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Google brings ads to AI search in ChatGPT battle
Google said on Wednesday it is beginning to weave advertisements into its new AI Mode for online search, a strategic move to counter the…
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Darren Aronofsky joins AI Hollywood push with Google deal
Director Darren Aronofsky has pushed artistic boundaries with movies including “Requiem for a Dream” and “Mother!” Now his production…
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Kering Eyewear Partners With Google to Develop AI-powered Smart Glasses With Android XR
MILAN — In a major new development for Kering Eyewear, the company revealed on Tuesday that it has inked a partnership with Google for the…
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Google can train search AI with web content even after opt-out
Google can train its search-specific artificial intelligence (AI) products, such as AI Overviews, on content across the web even when the…
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Google’s DeepMind UK team reportedly seeks to unionize
Around 300 London-based members of Google’s AI-focused DeepMind team are seeking to unionize with the Communication Workers Union,…
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Only Google can run Chrome, company’s browser chief tells judge
Google is the only company that can offer the level of features and functionality that its popular Chrome web browser has today, given its…
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Google says will buy back US$70 billion in shares, posts earnings beat
[BENGALURU/SAN FRANCISCO] Google parent Alphabet said it would buy back US$70 billion worth of shares as it reported first-quarter profit…
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Google held a monopoly in online ad tech, U.S. judge finds
In another major legal blow to Google, a federal judge on Thursday ruled that the search giant held an illegal monopoly over some…
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An AI 'gold rush.' What to know about OpenAI's record $40-billion funding round
SAN FRANCISCO — ChatGPT maker OpenAI this week announced it raised a whopping $40 billion as it races to dominate a competitive AI…
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Tech stocks keep tumbling this year. Here's why
When President Trump returned to the White House, tech executives from Apple, OpenAI, Oracle and other companies pledged to create…
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Teens are spilling dark thoughts to AI chatbots. Who's to blame when something goes wrong?
When her teen with autism suddenly became angry, depressed and violent, the mother searched his phone for answers. She found her son had…
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Google develops AI co-scientist to aid researchers
GOOGLE has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to act as a virtual collaborator for biomedical scientists, the US blue chip…
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Google pays 326 mn euros to settle Italy tax dispute: prosecutor
Italian authorities had accused Google of failing to declare and pay taxes on advertising income generated in the country (Kirill…
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Google and Meta used to champion DEI efforts. Why Big Tech is pulling back
More than a decade ago, outcries about the lack of diversity in the tech industry reverberated across major Silicon Valley companies from…
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Google ends hiring targets tied to diversity
Google is the latest tech company rethinking how it approaches diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace as businesses face more…
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The 'phantom hacker' scam currently targeting Apple and Android products
A rapidly growing scam dubbed the "Phantom Hacker" is targeting users of Apple, Android and other platforms, the Federal Bureau of…
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Google to bring Gemini AI to TV sets running its software
ALPHABET’s consumer team will give TV sets running its Google TV operating system an artificial intelligence (AI) upgrade by adding Gemini…
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Musk’s X, Google yet to apply for Malaysia’s new social media license
ELON Musk’s X and Alphabet’s Google, which operates the video streaming platform YouTube, have not applied for a social media operating…
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Video shows light rail system in China's Chongqing, not Japanese train tracks
A video compilation of train tracks switching has been shared more than a thousand times alongside the false claim it showed rail…
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Google says it could loosen search deals in US antitrust case
Alphabet’s Google proposed on Friday (Dec 20) a loosening of its agreements with Apple and others to set Google as the default search…
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Canada sues Google claiming ‘near-total control’ of online ads
Canada’s antitrust watchdog said Thursday it was suing Google over its alleged anticompetitive conduct in online advertisements. Canada’s…
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What forcing Google to sell Chrome could mean
US ANTITRUST lawyers are calling on a judge to force the sale of Google’s Chrome browser to limit the company’s market clout in a move…
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Google could be forced to sell Chrome. Here's what you need to know
Google and federal officials are battling it out over a proposal that the tech giant be forced to sell its popular Chrome web browser to…
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KPMG to spend US$100 million on AI partnership with Google Cloud
KPMG said on Wednesday (Nov 20) it would spend US$100 million over the next four years to bolster its enterprise artificial intelligence…