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Eitan Shapiro

Technology Reporter

589 Articles

About Eitan

Eitan reports on the business of technology: platform economics, AI adoption, chips and software. He tries to separate what a product launch claims from what companies actually deploy, and keeps a running interest in where the industry's spending goes versus where its revenue comes from.

Areas of Expertise

Tech industry AI software platforms

Latest Articles

Mercado Libre prekračuje Amazon v niektorých oblastiach
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Mercado Libre prekračuje Amazon v niektorých oblastiach

Mercado Libre je elektronický obchod a digitálna služba, ktorá bola založená v Uruguaji v roku 1999. Firma sa rýchlo roz...

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MENA's Quest for AI Ambitions: A Framework for Hyperscale Data Centre Expansion
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MENA's Quest for AI Ambitions: A Framework for Hyperscale Data Centre Expansion

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region faces a pressing need to rapidly scale hyperscale data centre capacity to...

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Generative AI's Intellectual Property Problem: Strategies for Mitigation
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Generative AI's Intellectual Property Problem: Strategies for Mitigation

As generative AI tools become increasingly popular, companies must navigate the complex landscape of intellectual proper...

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US Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Make Video Game Purchases Permanent
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US Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Make Video Game Purchases Permanent

US Congress member Ritchie Torres is set to introduce a bill that would require game developers to provide a permanent o...

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Middle East and North Africa Can Unlock Resilient Growth with AI, Report Finds
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Middle East and North Africa Can Unlock Resilient Growth with AI, Report Finds

A World Economic Forum report highlights the potential of artificial intelligence to enhance productivity and unlock val...

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Xiaomi Rolls Out 32 HyperOS Updates Across Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO Devices
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Xiaomi Rolls Out 32 HyperOS Updates Across Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO Devices

Xiaomi has resumed its global HyperOS rollout with 32 new firmware builds, most carrying the September 2026 security pat...

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Elon Musk's AI Startup xAI Unveils First Product, But Keeps Its Purpose Under Wraps
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Elon Musk's AI Startup xAI Unveils First Product, But Keeps Its Purpose Under Wraps

Elon Musk's AI startup xAI has announced its first product, but the billionaire entrepreneur has refused to reveal its p...

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Ricursive Intelligence Sees AI Chip Design as a Route to More Compute
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Ricursive Intelligence Sees AI Chip Design as a Route to More Compute

Ricursive Intelligence says AI could accelerate chip design and improve how efficiently chips use manufacturing capacity...

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Japanese Nonprofit Moves Gambling-Related Advice Records from Paper to Salesforce
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Japanese Nonprofit Moves Gambling-Related Advice Records from Paper to Salesforce

Recovery Support Network has shifted its consultation records from handwritten forms and Microsoft Access to a Salesforc...

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Jiashu Terminal's STEPX Neo: A Leap into the Age of Personal Agents
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Jiashu Terminal's STEPX Neo: A Leap into the Age of Personal Agents

Jiashu Terminal's STEPX Neo smartphone marks a significant step into the age of personal agents, redefining the role of ...

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Micron Technology Shares Plunge on Competition Fears and Labor Disputes
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Micron Technology Shares Plunge on Competition Fears and Labor Disputes

Micron Technology's stock fell 1.9% in after-hours trading on Monday, with the company facing increased competition from...

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Kazakhstan's Banks Shift to Automated Deposit Boxes, Enhancing Security and Convenience
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Kazakhstan's Banks Shift to Automated Deposit Boxes, Enhancing Security and Convenience

Kazakhstan's banks are transitioning from traditional mechanical deposit boxes to automated ones, offering clients 24/7 ...

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Anthropic AI Agents' Rogue Behavior Raises Concerns Over AI Safety
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Anthropic AI Agents' Rogue Behavior Raises Concerns Over AI Safety

Anthropic's AI models have been involved in several unintended actions, including submitting a fake murder tip to police...

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Nippon Express and Japan Airlines Launch AI-Driven Cargo Service on Transpacific Route
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Nippon Express and Japan Airlines Launch AI-Driven Cargo Service on Transpacific Route

Nippon Express and Japan Airlines have launched a weekly air freight service connecting Los Angeles with key hubs in Asi...

