Google makes case for keeping Chrome browser in US court
Washington, United States - Google on Friday urged a US judge to reject the notion of making it spin off its Chrome browser to weaken its dominance in online search. Rival attorneys made their final arguments before US District Court Judge Amit Mehta, who is considering "remedies" to impose after...
Ads pressured to evolve as AI changes Google search
San Francisco, United States -- As Google races to lead in artificial intelligence, it faces the challenge of making sure the technology doesn't slow its profit-pumping advertising engine. The internet giant is dabbling with ads in its new AI Mode for online search, a strategic move to fend off competition...Google has illegal monopoly in ad tech, US judge rules
Washington, United States - A US judge on Thursday ruled that Google illegally wielded monopoly power in the online ad technology market, in a legal blow that could rattle the tech giant's revenue engine. The federal government and more than a dozen US states filed the antitrust suit against Alphabet-owned...US judge rules Google monopolized online ad tech market
Washington, United States -- A US judge on Thursday ruled that Google wielded monopoly power in the online ad technology market in a blow that could rattle the tech giant's revenue engine. The federal government and more than a dozen US states filed the antitrust suit against Alphabet-owned Google, accusing...EU skewers Google, Apple over tech rules – despite Trump threats
The European Union defied US threats of retaliation Wednesday by accusing Google of violating its digital rules -- which could trigger hefty fines -- and ordering Apple to make its iPhone interact better with rivals' devices.Google says to buy Wiz for $32 bn
The all-cash deal brings Wiz into the Google Cloud operation.Government chiefs and tech leaders gather in Paris for AI summit
Political and tech industry leaders were set to descend on Paris Monday for a two-day summit on artificial intelligence, hoping to find common ground on a technology with the potential to upset global business and societyBig Tech’s AI spending rattles markets
Amazon and big tech peers Microsoft and Google saw their stock prices fall on concerns over high AI investment costs. They are investing heavily in AI data centers while meaningful returns remain uncertain.Google unveils its most advanced Artificial Intelligence model, Gemini 2.0
San Francisco, United States -- Google on Wednesday announced the launch of Gemini 2.0, its most advanced artificial intelligence model to date, as the world's tech giants race to take the lead in the fast-developing technology.CEO Sundar Pichai said the new model would be marking what the company calls "a new...Asian shares rise as markets await tech results
Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday with investors looking ahead to the release of US economic data and the earnings reports of tech titans, including Google parent Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook-parent Meta, and MicrosoftMajor tech companies turn to nuclear energy to power data centers and AI initiatives
Firms such as Amazon, Microsoft, and Google are now looking to outgun each other to tap atomic energy, while Goldman Sachs says that data centers will consume eight percent of the US power by 2030, up from three percent in 2022.US considering Google breakup following monopoly ruling
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) made recommendations for Google’s search engine business practices on Tuesday, according to US media. The DOJ indicated that it was considering a possible breakup of the tech giant as an antitrust remedy.Anthropic hit with class-action lawsuit over copyright infringement
Anthropic, the Amazon-backed artificial intelligence startup, on Monday, was hit with a class-action lawsuit in California federal court over alleged copyright infringement. Three authors said in the filing that Anthropic “built a multibillion-dollar business by stealing hundreds of thousands of copyrighted books,” including their own, CNBC reported.Anthropic, which was founded...Is Artificial Intelligence a major drain on the world’s energy supply?
