The Download: introducing the Hard Problems issue

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology.

Introducing: the Hard Problems issue

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Firms Arm US Against AI Cyberattacks

As if IT leaders didn’t have enough security threats to worry about, threat actors are tapping into powerful AI machine learning for cyberattacks.

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Lenovo and Nvidia have big plans for the future of AI for all of us

Lenovo has unveiled more details on its ‘AI for All’ vision, which includes a further $1 billion investment to help the technology coexist across public, private, and personal landscapes.At the

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Fintech Trends: How to Become an Agent of Change in an Evolving Industry

The fintech
industry is constantly evolving, driven by innovation, technological
advancements, and consumers’ ever-changing expectations. In this volatile
world, professionals in the fintech sector possess the key to not only

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Businesses need to be much more open about how they are using AI

According to new research from project management software provider Asana, while workers are pleased to see AI adoption across their companies, business leaders aren’t being transparent enough about their organizations’

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The Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 is here to run AI on your next phone, whatever that means

Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset at its Qualcomm Snapdragon Summit 2023 in Maui. The company paid for my trip to the island to check out the

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Everything Microsoft said about AI on its quarterly earnings call

Microsoft made a big bet that generative artificial intelligence will change how we work, and the wager looks to be paying off. Above-forecast use of AI in the three months

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Superhero U

In a workshop filled with robotic limbs and several expensive cars, the clanging of a hammer rings out over the blasting sounds of AC/DC. Amid the clamor, a man with a

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Do-it-yourself breast ultrasound

Early detection is key to surviving breast cancer, but tumors that develop in between routine mammograms—known as interval cancers—tend to be especially aggressive. A wearable ultrasound device devised by MIT

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Government Robotics Funding Critical Amid Global Competition: ‘The Race Is On’

US robotics leadership is at risk in a world that is rapidly building better humanoid and other form factor robots. That’s in spite of recent U.S. robotics success …

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GM's Cruise Loses Its Self-Driving License in San Francisco After a Robotaxi Dragged a Person

The California DMV says the company’s autonomous taxis are “not safe” and that Cruise “misrepresented” safety information about its self-driving vehicle technology.

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Microsoft tops expectations as tech giant looks to AI to fuel growth

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says the company is “rapidly infusing” AI across its business. (GeekWire File Photo / Kevin Lisota)

Microsoft exceeded Wall Street’s expectations with revenue

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