Google’s holiday ad boost can’t ease AI letdown fears
Google’s digital ad sales continued to grow at a healthy clip during the holiday season, but that wasn’t enough to offset investors’ worries about whether its big bet on artificial intelligence will be as lucrative as once envisioned
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Google owner drops promise not to use AI for weapons
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Google Lifts a Ban on Using Its AI for Weapons and Surveillance
Google published principles in 2018 barring its AI technology from being used for sensitive purposes. Weeks into President Donald Trump’s second term, those guidelines are being overhauled.Wired - 16h -
Google lifts ban on using AI for weapons
The tech giant has updated the principles governing its development of artificial intelligence.BBC News - 12h -
Google parent Alphabet’s earnings disappoint Wall Street amid stiff AI competition
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Stars use Ray Ban and Meta AI-powered glasses in Super Bowl ad
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AI chatbots emerged as a go-to tool for holiday shoppers. What that means for our retail stocks
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Former Google, Meta leaders launch Palona AI, bringing personalized, emotive customer agents to non-techie enterprises
Palona’s approach suggests that customer relationships don’t have to be sacrificed for automation — instead, AI can enhance personalization.VentureBeat - 5d -
Apple's iPhone sales during the holiday season slipped despite a highly anticipated AI rollout
Apple on Thursday disclosed its iPhone sales dipped slightly during the holiday-season quarter, signaling a sluggish start to the trendsetting company’s effort to catch up to the rest of Big Tech ...ABC News - 5d -
DeepSeek marks 'turning point' for global AI race: Former Google CEO
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt said Wednesday that the rise of DeepSeek, the Chinese startup behind a new artificial intelligence (AI) model taking the internet by storm, marks a “turning point” ...The Hill - 6d -
Ex-Google, Apple engineers launch unconditionally open source Oumi AI platform that could help to build the next DeepSeek
Existing open-source AI approaches are still not entirely open, which is a challenge that former Google and Apple engineers alongside a coalition of 13 universities are looking to solve.VentureBeat - 6d -
Tech stocks slump as China’s DeepSeek stokes fears over AI spending
Nvidia loses almost $600bn in market value on worries US groups are facing a ‘Sputnik moment’Financial Times - Jan. 27 -
Paul McCartney says he fears AI will rip off artists
Paul McCartney has urged the British government not to make a change to copyright laws that he says could let artificial intelligence companies rip off artistsABC News - Jan. 25 -
How Visa and other fintech stocks can get a boost from AI
Fraud losses represent a huge expense for payment-technology companies, but one analyst thinks AI will help them better respond to incidentsMarketWatch - Jan. 24 -
Game Developers Fear AI Threats as Studios Push Initiatives
A new survey reveals how deeply AI technology has penetrated the video game business, and how many workers hate it.Inc. - Jan. 23 -
Samsung launches S25 smartphone with boosted AI as Apple battle heats up
Samsung launched the S25 series which comes in three variants — the S25, S25+ and the S25 Ultra.CNBC - Jan. 22 -
Google Steps Up AI Race With Fresh $1 Billion Investment in OpenAI Rival Anthropic
The AI contender to the apparent market leader finished a $2 million funding round and now has a $60 billion valuation.Inc. - Jan. 22 -
Perplexity launches Sonar API, taking aim at Google and OpenAI with real-time AI search
Perplexity's Sonar is a real-time AI search API challenging Google and OpenAI with disruptive pricing and superior performance.VentureBeat - Jan. 21 -
Tech is now betting on AI ‘agents.’ Will they boost stocks or take your job?
