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Alibaba’s Cloud Business Gets Qwen-ched!
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Chinese tech-giant Alibaba is desperately trying to save its cloud business with large language models (LLMs). After releasing Qwen-7B in October, Alibaba recently released Qwen-72B, which has been trained on high-quality data cons…
Microsoft overlooked and ready to pop; Meta crowded and ready to drop
Microsoft (MSFT) is due for a pop, while Meta Platforms (META) is due for a drop. That’s the conclusion of a new Morgan Stanley research report, which makes us feel really good about where we stand on both Club stocks.…
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Inside US efforts to untangle an AI giant’s ties to China
Mark Mazzetti and Edward Wong Nov 28, 2023 – 1.25pm Save Share
When the secretive national security adviser of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed, visited the White House in June, his American counterpart, Jake Sullivan, raised a delica…
‘We will coup whoever we want!’: the unbearable hubris of Musk and the billionaire tech bros
Even their downfalls are spectacular. Like a latter-day Icarus flying too close to the sun, disgraced crypto-god Sam Bankman-Fried crashed and burned this month, recasting Michael Lewis’s exuberant biography of the convicted fraudster – Going Infinite …
‘We will coup whoever we want!’: the unbearable hubris of Musk and the billionaire tech bros
Even their downfalls are spectacular. Like a latter-day Icarus flying too close to the sun, disgraced crypto-god Sam Bankman-Fried crashed and burned this month, recasting Michael Lewis’s exuberant biography of the convicted fraudster – Going Infinite…
Broadcom-VMware takeover deal finalised after months of wrangling
Broadcom has ended a months-long saga and closed its $69 billion deal to acquire VMware after finally being granted regulatory approval in China.
The deal closed on November 22 after first being announced in May 2022, having faced delays due to global …
Broadcom closes its $61 billion megadeal with VMware
Broadcom’s mega $61 billion VMware acquisition has closed following considerable scrutiny by regulators, the company announced in a press release. With China recently granting approval for the acquisition with added restrictions, the network chip…
Alibaba exec moves to quell staff concern over Jack Ma share sale with internal post
A top Alibaba executive told staff on Wednesday that it was a “coincidence” that a plan by former chief Jack Ma’s family trust to sell some shares in firm was disclosed on the same day the firm scrapped its cloud unit’s listing.
In a move seen as an e…
Alibaba exec moves to quell staff concern over Jack Ma share sale with internal post
A top Alibaba executive told staff on Wednesday that it was a “coincidence” that a plan by former chief Jack Ma’s family trust to sell some shares in firm was disclosed on the same day the firm scrapped its cloud unit’s listing.
In a move seen as an e…
Broadcom planning to complete deal for $69 billion acquisition of VMWare after regulators give OK
SAN JOSE, California (AP) — Computer chip and software maker Broadcom has announced it has cleared all regulatory hurdles and plans to complete its $69 billion acquisition of cloud technology company VMware on Wednesday.
SAN JOSE, California (AP) — Co…