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☆ A picture of an old computer is making millennials nostalgic for a time when the internet felt like a luxury
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-04 | by ( Andrew Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. On December 19, an X user who goes by Dexter shared an image of a retro-looking desktop that many millennials likely grew up with. "There was a time when we respected the computer," they wrote alongside the image. Many said they missed the days when they weren't constantly logged in and connected to the online world 24/7. And if you're still unconvinced, here's a reminder of the realities of the internet of yesteryear:

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☆ Microsoft says a Copilot key is coming to keyboards on Windows PCs starting this month
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-04 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Microsoft on Thursday said keyboards on upcoming Windows PCs will feature a Copilot key for having text conversations with the software maker's virtual assistant. It's one of the most prominent additions to the Windows keyboard since the 1994 introduction of the Windows key for viewing the Start menu. Copilot in Windows taps artificial intelligence models from Microsoft-backed startup OpenAI, which operates its own popular ChatGPT chatbot. Microsoft has started delivering Copilot on PCs with Windows 10, the world's most popular operating system, and Windows 11. People can hold down the Windows key and push the C key to summon the Copilot.

Persons: Yusuf Mehdi, It's Organizations: Microsoft, Workers, Copilot, Windows Locations: Redmond , Washington

☆ Tech stocks dominated 2023 investing. Here's where the sector finds growth in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-31 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

After 2023's blowout run, it's hard to recall the once gloomy investing setup for technology stocks last December. As the calendar year turns, don't expect technology stocks to match 2023's blowout gains, but the year's performance is no fluke. AI stocks may dominate tech-focused investing, but don't sleep on the other emerging themes. GOOGL YTD mountain Alphabet shares in 2023 Both companies have rolled out new initiatives in the months since. Arm Holdings made headlines this year as one of the first major companies to go public , reviving the IPO market after a roughly two-year drought.

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norway’s minority center-left government and two large opposition parties made a deal Tuesday to open the Arctic Ocean to seabed mineral exploration despite warnings by environmental groups that it would threaten the biodiversity of the vulnerable ecosystems in the area. Norway said in June it wanted to open parts of the Norwegian continental shelf for commercial deep sea mining in line with the country’s strategy to seek new economic opportunities and reduce its reliance on oil and gas. “This is a disaster for the sea,” said Frode Pleym, head of the local chapter of Greenpeace. According to the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate, there are sulphides and manganese crusts containing metals and minerals that are crucial for making batteries, wind turbines, PCs and mobile phones. The planned area is located southwest of the Arctic island of Svalbard.

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☆ Dell misses quarterly revenue estimates on slow PC market recovery
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Harshita Mary Varghese | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The company's client solutions group, which includes its consumer and enterprise personal computer business, posted revenue of $12.28 billion for the third quarter, a near 11% fall compared to a year earlier. However, Dell has more impact than its competitors due to the weakness in the business PC market, which is a core market (for the company)," said Mikako Kitagawa, analyst at Gartner. Dell's servers and networking business revenue was up 9% from the second quarter, fueled by customer interest in generative artificial intelligence, Chief Operating Officer Jeff Clarke said. Revenue for the third quarter came in at $22.25 billion for Dell, missing estimates of $23 billion, according to LSEG data. The PC market is expected to bank on demand from AI boost, according to research firm Canalys, as it projects adoption of AI-capable PCs to accelerate from 2025 onward, with such devices accounting for around 60% of all PCs shipped in 2027.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, lockdowns, Dell, Mikako Kitagawa, Jeff Clarke, Harshita Mary Varghese, Maju Samuel Organizations: Dell, Dell Inc, REUTERS, UNITED STATES, Dell Technologies, Gartner, Nvidia, Revenue, Intel, AMD, Thomson Locations: New York

If you're hoping to stretch your dollar, you'd be wise to shop the Cyber Monday graphics card deals available right now. We've kept track of the season's best discounts and sales and gathered the best graphics card highlights to make buying easier. Below, you can find some of the best Cyber Monday graphics card deals available now, from trustworthy manufacturers and reliable retailers, so you don't have to worry about scams. Best Cyber Monday graphics card dealsBoth Nvidia and AMD cards have their strengths. Obviously, if you're buying one of these cards, you're either building your own PC or upgrading one you already own.