Software companies like Salesforce are marketing their newest generative artificial-intelligence products as “agents” and “digital labor” — but analysts doubt agentic AI’s ability to take jobs or ...MarketWatch - Jan. 21 -
AI-developed drug will be in trials by year-end, says Google’s Hassabis
Founder of Isomorphic Labs aims to develop a drug in oncology, cardiovascular or neurodegeneration areasFinancial Times - Jan. 21 -
When Google Altered Its Ad Rules, Charities Paid the Price
After the search giant welcomed more ads from small rivals like Ask.com, Google ad costs for some nonprofits ballooned.The New York Times - Jan. 21 -
X Games will test AI from Google Cloud for judging snowboarding competitions
Making its debut in Aspen, X Games will leverage AI technology from Google Cloud to enhance objectivity in subjectively judged sports. The aim is to deepen fan engagement, and provide valuable ...VentureBeat - Jan. 21 -
Google Maps is turning 20 — it's mapping three more countries and adding AI capabilities
As Google Maps turns 20, it's mapping more countries and rolling out generative AI capabilities to keep dominance as the world's top navigation appCNBC - Jan. 18 -
Former European Leaders Call for Google Ad-Tech Breakup
A group of 18 former European heads of state have called on the European Commission to break up Google’s highly lucrative advertising-technology business, claiming it erodes Europe’s media landscape.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 17 -
Mortgage rules could be eased to boost loans
The £100 limit on contactless cards could also be scrapped, as regulators respond to the prime minister's plea.BBC News - Jan. 17 -
Microsoft’s AutoGen update boosts AI agents with cross-language interoperability and observability
Microsoft's AutoGen for AI agents is popular among agent developers, and a new update addresses observability and flexibility issues.VentureBeat - Jan. 15 -
Google’s Gemini AI just shattered the rules of visual processing — here’s what that means for you
Google's Gemini AI achieves a milestone with simultaneous video and image processing, unlocking possibilities through AnyChat.VentureBeat - Jan. 14 -
PM plans to 'unleash AI' across UK to boost growth
Leading tech firms are said to have committed £14bn towards the project, which could create more than 13,000 jobs.BBC News - Jan. 13 -
Google Joins the AI Shopping Revolution With Agent Tools for Retailers
The next stage of AI development, which lets the technology act with more autonomy and performs some customer service actions, is being applied to an industry that must constantly embrace change.Inc. - Jan. 13 -
Nordstrom raises sales outlook after holiday season was better than feared
CEO Erik Nordstrom credited the company's "efforts to remain competitive in the promotional environment and the strength of our offering."CNBC - Jan. 11 -
Amorim quiet on signings, eases Mainoo exit fears
Ruben Amorim has played down the prospect of Manchester United strengthening their squad in the January window but insisted that he wants to keep his best players following speculation that Kobbie ...ESPN - Jan. 10 -
World's biggest chipmaker TSMC posts record 2024 revenue as AI boost continues
TSMC manufacturers semiconductors for some of the world's biggest companies from Apple to Nvidia.CNBC - Jan. 10 -
Elon Musk to host chat with German far-right leader, adding to fears of his political meddling
Tech billionaire Elon Musk is preparing to host a live-streamed chat on his social media platform X with a leader of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany partyABC News - Jan. 9 -
Online holiday spending rises nearly 9%, as deals and AI-powered chatbots fuel purchases, data shows
Online spending rose 8.7% during the holiday season from last year, according to data from Adobe Analytics, as deals and the use of AI-powered chatbots helped inspire purchases.NBC News - Jan. 7 -
Online holiday spending rises nearly 9%, as deep discounts and AI-powered chatbots fuel purchases, Adobe data says
The holiday e-commerce results from Adobe are a promising sign for the retail industry, which will begin reporting holiday results in February.CNBC - Jan. 7 -
Google maps the future of AI agents: Five lessons for businesses
Google's groundbreaking white paper reveals how AI agents leverage advanced reasoning, real-time data access and autonomous decision-making.VentureBeat - Jan. 6 -
Online Holiday Shopping Got an AI Boost, Says Salesforce
Online sales climbed 4 percent in the year-end buying period, as AI-powered chatbots facilitated sales and returns.Inc. - Jan. 6
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