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Google’s AI catastrophe puts pressure on Alphabet’s Sundar Pichai
Sundar Pichai grew angry. Google's much-heralded artificial intelligence bot Gemini had been launched in a disastrous and public manner, turning an opportunity for glory into a humiliation. Alphabet’s longtime CEO sent a memo last week to…
Investors punish Alphabet, owner of Google, for its advertising shortfall
Alphabet disappointed its investors when holiday advertising sales fell below expectations. This overshadowed the company's efforts to develop artificial intelligence and cloud computing.
Google, the owner of YouTube and Google, fell…
Apple App Store boss claims that EU digital regulations will negatively impact iPhone user…
Apple executive claims that new EU digital regulations are going to make it harder for users of Apple products, and put them at risk of security threats.
Apple's App Store head Phil Schiller said on Thursday that the new Digital Markets…
Google puts publishers between a rock & a hard place over AI
Publishers complain that Google's dominance of internet search has put them "between rock and hard place" when it comes to using their copyrighted work as the basis for its artificial intelligence models.
They claim that Google has a…
Apple’s services business, worth $85bn a year, faces legal consequences
Apple will face a legal reckoning by 2024. A series of regulatory decisions made by US and EU authorities in the next few months will determine the future for its $85bn services business.
Apple's biggest blow could be a US antitrust case…
Google will pay C$100mn per year to provide news in Canada
Google agreed to pay C$100mn per year to a fund that supports news organizations in Canada, as part of an agreement with the Canadian government. This ended a dispute which led Google to threaten to remove links to news on its services.…
Google DeepMind researchers used AI to find 2mn materials
Google DeepMind researchers discovered 2.2mn new crystal structures, which could lead to advancements in renewable energy and advanced computation. They also show how artificial intelligence can be used to discover new materials.
According…
S4 Capital sales plunge as Sir Martin Sorrell’s crisis deepens
S4 Capital, owned by Sir Martin Sorrell, has seen its sales fall 15pc as the slowdown in advertising intensified.
Digital ad agency reported that revenues for the third quarter dropped to £211.5m, as clients cut back on spending.…
Sundar Pichai acknowledges Google search default deals were ‘very valuable’
Sundar Pichai admitted that agreements allowing Google's search engine to be the default for smartphones and web browsers could be "very valuable" as Alphabet CEO took the witness stand at the largest monopoly case in 25 years.
Pichai…
Cloud-busting will be a difficult time for tech regulators
Regulators around the globe are faced with a tough choice as they try to deal with the unfair competition in cloud computing. To open the cloud market, more detailed intervention will be required than in other tech markets. This includes…
Google Pixel 8 Pro: Specs and Price Comparison, iPhone 15 Release Date and Release Date
Google wants to take on Apple Inc. with its new Pixel phones, which are more iPhone like than ever.
The Pixel 8 Pro and 8 are priced similarly to Apple's equivalents. They also have screens with flat edges and the ability to make payments…
Microsoft’s chief executive says Google’s default agreements are ‘bogus.’
Microsoft's chief executive Satya Nadella has called the idea of users having a choice in search engines for the internet "bogus", because contracts make Google the default on mobile devices.
Nadella, in his testimony at an antitrust…
US claims Google pays $10bn per year to maintain its search dominance
US prosecutors claimed Google paid more than $10bn per year for agreements to ensure that it was the default search engine for mobile phones and computers. The most significant antitrust trial in 25-years began in Washington.
Kenneth…