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Google launches AI model Gemini, its big hope for taking on ChatGPT

In a bid to takedown OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google says its new AI Gemini can reason better than its existing rivals.

Markets

Elon Musk eyes $1 billion investment for his new AI start-up xAI

Euronews Business looks at how Elon Musk is planning to raise $1 billion worth of equity for his new artificial intelligence start-up.

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Have a Google account you don't use? If you want to keep it, act fast

Under plans first announced in May, Google says accounts that haven’t been used in at least two years will be deleted before the end of the week.

Business

Google: US rounds off antitrust case against tech giant

The US government wrapped up its main arguments against Alphabet on Thursday, as part of a trial in which the Justice Department is seeking to prove Google’s monopoly and abuse of power. Similar cases have taken place in Europe, where the tech giant’s practices are under scrutiny.

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European leaders at risk of blackmail and hacking due to data sharing

The report from the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) highlights how an advertising technology present in almost all websites and apps, distributes sensitive data about EU leaders and personnel that could leave them vulnerable to bad actors.

Business

Google CEO returns to court to defend technology company

Google CEO, Sundar Pichai, returns to court to defend internet company for second time in two weeks.

Business

Russian court fines Google for failing to store personal data

A Russian court on Tuesday fined Google for failing to store personal data on its users in the country.

Tech News

Google defends paying to make it the default search engine on devices

Google CEO Sundar Pichai defended his company’s practice of paying Apple and other tech companies to make Google the default search engine on their devices.

Tech News

Big Tech results: Is AI investment fuelling a comeback?

Cloud services are turning tech companies around after last year’s slump. But the same can't be said for Google's parent company Alphabet.

Markets

Huge sell off at Google: Tech giant loses value of Disney overnight

Shares in Google's parent company Alphabet lost almost 10% after the company published its earnings report.

Tech News

Google says it will defend generative AI users from copyright claims

The tech giant says it will indemnify users of its generative AIs, but added it will not help people who "intentionally infringe the rights of others".

Tech News

Google packs more AI into new Pixel phones, raising prices

According to a Google senior vice president, the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro phones will be like having “AI in your hand.”

Culture news

Culture Re-View: How google.com changed the English language, legally

15 September 1997: Google.com is registered as a domain name

Tech News

Musk calls for AI 'referee' as tech moguls gather for forum

The heads of some of the biggest tech companies, including X, Meta, Microsoft, Alphabet and OpenAI, gathered to discuss AI policy in Washington DC.

Tech News

Google spends $10bn a year to maintain its dominance, trial hears

The US' biggest antitrust trial of the last half-century began this week with Google defending itself against accusations that it rigged the market.

Tech News

Why the US government is suing Google and what it could mean for you

In what's shaping up to be a landmark case, Google risks being broken up if it is found to have broken antitrust laws in the United States.

Europe News

Amazon, Google, Facebook: the EU names the digital gatekeepers

The European Commission has named six Big Tech companies as gatekeepers of the digital economy, making them subject to stricter rules.

Europe News

The DSA, the EU's biggest ever shake-up of digital regulation kicks in

What's prohibited offline should be prohibited online - social media platforms reigned in as the EU's biggest-ever shake-up of digital regulation kicks in

Earth News

Can AI help eliminate polluting contrails from planes?

Contrails were slashed by 54% in this AI experiment - but we shouldn’t use it as an excuse to fly more.

Tech News

US tech giants and start-up will promote responsible AI together

US tech giants Google and Microsoft will cooperate with OpenAI and the start-up Anthropic to launch the Frontier Model Forum, a self-regulating industry body that will promote safe and responsible AI.