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Dr. Adam Rodman, a physician and researcher at Beth Israel Medical Center in Boston, was shocked by the results of an experiment he ran comparing the diagnostic abilities of doctors to generative artificial intelligence (genAI) tools. The data showed that physicians, even when assisted by the technology, were worse at correctly diagnosing patients than genAI alone — a lot worse. “I reran the experiment, and my jaw dropped,” s

The US has announced sweeping new measures targeting China’s semiconductor sector, restricting the export of chipmaking equipment and high-bandwidth memory. This move has sparked concerns over potential supply chain disruptions. The rules impose export restrictions on equipment from manufacturers in countries including Israel, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan, while granting exemptions to firms in Japan and the Netherlands.

Japanese electronics company Panasonic has created an AI version of its founder, Kōnosuke Matsushita, who died in 1989, The Japan Times reports. Matsushita was one of the most respected figures in the Japanese business world and his book,

What processors will be running the Apple bargains we’ll be seeking to purchase on Cyber Monday 2025? Presumably, Apple’s M5 chips will be inside some of them, with work already under way on the next amazing Apple Silicon processor. Apple has requested that TSMC begin production/development of M5 chips with the aim of beginning production in late 2025, The Elec

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Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger retired Sunday, after more than 40 years in the industry. The company quickly named two interim co-CEOs to hold the fort while it searches for a long-term replacement. The two co-CEOS are David Zinsner, who currently serves as CFO, and Michelle Johnston Holthaus, who, in addition to her existing responsibility for the company’s client computing group (CCG), now takes on the data center and AI group and the network and edge group in the newly created role of CEO of Intel Products. Gelsinger was told to retire or be removed, according to a news report by Bloomberg. However, Intel Board Chairman Frank Yeary spoke kindly of Gelsinger i

“Mr. Musk Goes to Washington.” And he’s planning to roll back remote work in the federal government.  Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk and one-time presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy are expected to be appointed by incoming president Donald J. Trump to run an advisory commission called the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Trump wants Musk to do to the federal bureaucracy what he did to Twitter — dramatically reduce the number of employees.  After Musk bought Twitter (in addition to changing its name to X, killing verification, enabling revenue sharing, increasing the character limit of posts, and other changes), he laid off 80% of the staff and issued an ed

Two years can be an eternity for the technology industry: plenty of time for enterprises to innovate, launch a new product, peak on the stock market… and then plummet again. Think about the bubbles that briefly surrounded 3D printing, smart glasses, or the metaverse. But somehow ChatGPT has escaped that fate because two years after its launch —around the time when enthusiasm for the metaverse began to collapse — it is still on everyone’s lips and has managed to revolutionize the way many of us live and work. OpenAI’s well-known chatbot has put generative artificial intelligence (genAI) firmly in the

The effort to re-shore chip manufacturing in the US could be in peril as a new presidential administration has signaled a shift in direction, all while a semiconductor industry seems at times to be struggling. President-elect Donald J. Trump has indicated the CHIPS and Science Act passed under the Biden Administration could be on the chopping block once he takes office on Jan. 20, 2025. Just last week, the federal government said it plan

If you’ve read this column for long, you probably know that when it comes to tech purchases — and tech decisions in general, really — I’m typically not one to be hasty. It’s practically in my blood at this point. I’ve spent so many years studying, researching, and obsessing over this stuff (both personally and professionally!) that it’s tough for me to commit to buying a new product or even using a new service without really digging in and thinking through the implications. Plain and simple, I like to feel confident that whatever I’m using is not only “the best” in some broad, general sense — but is, critically, the best for me and m