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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

The AI Revolution Is at a Tipping Point

We spoke with Rootstrap co-founder and machine learning expert Anthony Figueroa about the issues surrounding the need for developer controls of machine learning and the potential need for government regulation of artificial intelligence

Let's explore why Nvidia's metaverse effort has been wildly successful while Facebook's became one of the most expensive failures in tech history. We'll close with my Product of the Week, a Chromebook from HP that may be the best Chromebook ever built

Let's look at five areas that will be changed dramatically by the influx of generative AI, some potentially for the worse. Then we'll close with my Product of the Week: the first truly wireless security camera -- with wireless broadcast power -- to hit the market

ChatGPT just passed a theory of mind test that graded it as a peer to a 9-year-old child. Given how quickly this tool is advancing, it won't be immature and incomplete for much longer, but it could end up pissed at those who have been abusing it

INSIGHTS

Why Tech Jobs Are Vaporizing

Almost every major tech company is experiencing a round of layoffs, even though most are making good profits. Many people have never seen vast layoffs like this, so the honest question is, why is this happening?

Much of the interesting drama at CES happens off the floor by firms that aren't directly participating in the show. That was true again this year when Lenovo and Nvidia stood out from their peers by aggressively moving in a variety of directions and showcasing a depth of products that were largely u...

OPINION

Standout Tech Products of 2022

Every year I look back at my Product of the Week choices and pick what I think made the most significant impact on my life as the Product of the Year. There were a lot of contenders this year, which I will cover, but I want to lead with why I'm calling out BlackBerry

Worker unrest at the Zhengzhou Foxconn factory could result in a production shortfall of six million iPhones, just as the holiday season is about to enter the home stretch

Arm is in trouble primarily because it depended on Nvidia acquiring it to fund its future growth and success. Now it's hungry for revenue. I think we are beginning to see the end of Arm, and it will only have itself to blame

In the coming year, lawmakers will be paying increased attention to workplace monitoring, and whistleblowers may also be demanding monitoring information to support complaints about labor law violations, according to the predictions put together by 10 Forrester analysts

In five years, 40% of large organizations worldwide will be using a combination of Web3, AR cloud, and digital twins in metaverse projects aimed at increasing revenue, Gartner predicted at its IT symposium in Orlando, Fla

Musk, whose Tesla and Hyperloop efforts benefit from the world's focus on sustainability, appears to be anti-sustainability, while Michael Dell, where ESG isn't a natural sales driver for his company, is all in on preserving the planet

Will this be the deal that breaks Elon Musk? Let's talk about the good and bad with this Musk/Twitter deal. On one hand, it could save Twitter. However, it's more likely to begin a cascading failure across all of Musk's firms

Starlink and T-Mobile are publicizing a yet non-existent service that should make Apple's satellite service look like it escaped from the modem years. These all follow AST SpaceMobile which will be putting up its first 4/5G satellite next year to begin its coverage

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