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EU’s new tech laws are working as small browsers gain market share

Browser companies criticised how Apple and Google rolled out the new features which they described as slow and clunky

Google - Big Tech

Why is the EU probing Big Tech under the Digital Markets Act?

The law requires platforms to gain explicit consent from users when they intend to combine a person’s data across different sources, such as Meta’s Facebook and Instagram

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Meet Mustafa Suleyman, Microsoft AI’s new CEO

Suleyman will bring under one roof Microsoft’s consumer AI efforts such as its Copilot chatbot and the new Bing browser that uses the technology

MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS 2024

Mobile World Congress 2024: What to expect from big tech brands

The 2024 edition of the Mobile World Congress expects to attract close to 100,000 attendees from across the technology universe

Gemini - Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc., during the Google I/O Developers Conference in Mountain View, California, US, on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. Google introduced a new large language model, used for training artificial intelligence tools like chatbots, known as PaLM 2, and said it has already woven it into many of the internet search company’s marquee products. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

Google to pause Gemini AI model’s image generation of people due to inaccuracies

Bard was rechristened as Gemini earlier this month and Google rolled out paid subscription plans

OpenAI unveils AI model that turns text into video

Text to video: OpenAI announces new Sora model

The software is currently available for red teaming as well as for use by visual artists, designers and filmmakers to gain feedback on the model

Google - Big Tech

Google’s court loss to Epic Games may cost billions

Epic Games will now have a chance to submit a court filing on how it wants Google’s Play Store to be fixed

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Microsoft, OpenAI tie-up comes under antitrust scrutiny

UK to look at whether Microsoft-OpenAI deal harms competition

AI

Europe agrees landmark AI regulation deal

The accord requires foundation models such as ChatGPT and general purpose AI systems (GPAI) to comply with transparency obligations before they are put on the market

Gemini - Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc., during the Google I/O Developers Conference in Mountain View, California, US, on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. Google introduced a new large language model, used for training artificial intelligence tools like chatbots, known as PaLM 2, and said it has already woven it into many of the internet search company’s marquee products. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

Google just released Gemini: It’s ‘most capable AI model’ yet

The launch of Gemini comes eight months after the search giant launched Bard and one year after OpenAI launched ChatGPT on GPT-3.5

Google switches on cloud region in Saudi Arabia

The search engine giant has officially activated its newest cloud region in Saudi Arabia, opening a host of new digital opportunities for the country’s economy

Google account holders may have their accounts deleted inactive for too long

Millions of Google accounts to be deleted in December; here’s why

Emails, documents, calendar appointments, photos and videos from Google accounts that have been inactive for at least two years will be permanently deleted

Google looks to India for Pixel phone manufacturing to India Google pixel image: Google (X)

Google looks to India for Pixel smartphone manufacturing

Google counts India as a key growth market, where most smartphones run on its Android ecosystem

Android 14 is now available for Pixel phones

Google releases Android 14, available for Pixel phones

The OS is now available on Pixel phones, with phones from manufacturers including Samsung, Nothing, OnePlus, and more supporting it later this year

amazon

US FTC files antitrust lawsuit against Amazon.com: Why is it significant?

The lawsuit against Amazon is part of a larger effort to address antitrust concerns related to major tech companies

Google - Big Tech

Antitrust trial: Why has the US Justice Dept sued Google?

The antitrust trial is a landmark case and centers on allegations that Google has engaged in monopolistic practices

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Amazon’s Alexa, Google’s Assistant will share JBL smart speaker

Amazon.com and Alphabet say these are the first products that will let people use two assistants at once

digital tax

Meta, Google face digital tax in New Zealand beginning in 2025

The proposed tax would be payable by multinational businesses that make over $810m a year from global digital services

Google - Big Tech

Google will expand generative AI tool to select websites

Google said the new feature would generate summaries only for content that is free to read

BCCI to auction cricket broadcast rights for bilateral series

Amazon, Google wooed by India’s BCCI for $750m cricket rights: Report

The reportedly lukewarm response by media firms ahead of BCCI’s auction highlights the struggle to make money from bilateral cricket series

Google Bard AI

Top 10 innovative ways to use Google Bard AI

If you’re new to Google Bard and not sure how to get started, check out these ways to try it out

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Google bets on local languages to fuel Android’s growth in India

The company has been developing an artificial intelligence model that would be able to handle more than 100 Indian languages across speech and text

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Google teams up with UAE organisations for AI research and sustainability initiatives

The announcement was made during an event at the MBZUAI campus, where Google introduced three significant initiatives

Google - Big Tech

Google to revamp search with generative AI tools

The company is also trying to be thoughtful about how to set expectations with users about the capabilities of generative AI

Pixel Fold

Google enters foldable market with Pixel Fold

The move into the pricier foldables category marks a strategy shift for Google, which has so far focused on undercutting the cost of competitor’s devices

passkey

Goodbye passwords: Google introduces passkey authentication

Passkeys let users sign in to apps and sites with a fingerprint, a face scan or a screen lock PIN

Elon Musk

Elon Musk wants to build own ChatGPT AI

The Tesla chief and owner of Twitter confirmed he intends to get involved in the AI race sparked by OpenAI’s intelligent chatbot

Agility opens data centre sites

Kuwait’s Agility launches data centre sites across Middle East and Africa

The company plans to build additional sites in other rapidly growing data centre markets including Nairobi, Casablanca and Lagos

Google Android

Google announces 9 new features on Android and Wear OS

The announcement was made at Mobile World Congress which kicked off in Barcelona, Spain yesterday

Alphabet

Alphabet falls most in three months on Bard accuracy concerns

The company’s shares declined 9 per cent to $98.40 at 11:26 a.m. New York time