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Best Cyber Monday gaming console deals todayBest Cyber Monday gaming laptop deals todayBest Cyber Monday gaming monitor deals todayBest Cyber Monday gaming controller deals todayBest Cyber Monday gaming accessory deals todayBest Cyber Monday gaming headset deals todayBest Cyber Monday graphics card dealsBest Cyber Monday game deals todayCyber Monday gaming deal FAQsWhat's the difference between a gaming laptop and any other laptop? Small and portable gaming laptops tend to be more expensive and yet disproportionately weaker than their bigger counterparts. For more details and recommendations, check out our guide to the best gaming laptops. Check out our guides to the best gaming mouse and best wireless gaming mouse for our top picks. Gaming laptops and other PC gaming accessories receive some especially big discounts.

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☆ Doritos' new AI software lets you crunch chips during calls without annoying your friends
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Doritos developed an AI to silence chewing sounds on calls, especially gaming sessions. AdvertisementGamers, remote workers, and others who annoy others with chewing Doritos during their calls have a new tool to silence the noise. Doritos Silent, made by the PepsiCo-owned chip brand, cancels the sound of chewing on voice calls. Smooth Technology, an engineering and design studio, worked with Doritos to create Doritos Silent, the chip brand said in a statement. AdvertisementCreating the software involved recording roughly 500 people eating Doritos, Dylan Fashbaugh, lead developer at Smooth Technology, told the Post.

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Today's a great day to buy pretty much anything, but the best Cyber Monday laptop deals have the potential to save you hundreds of dollars in a single purchase. Some of the best Cyber Monday laptop deals include an all-time low 27% discount on a Dell Inspiron 16, which offers fantastic specs for everyday users, and $300 off the RTX 4070 model of the Asus ROG Strix G16, a powerful and stylish gaming laptop. We also want to shout out a $130 discount on the Acer Chromebook Plus 515, a deal that turns what was already an affordable model into one of the best budget laptops around. The best Cyber Monday everyday laptop dealsThe best Cyber Monday budget laptop dealsThe best Cyber Monday gaming laptop dealsThe best Cyber Monday 2-in-1 laptop dealsCyber Monday laptop FAQsIs Cyber Monday a good time to buy a laptop? Even high-end gaming laptops fall to midrange or budget levels, which makes Cyber Monday pretty much the best time to buy a new laptop.

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Right now, you can snag excellent Black Friday hard drive deals, and I've scoured through all of the discounts to find three models that I think are especially worth the money. With that in mind, the three best Black Friday hard drive deals I'm recommending include some of the fastest and most modern solid state drives (SSDs) you can buy. Best Black Friday deals on hard drives todayDoes my hard drive need a heatsink? All three of the hard drives I recommend come with heatsinks to help cool them during heavy use. Which brand hard drive should you buy?

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The best Black Friday laptop deals run the gamut from budget to high-end models, and have the potential to save you hundreds of dollars. Some of the best Black Friday laptop deals include a 25% off discount on a Dell Inspiron 16, which offers fantastic specs for everyday users; and $300 off the RTX 4070 model of the Asus ROG Strix G16, a powerful and stylish gaming laptop. Most Black Friday laptop deals will run through tonight, November 24, and a few will last through the weekend and to Cyber Monday. The best Black Friday everyday laptop dealsThe best Black Friday budget laptop dealsThe best Black Friday gaming laptop dealsThe best Black Friday 2-in-1 laptop dealsBlack Friday laptop FAQsIs Black Friday a good time to buy a laptop? What's the difference between a Windows laptop and a Chromebook?

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I've served as Business Insider's main PC gaming reporter for a while now, so I know a thing or two about how graphics cards stack up to one another. The deals below are some of the best Black Friday graphics card deals I've found. AMD Radeon cards tend to offer more power per dollar spent, but Nvidia RTX cards handle features like ray-tracing better. Obviously if you're buying one of these cards, you're either building your own PC or upgrading one you already own. But if you're interested in buying a pre-built gaming PC with one of these cards, check out our guide to the best gaming PCs for some recommendations.

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☆ Morgan Stanley is bullish on this emerging AI trend — and names 6 stocks to play it
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

One part of artificial intelligence will have an increasing role to play, according to Morgan Stanley. The theme, which it called "Edge AI," involves running AI algorithms directly on a user's device, be it a smartphone, laptop or wearable, among other things. Edge AI can help save costs, reduce latency (or lag time), among other benefits, Morgan Stanley said. MediaTek Morgan Stanley said MediaTek , the largest chip design house in Asia, is gearing up for Edge AI. Xiaomi Morgan Stanley said Xiaomi is a key beneficiary, given its first-mover advantage in Edge AI.

