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AI’s Real Gold Rush Is Happening Behind the Screens
Artificial intelligence has become one of the most complicated investment stories of the modern technology cycle. Consumers remain divided, with concerns about job displacement, privacy, misinformation and the reliability of increasingly powerful models. Yet beneath that uncertainty, an enormous amount of capital continues to flow into the companies building the physical and financial infrastructure required […] The post AI’s Real Gold Rush Is Happening Behind the Screens appeared first on Tekedia.
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Anthropic Weighs New AI Model As OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra Threatens Enterprise Lead
Anthropic is considering launching a new artificial intelligence model to counter OpenAI’s growing momentum following the release of GPT-6 Astra, three people familiar with the company’s plans told Reuters, as the AI developer prepares for a potential initial public offering and weighs how aggressively to spend on new products. The deliberations come at an awkward […] The post Anthropic Weighs New AI Model As OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra Threatens Enterprise Lead appeared first on Tekedia.
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WSO2 Agent Manager Brings Sovereign AI Governance to Enterprise Agent Sprawl
WSO2 today announced the general availability of WSO2 Agent Manager, an open control plane that governs AI agents across any framework, model, or deployment, helping enterprises put agents in production with confidence and regain control of agent sprawl. Fully open source and deployable anywhere, Agent Manager gives enterprises complete sovereignty over how they manage their […]
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Paramount, States Weigh CNN Oversight In Possible Deal To Clear $110bn Warner Bros. Takeover
Paramount and 12 US states challenging its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery could reach a settlement as soon as this weekend, with independent monitoring of CNN’s content and commitments on theatrical film releases among the terms under discussion, according to people familiar with the talks cited by Reuters. The negotiations could remove a […] The post Paramount, States Weigh CNN Oversight In Possible Deal To Clear $110bn Warner Bros. Takeover appeared first on Tekedia.
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Goldman Sachs Warns AI Earnings Boom Is Losing Steam as S&P 500 Faces 2027 Reality Check
Wall Street’s enthusiasm over strong corporate earnings and the AI investment boom may face a tougher test next year, as Goldman Sachs warns that the forces responsible for a large share of the S&P 500’s earnings growth in 2026 are unlikely to provide the same lift in 2027. Ben Snider, Goldman’s chief U.S. equity strategist, […] The post Goldman Sachs Warns AI Earnings Boom Is Losing Steam as S&P 500 Faces 2027 Reality Check appeared first on Tekedia.
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Microsoft AI Chief Suleyman Warns Controlling Advanced AI Will Be a ‘Really, Really Big Challenge’
Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman has warned that the artificial intelligence industry could be heading toward a point where sophisticated systems become difficult for their creators to control, adding his voice to a growing group of technology leaders calling for greater restraint and stronger safeguards around frontier AI. “It’s surreal that I have to say […] The post Microsoft AI Chief Suleyman Warns Controlling Advanced AI Will Be a ‘Really, Really Big Challenge’ appeared first on Tekedia.
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China’s AI Boom Risks Worsening Supply-Demand Imbalance, Central Bank Adviser Warns
China’s artificial intelligence boom could deepen and prolong the economy’s long-running imbalance between strong industrial supply and weak domestic demand, a central bank adviser said, highlighting a growing tension between the country’s push to expand high-tech production and its struggle to get households spending more. Huang Yiping, a member of the People’s Bank of China’s […] The post China’s AI Boom Risks Worsening Supply-Demand Imbalance, Central Bank Adviser Warns appeared first on Tekedia.
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China Widens Online Travel Crackdown, Investigates Meituan and Alibaba Units
China’s market regulator has opened investigations into several major online travel and hotel-booking platforms, including units of Meituan and Alibaba, over suspected violations of unfair competition laws, widening Beijing’s scrutiny of an industry it sees as important to both consumer spending and digital-market competition. The Beijing branch of the State Administration for Market Regulation is […] The post China Widens Online Travel Crackdown, Investigates Meituan and Alibaba Units appeared first on Tekedia.
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The Economics of Running an Online Store: Where the Money Really Goes
Think running an online store is cheap? Most new retailers do. Free store rent. No store employees. Low electricity costs. Here’s the problem: Money doesn’t vanish…. it just moves.  If you don’t know where it goes your profit slowly leaks away one petty expense at a time. This post explains exactly where your money goes […] The post The Economics of Running an Online Store: Where the Money Really Goes appeared first on Tekedia.
