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Google's Biggest Bet Is Applying AI to Its Search Business, Says Alphabet Investment Chief
Applying AI to the search business that made Google a household name remains the largest gambit for the company, Ruth Porat, Alphabet's president and chief investment officer, said at the Reuters NEXT conference in New York on Tuesday.
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Apple Said to Offer $100 Million to Undo Indonesia iPhone 16 Ban
After Apple submitted its increased offer, Indonesia’s Ministry of Industry, which last month blocked a permit allowing the sale of the iPhone 16, is now demanding that the technology behemoth alter its investment plans to focus more on research and development for its smartphones in the country, the people said.
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OpenAI, Google And Anthropic Are Struggling To Build More Advanced AI
The recent setbacks also raise doubts about the heavy investment in AI and the feasibility of reaching an overarching goal these companies are aggressively pursuing artificial general intelligence.
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Google Generating ‘More Than a Quarter of All New Code by AI’, Says CEO Sundar Pichai
Google’s parent company Alphabet posted its quarterly earnings on Tuesday. A major highlight of the earnings call with company CEO Sundar Pichai was how the Mountain View-based tech giant is optimising the costs of running expensive artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure for all of its products and services. The CEO said that the company has...
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Sundar Pichai On Why Google Invests So Heavily On Free Meals To Employees
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has revealed why the company invests so heavily in its famous free meal policy. Contrary to popular belief, Mr Pichai explained these meals were not just perks, adding they served a deeper purpose.
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Should You Invest In High-End Wireless Earbuds Or Stick To Budget Models? Here Is Our Take
When buying earbuds, it is quite common to feel confused and overwhelmed by the options available. Should you go for budget-friendly options or splurge exorbitantly on high end models? Let us help you simplify this decision.
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Google Unveils $1 Billion Investment In Thailand's Digital Infrastructure
Google plans to invest $1 billion to build digital infrastructure in Thailand, including a new data centre, the US tech giant has announced, saying the move would support 14,000 jobs in the kingdom.
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Google Cloud, Research Units Collaborate to Speed AI Development
Collaboration between Google Cloud and the company’s research arm, Google DeepMind, can help accelerate product to market, executives said. That’s important as investors press parent company Alphabet Inc. to show how AI investments can turn into new business.
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Google To Help Tamil Nadu Build AI Labs To Train Youngsters
The Tamil Nadu government has signed an MoU with Google to set up Artificial intelligence labs at Guidance, the state government's investment promotion agency, to skill 2 million youngsters in AI, said Industries Minister T.R.B. Rajaa.
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AI Deals Between Microsoft and OpenAI, Google and Samsung, Under EU Scanner
Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI could face an EU antitrust investigation as regulators singled out their exclusivity clauses while Google's artificial intelligence deal with Samsung also triggered scrutiny.
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Google Said to Invest $350 Million in Flipkart, Valuing Firm at $37 Billion
Google will invest $350 million in Walmart-backed Flipkart, and pick up a minority stake in the e-commerce firm. The latest funding round, led by biggest shareholder Walmart, values the firm at $37 billion. Flipkart said in a statement that Google will join in as an investor in the latest funding round for the Bengaluru-based company.
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Amazon Invests Additional $2.75 Billion in AI Startup Anthropic
Amazon is investing an additional $2.75 billion in AI startup Anthropic, bringing the former's total investment in the well-regarded AI builder to $4 billion. As part of the deal, Anthropic has also agreed to use Amazon Web Services data centers to power some of its operations, and to use Amazon's custom-built computer chips.
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US Regulator To Probe Microsoft, Google, Amazon's AI Investments
A US antitrust regulator said it was launching an inquiry Thursday into investments made by Microsoft, Google and Amazon into generative AI startups OpenAI and Anthropic.
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Google Said to be In Talks to Invest in AI Chatbot Startup Character.AI
Alphabet's Google is in talks to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Character.AI, as the fast-growing artificial intelligence chatbot startup seeks capital to train models and keep up with user demand, two sources briefed on the matter told Reuters.
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Amazon To Invest Up To $4 Billion In AI Firm Anthropic
Amazon said on Monday it would invest up to $4 billion in AI firm Anthropic, as the online retail giant steps into an AI race dominated by Microsoft, Google and OpenAI.
