Google Seals Billion

Google Seals $32 Billion Deal for Cyber Start-Up Wiz

The acquisition could make the Silicon Valley giant a bigger force in cybersecurity, and arrives months after an earlier round of talks collapsed.

The New York Times - 3h

Google Seals $32 Billion Deal for Cyber Start-Up Wiz

The acquisition could make the Silicon Valley giant a bigger force in cybersecurity, and arrives months after an earlier round of talks collapsed.

The New York Times - 3h

Google parent Alphabet to buy Wiz cybersecurity firm for $32 billion

The agreement comes after the cybersecurity startup rejected Google owner's original $23 billion proposal last July.

CBS News - 6h

Google to acquire cloud security startup Wiz for $32 billion after deal fell apart last year

Google signed a "definitive agreement" to acquire Wiz for $32 billion in an all-cash deal

CNBC - 1h

Alphabet to buy cybersecurity startup Wiz for $32 billion

Google owner Alphabet has agreed to buy cybersecurity startup Wiz for $32 billion

ABC News - 6h

Google plans to buy cybersecurity company Wiz for $32 billion. Here’s why the startup is so valuable.

Wiz was founded only five years ago but offers an increasingly important cloud-security service as cyber risks grow.

MarketWatch - 6h

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking now has memory and Google apps integration

Google makes Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental more personal by connecting more Google apps and services.

VentureBeat - 5d

$Mistral AI drops new open-source model that outperforms GPT-4o Mini with fraction of parameters$

Mistral AI drops new open-source model that outperforms GPT-4o Mini with fraction of parameters

France's Mistral AI launches efficient open-source model that outperforms Google and OpenAI offerings with just 24 billion parameters, challenging U.S. tech giants' dominance in artificial ...

VentureBeat - 1d

The DOJ Still Wants Google to Sell Off Chrome

In its final proposed remedy filing in the Google antitrust case, the Department of Justice reiterated that Google should stop paying partners for search placement—and divest its dominant Chrome ...

Wired - Mar. 7

Google allows users to personalize their Gemini conversations with new features

Google is launching new features to let users personalize their AI assistants.

CNBC - 5d

Google announces new health-care AI updates for Search

Google on Tuesday announced new health-care updates to Search

CNBC - 4h

Google's DeepMind says it will use AI models to power physical robots

Google is taking its DeepMind artificial intelligence technology models into the physical world to power robots.

CNBC - 6d

Google levels up Android graphics with Vulkan API in time for GDC 2025

Google announced it is leveling up its multiplatform game offering in time for GDC with graphics improvements leading the way.

VentureBeat - 5d

Klang Games partners with Google Cloud on AI-driven simulation game Seed

Klang, the pioneering studio behind the ambitious simulation Seed, announced a strategic partnership with Google Cloud.

VentureBeat - 1d

Is Google Search Cooked? + We’re Getting a U.S. Crypto Reserve? + What You’re Vibecoding

“I think Google realizes that this is a once-in-a-generation chance to reinvent the search experience”

The New York Times - Mar. 7

Inside Google's Gemma 3 AI model

Google says its new Gemma 3 AI model can tackle more challenges while using just one GPU. Emilia David, senior AI reporter for VentureBeat, joined CBS News to discuss the new product.

CBS News - 4d

Google unveils open source Gemma 3 model with 128k context window

Google's Gemma 3 is multimodal, comes in four sizes and can now handle more information and instructions thanks to a larger context window.

VentureBeat - 6d

Google’s Gemini Robotics AI Model Reaches Into the Physical World

Google has developed an AI model that gives humanoids and other robots more intelligence—and a tool designed to give them a moral compass too.

Wired - 6d

Inside Google’s Investment in Anthropic

The internet giant owns 14% of the high-profile artificial intelligence company, according to legal filings obtained by The New York Times.

The New York Times - Mar. 11

Inside Google’s Investment in Anthropic

The internet giant owns 14% of the high-profile artificial intelligence company, according to legal filings obtained by The New York Times.

The New York Times - Mar. 11

The cute whiskers are back on. Rare Mediterranean monk seals are cared for in a Greek rehab center

A Greek charity has been treating dozens of orphaned, sick and injured Mediterranean monk seals, rare marine mammals whose population had dwindled so dramatically that the species at one point ...

