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Tesla-Samsung Pact More Than a Chip Deal

With the Samsung deal, Tesla will be able to maintain its lead in bringing AI into vehicles. "While legacy automakers are still relying on third-party chips from Nvidia or Mobileye, Tesla is going full-stack -- designing, training, and soon even fabricating its own AI silicon," said Mark N. Vena, president and principal analyst with SmartTech Research in Las Vegas...

AI's Killer App Could Be a Browser

Major players in the browser market could find their shares slipping if an AI browser makes everyday browsing faster, easier, and more helpful, contended Mark N. Vena, president and principal analyst at SmartTech Research, in Las Vegas. "Loyalty fades fast when convenience is redefined," he told TechNewsWorld...

Subscription Economy Projected To Hit $1.2 Trillion by 2030

Subscription fatigue is that feeling of “too many subscriptions, not enough value,” observed Mark N. Vena, president and principal analyst with SmartTech Research, in Las Vegas "It’s driven by rising costs, overlapping services and the mental load of keeping track of the...

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Samsung Galaxy Fold7 Ushers In a New Era for Foldable Phones

At its Unpacked 2025 event in Brooklyn, N.Y. last week, Samsung delivered more than a hardware refresh -- it mounted nothing less than a full-scale campaign to redefine what foldable smartphones are, and, more importantly, what they could become ...

Redwood Energy Aims To Power AI Data Centers With Used EV Batteries

However, there’s a non-trivial catch to using used batteries. “Used batteries don’t perform exactly like new ones, and there can be variability in how they degrade, so companies will need to feel confident the system is reliable and safe at scale,” said Mark N. Vena, president and principal analyst at SmartTech Research in Las Vegas...

Cloudflare Blocks AI Bots by Default, Launches Pay Per Crawl Model

Mark N. Vena, president and principal analyst at SmartTech Research in Las Vegas, maintained that permission-based AI web crawling could be a significant curveball for AI companies, especially those relying on scraping massive amounts of web data to train their models “If la...

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NiCE Interactions 2025: Orchestrating the Future of CX

NiCE Interactions 2025 marked a pivotal moment in the company’s evolution, not just as a premier provider of customer experience technology but as a forward-looking orchestrator of human-centric, AI-driven transformation ...

MIT Study Finds ChatGPT Can Harm Critical Thinking Over Time

While acknowledging that the study raises a red flag, Mark N. Vena, president and principal analyst at SmartTech Research in Las Vegas, points out that it relies on a small sample -- 54 participants, with only 18 in the follow-up. "Its early release underscores urgency -- but peer review is pending," he told TechNewsWorld. "It highlights potential weakening in memory and critical thinking with heavy AI use, yet stops short of proving long-term harm."

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I Know Precisely What Sam Altman and Jony Ive Are Up To

Have I gotten your attention with this provocative headline? Give me a bit of rope on this ...

WWDC: Apple Unifies Operating Systems, Makes iPad More PC

The refresh of iPadOS announced at the WWDC is moving the tablet closer to the PC camp, according to Apple watchers. "There's no question that iPadOS is becoming much more like macOS," asserted Mark N. Vena, president and principal analyst at SmartTech Research, a technology advisory firm in Las Vegas...

Drones Set To Deliver Benefits for Labor-Intensive Industries: Forrester

"Regulatory frameworks, particularly in the U.S., remain complex, bureaucratic, and fragmented," said Mark N. Vena, president and principal analyst with SmartTech Research in Las Vegas. "The FAA’s rules around drone operations -- especially for flying beyond visual line of sight [BVLOS] -- are evolving but still limit many high-value use cases."

Americans Could Lose 7% of Their Lives to Social Media

The time-wasted and money-lost calculators in the report are not only eye-opening but also a bit terrifying, noted Mark N. Vena, president and principal analyst at SmartTech Research in Las Vegas "Seeing years of your life translated into hours lost on social media hits differ...

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AMD at Computex 2025: Making the Case for an AI Powerhouse

At Computex 2025 in Taiwan, AMD made its most aggressive play yet to position itself as a top-tier force in AI, both in the data center and at the endpoint ...

Despite Satisfying Advice, Consumer AI Distrust Persists: Study

Mark N. Vena, president and principal analyst with SmartTech Research in Las Vegas, agreed. "The 84% satisfaction rate is a strong call to action signal for retailers to explore AI recommendations," he told the E-Commerce Times. "It shows AI can drive conversions and customer satisfaction when implemented effectively...

AI Is Rewriting the Rules of Brand Management

Mark N. Vena, president and principal analyst for SmartTech Research in Las Vegas, argued that brand management is a "huge deal" in the AI age. "Brand management is no longer just about campaigns -- it’s about constantly monitoring and reacting to a living, breathing digital footprint," he told TechNewsWorld...

Matter and Infineon Redefine Smart Home Security Standards

In the rapidly expanding world of smart homes, the spotlight has long shone on convenience, connectivity, and compatibility. But as major ecosystems like Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and Apple HomeKit compete for dominance, one initiative -- Matter, backed by the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) -- is quietly transforming the smart home not only through interoperability but also through an equally vital and underappreciated pillar: security...

Chatbots Having Minimal Impact on Search Engine Traffic: Study

Search engines also have advantages for drumming up traffic. "Search engines benefit from decades of user trust and deeply ingrained habits," explained Mark N. Vena, president and principal analyst at SmartTech Research in Las Vegas "They offer a fast, comprehensive way to fin...

OpenAI Wants ChatGPT To Be Your Shopping Assistant

"Advertising will likely find its way in, but probably in a very subtle, AI-optimized form," maintained Mark N. Vena, president and principal analyst with SmartTech Research in Las Vegas. "Rather than traditional banner ads, we might see 'sponsored recommendations' that blend into natural conversations. "...

Google AI Overviews Hurting Click-Through Rates: Studies

"By answering specific queries within the search interface, AI Overviews reduce the incentive to click through to original sources, diminishing traffic and weakening the feedback loop that sustains quality content creation," said Mark N. Vena, president and principal analyst at SmartTech Research in Las Vegas...

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AMD's Embedded Edge: Leadership, Differentiation, and AI Opportunity

Over the last decade, AMD has undergone a remarkable transformation. From a company once struggling for relevance, it has risen under CEO Lisa Su’s steady and strategic leadership to become a serious contender across the data center, client computing, and now embedded and adaptive edge markets ...

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