Opinion: The Final Piece of the Ed-Tech Backlash Has Finally Arrived

The tech sell-off: what the experts think

The tech sell-off: what the experts think

Report reveals shifting priorities in classroom tech use

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It’s time to reclaim the Luddite

Big Tech looted our attention. Getting it back means rethinking the world offline

How one chip stock reversed the global tech selloff, exposed AI’s ‘memory tax’ and made the case for an entire valuation regime change

Micron had a drop the mic quarter, Dan Ives said. Others called it a restructuring of how Wall Street will price the AI trade for years to come.

As new tech shines, market takes rest on old cushions: Devina Mehra

Forget the hype around tech giants like Mag 7 and MANGOS. Current market data reveals a shift, with US small-cap and old-economy stocks like transportation surging. While semiconductors are booming due to AI investments, history warns of their cyclical nature. Investors should look beyond popular narratives, as market themes constantly evolve, making diversification crucial.

US stocks slide, as Wall Street gets AI wake-up call

Wall Street got a reality check as a bruising sell-off in several technology giants fuelled concern the artificial intelligence frenzy that has powered the equity bull market might be overblown. The tech rout engulfed global stocks as worries about frothy valuations ignited a fresh bout of volatility after a nearly three-month surge in riskier assets. The SP fell 1.4 per cent. The benchmark index is coming off 11 weekly gains out of the last 12, led largely by technology stocks. The Dow Jones...

Wall Street Breakfast Podcast: Will Tech Stocks Rebound?

Wall Street Breakfast Podcast: Will Tech Stocks Rebound?

Why tech investors are reevaluating AI investments

NORTH AMERICA: AI investment remains a positive long-term story for Big Tech, but investors may see slower EPS growth and lower valuation multiples as infrastructure spending increases depreciation costs and reduces share buybacks. We examine the valuation implications for the largest tech firms, and how risks differ for companies from OpenAI to Anthropic

AI is not a quick fix — here's what companies need to know 

An eight-month field study inside a 200-person U.S. tech company lands on three takeaways that the authors present as surprising. First, work expands as AI lowers friction. Second, work bleeds across time boundaries as tasks become easier to start. Third, multitasking becomes more common as people run parallel threads. Those patterns matter, because they change pace, attention and expectations...

Why Advanced Micro Devices Stock Just Bounced Back

AMD stock is cheaper than it looks -- and Goldman Sachs just noticed.

How the DeepMind mafia brought the AI boom to London

The tech sector is buzzing in Britain. But can it ever be more than a US outpost?

More companies are rehiring workers they replaced with AI. Guess why? Tag line should tell ya [Obvious]

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Big 12’s Brett Yormark has tense exchange with Texas Tech reporter over Brendan Sorsby questions

It’s fair to say the relationship between Texas Tech and the Big 12 Conference is a bit fraught at the moment. The Red Raiders circled the wagons in recent weeks around the Brendan Sorsby situation, one on which they and the conference (and just about everyone else) didn’t see eye to eye. The Big 12

My Students Hate AI. But They Can't Stop Using It.

Big Tech has gotten them addicted to cheating, and they've internalized the blame.By Jeff Sharlet Big Tech has gotten them addicted to cheating, and they've internalized the blame.

Why tech stocks are getting hammered

Tech stocks took another big hit Tuesday as investors sold off shares of companies that have powered the artificial intelligence boom. Technology companies have been spending billions of dollars investing in data centers and infrastructure needed...

The 'learn to code' era is over - and employers are on the hook for reskilling now

AI's ushered in a new era of reskilling. Here's what the industry can learn from the last decade's drive to put people in tech jobs.

ASX secures ‘tepid gains’ driven by tech

Sky News Business Reporter Ingrid Willinge says the ASX saw “tepid gains”. “We did end up with tepid gains though at the end of the session as the local market digested overnight,” Ms Willinge said. “Tech ended up being one of the best-performing sectors in the end.”

“Technology and the Common Good” – Christian Sarkar and Philip Kotler

In an age of accelerating innovation, the question of whether technology serves the Common Good is more urgent than ever. From the disintermediation of music to the democratization of 3D printing and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), the fundamental struggle is the same: Who controls the value generated by technology — and who benefits []

Can AI answer the $3 trillion question?

