Actionable insights enable smarter business buying

For decades, procurement was seen as a back-office function focused on cost-cutting and supplier management. But that view is changing as supply chain disruptions and fluctuating consumer behavior ripple across

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Amazon's iRobot takeover bites the dust – here's what it means for Roomba vacuums

Amazon’s bid to buy leading robot vacuum maker iRobot has collapsed from EU regulatory pressure, forcing the Roomba maker to make major cuts to its R&D spend and workforce. And

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"We can’t have non-state actors or China or folks who we don’t want accessing our cloud to train their models" — US Government wants to bring in tough new regulations to keep tabs on AI

The Biden administration is set to use federal law to levy new rules on companies that use or train artificial intelligence (AI) tools.The rule, piggybacking on the existing Defense Production

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Amazon terminates $1.4B deal to acquire iRobot, blames ‘disproportionate’ regulatory hurdles

(iRobot Photo)

Amazon is abandoning plans to acquire Roomba maker iRobot, a $1.4 billion deal that would have been one of the company’s largest acquisitions ever.

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Risk vs. revenue: Microsoft results will offer a new AI benchmark after a tumultuous quarter

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has described AI as a major financial opportunity for the company, its partners, and overall economic growth. (GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop)

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PayPal’s Strategic Overhaul: Navigating the Financial Seas of Change

In a dynamic era of digital transactions, PayPal has set sail on a transformative journey to revamp its
flagship payments tool. This strategic move signifies the company’s
commitment to not

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Amazon Scraps Deal to Buy Maker of Roomba Amid Regulatory Scrutiny

Amazon walked away from the $1.7 billion acquisition of iRobot as it faces questions from regulators in the European Union and United States.

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Amazon abandons $1.4 billion deal to buy Roomba maker iRobot

One of iRobot’s Roombas in action. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge

Amazon’s deal to buy Roomba maker iRobot is off, the companies

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The Download: AI job panic, and concussion-preventing mouthguards

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.

People are worried that AI

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Holographs In, Zoom Out

Welcome to the holographic future of interactive learning. Universities are
embracing holographic projections for meetings, could businesses follow suit?Engaging Education: The Holographic RevolutionIn higher education, a seismic shift is underway

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iOS 18 could be the ‘biggest’ software update in iPhone history – here’s why

In our iOS 17 review, we branded Apple’s latest operating system as “one of the best iOS updates we’ve seen in years” – but iOS 18 will reportedly take things

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This new AI-powered iPhone browser trumps Safari by searching the web for you

Sick of struggling to find the answers to your search queries in Safari, Chrome, or any of the other best browsers on iOS? A new alternative has just emerged that

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