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The Next Wave: The expensive life of Twiga Foods
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ContiSX Opens Pre-order for ContiSX Phones
I have been building things since my days at FUT Owerri, where we launched the university’s first campus FM radio station. In industry, I served as a global lead ASIC design engineer, helping to develop the inertial sensors used in the early versions of the iPhone. I also invented a wafer-level chip-scale packaging technology for […] The post ContiSX Opens Pre-order for ContiSX Phones appeared first on Tekedia.
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Volkswagen Plans More Than 4,000 More Porsche Job Cuts as Profit Crisis Deepens
Volkswagen is considering more than 4,000 additional job cuts at Porsche as part of its most sweeping restructuring yet, highlighting the depth of the crisis facing the German automaker as weak Chinese demand and a costly shift in electric vehicles weigh on its most prestigious brands. Documents detailing a recent agreement by Volkswagen’s supervisory board […] The post Volkswagen Plans More Than 4,000 More Porsche Job Cuts as Profit Crisis Deepens appeared first on Tekedia.
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Judge Signals Setback for TikTok’s $400 Million U.S. Privacy Settlement
TikTok and its Chinese parent ByteDance have hit a setback in their proposed $400 million settlement with the U.S. Justice Department after a federal judge indicated he would reject a key part of the agreement involving a long-running privacy consent decree. U.S. District Judge George H. Wu in Los Angeles said Friday that he was […] The post Judge Signals Setback for TikTok’s $400 Million U.S. Privacy Settlement appeared first on Tekedia.
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IMF Says AI Could Lift Europe’s Productivity 1% But Deepen Inequality and Energy Strain
Artificial intelligence could raise productivity across Europe by about 1% over the next five years, but the gains are likely to be uneven and could widen inequality, put additional pressure on electricity networks and deepen Europe’s reliance on foreign technology, according to an International Monetary Fund paper. The paper, prepared for an informal meeting of […] The post IMF Says AI Could Lift Europe’s Productivity 1% But Deepen Inequality and Energy Strain appeared first on Tekedia.
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AI Art Enters a New Era of Memory, Ecology and Onchain Culture
Artificial intelligence is no longer simply a tool for generating images. It is becoming a subject through which artists are questioning memory, ecology, identity, ownership and humanity’s responsibility toward technology. A series of exhibitions and cultural events involving artists including Ryan Koopmans, Alice Wexell, Auriea Harvey and Refik Anadol illustrates how rapidly AI and digital […] The post AI Art Enters a New Era of Memory, Ecology and Onchain Culture appeared first on Tekedia.
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Says There’s Zero Chance AI Ends the World by 2030
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has firmly rejected predictions that artificial intelligence could end the world by 2030, stating there is a 0% chance of that outcome. In an exclusive interview with CBS News Huang said he questioned the motivations behind some of the more alarming AI predictions, suggesting political interests could drive them, attempts to […] The post Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Says There’s Zero Chance AI Ends the World by 2030 appeared first on Tekedia.
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Volkswagen Flags €10 Billion Costs As Porsche Crisis Deepens And China Pressure Intensifies
Volkswagen has warned of up to €10 billion ($11.5 billion) in one-off costs, most of them linked to struggling sports car unit Porsche, deepening a crisis at the world’s second-largest automaker and underscoring the growing pressure on Europe’s industrial giants from a rapidly changing global market. The profit warning comes just two weeks after Volkswagen […] The post Volkswagen Flags €10 Billion Costs As Porsche Crisis Deepens And China Pressure Intensifies appeared first on Tekedia.
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AI Safety, Liability and the Nationalization Debate
Palantir CEO Alex Karp has reignited one of the most contentious debates surrounding artificial intelligence: whether calls for stronger AI safety regulation are primarily about protecting society from powerful technologies or, as Karp argues, protecting AI companies from the legal consequences of what their systems may eventually do. Karp’s criticism targets what he describes as […] The post AI Safety, Liability and the Nationalization Debate appeared first on Tekedia.
