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The Future. A run of “acqui-hires,” in which tech giants hire a startup’s employees and license its underlying technology, are reshaping the AI market. If the unique deals continue, expect AI to stealthily become almost completely centralized under Big Tech. Generating an exitThe AI industry is contracting in a number of all-but-in-name acquisition deals. Why […]
The Future. A federal judge has sided with the Department of Justice that Google is a monopoly in both the search and search-powered ad market — the biggest antitrust ruling since the case against Microsoft in 2000. The verdict may cast a long shadow over similar cases against Amazon, Apple, and Meta. With Google likely […]
The Future. A crop of new fertility tech startups in Silicon Valley are launching innovations in baby development. While the startups are mostly focused on making bringing a child into the world a more flexible and less stressful process, the capabilities could eventually evolve to a point where parents can pick and choose what qualities […]
The Future. As young people wrestle with a loneliness epidemic, tech entrepreneur Avi Schiffmann believes that carrying an AI around with us could provide some much-needed companionship — specifically, a device called “Friend.” If enough people give the device a try, it could spark an industry of AI-companion devices that market themselves by what kind […]
The Future. OpenAI has come out swinging with the “prototype” of a search tool called SearchGPT, which is already being tested with 10,000 users. Its rollout could push the search business fully into the AI era as Google ramps up its own efforts. And considering OpenAI’s major cash burn, building an ad business around SearchGPT […]
The Future. NASA has successfully streamed 4K video footage from the Earth to astronauts in the International Space Station. It’s a game changer for galactic communication and the ability to send data back and forth during missions. Don’t be surprised if NASA makes the next lunar mission a ticketed IMAX event. Live-beamingNASA is taking some […]
The Future. Apple is working on a foldable phone that could come out as soon as 2026. It would be one of the biggest design changes to Apple’s best-selling smartphone. But in order to avoid the same muted commercial reaction as the Vision Pro, watch for the tech giant to ensure the future foldable iPhone […]
The Future. On Friday, an overnight update from top cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike caused a global network outage that affected Microsoft Windows users in the transportation, finance, government, and healthcare industries. While the issue has already been identified, and the update retracted, some organizations may consider switching over wholesale to Apple’s iOS. Crash courseWhat’s being considered […]
The Future. Investigations by Wired and Proof News have found that firms like Nvidia, Anthropic, Apple, and Salesforce have trained their systems on copyrighted YouTube videos. If YouTube decides to take any of these companies to court, it could radically alter the development of AI systems and put power back in the hands of creators. […]
The Future. ChatGPT is reaching new advanced capabilities as a number of headlines show that its “intelligence” is becoming more persuasive and humanlike. As the technology rolls out to consumers, a legal framework may be developed that protects against the addictiveness of taking AI’s advice since giving up privacy is a function of using a […]