ABC News - Mar. 10

Google signals support for app store age verification law with changes

Google is pushing back against other major technology companies' efforts to put the responsibility of age verification on the app stores, arguing the onus is on both the stores and developers to ...

The Hill - 5d

Google’s parent to buy cybersecurity group Wiz in its biggest ever deal

Alphabet’s acquisition of Israeli startup for $32bn follows rejection of takeover bid last summer. Business live – latest updates Google’s owner, Alphabet, has agreed to buy the cybersecurity ...

The Guardian - 7h

Do these 3 things before a job interview to stand out, says ex-Google exec: They ‘keep you top of mind’

Ex-Google executive Jenny Wood recommends jobseekers write a LinkedIn post about their prospective company within days of their interview.

CNBC - Mar. 10

Google’s native multimodal AI image generation in Gemini 2.0 Flash impresses with fast edits, style transfers

Google Gemini 2.0 Flash enables developers to create illustrations, refine images through conversation, and generate detailed visuals

VentureBeat - 5d

EPA Cancels $20 Billion in Climate Grants

Here is what we know about the billions in funds that have led to federal investigations, lawsuits and frozen bank accounts for climate nonprofit groups.

The New York Times - 6d

AI that can match humans at any task will be here in five to 10 years, Google DeepMind CEO says

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis said he thinks artificial general intelligence, or AGI, will emerge in the next five or 10 years.

CNBC - 1d

PepsiCo buys prebiotic soda brand Poppi for nearly $2 billion

PepsiCo said Monday that it is buying prebiotic soda brand Poppi for nearly $2 billion.

NBC News - 1d

Oakland A’s being valued at $2 billion in sale of new shares of team

John Fisher, managing partner of the Oakland A's, is offering new shares in his MLB team at a $2 billion valuation, according to sources.

CNBC - 1d

AI that can match humans at any task will be here in five to 10 years, Google DeepMind CEO says

LONDON — Artificial intelligence that can match humans at any task is still some way off — but it’s only a matter of time before it becomes a reality, according to the CEO of Google DeepMind.

NBC News - 1d

When could Liverpool seal Premier League title?

Liverpool's march to the Premier League title seems inevitable now after they increase their lead at the top of the table to 15 points. When could they be confirmed as champions?

Yahoo Sports - Mar. 9

House GOP budget plan would cut domestic spending by $13 billion

House Speaker Mike Johnson has unveiled his plan to avert a government shutdown by Friday night. The short-term stopgap bill would fund the government until Sept. 30, increase defense spending by ...

CBS News - Mar. 10

Canada to impose 25% retaliatory tariffs on $21 billion worth of U.S. goods

Canada will impose 25% tariffs on more than $20 billion worth of U.S. goods in retaliation for the Trump administration's steel and aluminum duties.

CNBC - 6d

'Pokémon Go' sells to Saudi-backed Scopely in $3.5-billion deal

Scopely, a mobile game company, will purchase 'Pokémon Go' and other games from developer Niantic in a deal worth $3.5 billion, the companies announced Wednesday.

Los Angeles Times - 6d

Pokémon Go Maker Niantic Sells Unit to Saudi Fund for $3.5 Billion

Scopely said it would buy Niantic’s video game business, which includes Pokémon Go, for $3.5 billion. Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund acquired Scopely in 2023.

The New York Times - 5d

Pokémon Go Maker Niantic Sells Unit to Saudi Fund for $3.5 Billion

Scopely said it would buy Niantic’s video game business, which includes Pokémon Go, for $3.5 billion. Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund acquired Scopely in 2023.

The New York Times - 5d

Spending Bill Omits Billions for Local Projects as Congress Cedes Power to Trump

The stopgap measure the G.O.P. is pushing to avert a government shutdown omits billions of dollars in member-requested projects, another way in which Congress has ceded its power on federal spending.

The New York Times - 4d

Tech megacaps lose over $750 billion in market cap in worst day for Nasdaq since 2022

The seven most valuable tech companies lost more than $750 billion in market value on Monday

CNBC - Mar. 10

Salesforce pledges to invest $1 billion in Singapore over five years in AI push

Salesforce on Wednesday announced plans to invest $1 billion in Singapore over the next five years.

CNBC - 6d

Americans lost $5.7 billion to investment scams in 2024, FTC says. Here's how to protect yourself

Americans lost $5.7 billion to investment fraud in 2024, up 24% from 2023, according to the Federal Trade Commission.

CNBC - 3d

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