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Zuckerberg Sees ChatGPT-Like LLMs Empowering Small Businesses

benzinga.com In a candid interview, Meta Platforms Inc.’s META CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared his vision of how Large Language Models, or LLMs, like OpenAI’s chatGPT would revolutionize the…

'It's Time To Admit That Remote Work Doesn't Work': Former PayPal Executive Says WFH Is No Way To Build A Great Company

finance.yahoo.com The remote work trend has experienced an unprecedented surge in recent years. Workers enjoy the flexibility in managing their schedules and reduced commuting stress while…

AMD Tracks Nvidia Gains in Wall Street’s AI Frenzy

finance.yahoo.com Advanced Micro Devices Inc.’s stellar share-price performance this year reflects its place in the eyes of investors looking to make an artificial intelligence trade: the…

WALL ST WEEK AHEAD Investors rethink recession plays, boosting U.S. stock market laggards

reuters.com A U.S. stocks rally is showing signs of expanding beyond the cluster of giant growth and tech names that have led gains this year, as investors reposition portfolios primed…

Will generative AI complete the cloud transition? One prominent executive thinks so

marketwatch.com There have been a lot of pronouncements about the capabilities of generative artificial intelligence in recent months, but one that Box Inc. Chief Executive Aaron Levie made…

Amazon's stock could be a sleepy AI play, according to UBS

marketwatch.com Some big technology companies racked up scores of artificial-intelligence mentions on their latest earnings calls, so by contrast, Amazon.com Inc. has been quieter about its…

Canadian AI company Cohere raises US$270-million from Inovia, NVIDIA, Oracle and Salesforce Ventures

theglobeandmail.com Toronto-based artificial intelligence company Cohere has raised US$270-million from investors that include chipmaker Nvidia Corp. NVDA-Q and software giant Oracle Corp.…

Google formalizes in-office policies, and neglectful attendance could impact performance reviews

marketwatch.com Google is cracking down further on remote work — and may include compliance with return-to-office policies in performance-review conversations for consistently absent…

AI startup Cohere raises $270 million in Nvidia-backed funding round

finance.yahoo.com Cohere, an AI foundation model company that competes with Microsoft-backed OpenAI, said on Thursday it had raised $270 million in a funding round backed by Nvidia, Oracle…

Stocks mixed while Nasdaq sinks amid new economic warnings: Stock market news today

finance.yahoo.com US stocks wavered Wednesday after an unexpected interest rate hike from Canada, a surprise drop in Chinese exports and economic headwinds flagged by the Paris-based…

The Ratings Game: Amazon needs a ‘significant amount of self-help’ to boost its stock: analyst

marketwatch.com Amazon.com Inc. shares are on a tear this year, up 50% so far in 2023 amid a strong rally in Big Tech names and cheers for the e-commerce giant’s work to cut costs — but…

The Tell: Big Tech bulks up in S&P 500 in 2023 outweighing index’s energy sector, DataTrek says

marketwatch.com Big Tech’s market value in the S&P 500 index has surged to more than a quarter of the index, with just seven stocks this year adding heft larger than the weight of its…

Snap hires new head of engineering from Google

aol.com Snap Inc said on Monday it hired a new senior vice president of engineering from Google, the latest in a string of new recruits to advance its advertising business. Eric…

A Unique Way To Play The Coming $700 Billion Electric Vehicle Boom

finance.yahoo.com The global electric vehicle market is a crowded space valued at nearly $194 billion in 2022 and set to reach an astounding $694 billion by 2030. Now it’s time to find more…

In One Chart: As major tech stocks head for the moon, investors drain $77.5 billion from equity funds

marketwatch.com A small group of technology stocks may be powering the stock market higher, but investors have continued fleeing equity funds in the first five months of 2023 in favor of…

Stock market today: Dow ends lower as Apple cuts gains after unveiling new headset By

investing.com Investing.com -- The Dow closed lower Monday, as Apple's jump to an intraday day record high faded after the tech giant unveiled its new mixed-reality headset. The was down…

S&P 500 turns red as Apple eases from record after unveiling 'Vision Pro' headset

investing.com Investing.com -- The S&P 500 was flat Monday, as Apple gave up gains after hitting an intraday record high as the tech giant unveiled its widely expected new virtual reality…

Apple’s stock at all-time highs ahead of WWDC, headset reveal

marketwatch.com Apple Inc. shares are on track to close at a record high Monday as the company approaches the next stage in its journey as a consumer-electronics powerhouse. Shares of Apple…

SNAPSHOT Wall St opens muted as investors weigh chances of June rate pause

reuters.com The S&P 500 and Nasdaq on Monday hovered near highs hit in the previous session as Apple scaled an all-time peak, while investors assessed odds of the Federal Reserve…

Musk's Neuralink valued at about $5 bln despite long road to market

reuters.com Elon Musk's brain implant startup Neuralink, which was valued at close to $2 billion in a private fundraising round two years ago, is now worth around $5 billion based on…

Apple Set for Record High Ahead of Mixed-Reality Headset Launch

finance.yahoo.com Apple Inc. is on pace to close at a record high ahead of its most significant product launch event in nearly a decade, after benefiting from a broader rotation back into…

Exclusive-Musk's Neuralink valued at about $5 billion despite long road to market

finance.yahoo.com Elon Musk's brain implant startup Neuralink, which was valued at close to $2 billion in a private fundraising round two years ago, is now worth around $5 billion based on…

