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There’s fresh grief for Microsoft on the heels of its CrowdStrike chaos.
Alphabet revenue jumps, shows no sign of AI denting search business
Financial Times: Cloud growth is hot as companies race to build large language models.
NZ law firm predicts legal class actions in wake of Crowdstrike global IT outage chaos
Shareholder claims against unprepared organisations are also a possibility.
CrowdStrike chaos: Microsoft’s tone-deaf ‘less than 1%’ post
That tiny percentage included your bank and your supermarket.
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Experts warn malicious actors are trying to exploit the global tech outage.
Retailers cop ‘aggressive customer behaviour’ during IT outage
Some customers became 'quite agitated' as payment systems went down in the global outage.
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Rogue file in US tech giant’s Falcon Sensor tool appears to have caused dramatic failure.
Opinion: IT outage exposes vulnerabilities in global information ecosystem
OPINION: Modern technology incidents paralyse the world in new and interesting ways.
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One IT expert said the outage could have a financial flow-on effect.
Chip stocks tumble as Trump comments rattle investors
Financial Times: Markets fret over report of tougher semiconductor trade restrictions.
‘Moderately bearish’: Why Microsoft, Apple & Nvidia concentration could cause US market correction
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The unsurprising stock overtaking Apple and Microsoft in record investing period
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Google emissions jump nearly 50% over five years as AI use surges
Financial Times: Energy-thirsty AI threatens tech giant’s ambition of reaching ‘net zero’.
‘Let’s not go overboard’ on worries about AI energy use, Bill Gates says
FT: Tech leader says power-hungry AI systems are spurring a boom in clean energy.
Influencer shut down her AI clone after disturbing chats arose
Caryn Marjorie released a digital version of herself. She shut it down eight months later.
Just five stocks power US markets to big gain
Financial Times: Some investors worried a few ‘megacap’ tech companies too influential.
Spark gets go-ahead for surf lagoon data centre
Auckland's data centre boom continues, with the Dairy Flat project given the green light.
All eyes are on Nvidia's stock, so what's been going on?
Nvidia shares lost billions in market value, but concerns may be short-lived.
Nvidia share slide erases $816 billion in market value
Financial Times: Chipmaker’s shares have fallen 15% since Thursday,
Editorial: Data centre deal shows potential future for New Zealand
OPINION: Could NZ's economic future lie in storing other country's data?
Ka-ching: NZ Super Fund cleans up as AI star Nvidia becomes world's most valuable firm
But will it end in tears? A couple of cautious voices emerge.
Nvidia vaults past Apple and Microsoft to become world’s most valuable company
Financial Times: Landmark moment, explosive rally with investor excitement over AI.
Opinion: AI’s biggest promise for consumers remains just that - a promise
Financial Times: An arms race is in full swing, but fundamental problems are unresolved.
OpenAI insiders warn of a ‘reckless’ race for dominance
New York Times: Staff call for protections, allege 'cavalier attitude'.
AI firms seek big profits from ‘small’ language models
Financial Times: Big Tech firms address concerns about running costs, copyright liability.
Copilot+ PCs: Microsoft’s AI chatbot will ‘recall’ everything you do on a laptop
The AI will have a 'photographic memory' of a person’s virtual activity.
Melinda French Gates resigns as co-chair of Gates Foundation
Financial Times: Decision to leave comes three years after divorce from Bill Gates.
iPhone payment options: Judge grills Apple exec
Court hears if Apple has set up a gauntlet of exasperating hurdles in apps.
Pandemic-era winners suffer $2.5 trillion fall in market value
Financial Times: Top 50 biggest stock gainers hit by painful decrease after lockdowns.
Biden lauds new Microsoft centre on site where Trump’s Foxconn project failed
'You kidding me?' Biden told the crowd of about 300, who clapped and cheered loudly.