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Nvidia is at the center of the artificial intelligence conversation after another blowout earnings season and a 10-to-1 stock split while competitors like Microsoft, Apple, and more continue to announce new AI-based offerings.

Salesforce Stock Revival Hinges on Success of AI Agents

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Europe's top AI plays extend slide, Microsoft data centre worries persist

Some of Europe's most popular AI-linked stocks fell for a second day on Tuesday, after an analyst note late last week that flagged a possible slowdown by Microsoft on data centre leasing knocked sentiment ahead of make-or-break results from Nvidia. Less than a month ago the emergence of China's cheap artificial intelligence DeepSeek model triggered a global selloff in tech shares and a reassessment of how much Western companies are spending on development and key infrastructure such as data centres. TD Cowen analysts said in a note late on Friday that Microsoft had scrapped leases for sizeable U.S. data centre capacity in the United States.

Microsoft invests in cloud data firm Veeam Software to build AI products

Microsoft had invested in cybersecurity firm Rubrik in 2021, which also offers data backup and recovery solutions. Veeam said it would focus on research and development investments and design collaboration, among others, with the support of Microsoft. It will also integrate Microsoft's AI services into its products.

Chegg Sues Alphabet, Says Google AI Led to Strategic Review

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Teens are spilling dark thoughts to AI chatbots. Who's to blame when something goes wrong?

An artificial intelligence startup is under fire for allegedly releasing chatbots that harmed the mental health of young people.

DBS, Southeast Asia’s largest bank, is cutting 4,000 temp roles due to AI: ‘For the first time, I’m struggling to create jobs’

DBS is the first of Singapore’s Big Three banks to suggest how AI might affect its headcount.

C3.ai (AI) To Report Earnings Tomorrow: Here Is What To Expect

Artificial intelligence (AI) software company C3.ai (NYSE:AI) will be reporting earnings tomorrow after market close. Here’s what investors should know.

Nvidia, Cisco Extend Partnership Aimed at Speeding AI Adoption

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Apple plans to hire 20,000 workers over the next four years but faces competition for AI talent

Companies across every sector are pursuing top tech talent.

DeepSeek rushes to launch new AI model as China goes all in

Rivals are still digesting the implications of R1, which was built with less-powerful Nvidia chips but is competitive with those developed at the costs of hundreds of billions of dollars by U.S. tech giants. "The launch of DeepSeek's R2 model could be a pivotal moment in the AI industry," said Vijayasimha Alilughatta, chief operating officer of Indian tech services provider Zensar. Little is known about DeepSeek, whose founder Liang Wenfeng became a billionaire through his quantitative hedge fund High-Flyer.

Google launches a free AI coding assistant with very high usage caps

On Tuesday, Google introduced a new, free consumer version of its AI code completion and assistance tool, Gemini Code Assist, and which the company calls Gemini Code Assist for Individuals. The company also rolled out Gemini Code Assist for GitHub, a code review "agent" designed to automatically look for bugs in code and offer suggestions directly within GitHub. Code Assist for Individuals lets developers use a chat window to talk in natural language with a Google AI model that can access and ed