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Crypto Market Cap Gains Over $210 Billion Since CLARITY Act Failed in Senate
The total cryptocurrency market capitalization has climbed by more than $210 billion since the U.S. Senate failed to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. Bitcoin rebounded above the $81,000 mark, trading as high as $81,907, and extending a sharp recovery that has triggered a strong rally in crypto-linked stocks. The recovery comes after Bitcoin […] The post Crypto Market Cap Gains Over $210 Billion Since CLARITY Act Failed in Senate appeared first on Tekedia.
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Chinese Robotics Firm Says Humanoids Could Follow Verbal Instructions For Most Tasks By 2027, Reaching a “ChatGPT Moment.”
Humanoid robots could become capable of carrying out most general-purpose tasks from verbal instructions as early as next year, but putting machines to work reliably inside homes will take significantly longer, according to the co-founder and chief scientist of Chinese robotics company Spirit AI. The prediction comes as China’s humanoid robotics industry shifts its focus […] The post Chinese Robotics Firm Says Humanoids Could Follow Verbal Instructions For Most Tasks By 2027, Reaching a “ChatGPT Moment.” appeared first on Tekedia.
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China Rejects EU Push to Cap Chinese Car Sales as Trade Tensions Escalate
China has rejected a reported European Union proposal to voluntarily limit Chinese hybrid vehicle sales in the bloc, warning that any export restrictions would violate global trade rules and could prompt Beijing to take measures to protect Chinese automakers. The Financial Times reported on Thursday that the European Union had asked China to voluntarily restrict […] The post China Rejects EU Push to Cap Chinese Car Sales as Trade Tensions Escalate appeared first on Tekedia.
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Elon Musk Predicts AI Will Roughly Double U.S. GDP Growth Next Year
Elon Musk offered a notably specific near-term economic forecast, stating that artificial intelligence is likely to roughly double U.S. GDP growth next year. In a post on X, the Tesla and xAI CEO wrote, “My guess is that AI roughly doubles US GDP growth next year from 2% to 4%. Maybe even more.” While speaking […] The post Elon Musk Predicts AI Will Roughly Double U.S. GDP Growth Next Year appeared first on Tekedia.
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BOJ, Federal Reserve and ECB Navigate Inflation Risks From Higher Energy Prices
Central bankers have spent the week confronting a familiar problem in an unfamiliar form: inflation is being pushed higher by an energy shock that monetary policy cannot directly produce or remove. The response has been increasingly similar. The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate to 3.75%-4%, the European Central Bank has also tightened policy, and […] The post BOJ, Federal Reserve and ECB Navigate Inflation Risks From Higher Energy Prices appeared first on Tekedia.
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Temu Affiliate Program FAQ: Sign Up, Login, Sharing, and First Steps
If you’re looking for a practical way to monetize your online presence, the Temu affiliate program offers a streamlined path to earning commissions by sharing trending products and deals. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned marketer exploring new Temu affiliate opportunities, understanding the platform’s mechanics is fundamental to your success. To help you hit […] The post Temu Affiliate Program FAQ: Sign Up, Login, Sharing, and First Steps appeared first on Tekedia.
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Blockworks’ Agentic Detection Signals a New Era for Real-Time Crypto Intelligence
Crypto markets operate on a clock that is increasingly difficult for traditional monitoring systems to match. A protocol exploit, governance decision, token migration, network outage or regulatory announcement can move markets within seconds, while the process of identifying and verifying that information can take considerably longer. Blockworks is now attempting to close that gap with […] The post Blockworks’ Agentic Detection Signals a New Era for Real-Time Crypto Intelligence appeared first on Tekedia.
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How Stock-Denominated Meme Tokens Could Create Reflexive Pricing Loops in Tokenized Equity Markets
The emergence of tokenized equities is creating a new intersection between traditional financial assets and crypto-native market structures. One particularly interesting mechanism appears when a meme token is denominated directly in a stock asset rather than in a dollar-pegged stablecoin. Instead of measuring the meme token against a relatively stable unit such as USDC, traders […] The post How Stock-Denominated Meme Tokens Could Create Reflexive Pricing Loops in Tokenized Equity Markets appeared first on Tekedia.