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☆ Lenovo is tackling circularity to power a new wave of user-friendly devices
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Lenovo With Insider Studios | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Lenovo's Next UX (user experience) team is one such group. "Our team gets to research and explore what's possible and what best empowers Lenovo users, and we share recommendations across the enterprise." Developing a modular PCYears ago, the Next UX team considered a maximally repairable PC concept called Project Aurora. And visionary, data-driven recommendations and the voices of our customers, users, and partners, continue to inform powerful innovation at Lenovo. Learn more about Lenovo's user experience solutions here.

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☆ HP CEO says AI capabilities will 'double the growth of the PC category'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

In a Tuesday interview with CNBC's Jim Cramer, HP Inc CEO Enrique Lores said his company's new computers with artificial intelligence capabilities will help accelerate and grow the PC market. "This will drive significant momentum in the category, some in '24, more in '25, more in '26," Lores said of PCs with AI capabilities. "As we have said before, we think this is going to double the growth of the PC category starting next year." He added that the PC market has begun to recover, saying growth will also be bolstered by the transition from Windows 10 to Windows 11. "We really think that the PC market has started to recover," Lores said.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Enrique Lores, Lores, Tuesday's Organizations: HP Inc

☆ Nvidia's revenue triples as AI chip boom continues
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The company's data center revenue totaled $14.51 billion, up 279% and more than the StreetAccount consensus of $12.97 billion. With respect to guidance, Nvidia called for $20 billion in revenue for the fiscal fourth quarter. During the quarter, Nvidia announced the GH200 GPU, which has more memory than the current H100 and an additional Arm processor onboard. As recently as two years ago, sales of GPUs for playing video games on PCs were the largest source of Nvidia's revenue. Nvidia faces obstacles, including competition from AMD and lower revenue because of export restrictions that can limit sales of its GPUs in China.

Persons: Colette Kress, Kress, Raymond James, Srini Pajjuri, Jacob Silverman, Degas Wright Organizations: Nvidia, LSEG, Energy, Microsoft, AMD Locations: China, East, Australia

☆ HP, Dell and Lenovo among 27 firms granted approval to manufacture tech hardware in India under incentive scheme
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Sheila Chiang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Chinas Realme closing in on market leaders Xiaomi, Samsung, yet hurdles loom in treacherous market where many stumbled. Under the PLI Scheme 2.0 for IT hardware, which was approved by the government in May, India will provide companies incentives for goods manufactured in the country. The Indian IT hardware market is expected to grow to $22.77 billion in 2027 from $15.52 billion in 2022. "The IT Hardware manufacturing sector faces the lack of a level playing field vis-à-vis competing nations ... There is need for a mechanism to compensate for the manufacturing disabilities vis-à-vis other major manufacturing economies," according to the ministry.

Persons: Chinas, Anindito Mukerjee, Vaishnaw Organizations: Xiaomi, Samsung, Bloomberg, Getty Images, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Asus, Ministry of Electronics, of Railways, Communications, Electronics Locations: Greater Noida, India, Indian

☆ HP forecasts downbeat first-quarter profit amid slow PC market recovery
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Samrhitha A | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Acquire Licensing RightsNov 21 (Reuters) - HP Inc (HPQ.N) on Tuesday forecast first-quarter profit below Wall Street estimates but maintained annual earnings outlook, a sign that demand in the personal computers market is still recovering, sending its shares down nearly 4% after market. HP expects first-quarter adjusted profit per share to be between 76 cents and 86 cents, the midpoint of which was below LSEG estimates of 86 cents. HP maintained fiscal 2024 adjusted profit forecast of $3.25 to $3.65 per share. Sales for HP's personal systems segment — home to its desktop and notebook PCs — fell 8% from a year ago, while its printing segment posted a 3% fall. Reporting by Samrhitha Arunasalam in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi MajumdarOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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His portrayal came in testimony in an antitrust trial focused on Epic Games' attempt to upend Google's store for Android phone apps. It's similar to a payment system that Epic unsuccessfully challenged in a parallel lawsuit filed against Apple's iPhone app store. Sweeney said Google tried to entice him with a wide range of financial incentives, which he rejected. After rejecting Google's overtures, Epic tried to distribute Fortnite for Android through its own website. “It's an issue I see as existential to all games, including Epic,” Sweeney said.