The AI ROI debate has returned and the numbers are even bigger, as are, perhaps, the consequences.

AI data centres could become Alberta's next major source of natural gas demand

As Alberta continues to pursue its goal of attracting 100 billion in artificial intelligence (AI) and data centre investment by 2030, energy sector leaders say the new tech boom is being increasingly viewed as a significant new source of natural gas demand that could eventually rival other major growth markets.

Will a rollout of live facial recognition in Soho bust crime or destroy trust?

Chris Stokel-Walker asks whether the tech’s success in Croydon can be repeated in the heaving West End

Should we fear an AI bubble bust?

Recent swings in tech stocks are reviving fears of an AI bubble — and some experts warn that if it pops, the fallout could be bigger than anything Wall Street has ever seen.

Market Talk: 'Doubts are creeping in' to the AI trade

Moneta's Aoifinn Devitt says anti-AI sentiment tied to energy costs and overspending could reverse the momentum driving tech stocks upward. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #markets #artificialintelligence #technology 👉 Subscribe: https://reut.rs/4b8fRGn Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/ Follow Reuters on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on X: https://twitter.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reuters/?hl=en

The AI Arms Race Is Replacing Globalization

Everyone is talking about artificial intelligence as though it is simply the next technology boom. They are missing the bigger picture. The country that controls the chips, the data centers, the electricity, and the manufacturing capacity will hold the strategic advantage for decades. This is no different than steel before World War I or oil []

Big Tech Is Out Of Hypergrowth Ideas...

Big Tech Is Out Of Hypergrowth Ideas... (Top headline, 2nd story, link) Related stories:ZITRON WARNS OF AI BUST: It Doesn't Work!ORACLE STOCK -40 FOR YEAR...

AI Upgrades, Security Breaches, and Industry Shakeups Define the Week in Tech

See what you missed in Daily Tech Insider from June 22–26. The post AI Upgrades, Security Breaches, and Industry Shakeups Define the Week in Tech appeared first on TechRepublic.

Micron, Intel, and AMD soared last quarter, adding more than $2 trillion in market cap

The three chipmakers are now the 10th, 11th, and 12th most valuable U.S. tech companies as investors broaden AI bets

Tech Change: A Faculty Survival Guide from the IT Side

Faculty are not resistant to technology — they’re overwhelmed by how quickly it arrives. Faculty today are navigating more digital transitions than ever before, including new learning platforms, AI policies, assessment tools, cloud systems, security requirements, and various communication channels. From where I sit on the IT side of campus, the changes never seem to stop coming. But here’s what I’ve realized after years of helping [] The post Tech Change: A Faculty Survival Guide from the IT Side appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching Learning.

Echoes of 1999: Why the AI Investment Bubble Will End Like the Dot-Com Crash

(NaturalNews) The AI Mania Feels Like 1999 All Over AgainI see unmistakable parallels between todayâs AI infrastructure frenzy and the dot-com bubble of the lat...

Another bounce for AI-related stocks pushes US market higher

Another veer up the roller coaster for artificial-intelligence stocks is pulling the U.S. market higher.

Rail merger is American supply chain game-changer

Most Americans associate innovation with new technologies. But modernization is equally important in the industries that move goods, power factories, and connect markets. An economy cannot remain dynamic if its infrastructure is trapped in the past. That reality is at the center of a consequential decision now facing federal regulators: whether to approve the nation’s []

Big Tech and Wall Street Team Up on the Stablecoin to End All Other Stablecoins

Can Open Standard compete with Circle and Tether?

Silicon Valley Is on a Lobbying Spree in California

Big Tech has grown enormously due to tactics such as price gouging and anticompetitive mergers and acquisitions. New legislation to address these in California faces a stiff and very well-funded resistance.

Christopher Nolan Praises ‘Obsession’ and ‘Backrooms,’ Says Young Audiences Are Rejecting “AI Slop”

I've never seen a more rapid wholesale dismissal of a supposedly foundational jump in technology in my lifetime, the Oscar said in a recent interview with The Telegraph.