Walmart’s December 9 transfer to Nasdaq wasn’t just a symbolic gesture. The US$905 billion retailer is making its boldest claim…
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Strategy vs. return on investment in 2026
Enterprise leaders are pressing ahead with artificial intelligence, even as early results remain uneven. Reporting from the Wall Street Journal…
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Dan Ives Bets Big on 4 European Tech Giants—Here’s Why
Dan Ives, the influential head of tech research at Wedbush Securities, is making a bold call on European technology. The…
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Grok Spreads Misinformation After Bondi Beach Shooting
xAI’s Grok chatbot has spectacularly failed to cover the tragic Bondi Beach mass shooting in Australia, repeatedly spreading false information…
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Grok is spreading misinformation about the Bondi Beach shooting
Grok’s track record is spotty at best. But even by the very low standards of xAI, its failure in the…
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Job apocalypse? Humbug! AI is creating brand new occupations
A mock job advertisement that has done the rounds recently calls for a “killswitch engineer” for OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT.…
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The end of OpenAI, and other 2026 tech predictions
Here’s a thought: what if the next-generation Siri is awesome? Not just awesome for setting timers and dictating text messages…
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AI Image Generators Get Better by Looking Worse
Remember when AI images were a punchline? The warped fingers, rubbery limbs, and otherworldly gloss were instant giveaways. Not anymore.…
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AI image generators are getting better by getting worse
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on smartphones…
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Nex Playground’s Holiday Surge Leaves Xbox in the Dust
A colorful motion-tracking console nobody was watching three months ago just became the second best-selling gaming console in America during…
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