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☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Amazon, Boeing, Tesla, Dell, Microsoft & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Raymond James reiterates Nvidia as strong buy Raymond James said it's bullish heading into Nvidia earnings on Tuesday. Bernstein reiterates Tesla as underperform Bernstein said it's standing by its underperform rating on Tesla as EV growth is slowing. JPMorgan upgrades Dutch Bros to overweight from neutral JPMorgan said the coffee chain has "strong available liquidity" to continue to grow. " JPMorgan downgrades Krispy Kreme to neutral from overweight JPMorgan downgraded the stock mainly on valuation. " Melius initiates Dell as buy Melius Research initiated Dell with a buy and said it's an "inexpensive" way to play AI.

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☆ Tech stocks wrap up strongest three-week rally since early days of Covid in April 2020
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Ari Levy | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Tech investors are marching towards Thanksgiving with plenty of holiday cheer. It's the strongest rally over that amount of time since April 2020, when early Covid stay-at-home requirements led to a surge in e-commerce and cloud software stocks. Intel was the biggest winner among large-cap tech stops this week, climbing 13%. Semiconductors will be the primary area of focus next week for tech investors, as Nvidia is scheduled to report results on Tuesday. WATCH: EMJ's Erick Jackson expects good earnings report from Nvidia

Persons: they're, Eric Jackson, Jackson, Dow Jones, Tesla, Elon Musk, Andrew Bates, EMJ's Erick Jackson Organizations: Nasdaq, Intel, Mizuho Securities, Nvidia, EMJ Capital, Federal, Index

☆ Microsoft is bringing its Copilot chatbot to Windows 10
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Microsoft said Thursday it will soon start testing the Copilot chatbot in an update to the widely used Windows 10 operating system. Microsoft on Oct. 31 started rolling out an update that features Copilot to Windows 11, its latest operating system. But among Windows PCs, Windows 11 has about 27% share, and Windows 10 leads with about 68%, according to StatCounter estimates. In Windows, Copilot can serve as "the everyday AI companion," Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said on an October conference call with analysts. It will be similar to the Copilot in Bing and won't be able to perform as many PC-related functions as the Copilot in Windows 11, because some elements of Windows 11 aren't present in Windows 10, Woodman said.

Persons: Bing, Satya Nadella, Aaron Woodman, Copilot, Woodman, Malcolm Ethridge Organizations: Microsoft, Technology, Home, Security, Windows Locations: Bing

☆ Lenovo posts another revenue decline as PC demand remains slow
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Josh Ye | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

In May, Lenovo reported 14% revenue decline for the year through March, its first annual fall since 2019, following a pandemic-induced boom for electronics manufacturers. Worldwide PC shipments fell 7% in the second quarter of 2023, showed data from researcher Canalys. To help lift PC sales, Lenovo aims to release its first "AI PC" - or PC that can make use of artificial intelligence (AI) without the internet - in the second half of next year, said Chairman Yang Yuanqing. An employee gestures next to a Lenovo logo at Lenovo Tech World in Beijing, China November 15, 2019. Overall net income attributable to shareholders in the second fiscal quarter fell 60% to $249 million versus analysts' $235 million estimate.

Persons: Canalys, Yang Yuanqing, Yang, Jason Lee, it's, Josh Ye, Christopher Cushing Organizations: Lenovo Group, HK, LSEG, Lenovo, PC, Reuters, Lenovo Tech, REUTERS, Nvidia, Thomson Locations: HONG KONG, Beijing, China, U.S, Hong Kong

☆ AI PCs will be priced 'a little bit higher' than current computers: Asus co-CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailAI PCs will be priced 'a little bit higher' than current computers: Asus co-CEOAsus co-CEO S.Y. Hsu explains the timing of its AI PC launch and how it will boost the company's sales in the next year.

Persons: S.Y, Hsu Organizations: Asus

☆ Microsoft is fine avoiding China as U.S. considers national security implications, CEO Satya Nadella says
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Microsoft is not focused on China as a domestic market, though the company has notable Chinese customers with operations outside the world's second most-populous country, CEO Satya Nadella said on Wednesday. "A lot of the Chinese multinationals operating outside of China are our bigger AI customers, perhaps." Microsoft provides artificial intelligence services to electric vehicle maker Li Auto and consumer electronics company Xiaomi, among others. Still, Nadella acknowledged on Wednesday that the U.S. government has important restrictions to follow when it comes to doing business in China. The U.S government uses Microsoft Azure cloud services and Microsoft 365 productivity apps.

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