Artificial intelligence tools exploded in 2023 and put Big Tech on its heels. One AI maker rocketed into the business stratosphere with $1 trillion in market capitalization.
Microsoft is warning that America's water systems are easy targets for cyberattackers, putting safe drinking at the mercy of foreign hackers and ransomware gangs.
Nothing exemplifies the dominance of America's tech industry in the global economy more than the meteoric rise of what are now being called the "Magnificent Seven" stocks.
Tech leaders have been vocal proponents of the need to regulate artificial intelligence, but they're also lobbying hard to make sure the new rules work in their favor.