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How to Buy Dangote Refinery Shares Without Getting Scammed
How to Buy Dangote Refinery Shares Without Getting Scammed The Dangote refinery share sale opened on Monday, September 14. Within 30 minutes, Bamboo was seeing about 10 times its normal traffic, and Cowrywise and InvestNaija users also had trouble getting in. If you want to buy Dangote refinery shares online, the app is the easy part. The harder part is everything around it: the […] TechCity
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Google Turns CC Into an AI Family Assistant for Managing Household Life
Google is turning its CC artificial intelligence agent from a personal productivity tool into a household assistant, giving families a shared AI system that can coordinate calendars, email, tasks, and everyday responsibilities. The search giant introduced the updated CC this week as part of a broader push to bring agentic AI into consumers’ daily lives. […] The post Google Turns CC Into an AI Family Assistant for Managing Household Life appeared first on Tekedia.
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Manus Seeks $500 Million at $4 Billion Valuation After Meta Deal Collapse
Chinese AI startup Manus is in talks to raise about $500 million at a valuation of roughly $4 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal, as the company rebuilds its business as an independent company after Beijing blocked a proposed $2 billion acquisition by Meta. The fundraising discussions would give Manus a significantly higher valuation […] The post Manus Seeks $500 Million at $4 Billion Valuation After Meta Deal Collapse appeared first on Tekedia.
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These founders turned a lockdown problem into an AI startup
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The Future of Autonomous Shopping and How AI Agents Could Change E-Commerce
Shopping has always been a human activity, but artificial intelligence is beginning to change who actually makes the purchase. AI shopping agents such as Instacart’s AI tools. Meta’s Muse and emerging autonomous assistants are moving beyond recommending products and toward helping consumers discover, compare and potentially buy items on their behalf. The shift raises a […] The post The Future of Autonomous Shopping and How AI Agents Could Change E-Commerce appeared first on Tekedia.
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Wall Street Rebounds As Oil Prices Fall And Treasury Yields Ease After Fed Rate Hike
US stocks rebounded sharply on Thursday as falling oil prices, lower Treasury yields and resilient labor-market data helped investors look beyond the Federal Reserve’s first interest-rate increase in more than three years. All three major US stock indexes ended higher, with technology stocks leading a broad-based rally that pushed the Nasdaq Composite to the strongest […] The post Wall Street Rebounds As Oil Prices Fall And Treasury Yields Ease After Fed Rate Hike appeared first on Tekedia.
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Anthropic Says Claude Now Leads 26% of Its AI Research as Models Help Build Next-Generation Systems
Anthropic says its Claude artificial intelligence models are now leading more than a quarter of the company’s own research and development work, offering a rare look at how quickly AI is becoming involved in building the technology itself. The San Francisco-based AI company said Thursday that Claude “leads” 26% of the research and development work […] The post Anthropic Says Claude Now Leads 26% of Its AI Research as Models Help Build Next-Generation Systems appeared first on Tekedia.
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Florida Faces New Retirement Rival as North Carolina Attracts More Retirees
For decades, Florida has occupied an almost unquestioned position at the top of America’s retirement map. Warm weather, beaches, relatively low taxes and a large ecosystem of retirement communities have made the Sunshine State a magnet for older Americans seeking to turn their working years into a more relaxed chapter of life. But that dominance […] The post Florida Faces New Retirement Rival as North Carolina Attracts More Retirees appeared first on Tekedia.
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CXMT Prepares To Enter NAND Market, Challenging Samsung, YMTC Amid Memory Crunch
Chinese memory-chip maker CXMT is preparing to enter the NAND flash market, challenging a segment dominated by Samsung Electronics and other foreign manufacturers as a global memory shortage creates an opportunity for Chinese suppliers to expand their presence. ChangXin Memory Technologies, known as CXMT, plans to establish a research and development production line for NAND […] The post CXMT Prepares To Enter NAND Market, Challenging Samsung, YMTC Amid Memory Crunch appeared first on Tekedia.
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Central Banks Turn Hawkish as Yen Weakens Despite BOJ Rate Hike
Global stocks and bonds slipped on Friday as investors assessed a week of increasingly hawkish central-bank policy, while the Japanese yen weakened sharply even after the Bank of Japan raised interest rates to their highest level in 31 years. The BOJ increased its policy rate to 1.25%, a move that had been widely anticipated by […] The post Central Banks Turn Hawkish as Yen Weakens Despite BOJ Rate Hike appeared first on Tekedia.
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