturday, Apr 20

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The U.K. privacy regulator says Google's proposed replacements for cookies need to do more to protect consumer privacy, according to internal documents.

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The U.K. privacy regulator says Google’s proposed replacements for cookies need to do more to protect consumer privacy, according to internal documents.

The Former Congressman in the Hot Seat at Trump's Truth Social

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Devin Nunes is running a tiny, money-losing, slow-growing social-media company that just went public. The looming question: What if the app’s most important user—and biggest investor—wants to sell?

Friday, Apr 19

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AI Gives Enterprise Device Market Something to Be Excited About

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The biggest innovation in years has come for personal computers as manufacturers integrate chips that enable them to run large scale AI models directly on the device. But how quickly chief information officers will want to start snapping…

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Cybersecurity Venture Market Rebounds With Tailwind From AI

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While startups across most sectors face a difficult fundraising environment, cybersecurity startups are showing signs of life, thanks in part to their sector’s ties to artificial intelligence.

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China Orders Apple to Remove Popular Messaging Apps

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WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram among apps cut from iPhone app store to comply with censorship demand.

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Meta released Llama 3, the latest edition of the company's publicly available large-language AI model.

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Meta released Llama 3, the latest edition of the company’s publicly available large-language AI model.

TSMC is reshaping its business to respond to the artificial-intelligence boom, including doubling capacity for a type of chip technology in demand from companies like Nvidia.

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TSMC is reshaping its business to respond to the artificial-intelligence boom, including doubling capacity for a type of chip technology in demand from companies like Nvidia.

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Google CEO Pichai Calls for Reset After Activist Firings

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The tech giant fired over two dozen employees following sit-in protests at its offices in New York and California over its cloud-computing deal with Israel.