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Google's Biggest Bet Is Applying AI to Its Search Business, Says Alphabet Investment Chief
Applying AI to the search business that made Google a household name remains the largest gambit for the company, Ruth Porat, Alphabet's president and chief investment officer, said at the Reuters NEXT conference in New York on Tuesday.
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Apple Said to Offer $100 Million to Undo Indonesia iPhone 16 Ban
After Apple submitted its increased offer, Indonesia’s Ministry of Industry, which last month blocked a permit allowing the sale of the iPhone 16, is now demanding that the technology behemoth alter its investment plans to focus more on research and development for its smartphones in the country, the people said.
-
OpenAI, Google And Anthropic Are Struggling To Build More Advanced AI
The recent setbacks also raise doubts about the heavy investment in AI and the feasibility of reaching an overarching goal these companies are aggressively pursuing artificial general intelligence.
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Google Generating ‘More Than a Quarter of All New Code by AI’, Says CEO Sundar Pichai
Google’s parent company Alphabet posted its quarterly earnings on Tuesday. A major highlight of the earnings call with company CEO Sundar Pichai was how the Mountain View-based tech giant is optimising the costs of running expensive artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure for all of its products and services. The CEO said that the company has...
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Sundar Pichai On Why Google Invests So Heavily On Free Meals To Employees
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has revealed why the company invests so heavily in its famous free meal policy. Contrary to popular belief, Mr Pichai explained these meals were not just perks, adding they served a deeper purpose.
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Should You Invest In High-End Wireless Earbuds Or Stick To Budget Models? Here Is Our Take
When buying earbuds, it is quite common to feel confused and overwhelmed by the options available. Should you go for budget-friendly options or splurge exorbitantly on high end models? Let us help you simplify this decision.
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Google Unveils $1 Billion Investment In Thailand's Digital Infrastructure
Google plans to invest $1 billion to build digital infrastructure in Thailand, including a new data centre, the US tech giant has announced, saying the move would support 14,000 jobs in the kingdom.
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Google Cloud, Research Units Collaborate to Speed AI Development
Collaboration between Google Cloud and the company’s research arm, Google DeepMind, can help accelerate product to market, executives said. That’s important as investors press parent company Alphabet Inc. to show how AI investments can turn into new business.
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Google To Help Tamil Nadu Build AI Labs To Train Youngsters
The Tamil Nadu government has signed an MoU with Google to set up Artificial intelligence labs at Guidance, the state government's investment promotion agency, to skill 2 million youngsters in AI, said Industries Minister T.R.B. Rajaa.
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AI Deals Between Microsoft and OpenAI, Google and Samsung, Under EU Scanner
Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI could face an EU antitrust investigation as regulators singled out their exclusivity clauses while Google's artificial intelligence deal with Samsung also triggered scrutiny.
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Google Said to Invest $350 Million in Flipkart, Valuing Firm at $37 Billion
Google will invest $350 million in Walmart-backed Flipkart, and pick up a minority stake in the e-commerce firm. The latest funding round, led by biggest shareholder Walmart, values the firm at $37 billion. Flipkart said in a statement that Google will join in as an investor in the latest funding round for the Bengaluru-based company.
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Amazon Invests Additional $2.75 Billion in AI Startup Anthropic
Amazon is investing an additional $2.75 billion in AI startup Anthropic, bringing the former's total investment in the well-regarded AI builder to $4 billion. As part of the deal, Anthropic has also agreed to use Amazon Web Services data centers to power some of its operations, and to use Amazon's custom-built computer chips.
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US Regulator To Probe Microsoft, Google, Amazon's AI Investments
A US antitrust regulator said it was launching an inquiry Thursday into investments made by Microsoft, Google and Amazon into generative AI startups OpenAI and Anthropic.
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Google Said to be In Talks to Invest in AI Chatbot Startup Character.AI
Alphabet's Google is in talks to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in Character.AI, as the fast-growing artificial intelligence chatbot startup seeks capital to train models and keep up with user demand, two sources briefed on the matter told Reuters.
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Amazon To Invest Up To $4 Billion In AI Firm Anthropic
Amazon said on Monday it would invest up to $4 billion in AI firm Anthropic, as the online retail giant steps into an AI race dominated by Microsoft, Google and OpenAI.
