Monthly Archives: August 2024

Apple is spending more on AI, but remains far behind its Silicon Valley peers

Investors are focused on how much mega-cap tech companies are spending on their AI buildouts. Apple is in a category of its own.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Apple is spending more on AI, but remains far behind its Silicon Valley peers

Amazon says distraction of Olympics, Trump assassination attempt contributed to weak forecast

Amazon CFO Brian Olsavsky told reporters after the company’s earnings reports that “we do see different traffic patterns during those events.”

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Amazon says distraction of Olympics, Trump assassination attempt contributed to weak forecast

Intel Will Cut More Than 15,000 Jobs

The Silicon Valley chip maker also reported a net loss and declining revenue in the latest quarter.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Intel Will Cut More Than 15,000 Jobs

Amazon Cautions That When the News Gets Nutty, People Shop Less

The e-commerce giant reported a profitable second quarter, but warned that the third quarter will be harder to predict.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Amazon Cautions That When the News Gets Nutty, People Shop Less

Sales of Macs and iPads Lead Apple’s Quarterly Revenue Up 5%

While iPhone sales dropped 1 percent, consumer interest in Apple’s flagship product is expected to pick up later this year.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Sales of Macs and iPads Lead Apple’s Quarterly Revenue Up 5%

Government shelves £1.3bn UK tech and AI plans

The BBC has learned the new Labour government has shelved £1.3bn of funding for tech and AI projects.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Government shelves £1.3bn UK tech and AI plans

Apple sales rebound as AI bets scramble markets

Apple sales returned to growth, but Intel reported a sales slump and announced sweeping job cuts.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on Apple sales rebound as AI bets scramble markets

Intel Is Cutting More Than 15,000 Jobs Despite Getting Billions From the US Government

The chipmaker, which has fallen behind competitors, is slashing 15 percent of its workforce.

Posted in Business | Tagged | Comments Off on Intel Is Cutting More Than 15,000 Jobs Despite Getting Billions From the US Government

AI music startup Suno claims training model on copyrighted music is ‘fair use’

Following the recent lawsuit filed by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) against music generation startups Udio and Suno, Suno admitted in a court filing on Thursday that it did, in fact, train its AI model using copyrighted songs. But it … Continue reading

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on AI music startup Suno claims training model on copyrighted music is ‘fair use’

iPad sales help bail out Apple amid a continued iPhone slide

In spite of a drop for the quarter, iPhone remained Apple’s most important category by a wide margin. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

Posted in Tech | Tagged | Comments Off on iPad sales help bail out Apple amid a continued iPhone slide