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Alphabet Inc, the parent company of Google, has announced a striking 34 per cent rise in profit for the third quarter. This growth is largely attributed to the expansion of their cloud services, which are in high demand for computing and…

Microsoft accused Google of "shadow campaigns" to undermine Microsoft's position with politicians and regulators. This is the latest example of escalating rivalry between tech giants when it comes to cloud computing and data centers.…

Microsoft has developed "virtual employees", capable of performing increasingly complex tasks in the office. This is the latest step in applying artificial intelligence in the workplace. The company says that the "autonomous agent" bots…

AMD's CEO believes that the chipmaker has closed the performance gap between Nvidia and its market-leading artificial Intelligence processors. The company unveiled new products aimed at a market valued at hundreds of billions. The…

Google's UK and Europe boss is retiring after nearly two decades in which he guided the internet giant to a $2 trillion market valuation. Matt Brittin will depart in the New Year as the industry shifts focus to artificial-intelligence…

The US government may ask a judge for an order to dissolve Alphabet, Google's parent company. The US Department of Justice has listed this as one of the remedies after a judge ruled in August that Google built an illegal monopoly. In…

OpenAI believes that AI-powered assistants, such as those from Google and Apple, will "hit mainstream" next year, as technology groups race to bring AI agents to consumers. AI agents that can complete complex tasks and reason for humans…

SoftBank, owned by Masayoshi Son, will invest $500mn in OpenAI. The investment is part of an upcoming fundraising round which should close this week. SoftBank is investing via its second Vision Fund. This large vehicle to support start-ups…

In a shocking revelation, court documents have unveiled that Russian authorities seized more than $100m (£76m) from Google's bank accounts in 2022, pushing its Russian entity into bankruptcy. The seized funds were reportedly handed over to…

The US Department of Justice has won a major victory in its fight against Big Tech. A US federal court ruled that Google spent millions of dollars on exclusive agreements to maintain a monopoly in search. Amit Mehta was the judge in…

OpenAI launches an online search engine in direct competition with Google. This opens up a whole new front in the race for commercialisation of advances in artificial intelligence. The San Francisco-based firm opened a waiting list of…

The parent company of Google, Alphabet has seen its second quarter profits rise due to a combination of growing cloud computing sales as well as search engine advertising. Alphabet exceeded market expectations by reporting a 14% increase…

Google's parent Alphabet has been in talks with Wiz to purchase the cyber security startup for $23bn. This would be the biggest acquisition in the history of the tech group. Alphabet is still weeks away to complete its acquisition of…

Google's greenhouse gases emissions have risen 48 percent in the last five years, due to its expansion of data centres which underpin artificial-intelligence systems. This puts its commitment to achieve "net zero" by the year 2030 into…

Microsoft announced an improved artificial intelligence-powered personal assistant that supports the work of all departments within a company without requiring direct commands. The tech giant is stepping up its competition with Google in…

Alphabet, the owner of Google, has launched an artificial intelligence agent capable of answering real-time questions across audio, video and text. The move is part of several initiatives to demonstrate Alphabet's AI prowess and dispel…

Google DeepMind unveiled a model of artificial intelligence that explains the interactions of cells and life's building block. This will help unlock disease secrets and develop treatments for cancer and other diseases. AlphaFold 3 is the…

Apple's new iPads feature what the company calls "an insanely powerful chip for AI", a sign of its growing focus on artificial-intelligence services. Just months after introducing the M3 chip with new Macs, the company announced the "M4"…