Paris, France -- When Google announced this week that its climate emissions had risen by 48 percent since 2019, it pointed the finger at artificial intelligence.US tech firms are building vast networks of data centres across the globe and say AI is fuelling the growth, throwing the spotlight on the amount...OpenAI reveals new GPT-4o model that is faster and free for all users
OpenAI on Monday launched a new AI model and desktop version of ChatGPT, along with an updated user interface, the company’s latest effort to expand the use of its popular chatbot, CNBC reported.The tech company said the new flagship model 'is the future of interaction between ourselves and the machines'The...After long peace, Big Tech faces US antitrust reckoning
Launched under both the Trump and Biden administrations, five major cases from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are moving forward against major US technology companies -- including two against Google that could see the company split up.Apple explores making personal robots
It is working on a robot that may be helpful to people.Google to delete incognito search data
The suit filed in June of 2020 sought US$5bn in damages.Google hit by US$272m fine in France
It breached an agreement on terms for paying media firms.Google’s new AI for corner kick tactics gets Liverpool approval
PARIS, FRANCE – Liverpool football analysts have given their seal of approval to a new artificial intelligence tool from Google that suggests the best tactics for corner kicks, researchers said on Tuesday.However no Liverpool players -- or any humans -- have tried out the AI assistant's suggestions, and an outside expert...Gemini’s inaccurate AI racial images warn of tech titans’ power
AUSTIN, US – For people at the trend-setting tech festival here, the scandal that erupted after Google's Gemini chatbot cranked out images of Black and Asian Nazi soldiers was seen as a warning about the power artificial intelligence can give tech titans.Google CEO Sundar Pichai last month slammed as "completely unacceptable"...US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passes TikTok ban bill
The measure requires TikTok's parent company ByteDance to sell the app within 180 days or see it barred from the Apple and Google app stores in the US. The lawmakers voted 352 in favor of the proposed law and 65 against, in a rare moment of bipartisan unity in politically...Apple’s changes contradicts European rules, 34 firms complain
Brussels, Belgium - Changes Apple is making to its services in the European Union "make a mockery" of new antitrust rules in the bloc, 34 digital organizations complained to the European Commission this week.They include app makers Epic Games and Spotify."We are very concerned that Apple’s proposed scheme for compliance with...AI the new obsession for venture capital investing
Stung by the struggles of cryptocurrency and other faded Silicon Valley fads of recent years, venture capitalists have quickly doubled down on AI, a new promised land in the never-ending quest for big tech riches. For the big investors, "if it's not AI, it's not worth it," Denis Barrier, co-founder...AI in focus as world’s biggest mobile fair gets underway in Spain
Barcelona, Spain - The world's biggest mobile phone fair throws open its doors in Barcelona Monday with the sector looking to artificial intelligence to try and reverse declining sales.Phone makers are expected to focus on the unique AI-powered tools of their latest handsets at the four-day Mobile World Congress in Barcelona...Saudi media ministry and Google join forces for digital transformation
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Ministry of Media and Google have joined forces in a strategic collaboration aimed at driving the digital transformation of Saudi Arabia's media sector. The announcement, made during the 3rd Saudi Media Forum in Riyadh, aligns with Minister of Media Salman Al-Dosary's declaration that 2024 is...Google AI research hub in Paris to host 300 experts
The new hub part of a trend for big tech firms to base teams in European centers.AI giants to unveil pact to fight political deepfakes
The idea comes as big tech companies are under considerable pressure over fears that AI-powered applications could be misused in a pivotal election year. Meta, Google and OpenAI have already agreed to use a common watermarking standard that would tag images generated by their AI applications, such as OpenAI's ChatGPT,...EU excuses Apple and Microsoft products from tougher tech curbs
Brussels, Belgium - Apple's iMessage and Microsoft's Bing search engine got a reprieve from tougher EU rules curbing how tech titans do business, the European Commission said on Tuesday.From next month, the world's biggest digital firms, identified as "gatekeepers" by the EU, must comply with strict do's and don'ts under a...Most markets advance after tech titans fuel Wall Street surge
Shares in Amazon, Apple and Facebook owner Meta all climbed during Thursday's session. All three companies were due to report results after the market closedUS stocks rebound from sell-off on Fed disappointment
New York, United States - Wall Street stocks rose early Thursday, rebounding from the prior session's pullback as markets awaited more big tech earnings later in the day.Major indices had tumbled on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell dampened expectations for an imminent cut in interest rates.Adam Sarhan of 50...Google says AI helped boost profits
