Technology
The latest Technology coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Business section.
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Microsoft’s $530 billion rout sets up its worst month since 2008
Microsoft Corp. shares are heading for their worst month in years as investors continue to fret about how the software giant will fare in a world marked by artificial intelligence.
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Australia plans to strengthen laws banning children from social media
The Australian government plans to strengthen laws that ban children younger than 16 from social media platforms, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.
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Big companies aim to ease AI transition for American workers
Congress has failed to address the workforce disruption that artificial intelligence could generate. The White House, excited about the upside for stocks and investment, has downplayed the potential for widespread job losses.
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OpenAI and Anthropic limit new AI models to Trump-approved customers during cybersecurity review
ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Friday it is restricting the release of its new artificial intelligence model at the request of President Donald Trump’s administration, the latest in an unprecedented government vetting of AI products for cybersecurity risks.
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Apple hikes Mac, iPad prices on memory shortage; shares fall
Apple Inc. took the extreme measure of raising prices of all Macs, iPads, home devices and the Vision Pro on Thursday, seeking to offset cost hikes caused by an unprecedented shortage of memory chips and storage.
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This model tops American-Made Index, and a Detroit brand makes big leap
For the sixth year in a row, a model from Elon Musk-led electric vehicle giant Tesla Inc. topped the 2026 Cars.com American-Made Index, while an offering from rugged Stellantis NV brand Jeep showed the greatest improvement among Detroit Three nameplates.
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A solution to AI’s growing power demand: Homes
The artificial intelligence boom has a big problem. Technology companies say they need to quickly build lots of new power-hungry data centers to develop AI, but the energy industry typically needs years to construct power plants, solar farms and battery installations.
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US stocks end mixed, weighed down by more losses for tech giants
Stocks wavered to a mixed close on Wall Street Wednesday as technology stocks once again weighed down the market.
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Chinese supercomputer displaces US machines as world’s fastest for first time since 2017
A supercomputer in China now outranks its U.S. counterparts as the world’s most powerful, marking the first time since 2017 that a Chinese computer has topped a list sometimes viewed as a measure of a nation's technological prowess.
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Top developers are pivoting from chatbots to physical AI
AI "world models" are the next frontier for computer scientists who see too many limitations in the AI language models behind popular chatbots.
