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• US fuels tech trade war with China, banning AI, chip, and quantum system investments

  10-08-2023 21:32
  
  US President Joe Biden has ratcheted up the technology trade war with China, issuing an executive order that will restrict investment in several sectors, including semiconductiors and AI. While the move — taken after a prior series of restrictions on US chip-related exports to China — threatens to further disrupt the global tech supply chain, major trade groups and US allies have reacted cautiously so far.The executive orderm issued Wednesday, gives the US Treasury the power to enac
  
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• Biden fuels tech trade war with China, banning AI, chip, and quantum system investments

  10-08-2023 21:32
  
  US President Joe Biden has ratcheted up the technology trade war with China, issuing an executive order that will restrict investment in several sectors, including semiconductiors and AI. While the move — taken after a prior series of restrictions on US chip-related exports to China — threatens to further disrupt the global tech supply chain, major trade groups and US allies have reacted cautiously so far.The executive order, issued Wednesday, gives the US Treasury the power to enac
  
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• Does Zoom have a death wish?

  10-08-2023 21:28
  
  Zoom is one of the leading videoconferencing platforms in the market — and one of the most successful. But it recently made a decision that could significantly damage sales going forward.Zoom publicly indicated that work-from-home is not working for the company (hat tip to Business Insider for the initial report), which is pretty much like a car company telling its employees to take public transportation. It is a clear indicator that the company’s software not only doesn’
  
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• Big day in Cupertino as Supreme Court delivers 'epic' win — for now

  10-08-2023 17:55
  
  Apple notched another victory in its ongoing campaign to protect App Store profits after a US Supreme Court justice denied an attempt by Epic to force the iPhone maker to change payment practices.As widely reported, Justice Elena Kagan denied Epic’s attempt to reverse a prior court decision to delay implementation of an injunction against Apple’s decision to force developers to only use its own payment systems for apps. Kagan’s decision means Apple can continue
  
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• Q&A: Why does Google care so much about hiring diverse AI teams?

  10-08-2023 15:39
  
  While concerns around the existential threat to the human race due to possible generative AI advancements have been grabbing headlines of late, there’s a much more current and arguably real concern — discrimination.Although major players in the AI market have affirmed their commitment to diversity and inclusion in their workplace, with women and people of color still finding themselves underrepresented in the technology industry, there’s a fear that the training received by AI
  
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• How to Manage Tech Transitions: Insights from an IT Executive - Fagen wasanni

  10-08-2023 14:42 via news.google.com
  
  How to Manage Tech Transitions: Insights from an IT Executive  Fagen wasanni
  
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• Q&A: TIAA's CIO touts top AI projects, details worker skills needed now

  10-08-2023 12:00
  
  Artificial intelligence (AI) is already having a significant effect on businesses and organizations across a variety of industries, even as many businesses are still just kicking the tires on the technology.Those that have fully adopted AI claim a 35% increase in innovation and a 33% increase in sustainability over the past three years, according to research firm IDC. Customer and employee retention has also been reported as improving by 32% after investing in AI.To read this article in full, p
  
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