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Eitan Shapiro

Technology Reporter

13 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

Cardano's Van Rossem Hard Fork Goes Live: Will Cheaper Smart Contracts Drive ADA's Price Higher?
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Cardano's Van Rossem Hard Fork Goes Live: Will Cheaper Smart Contracts Drive ADA's Price Higher?

Cardano has successfully activated the Van Rossem hard fork, delivering faster, cheaper smart contracts and improved nod...

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Jack Dorsey Backs Open-Source AI Warning as US-China Cost Divide Widens
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Jack Dorsey Backs Open-Source AI Warning as US-China Cost Divide Widens

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey endorsed venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya's alarm that US restrictions on open-sou...

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Kimi K3: How a Chinese Startup's Open-Source AI Is Outpacing Silicon Valley Giants
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Kimi K3: How a Chinese Startup's Open-Source AI Is Outpacing Silicon Valley Giants

Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 model, built by Yang Zhilin, outperforms proprietary systems from OpenAI and Anthropic in key engi...

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Dfinity’s $2B ‘Internet Computer’ Seeks to Decentralize the Cloud
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Dfinity’s $2B ‘Internet Computer’ Seeks to Decentralize the Cloud

The Swiss blockchain startup has raised $195 million to build a decentralized alternative to AWS and Azure, but challeng...

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What a Hacker Taught Us About Cybersecurity: 'We Will Always Get In'
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What a Hacker Taught Us About Cybersecurity: 'We Will Always Get In'

Tom Van de Wiele, F-Secure's principal security consultant, breaks into banks and boardrooms to expose why trust is a da...

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TU Graz Researcher Uses VR to Transform Learning
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TU Graz Researcher Uses VR to Transform Learning

Johanna Pirker’s Maroon virtual physics lab shows how immersive technology can boost focus and make dangerous experiment...

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SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son Sees 1 Billion Humanoid Robots by 2040 — and a $34 Trillion AI Economy
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SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son Sees 1 Billion Humanoid Robots by 2040 — and a $34 Trillion AI Economy

SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son laid out an audacious forecast at the company’s annual investor day: 1 billion AI-powered...

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DeepSeek Targets $7.4 Billion Funding Round As Valuation Nears $74 Billion Ahead of Shanghai IPO
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DeepSeek Targets $7.4 Billion Funding Round As Valuation Nears $74 Billion Ahead of Shanghai IPO

China's AI powerhouse DeepSeek is in talks for a new 50 billion yuan raise, following a similar-sized round last month, ...

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Global data centre investment surges $235bn, outpacing oil, renewables and property — UNCTAD
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Global data centre investment surges $235bn, outpacing oil, renewables and property — UNCTAD

New UNCTAD data shows foreign investment announcements for data centres jumped by $235 billion between 2024 and 2025, dw...

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Hong Kong Bets on AI Leadership and Tourism Revival to Reinforce Global Standing
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Hong Kong Bets on AI Leadership and Tourism Revival to Reinforce Global Standing

President Xi Jinping’s call to make AI a driver of shared prosperity coincides with Hong Kong’s push to dominate the AI ...

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Bernstein: AI Compute Is Becoming a Commodity — GPU Futures Could Reshape Trillion-Dollar AI Capex
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Bernstein: AI Compute Is Becoming a Commodity — GPU Futures Could Reshape Trillion-Dollar AI Capex

Bernstein argues AI compute is commoditizing like electricity, with GPU futures on the horizon. Major deals (Meta-Anthro...

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Eggers’ Blunt Critique at OpenAI HQ Signals Deep Tensions Over AI’s Role in Education
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Eggers’ Blunt Critique at OpenAI HQ Signals Deep Tensions Over AI’s Role in Education

Author Dave Eggers told OpenAI staff that ChatGPT is 'silencing an entire generation' by undermining student writing, es...

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Global Facebook and Instagram Outage Exposes Meta’s Operational Risk and Opens Door for Rivals
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Global Facebook and Instagram Outage Exposes Meta’s Operational Risk and Opens Door for Rivals

A widespread instability hit Meta’s Facebook and Instagram globally on Sunday, sparking user complaints and internationa...

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