Google has returned to a familiar battleground in Washington, asking a federal judge to temporarily halt a court order that would force the company to share sensitive search data with competitors while it appeals a landmark antitrust ruling. The request comes as the tech giant challenges a 2024 decision that declared Google’s dominance in online …
The inclusion of advertising in openAI will represent a tremendous change to the supportive features of one of the most popular artificial intelligence tools globally, as well as an enormous departure from the current strategy that has been developed to date. The move is indicative of the financial nature of constructing and sustaining large-scale AI …
The BBC is about to venture into the unknown yet less avoidable world. It is the first time in a long history that the British public broadcaster will create original programmes on YouTube, and it is a major change of how one of the most respected institutions of the media in the world will deal …
The U.S. auto safety regulators have also provided Tesla extra time to answer a federal inquiry into whether its Full Self-Driving system has caused cars to violate traffic laws. Given the increased scrutiny of rapid innovation and road-safety regulation on Tesla vehicles, the five-week extension appears to be a time when the driver-assistance technology is …
The growing influence of artificial intelligence has quietly placed Wikipedia at the center of one of the most important debates in modern technology: who pays for the knowledge that trains AI systems. In a significant shift, the Wikimedia Foundation, which operates Wikipedia, has entered into new partnerships with major technology companies including Microsoft, Meta, and …
The rapid growth of data centers across the United States has exposed a problem that technology companies can no longer work around quietly: the country’s aging and congested electrical transmission system. According to Google, connecting new data centers to the U.S. power grid has become the single biggest hurdle in meeting the soaring electricity demand …
Tesla has once again altered the trajectory of the self-driving debate by announcing that its Full Self-Driving software will soon be available only through a monthly subscription. From February 14 onward, vehicle owners will no longer have the option to make a one-time purchase of the software, a move confirmed publicly by chief executive Elon …
Amazon has once again stepped into the legal spotlight in Europe, this time reaffirming its decision to challenge an antitrust fine imposed in Italy, even after the penalty was significantly reduced by a court. The case reflects the growing tension between global technology giants and European regulators who are increasingly determined to scrutinize market dominance, …
China’s technology controls took a sharper turn this week after customs officials signaled that Nvidia’s H200 artificial intelligence chips are not permitted to enter the country, according to people familiar with the matter. The move, communicated quietly to customs agents and reinforced through closed-door meetings with domestic technology firms, has added a fresh layer of …
Microsoft has taken a decisive step to reshape how large-scale data centers interact with local communities, power systems, and natural resources. With the rapid expansion of cloud computing and artificial intelligence, data centers have become essential infrastructure, but they are also increasingly scrutinized for their heavy consumption of electricity and water. In response, Microsoft has …
Late on Monday night, U.S. senators introduced a long-anticipated bill that could finally give the cryptocurrency market something it has lacked since its early days: clear, consistent rules. The proposed legislation seeks to establish a comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets, drawing firm lines around which regulators oversee which parts of the crypto ecosystem. For …
Dina Powell McCormick, a new president and vice chairman of Meta Platforms, was also a decision that instantly attracted the attention in both Silicon Valley and Washington. The choice puts one of the most experienced global financial leaders and U.S. national security at the heart of one of the most influential technological corporations in the …
During most of the last two years, Google had been talked about waryly on Wall Street. There were doubts about whether the company that used to shape the age of the internet had responded fast enough to the artificial intelligence revolution of which it gave birth. This week this story became different. Alphabet, the parent …
Apple and Google have silently hit a threshold that may change the interaction of billions of people with artificial intelligence. In a new multi-year deal, the new Siri of Apple will be based on Google Gemini models, indicating the clearly pragmatic strategy and a change of the balance in the world race with AI. Apple …