Google Bard Catching Up With Bing AI? Chat History, Customizable Responses Could Roll Out Soon

benzinga.com Google Bard, the conversational AI platform by Alphabet Inc. GOOG GOOGL, plans to catch up with rivals like Microsoft Corp’s MSFT Bing AI by potentially introducing features…

Sources: telecom ministers from 18 EU countries either rejected or criticized a push by European telcos to force Big Tech to help fund 5G and broadband rollout

economictimes.indiatimes.com A majority of EU countries have rejected a push by Europe's big telecoms operators to force Big Tech to help fund the rollout of 5G and broadband in the region, people…

Amazon is coming for the mobile phone industry and might offer free service to Prime members

fortune.com Amazon.com Inc. has been talking with wireless carriers about offering low-cost or possibly free nationwide mobile phone service to Prime subscribers, according to people…

YouTube will stop removing false claims about 2020 election fraud

cnbc.com Former U.S. President Donald Trump's YouTube account is seen on a mobile phone and laptop computer after being restored by Google and its parent company Alphabet Inc, as…

YouTube to stop removing content making false claims on past elections

reuters.com Alphabet Inc's YouTube said on Friday that the platform would stop removing content that might have spread false claims related to U.S. presidential elections in 2020 and…

Mark Zuckerberg Mandates Meta Employees Return to the Office Three Days a Week

gizmodo.com Meta announced it is requiring employees to come back to the office at least three days a week starting on September 5. The company clarified that employees working in…

Opera Stock: The Fast-Rising Star of AI-Driven Web Experiences

marketbeat.com It has become clear that AI mania is the investment theme du jour. The fortunes of semiconductor stocks surged in recent months, fueled by the AI boom and the increasing…

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Throws Curveball With New In-Office Work Policy

benzinga.com Meta Platforms Inc. META shocked employees with a sudden change in its remote-work policy by mandating three days a week of in-office presence starting in September. What…

The Gap beats shareholder lawsuit over commitment to diversity

reuters.com The Gap Inc on Thursday beat a shareholder lawsuit claiming the company’s directors breached their duties by making misleading statements in securities filings about the…

ETFs Flows to Watch: SPY Attracts Staggering $18B Inflows in May, The Highest Since December 2021, As Investors Jump On AI Rally

benzinga.com The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY experienced an outstanding $18.1 billion in net inflows in May, the greatest flow performance since December 2021, when the fund received…

Is CXApp Inc.an AI Contender or Pretender?

marketbeat.com CXApp Inc. NASDAQ: CXAI shares have been caught up in the artificial intelligence (AI) mania. On no news, its shares spiked to $21 on April 23, 2023, and have been melting…

Google head of communications and advisor to CEO Sundar Pichai to exit

bizjournals.com Corey duBrowa is leaving Google and Alphabet Inc. to become chief executive officer at BCW Global, a New York-based public relations firm.

Boston-based Lightmatter, which uses light for AI computing, raised a $154M Series C from Fidelity, GV, and others, and claims to have tripled its valuation

reuters.com OAKLAND, California, May 31 (Reuters) - Lightmatter, a Boston-based startup using light for AI computing, said on Wednesday it raised $154 million and tripled its valuation…

a Buy This Week?

entrepreneur.com Tech behemoth Alphabet (GOOGL) has been making significant strides in AI technology. With recent positive developments and the stock's upward trajectory, it might be worth…

Apple At WWDC: Expect Next Big-Product Details, Especially When It Comes To AI, Analyst Says

benzinga.com Apple, Inc. AAPL is set to kick-start its annual Worldwide Developers Conference on June 5. Wedbush analyst Dan Ives maintains an Outperform rating on the Cupertino,…

UiPath Stock Has Short-Term Pain for Long-Term AI Gain

marketbeat.com UiPath Inc. NASDAQ: PATH shares took an initial dive on its fiscal Q1 earnings release. The culprit was lowered fiscal Q2 2024 revenue guidance that spooked investors.…

Posthaste: Canadians' high mortgage debt a 'ticking time bomb' as renewals loom

financialpost.com Sign up to receive the daily top stories from the Financial Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. • There was an error, please provide a valid email address. Thanks for…

Why Alphabet is a better bet than Meta Platforms if you're investing in AI

marketwatch.com With shares more than doubling this year, Meta Platforms META, seems to be a stock that just won’t quit. But given the choice, investors may want to consider…

Tech Stocks Advance On Epic AI-Driven Rally; S&P 500, Dow Retreat Amid Debt Deal Vote, Rate Hike Fears

benzinga.com Volatility marks Tuesday's session in the U.S. stock market, as investors are focusing on the AI-centric rally and awaiting the House Rules Committee's vote on the debt…

Nvidia joins $1 trillion valuation club on booming AI demand

reuters.com joined an elite club of U.S. companies sporting a $1 trillion market value on Tuesday, as investors piled into the chipmaker that has quickly become one of the biggest…

Nvidia surge results in historic $1 Trillion market valuation

siliconvalley.com By Ryan Vlastelica | Bloomberg Nvidia Corp became the first chipmaker to achieve a $1 trillion market valuation on Tuesday, as excitement over artificial intelligence…

The Ratings Game: Broadcom stock powers toward new record as analyst sees ‘accelerating’ Google AI orders

marketwatch.com Broadcom Inc.’s shares were poised to again close in record territory amid building enthusiasm for the company’s opportunities in artificial intelligence from analysts. On…

Krugman Calls Out DeSantis, Apple-Meta Feud Looms, Bullish Bitcoin Call And More: 5 Key Stories You May Have Missed From The Weekend

benzinga.com Memorial Day weekend brought good tidings for the market as President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif) agreed in principle on a budget deal, raising…