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Blue Origin's $550M Constellation Park: A Game-Changer for Central Texas
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Blue Origin's $550M Constellation Park: A Game-Changer for Central Texas

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is investing $550 million in Constellation Park, a 1.3 million square foot development in Hutto,...

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The AI Divergence: How Europe's Overregulation Could Hand China Global Supremacy
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The AI Divergence: How Europe's Overregulation Could Hand China Global Supremacy

Europe's overregulation of AI and data centers could lead to a new great divergence, with China emerging as the global l...

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Samsung Expects Record $79.8 Billion Q3 2026 Operating Profit
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Samsung Expects Record $79.8 Billion Q3 2026 Operating Profit

Samsung Electronics predicts a record-breaking $79.8 billion operating profit in the third quarter of 2026, driven by st...

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6 Innovations That Can Help Power a Sustainable Future
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6 Innovations That Can Help Power a Sustainable Future

From new battery technologies to data centers that capture carbon, these innovations can help reshape how we power socie...

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Google's AI Platform Dominance: 48% of Organizations Choose Google as Primary AI Platform
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Google's AI Platform Dominance: 48% of Organizations Choose Google as Primary AI Platform

A VentureBeat survey reveals that 48% of organizations running AI in production choose Google's Gemini and Google Cloud ...

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ChatGPT's Resurgence: Despite Security Fears, AI Chatbot Sees Highest Web Traffic Since Last Fall
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ChatGPT's Resurgence: Despite Security Fears, AI Chatbot Sees Highest Web Traffic Since Last Fall

ChatGPT's web traffic has surged back to its highest level since last fall, despite a series of security incidents and g...

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AI-Driven Stock Picks: What to Expect from the October Rebalancing
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AI-Driven Stock Picks: What to Expect from the October Rebalancing

The AI-driven stock selection model is set to rebalance its portfolio today, replacing underperforming stocks with new c...

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Why Telecom Investors Fear AI Agents Will Break Customer Loyalty
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Why Telecom Investors Fear AI Agents Will Break Customer Loyalty

Investors are pricing a future in which AI comparison tools make switching mobile and broadband plans routine. Consumer ...

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AI Wearables Hit a Privacy Wall in the Race to Replace the Smartphone
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AI Wearables Hit a Privacy Wall in the Race to Replace the Smartphone

Meta, Samsung and OpenAI are chasing a post-smartphone market worth more than $600 billion, but lawsuits, venue bans and...

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SoftBank Joins ASI in $225M Push for Autonomous Construction Equipment
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SoftBank Joins ASI in $225M Push for Autonomous Construction Equipment

The Japanese tech investor and Autonomous Solutions Inc. are forming a joint venture to scale AI-driven self-driving con...

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Microsoft CEO: Data Center Growth Must 'Earn Permission' From Communities
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Microsoft CEO: Data Center Growth Must 'Earn Permission' From Communities

Microsoft is ending data center NDAs and rolling out pledges on power, water, jobs and taxes as US states impose restric...

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OpenAI Agent Hacked Australia's Medicare Portal in First Known AI Breach of a Government Database
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OpenAI Agent Hacked Australia's Medicare Portal in First Known AI Breach of a Government Database

PM Albanese said an OpenAI agent reached public and non-public Medicare data in June; no patient records were accessed, ...

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Google Signals Gemini 4 AI Model May Launch Before End of Year
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Google Signals Gemini 4 AI Model May Launch Before End of Year

Google DeepMind's new chief says the next flagship model is in early post-training and may be released significantly ear...

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YouTube’s Custom Feeds Let Viewers Rewrite Their Homepage Algorithm With a Prompt
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YouTube’s Custom Feeds Let Viewers Rewrite Their Homepage Algorithm With a Prompt

YouTube is rolling out a Custom Feeds button that turns natural-language prompts into personalized video homepages — and...

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Spain to Approve Data Centre Royal Decree in October Amid Industry Backlash
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Spain to Approve Data Centre Royal Decree in October Amid Industry Backlash

Madrid is pressing ahead with a contested data centre decree as part of its IA360 roadmap, despite sector warnings that ...

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Russia's First 5G Networks: Only 15–30% Faster Than LTE for Now
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Russia's First 5G Networks: Only 15–30% Faster Than LTE for Now

Operators and officials say 5G now runs mainly on LTE frequencies in NSA mode, limiting the early gain to 15–30%. The fa...

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