Category: Technology News

(PC MAG) – After years of Google treating visitors to its homepage to doodles, Google I/O gave me an opportunity to return the favor at its AI Sandbox demo this afternoon. Set up in a temporary structure in one of the parking lots of the Shoreline Amphitheatre here, it allowed attendees to try out some of the AI…

(Reuters) – Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL.O) on Tuesday showed how it is building on artificial intelligence across its businesses, including a beefed-up Gemini chatbot and improvements to its prized search engine as it races to compete with AI rivals. The flurry of announcements underscores Google’s efforts to refresh its products since Microsoft-backed (MSFT.O) OpenAI’s 2022 launch of ChatGPT dazzled…

(CNN) — Even though Apple has silenced critics and beaten existential crises before, some fans of its minimalist products and investors in its maximalist stock are nervous. Apple is set to report its second quarter earnings on Thursday after the bell. The numbers come at a time the company continues to grapple with growth challenges due in…

It turns out the lay of today’s AI landscape can be traced back to — what do you know — fear, jealousy and intense capitalist ambition. Emails revealed in the Department of Justice’s antitrust case against Google, first reported by Business Insider, show Microsoft executives expressing alarm and envy over Google’s AI lead. That spurred an urgency that led to the Windows…

Oracle, a leading U.S. cloud infrastructure provider, is ramping up its generative AI capabilities to stay competitive in the rapidly evolving landscape. The proliferation of AI-driven innovations, catalyzed by the advent of chatbot ChatGPT in November 2022, has fueled a heightened need for robust cloud solutions capable of supporting AI model training and data-intensive applications.…

Grocery delivery startup Getir announced on Monday that it is quitting international markets including the U.K., Germany, the Netherlands and the U.S., marking a major setback for the once hyped online grocery industry. The Istanbul, Turkey-based firm said in a statement that it was withdrawing from its U.S. and European markets and would now refocus…

Intel’s long-awaited turnaround looks farther away than ever after the company reported dismal first-quarter earnings. Investors pushed the shares down 9% on Friday to their lowest level of the year. Although Intel’s revenue is no longer shrinking and the company remains the biggest maker of processors that power PCs and laptops, sales in the first quarter…

Alphabet Inc’s Google (GOOGL.O) on Friday said it will roll back requirements that U.S. suppliers and staffing firms pay their employees at least $15 an hour and provide health insurance and other benefits, a move that could allow the tech giant to avoid bargaining with unions. The elimination of the 2019 policy, along with other steps such…

March 31, 2024 (TechGolly) — In a significant stride toward mitigating the devastating impact of earthquakes, researchers worldwide are making remarkable progress in developing advanced earthquake prediction systems. These systems can potentially revolutionize disaster preparedness and response strategies by leveraging cutting-edge technologies and innovative methodologies, offering unprecedented insights into seismic activity and significantly enhancing early…

March 29, 2024 (Reuters) — Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI’s latest Grok-1.5 chatbot will be available on his social media platform X next week, the billionaire said in a post on X on Friday. “Grok 2 should exceed current AI on all metrics. In training now,” Musk added. Grok-1.5, the enhanced version of its chatbot Grok,…