Alphabet reported a profit of $20.7 billion.Norway’s sovereign wealth fund posts record US$213bn profit
Oslo, Norway - Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's biggest, said Tuesday it raked in a record profit of 2.2 trillion kroner ($213 billion) last year, driven by tech stocks and a weak national currency.The fund's total value reached close to 15.8 trillion kroner last year.The 16.1 percent return follows a...Google to invest US$1bn in UK data centre
It will meet growing demand for internet services in the region.Google CEO says more layoffs are likely this year
SAN FRANCISCO, US - Google CEO Sundar Pichai has warned employees that more layoffs are in store at the search engine giant as it focused on new priorities, including artificial intelligence."These role eliminations are not at the scale of last year's reductions and will not touch every team. But I know...Samsung’s AI pivot
Part of the company's bid to reclaim smartphone throne.Google to slash ‘few hundred’ jobs
The internet giant will cut jobs from its global ad team.EU court’s adviser says $2.6bn fine on Google be upheld
Google suffered a legal blow at the European Court of Justice when the body's adviser recommended that a US$2.6 billion fine levied on it for anti-competitive practices be upheld. Although such opinions are not binding, they do carry weight and are often followed by EU judges in their rulings.EU examines Microsoft large investment in OpenAI
Brussels, Belgium - The EU, racing to regulate the fast-moving world of artificial intelligence, said on Tuesday it has started a preliminary study of Microsoft's multi-billion-dollar investment in ChatGPT developer OpenAI to see if it could be a disguised merger.The early-level examination is "checking whether Microsoft's investment in OpenAI might be...Google Chrome begins restricting cookies in first step towards elimination
Paris, France - Google has begun limiting third-party cookies for some users of its Chrome web browser, a first step towards eventually abandoning the files that have raised privacy concerns.Google, which announced in 2020 that it planned to get rid of cookies, said fully eliminating third-party cookies could only happen with...Google agrees to settle $5bn data privacy breach lawsuit
Google has agreed to settle a consumer privacy lawsuit seeking at least $5 billion in damages over allegations it tracked the data of users who thought they were browsing privately. In a court filing, the judge confirmed that lawyers for Google reached a preliminary agreement to settle the class action...Google to pay US$700m to US consumers
It is an antitrust settlement made public recently.Canada print media to get two-thirds of Google’s payment to news outlets
The agreement between Canada and Google is part of the Online News Act, which aims to support a struggling Canadian news sector that has seen a flight of advertising dollars and hundreds of publications closed in the last decade. It comes into force on Tuesday.EU seeks critical details from Apple and Google on digital safety
Brussels, Belgium - The EU demanded on Thursday that Apple and Google provide more details on how they identified risks concerning their respective software hubs, the App Store and Google Play.The request for information is the first step in a process begun under the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA), but does...Google releases the top trending searches of the year in MENA
Dubai, UAE - Google on Monday released the top trending searches of 2023 for the Middle East and North Africa. The annual lists reveal the most trending search queries which experienced a higher volume of search over a sustained period in 2023 compared to 2022. The lists included the top...Microsoft and US labor group join hands on AI
The alliance comes as workers and governments are fretting over the potential repercussions of AI on work, with fears that whole industries and professions could be displaced by human-replacing technology. Microsoft has become the standard-bearer of the AI revolution, moving faster than other tech giants in adopting the technology.Meta, IBM tie up to develop AI
They will defend a collaborative method for AI's future.Google to pay Canadian media $73m annually after a deal with Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada -- The Canadian government and Google have reached a deal to support the country's media, heading off an imminent threat by the digital giant to block news on its platform, sources said on Wednesday.That threat was made in response to Ottawa's Online News Act, which was due to...Amazon releases AI chatbot
"Q" will be available only to the company's AWS cloud.Google launches new AI features for organizing photos
Washington, United States - Google said on Thursday that Google Photos now groups together similar photos and organizes screenshots and photos of documents into easy-to-find albums.The company said in a blog post that Google Photos will automatically identify and group similar photos that were taken close together into Photo Stacks...Snapchat to add in-app Amazon shopping
In-app shopping will be available for select products advertised on Snapchat and sold at Amazon, the spokesperson added. People will be able to link their Snapchat and Amazon accounts to take advantage of the in-app shopping feature, according to Amazon.